By: Jen Cardone | For The Duquesne Duke Yellow balloons and bananas lined the streets of downtown Latrobe this past weekend in celebration of its first banana split festival. The Latrobe Art Center in conjunction with Saint Vincent College and the Latrobe Community Revitalization Program all hosted a three-day festival in celebration of this banana delight. David Strickler, 23, designed the dessert in 1904. He … Continue reading Going bananas in Latrobe: Township honors sweet history with first banana split festival