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One of Pennsylvania's great places of worship is celebrating its 100-year anniversary. Tonight, On Q's Managing Editor, Michael Bartley, takes you on a tour of Saint Vincent Basilica in Latrobe, Westmoreland County.
Journey to Africa with Squirrel Hill native, Talia Rosenberg, on a mission to raise awareness of AIDS in children. In June 2008, Rosenberg took part in a walk across Swaziland where she visited clinics and schools to find out what's being done to curtail the growing problem there. Swaziland has one of the highest incidents of HIV/AIDS in the world.
Billy Ray, the baby Amur Tiger at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, is a favorite attraction for visitors. We get an up close look at the tiger, now seven months old, and also talk to some of the people who helped care for the cub after it was rejected by its mother.
It's a simple play on words: combining "veteran" with "entrepreneur" - but it means real business for the men and women who have served our country. NaVOBA is a Pittsburgh-based organization that helps veterans start their own companies, while encouraging America to support the veterans business movement.
On Q's Michael Bartley previews the elaborate western art exhibit that will be open to the public this weekend at the Duquesne Club in downtown Pittsburgh. The multi-million dollar display includes western artifacts with Western PA history attached, as well as brilliant original paintings from Remington, Russell and other greats.
That's right, they also sell Christmas trees at Ron Mancabelli's All-American Barber Shop on Point Street in Saltzburg. OnQ contributor and Post-Gazette columnist Doug Oster visits the barber shop where they know all about trimming hair, and trees.
