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Arnold moves to demolish 10 blighted buildings
The City of Arnold will have 10 of its blighted structures razed this summer. City Redevelopment Director Rick Rayburg, who was feeling confident that those 10 could be demolished, had started moving to acquire the final four last month. However, the number of demolitions still hinged on whether there would...
Blessed Trinity Academy track team wins Diocesan title
The Blessed Trinity Academy Bulldogs varsity track team competed and were victorious at the May 18 Diocesan Championships at Robert Morris University. Formed in 2017 by the regionalization of St. Ursula, St. Bonaventure, and St. Mary’s, Blessed Trinity Academy is home to pre-kindergarten through eighth grades. Blessed Trinity Academy is...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Saturday, June 15
Hello, Sewickley, Sweetwater Center for the Arts will host a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday for the Journey of Hope exhibition. Since the beginning of the year, Sweetwater has worked with the children of Holy Family Institute’s Journey of Hope program. This program offers a safe, supportive environment...
High school scores for June 14, 2019
HIGH SCHOOLS BASEBALL PIAA Playoffs Class 6A Championship Friday’s result Souderton 6, Central Bucks South 3 Class 5A Championship Friday’s result Red Land 8, Lampeter-Strasburg 3 Class 4A Championship Friday’s result Selinsgrove 7, Beaver 4 Class 2A Championship Friday’s result Devon Prep 3, Serra Catholic 2 SOFTBALL PIAA Playoffs Class...
Pirates minor league report for June 14, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 35-30) lost 4-2 to Pawtucket (Red Sox). The Indians got out to an early lead after 2B Jake Elmore (.364) and CF Jason Martin (.229) drove in runs to make it 2-0 in the first inning. The Red Sox scored four unanswered runs, including three in the seventh,...
Confidence, development of 3rd pitch helped QV grad Garbee reach pros
Mercyhurst pitchers Tyler Garbee and Matthew Minnick paced in the dugout during the Lakers’ game against UC San Diego. Not surprising considering this was the Division II World Series and the Lakers were facing elimination with a loss. But their anxiety had as much to do with an anticipated phone...
High school scores, schedule for June 14, 2019
Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A Championship Friday’s result Souderton 6, Central Bucks South 3 Class 5A Championship Friday’s result Red Land 8, Lampeter-Strasburg 3 Class 4A Championship Friday’s result Selinsgrove 7, Beaver 4 Class 2A Championship Friday’s result Devon Prep 3, Serra Catholic 2 Softball PIAA Playoffs Class 5A Championship...
Spirit Airlines’ new strategy: A pleasant flight
When low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines begins new service from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Las Vegas later this month, passengers may be surprised to find the carrier do something it hasn’t been known for: Arrive on time. And when the Florida-based carrier lands in Sin City, the chances that Spirit fliers...
Small donors, not French tycoons, help pay Notre Dame works
PARIS — The billionaire French donors who publicly proclaimed they would give hundreds of millions to rebuild Notre Dame have not yet paid a penny toward the restoration of the French national monument, according to church and business officials. Instead, it’s mainly American and French individuals, via Notre Dame charitable...
Editorial: EPA, emissions changes have to make sense
Pennsylvania doesn’t have the same earthquake building code requirements as California. The state doesn’t demand you inspect your home for dinosaurs before you sell it. It makes sense that things that aren’t a problem aren’t regulated. Even if there was an earthquake in Central Pennsylvania this week, it’s not the...
Fishing report: Walleye, catfish, trout biting in Youghiogheny
• The Youghiogheny River is yielding catches of walleye, channel catfish, smallmouth bass and trout to fishermen that are trolling its waters in the past few days. The bulk of the smallmouth bass and trout are being caught closer to Ohiopyle, and the walleye and catfish are toward the Layton...
Real change is at your fingertips
What started out as an office prank made me aware of a great injustice in this world that each and every one of us ignore daily. It was a slow day in the newsroom so I decided to have fun with a coworker. So I popped a few of the...
Tribe in northeast India prays for good harvest
PANTAN, India (AP) — The Rabha tribal community in India’s northeastern state of Assam celebrates the Baikho festival each year, performing traditional rituals to please a deity of wealth and ask for good rains and a good harvest. On the first day of the weeklong rituals, people scrub their homes...
Review: ‘Shaft’ revels in its antiquated, offensive worldview
The latest “Shaft,” which adds a new generation of bad mother———s to the mix, is not what you might expect. It’s not gritty or raw or even attempting to be all that cool. Instead it maintains intoxicatingly upbeat sitcom-style energy, with gentrification jokes, generational jabs (mostly at the expense of...
Review: New ‘Men in Black’ has top-notch stars, at leastVideo
Would any fictional gadget be more coveted by Hollywood executives than the memory-erasing “Men in Black” neuralyzer? Imagine the lucrative benefits of being able to, with a single flash, make moviegoers forget the film they just saw. Franchises would be endlessly renewable. IP could last forever. Instead, we get film...
Letter to the editor: Logical, truthful sex-ed lesson
With an engineering background, I try to live my life logically and with truth. What follows is the only sex-ed course you need. The purpose of sex is to perpetuate the species. Although there is pleasure as an incentive to procreate, pleasure is not its purpose. It is logical and...
Letter to the editor: Pirates need to spend money to be contenders
With Bob Nutting as owner, Pittsburgh will never have a good baseball team; the Pirates will be average at best. Coming up on July 31, the trade deadline, don’t expect any buying from Nutting, just selling whatever good players we have left. Pittsburgh is still a great sports city, with...
Letter to the editor: Scripture & politics
Letter-writer Dwayne Kiger (“Christian leaders & Trump,” May 26, TribLIVE) is preaching in a closed church. Since Kiger references Scripture, why not then, “let he that is without sin cast the first stone” or “judge not lest thou be judged.” The electorate went to the polls in November 2016 knowing...
Former assistant principal charged with murder of Florida educator
MIAMI — A former assistant principal at Norland High School in Miami Gardens, Fla., has been arrested and charged with murdering educator Kameela Russell, whose body was discovered floating in a Miami Gardens canal. Police detectives took Ernest Joseph Roberts, 39, into custody early Friday morning. Police obtained an arrest...
The best advice comes from dadsVideo
“Father knows best.” Members of the Greatest Generation and older Baby Boomers probably remember the phrase as the title of a sitcom that aired from 1954 to 1960. “Father” was mild-mannered insurance salesman Jim Anderson, played by Robert Young, who offered advice whenever one of his children — nicknamed Princess,...
Northern Tier Library hosting STEM events throughout summer
Northern Tier Regional Library has a variety of upcoming activities and events. The library is at 4015 Dickey Road, Gibsonia. • From 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., families will be able to enjoy guests from several organizations in our community. Along with these visits, there will be STEM activities and informal...
St. James to hold Procession of the Blessed Sacrament
Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit bethsamuel.org or contact the center at bethsamueloffice@comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 6:30 p.m. June 14 – Shabbat in the Park; RSVP for location • 9 a.m. June 15 – Torah Yoga • 7 p.m. June 20...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Friday, June 14
Hello, Sewickley, The Center for Young Musicians’ teen hang-out, “Off the Record,” and Studio419 have joined forces to provide teens with a space where they can relax, enjoy snacks, learn from each other and express themselves freely. In this six-week music and art crossover summer series, teens will explore their...
‘Huddle Up’: Going one-on-one with Kevin Rabbitt
What is Kevin Rabbitt’s biggest pet peeve? What athlete would he trade places with? Who was the best player he ever faced? Who is the most famous contact in his phone? Rabbitt goes one-on-one with Gus Frerotte and Dave Hager in this week’s “Huddle Up with Gus” podcast. Rabbitt, an...
North Park site of program about resident bald eagles
Followers of the North Park bald eagles didn’t get the opportunity to watch the nesting pair raise eaglets this year, but there’s still an opportunity to learn more about the park’s newest avian residents. North Park and the Pennsylvania Game Commission will host a bald eagle education program at the...
