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German Catholics mark Corpus Christi holiday with parades
BERLIN — Roman Catholic believers across Germany are celebrating the religious holiday of Corpus Christi with carefully arranged processions through villages and towns, often donning traditional costumes. In eastern Germany, hundreds of Sorbs, a Slavic minority, participated Thursday in a procession in Crostwitz in the state of Saxony, where little...
Review: ‘Toy Story 4’ a perfect lesson in making a great sequelVideo
When all seems lost and doom is certain, leave it to Sheriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear to swoop in and save the day. The disaster, in this case, is 2019’s Summer of Sequelae, as dismal a movie season as audiences can remember, as one spin-off has followed the other with...
Fox Chapel teen biking across country for Parkinson’s awareness
Fox Chapel teen Kathryn Rockwell bikes every day, often training on Lower Valley roads, so she will be ready to pedal across America coast to coast this summer. Her trip kicked off June 27 and is dedicated to raising funds for Parkinson’s research. Rockwell’s passion for cycling will manifest in...
Letter to the editor: Tariffs vs. free trade
Those who disagreed with President Trump’s planned tariff on Mexican products, understanding that it would most likely have resulted in higher prices for the American consumer, as well as higher costs to American businesses, are probably right. Their first response should be to contact their Democratic (and Republican) representatives and...
Letter to the editor: Dreaming of Democrats loving America
I had a dream that the Democrats and far left started to love America, defend America and most of all appreciate America. Some dream, huh. John W. Newhouse Shaler...
Letter to the editor: Highlands’ taxes
David Poskin hit the bullseye in his letter “Highlands budget woes” (March 19, TribLIVE) when he challenged the value received for the tax dollars being spent. He wrote that last year Highlands’ tax rate was the eighth highest among Allegheny County’s 45 school districts, yet the district requested a tax...
Sewickley Community Center celebrates Juneteenth
Sewickley Community Center, 15 Chadwick St., will celebrate Juneteenth from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. The annual holiday is one of the oldest celebrations of the abolition of slavery in the world. According to the center, the festival dates back to June 19, 1865, when news arrived in Texas that...
Remember When: 1976
In the news this week 43 years ago: • A major fire in the heart of Sewickley Village made the front page. On Sunday, June 13, a fire was reported at the Jesters Lounge, a bar and restaurant on Beaver Street. It took six fire companies two hours to put...
Podcast part 4: Eric Kasperowicz begins his coaching career
Eric Kasperowicz often was told by coaches and those close to him that he would make a good coach one day. When his playing days were over, he decided to find out. “I had a feeling that if I wasn’t going to play, I’d be a coach,” Kasperowicz said in...
New Kids still got ‘The Right Stuff,’ tour stop in Pittsburgh proves thatVideo
Turn on Top 40 radio or MTV in the late ‘80s and the odds were about 100% you’d hear songs and see videos from New Kids on the Block, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, Naughty By Nature and Salt-N- Pepa. Thirty years later, you can hear those hits and see the performers...
Yes, The Royal Affair Tour makes stop at Pittsburgh’s Stage AE
Last year, Yes hit the half- century mark as a band that has been touring and recording music. Aside from a hiatus that ran from 2004 to 2008, some lineup of the group has existed for the past five decades. Guitarist Steve Howe was not a founding member and came aboard...
Shaler Garden Club’s annual tour in full bloom
Located near a Ross shopping center, Alex and Sue Colaizzi’s property manages to feel secluded thanks to its gated entryway and curved gardens filled with Japanese maples, evergreens, hydrangeas and rare trees. The gardens surrounding their 1929 stone home are among five stops on the 12th annual Shaler Great Gardens...
Pirates minor league report for June 19, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 37-32) were defeated 6-3 by Buffalo (Blue Jays). RHP Eduardo Vera (3-5, 5.94) gave up five runs in 5 1/3 innings with five strikeouts and nine hits allowed in a losing performance. SS Cole Tucker (.300) went 1 for 4 with a RBI. Tucker and CF Jason Martin...
4 more crew members arrested in record-breaking cocaine seizure at Philly port
PHILADELPHIA — Four additional crew members were charged Wednesday in connection with a record-breaking 16-ton cocaine seizure aboard a cargo ship docked in the Port of Philadelphia, sources with knowledge of the investigation said. But details surrounding the arrests, including the names of the defendants, what role they are alleged...
Tirzah Duren: Pennsylvania budget can build on tax reform boom
State lawmakers are heading into budget negotiations with wages rising, record-low unemployment and state revenues surpassing projections — an economic windfall largely due to federal tax reform. With all this great economic news, it would be easy to grow complacent. But here’s the reality: Pennsylvania still lags other states. To...
Editorial: School tax credits are taxes too
What are you OK paying more for every year? Automatically. Without question. What would you sign up for today knowing that it could — and would — escalate annually every Jan. 1? Is there anything? Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill to that effect. The topic of the bill is...
Penn Hills High School Class of 2019
Congratulations Penn Hills Class of 2019! It was a beautiful summer evening and parents, family and friends of graduating seniors packed the stands at Yuhas-McGinley Stadium for the Penn Hills High School 2019 Commencement Exercises on Friday, June 14....
St. Margaret Foundation’s Summer Patio Party
St. Margaret Foundation and Atrias Fox Chapel hosted a Summer Patio Party on June 13 to heighten awareness of the Foundation’s work to fill in the gaps with hope for patients. Guests enjoyed appetizers, DJ music, specialty drinks and happy hour prices....
Letter to the editor: Support action on lymphedema treatment
I am a cancer survivor who also has lymphedema, which is painful, debilitating and incurable but is treatable with compression garments and a systemic massage/pumping system that assists in removing the excess fluids from affected tissue. Medicare and many insurances currently do not cover these treatments, and many lymphedema patients...
Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh’s air must be improved
Pittsburgh’s air As someone who just moved to Pittsburgh, I was shocked to discover the gruesome facts surrounding air quality. One out of every three days has unhealthy air quality. The area has become unhealthy to live in. You, your family and your neighbors can play a role in paving...
Letter to the editor: The meaning of ‘free’
free adjective 1. not under the control or power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes. 2. not or no longer confined or in prison. free adverb 1. without cost or payment. free verb 1. release from captivity, confinement or slavery. Seventy-five years have passed since...
Sewickley council rejects paving bids
Having rejected bids for work on the 2019 road program, Sewickley council may not seek additional proposals until spring. During the June 11 meeting, council passed a motion to reject the bids contractors submitted to perform paving, storm sewer improvement and other work included in the program. The decision was...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Wednesday, June 19
Hello, Sewickley, Sewickley Valley YMCA’s Good Deed for June will benefit the Beaver County Humane Society. Their mission is to protect all domestic animals in Beaver County by providing shelter and care. The Y is collecting the following: cat toys, dog toys, peanut butter, dryer sheets, pens, pencils and Sharpie...
Podcast part 3: Eric Kasperowicz explains recruiting process, recalls college days
As a 1993 Parade All-American, then-North Hills standout quarterback Eric Kasperowicz had more scholarship offers than he could count. In the end, his choice came down to Pitt, Penn State, Georgia Tech, Michigan State and Syracuse. “Being a family guy, I knew deep down I wasn’t going to go far...
Blessed Trinity Academy wins soccer title
Blessed Trinity Academy’s JV soccer team won the Diocesan Championship on June 9 at La Roche University. It was a hard-fought game that saw Blessed Trinity Academy grind out a 1-0 win against Holy Trinity....
