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Pittsburgh area church offering “Parents Night Out” childcare for Valentine’s Day
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s a sweetheart deal so parents can enjoy a night out, away from the kids, and on Valentine’s Day.
It’s the real deal for local families all thanks to a local church.
Valentine’s Day plans can sometimes take a backseat to child care and now, Memorial Park Church in McCandless doesn’t want that to happen this year.
On Valentine’s Day, from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., you can take your kiddos to the church’s children’s wing and the Clayton Center while you and your significant other enjoy a stress-free evening.
The church will watch your little ones and keep them entertained.
This isn’t just for the little ones either, it’s for kids of all ages.
Ryan Pietryga, the fellowship’s Director of Family Live said they’ll be set up with caretakers and facilities that will be appropriate for newborns all the way to high schoolers.
He said they’ve been blessed with the ability to offer the service so they want to make sure they can help as many families as possible.
“We know life is busy,” he said. “We know life can be a little chaotic at times so if we can help families in any way, even if that just means taking their kids for a couple of hours while they go have a date night, that’s what we want to do.”
Again, he said this is for anyone, not just the Memorial Park Church Community.
Finally, there’s no cap – meaning they’re not limiting the number of kids they’ll watch that night.
However, you will have to register by February 8.
Of course, the only other challenge is making sure you can get a reservation on Valentine’s Day that fits within that two-and-a-half-hour window.
You can register on their website right here.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers brought in veteran wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling in the middle of the 2025 NFL season, bringing in Aaron Rodgers’ long-time friend and former teammate with the Green Bay Packers to aid the receiving corps. After being elevated to the active roster, Valdes-Scantling had 10 catches for 80 yards and a touchdown in five games with the Steelers.
MVS signed with the Dallas Cowboys in free agency. Speaking with Yahoo! Sports, Valdes-Scantling revealed why he didn’t return to Pittsburgh in free agency.
“I was still interested in playing for Pittsburgh,” Valdes-Scantling said. “But I was very adamant on [wanting] to play with Aaron if I was going to go back to Pittsburgh because he’s one of my best friends that I’ve made in this league over my nine-year career. He was still undecided if he was going to go back and play or if he was going to hang it up, so I was like, ‘Let’s see what else is out there.’”
The Steelers added Michael Pittman to their receiving corps by trading for him on the first day of the league year in March, and also added Alabama product Germie Bernard in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Comparing this current group of pass-catchers to those of previous years has fans excited about the potential ceiling of the offense.
Let us know what you think in the comments. Be sure to bookmark Behind the Steel Curtain for all the latest news, breakdowns, and more!
A look at the flag plaza on Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington
The American and Pittsburgh flags on display near the overlooks on Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington on April 10, 2026.
For one Yinzer, a high school reunion of sorts is set to take place — with his junior wrestling t-shirt, currently located on the other side of the world.
Over the weekend, a Pittsburgh resident found the North Allegheny Jr. Wrestling t-shirt in a shop in Harajuku, Japan.
“Not sure how it got here but I love seeing Pittsburgh vintage in the wild!” said user Gatorpazorpfield_8, the original poster on May 23.
Their post, sitting at about 5,000 upvotes and 227 comments as of May 26, included a photo of the inside of the shirt’s neckline, where faded handwriting showed the item’s owner – Greg Casey.
In less than two hours, a reunion was in the works.
Reddit user Expensive_Click_7080, who later identified himself as Casey, responded that afternoon, asking how he could get his shirt back.
“It probably still fits,” he said. “I started on the varsity wrestling team all 4 years at NA and placed at the Powerade Wrestling tournament my senior year but appreciate the brutal PA wrestling stats they kept.”
Another comment from Casey confirmed the shirt would be likely be reunited with its owner.
“Hey everyone, this wasn’t on my to-do list for today, but I got the details from the original poster and got the contact information for the shop in Japan,” Casey said. “I sent the store an email and will hopefully get my shirt back! I also emailed the PA wrestling website asking to update my stats, which don’t include beating up on Jake Herbert when I was a senior and he was in 8th grade:) I wasn’t on reddit until today so thanks for my friends for letting me know about this.”
Comments talk old friendships, connections to Yinzer shirt
The post sparked jokes about how the shirt ended up in Japan and poked fun at Casey’s stats on PA-Wrestling.com, though he noted the ones listed on the website weren’t accurate and said he contacted the site to see if they could be updated.
“Greg Casey is to Japan like David Hasselhoff is to Hungary,” user Entire-Anxiety-803 said.
“Brutal stats,” user lefthandb1ack commented.
The post also drew commenters claiming some connection to Casey or the shirt.
“Ha I knew Greg,” user ffffff00000066ff33 said.
“I went to school with this person and this shirt is likely real,” said Exact-Bread-9982. “Go Tigers.”
“My father screen printed that shirt,” Problem_Forward said.
Casey said he hadn’t used Reddit before, but the post found its way to him through an old neighbor.
“If this Greg, what’s up, brother?” said user AN3RD. “We were next door neighbors in the 80s and 90s. Nicole and I both saw this post and are losing our (expletive)! Anyways, I hope you and your family are doing well.”
“Thanks for the reply!” Casey responded. “You sister sent me this post;)”
Finch Walker is the Pittsburgh Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Contact Walker at FWalker@usatodayco.com. Instagram: @finchwalker_. X: @_finchwalker.
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