Pittsburg, PA
The passion never fades for the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sunday was the last day of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix.
It was created by late Steelers color commentator Myron Cope 42 years ago. The event benefits charities that help people with autism, which Myron’s son, Daniel has.
Cope’s daughter, Elizabeth, thought about how her father started all of it over four decades ago.
“He goes, ‘The only way I can get wealthy people possibly to get involved and give money is if it has something to do with cars,’” she said.
Cope says her father didn’t like cars, plenty of people in Schenley Park Sunday do.
Brian Blain is one of them. He came here from Visalia, California.
“You know, we’ve read about it for decades and always wanted to come,” he said. “But this is the first time I’ve been able to make it happen.”
Blain’s vintage Indy car is over a century old. It’s from 1911, and he said it ran in the first Indianapolis 500.
Riding in Schenley Park was a scenic change from the dry, hot racetracks back home in the Golden State.
“Here, it’s so green and beautiful,” Blain said. “It’s quite a treat to be racing through a park and the shade of trees.”
Between the park and the shade of trees, there are a lot of prized possessions.
For many, it’s worth the time and money, sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars.
“You end up with a piece of rolling art,” VintageIndy president Michael Lashmett said.
For the many who volunteer at the Vintage Grand Prix, it’s also worth their time; they keep coming back.
“We even awarded a patch to volunteers who’ve been here 25 years or longer,” Dan Delbianco, the Grand Prix’s executive director, said. “We gave out 210 patches this year.”
Forty-two years later, it’s people that power this huge event – the baby of Myron Cope.
“You know, [it] makes me feel proud, and he would be happy,” Elizabeth Cope said.
Pittsburg, PA
About 5 pounds of bees removed from Acrisure Stadium scaffolding ahead of Morgan Wallen concerts
Acrisure Stadium is buzzing with excitement ahead of the back-to-back Morgan Wallen concerts. Except it’s not the fans generating all the excitement — it’s about 5 pounds of honeybees.
The Fine Family Apiary in Monongahela said it was contacted on Wednesday about a swarm of bees clustered on the stage scaffolding. The apiary put the swarm in a “nuc box” and took them home before moving the bees into full-size equipment.
Owner Al Fine estimates the swarm weighed about 4 to 5 pounds and consisted of 12,000 to 15,000 bees. All said, it took less than two hours to get the job done.
Why do bees swarm?
Swarming is how honeybees propagate, Fine explained. According to Penn State Extension, during swarming, the queen and about half the workers leave their home to establish a new nest. The bees will form a temporary cluster, hanging out while scouts search the surrounding area for a more permanent home in hollow spaces like tree cavities or, occasionally, the walls of a home.
Swarms can stick around for several hours or days until they’re ready to move, Penn State Extension says. Meanwhile, the colony left behind is temporarily without a leader until a new queen is established.
With the swarm at Acrisure Stadium removed, Morgan Wallen’s show is ready to go on. The country music megastar will bring his I’m The Problem Tour to Pittsburgh on June 5 and June 6, along with multiple acts like Brooks & Dunn and Ella Langley.
On Sept. 17, multi-platinum country music star Luke Bryan will bring his Farm Tour to 1846 Farms near Latrobe.
Westmoreland County is no stranger to large outdoor concerts. Some may remember the Rolling Rock Town Fair in the early 2000s, while others may recall Luke Bryan’s stop at a farm in South Huntingdon Township just two years ago. Now the country music superstar is returning to the area.
The Unity Township farm’s general manager, Aleisha Stas, gave KDKA a tour of the family farm, which dates back to before the Civil War. She says Bryan’s team first reached out after finding the farm on social media, but she says at first, she and her family thought it was too good to be true.
“This was around April Fools, so we thought it was an April Fools prank,” Stas said. “My whole family, we were like, there’s no way this is about to happen. But this has been incredible.”
Stas says Bryan’s team is handling everything logistically from parking and bathrooms to deciding exactly where the concert will be staged.
“If we have it on this side of the property, we can hold 12,000 people,” Stas said. “And if we have it on (the other side) of the property, it can be up to 20,000. But we have not determined that yet.”
Many of those decisions will be made as September gets closer. In the meantime, however, the farm is holding off on planting in certain fields until the final concert location is selected.
And while hosting thousands of people may sound a little intimidating, Stas says her family is excited to welcome fans to the farm for what they hope will be a memorable night.
“Obviously, we’ve never had this many people here before, so it will be a new thing for all of us, but we are not worried,” said Stas. “Luke Bryan’s team are experts with this, and I think it will go great.”
Tickets for this concert are currently on sale, and they will run you about $77 per person, plus tax for general admission.
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