A sea of heart-shaped cards, candy and decor reminds couples that Valentine's Day is around the corner. But at the same time, ...

Thomas D. Kalinowski, a polka enthusiast, instructor and longtime DJ of ‘The Maryland Polka Train’ died Jan. 20 at his ...

Chris Bogdon was in first grade in his native Carnegie when he started taking accordion lessons. Steve Novosel, while growing up in Murrysville, took up the instrument at 9 years old. Both were raised ...

The polka, a lively couples dance in 2/4 time, had developed from folk roots and became a European popular dance craze in the 1840s. In elite Paris salons and in humble village squares and taverns ...

It is there that a dance called the ‘polka’ emerged in the early 19th century. Here’s how the former dance teacher and journalist Robin Rinaldi explains the meaning of the dance’s name in her 2010 ...

Nearly 20 years old, she was invited to a polka dance through friends she made in a folk dance group. “I met some people down there and just started hanging out,” said Leonard of Saxonburg ...

I never felt alone and always welcome when I was with him,” said Tony Hall, a friend of 40 years, and fellow polka dancer. “He was just a great guy.” Thomas Donald Kalinowski, son of Thomas A.