John Wall, a former Altoona Mirror writer and editor, has published a non-fiction book about famed futuristic industrial designer Raymond Loewy, best-known for designing tudebaker cars, Greyhound buses, Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives and more. While Loewy may not be known by name, ...
ROCHESTER, N.H. — One poster in a recently discovered trove vilifies the Nazis with a sword through a Bible and the words “This Is the Enemy.” Some encouraged self-sacrifice by promoting recycling, planting gardens and buying potatoes. Still others warned that loose lips can literally ...
Christmas is around the corner. People are busy decorating their homes with festive lights and stores are full of merry displays. The telltale sign that the holiday is quickly approaching is the music — radios are blasting holiday songs and folks can be heard singing favorite Christmas tunes. ...
Mount Aloysius alumni Bruce Schettig, 67, of the Cresson area first performed in the Mount’s annual Madrigal Christmas Feaste when he was a student in the 1970s and keeps returning for its fun and friendships. A classical guitarist and real estate appraiser, Schettig helps set the mood at ...
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Michael Bublé says though his cancer-stricken son aspires to have superhuman powers, he’s already a superhero in his eyes. “He loves Spiderman, he loves Superman, but they are not real,” Bublé said of 5-year-old Noah. “I tell him all the time that he’s ...
Bellwood mom Katie Grager proudly wears a unique tattoo on her right, upper arm — her son Cayden’s tiny footprints taken upon his premature birth at 29 weeks weighing 2 pounds, 7 ounces. Today, Katie, her husband Allen and Cayden are giving back to the March of Dimes as this year’s ...
The Altoona Symphony Orchestra assembled in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament for its second concert of their season last Saturday. Conductor Teresa Cheung presented a refined program of music with references to birds and wings, as harp music is often associated with winged angels. The ...
SEATTLE — A Washington state task force on critically endangered Northwest orcas wants to temporarily suspend whale-watching boat tours focused on those whales, one of three dozen recommendations to save a population that is at its lowest in over 30 years. The group advising Gov. Jay Inslee ...
LOS ANGELES — Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in superheroes such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk, died Monday. He was 95. Lee was declared dead at Cedars-Sinai ...
Curiousity, a love of foreign cultures and languages and a willingness to go beyond his comfort zone sent Altoona native Dennis Wilt on an illustrious path that’s taken him to several foreign countries, including his current home Graz, Austria — the second largest city in the European ...
Ask interior designers what the most important element in a room is and many will say that — after wall color — it’s the sofa. So how do you choose this crucial piece of furniture? What about materials, arm styles and the all-important question of how to position the sofa in the ...
Musical theater — especially Stephen Sondheim’s musicals — captivated Jonathan O’Harrow since childhood which makes his directing of Altoona Community Theatre’s presentation of “A Little Night Music,” Nov. 15 to 18 “a labor of love.” O’Harrow, 40, of Altoona has directed ...
Pastor Marlys Hershberger says she has had many adventures in her life and now she is ready to take on a new one. She is retiring from the Hollidaysburg Church of the Brethren and will preach her last sermon there on Sunday. She said when she came to the church 15 years ago, she found it ...
My husband, Bob, and I had an interesting conversation the other morning. We were on our way to church, and as we drove, we noticed that the streets in our town were being decorated for Christmas. Big trucks were using cranes to heft shiny stars, candles and garland high up into the sunny ...
A holiday bazaar will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Mardorf United Methodist Church, 3429 Juniata Gap Road. There will be crafts, baked goods and candies. There will also be a silent basket auction with gifts for children, pets and more. Lunch and refreshments will be ...
50 YEARS AGO: Nov. 9, 1968 Appearing next week at Roosevelt Junior High School auditorium was a show called “Soul Spectacular ‘68” starring Ray Charles, the Ray Charles Orchestra and his female backup group the Raylettes, sponsored by WFBG-Radio. 25 YEARS AGO: Nov. 9, ...
The Altoona Symphony Orchestra and two featured soloists bring ethereal, musical delights to The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Nov. 10 during its “On Wings of Songs” concert. The Cathedral works particularly well with acoustical performances, Maestra Teresa Cheung said. “We have ...
The nation’s leading pediatricians’ group has strengthened its advice against spanking and other physical punishment because of the potential for long-term harm. In an updated policy released Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics says that can include aggression, brain changes, ...
NEW YORK — When Gabi Wilson is H.E.R. — her R&B singer stage name — she is usually rocking big hair and big sunglasses, rarely showing her full face to her fans. The point is to give the public one simple thing to focus on: the music. But other days, her hair is pulled into a ...
NEW YORK - Missy Elliott, one of rap's greatest voices and also a songwriter and producer who has crafted songs for Beyonce and Whitney Houston, is one of the nominees for the 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame. Elliott is the first female rapper nominated for the prestigious prize and could also ...