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CBS News
24-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Rockaway Pizzeria opening new Regent Square location after moving from White Oak
Rockaway Pizzeria is ready to open its doors at its new location in Regent Square after moving from White Oak. The new shop located along S. Braddock Avenue will be opening its doors at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 2. Rockaway owner Josh Sickels closed his White Oak location back in the fall and has been preparing for the last several months to relocate and reopen at the new location that's closer to Pittsburgh. Sickels told the Post-Gazette that he's used the last few months while Rockaway was in the process of moving to take a pizza-focused road trip, experiment with some new ideas, and reshape his approach to how he makes pizza. Rockaway Pizzeria is set to open the doors at its new Regent Square location. Owner Josh Sickels closed the spot's White Oak location in the fall and spent the last several months on a pizza-focused road trip while preparing to relocate to the new spot on S. Braddock Avenue. KDKA During that pizza-focused road trip, Sickels traveled to New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut to garner some inspiration for new ideas he can roll out at the new Regent Square location. Rockaway was one of several pizza places throughout the Pittsburgh area that were visited by Dave Portnoy, who was doing video reviews for his One Bite series on YouTube. Along with A Slice of New York and Pizza Lupo, Rockaway received a very high score of 8.2 during Portnoy's visit. In addition to their renowned pizza, Rockaway will be offering a limited selection of hoagies at the new location. When the new Regent Square location opens next Friday, it's going to be first come, first served and eventually phone ordering will be added into the mix.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Medical leaders talk mitigating measles in Kentucky
KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — The illness declared eliminated in the United States 25 years ago has healthcare officials on high alert—and you should be too. 'It is so contagious that you get one case, and we get very anxious because it doesn't take much for it to take hold in a community,' Nicholas Van Sickels, M.D. at UK Healthcare, said. The first U.S. measles death in a decade came last week in Texas, pairing with Kentucky seeing its first confirmed case in two years: a man who worked out at Planet Fitness in Frankfort after traveling abroad. 'With one case that has been seen in Kentucky, it's a great time to think about, 'Am I or my children at risk for a measles infection?'' Sean Mctigue, M.D. at Kentucky Children Hospital. Measles outbreak sickens dozens of kids in Texas: What's Kentucky's vaccination rate? This illness can linger in the air for two hours. Those infected can see symptoms like a fever, cough, and runny nose, but the giveaway is a rash. 'You're very contagious a few days before the rash and about four days after the rash starts,' Sickels said. Healthcare officials said those who have had the measles, mumps, or rubella vaccines (MMR) have a 97% chance of fighting off any chance of sickness; those without it have a nine out of 10 chance of losing this fight. 'Before 57 (1957), protected by just the prevalence of measles and how easily it spreads. 63 to 68, a little bit of a gray zone, we had a vaccine that wasn't as effective. 68 and 89, you probably got one dose if you're born here and got your childhood vaccines, and after 89, if you got the childhood vaccines, you should have gotten two doses,' Sickels said. Kentucky public health confirms measles case in Frankfort Doctors encourage those who may not have gotten the vaccine to get it. The normal recommendation is for children to get the first dose at age one, but if Kentucky becomes a higher-risk area, doctors said that recommendation could drop to six months. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
