You worked hard all summer tending your garden. You weeded, watered and pruned. Your harvest is finally ready. Now, what do you do with all that fresh produce? SanaView Farms has the perfect way to use those fresh squash, onions and herbs you've been growing with their recipe for Butternut Squash Soup with Fried Sage Leaves! This delicious…

Faced with numerous restrictions, it would've been easy for many theatre productions and arts organizations to shut down and try again in 2021. But here in the Laurel Highlands, the pandemic has made our vibrant arts and cultural organizations innovate and expand in exciting new ways. See all of the new and exciting methods our region is using…

Introduction and Recipes Courtesy of Donna Holdorf, Executive Director, Historic National Road “For thousands of years, three elements of human history have been inseparable—people, paths and the food people carried with them or gleaned along the route. Some paths, if they were important enough to enough people, became roads that…

How sweet it is to be in the Laurel Highlands, the birthplace of the banana split! In 1904, apprentice pharmacist David Strickler first served this delectable dessert at a drug store fountain on Ligonier Street in Latrobe. Today, this spot is commemorated with a historic marker and sculpture of the iconic treat, perfect for a photo-op. The US…

Spring means maple season in the Laurel Highlands, when trees are primed to be tapped and turned into delicious maple syrup and other products. Somerset County alone has 20 maple camps where maple goodies are made! We celebrate this heritage every year with maple festivals and tours, and the city of Meyersdale shows why it is known as Maple City,…

When Tall Pines Distillery opened its doors in 2014, it was the first legal moonshine distillery to open in Somerset County since Prohibition. Now, distilleries dot the Laurel Highlands landscape, bringing an abundance of shine, whiskey, vodka and other favorites to our region with a local flare! Tall Pines exemplifies the spirit of the Laurel…

Since its early days on the frontier of American settlement, the Laurel Highlands has long been a meltingpot of different cultures and cuisines. We're honoring this heritage with Taste of the Highlands, a celebration of the foods and flavors of our region. Join us each week as we highlight recipes tied to famous landmarks, historical events…

It's easy to focus on the doom and gloom of 2020. Join us instead for the story of how one local business decided to persevere in the face of a global pandemic by collaborating with others and giving his local customers exactly what they want. Josh Jones, owner of Marino's American Eatery in Greensburg, created his restaurant out of a…

With routines changed and summer vacation plans just coming together, it can be tough to plan a fun day out with the family! This summer, let's turn back the clock and go on a family vacation full of nostalgia. Hear the calliope of the carousel, the click of the drive-in projector and the roar of the go-kart engines taking the final turn. Step…

Ten-year-old Tyler Green had a problem. He loved the amazing masks, makeup and practical effects he saw in films, but couldn't learn any more about how they did it. Now a seasoned special effects professional, Tyler pioneered the Monster Kidz Box, an introductory kit that lets kids try out this profession by making fun masks with…