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Samuel Paratore emailed his professor to say he would be late for class. He had an important stop to make. The Point Park University freshman from Johnstown wanted to make sure he received ashes for Ash Wednesday, which signifies the beginning of Lent. “I was raised Catholic and I wasn’t sure with my class schedule that I could make it to the church I go to, St. Mary’s,” said Paratore, a sports, arts and entertainment major. “I am glad there was a place on campus to get ashes.” Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review Point Park University freshman Samuel Paratore marks his forehead ou...

Short order: Preorder New Year's food and other ways to ring in 2021 Mackensy Lunsford, Asheville Citizen Times © Getty Images/iStockphoto Drink your good luck grapes in a glass. Whether this is going to be a New Year's Eve to remember or forget is truly anyone's guess. But I can say with authority that most of us are pretty ready to turn the page on 2020, right? Those of us in North Carolina, where there is a 10 p.m. curfew until early January, will most likely not be ringing in the New Year at a bar, restaurant or concert. But there are some things you can plan to make th...