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O’Hara to get flag disposal bin
An Old Glory American flag disposal bin is coming to O’Hara. Not everyone knows how to properly and respectfully retire an unserviceable American flag, but scouts from Cub Pack 678 at Christ the Divine Teacher in Aspinwall are here to help. The Etna American Legion Post 597 has partnered with...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of May 1, 2022
Aspinwall Elaine Smith Miller trustee sold property at 219-221 Fifth St. to Lockwood Management LLC for $169,250. Etna Estate of Karen Ann Behrenberg sold property at 47 Vilsack St. to Samuel Concelman for $220,000. Fox Chapel Roland Criswell sold property at 116 Alpine Cir to Carlos Alberto Filho and Marta...
Veggies and vegan dominate new menu at Farmer x Baker in Aspinwall
Diners can expect a new menu at a waterside cafe located in Aspinwall at Allegheny RiverTrail Park. Farmer x Baker, a repurposed shipping container cafe, reopened this month, introducing a vegan and vegetarian menu. Owner and baker/chef Jennifer Urich said the switch to a meat-free menu at the casual eatery...
Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh elects new bishop
The Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh has a new bishop. The Rev. Alex Cameron will oversee 41 congregations in the western region of Pennsylvania, along with six other churches in Illinois, Colorado and Tennessee. He will lead nearly 6,500 parishioners in his new role, including those from churches in Greensburg, Ligonier,...
Shady Side Academy tandem captures school’s 11th WPIAL doubles title
The WPIAL boys tennis doubles title has returned to Shady Side Academy. Bulldogs senior Sam Bitzer and junior David Mnuskin overcame weather more suited for late January than late April to prevail over Franklin Regional’s Prerit Yadav and Dhruv Kulkarni, 6-3, 6-3, at North Allegheny High School. The duo was...
Fox Chapel to induct 7 new members into Sports Hall of Fame
The Fox Chapel Area School District Sports Hall of Fame will induct seven new members at its 25th induction banquet, June 4 at the Harmar House. Here is a sketch of the 2022 inductees listed alphabetically with their graduation years in parentheses: Jeff Armor (1981) A two-time all-WPIAL selection in...
In Brief: Women’s Business Network
Women’s Business Network Women’s Business Network is an award-winning business association that supports the success and growth of women in business through networking, education, and leadership opportunities. Part networking group, part mastermind group, part educational resource, WBN provides members with the tools to be successful, including goal setting, marketing, leadership,...
Fox Chapel Area students observe Stands Together Week to better manage mental health, substance abuse struggles
Fox Chapel Area High School observed FC Stands Together Week April 25-29 to help students better manage mental health and substance abuse struggles and the stigmas association with them. Stand Together is a program of the Allegheny County Department of Human Services. Participating students begin a yearlong commitment by taking...
Free community garden set to bloom in Aspinwall
A new free community garden is coming to Aspinwall. A vacant lot located at 215 Delafield Road, across from UPMC St. Margaret Hospital, is slated to become the Aspinwall Community Garden. Project organizer and Aspinwall resident Amy Lima said use of the lot has been donated by owner Marshall Barbour,...
Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Co. celebrates 100 years of operation
Pam Stephens can count on three fingers the members of the Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Co. back in the late 1980s. A simple, yet sobering task, considering that she, fire company Engineer Scott Krause and her brother, Chief Jeff Stephens were the members. The others, “just retired, moved away (and) quit,”...
Shady Side Academy, North Catholic teams win WPIAL doubles titles
Teams in the WPIAL doubles tennis championships Wednesday faced two obstacles – tough opponents and terrible weather. The teams that handled the windy, cold conditions the best took home the titles. The Shady Side Academy duo of David Mnuskin and Sam Bitzer defeated Franklin Regional’s Dhruv Kulkarni and Prerit Yadav,...
Sharpsburg Community Library may add materials, increase hours through O’Hara donation
Sharpsburg Community Library officials are considering adding hours and to its collection courtesy of a $20,000 donation from O’Hara Township. The Sharpsburg library is a branch of Fox Chapel-based Cooper-Siegel Community Library. O’Hara Council approved the gift on April 12 provided it be used specifically for the Sharpburg library and...
Residents asked to report thefts after haul of suspected stolen goods uncovered in Squirrel Hill
A Squirrel Hill man charged in connection with a string of burglaries in Fox Chapel and O’Hara also is accused of posing as a contractor and defrauding residents around Squirrel Hill, police said Wednesday. Andrew Clinton, 20, was arrested in early April after a series of burglaries over the course...
O’Hara to spend more than $1 million to pave 9 streets this year
Nine O’Hara roads expected to be rebuilt this year as part of the township’s road paving program. Council unanimously voted April 12 to award an estimated $1.284 million contract to Wampum-based Youngblood Paving. Engineer Charles Steinert said it was the lowest of four bidders, and it did paving in the...
Sharpsburg dedicates new playground equipment
The late business man Norman E. Gottschalk Jr. would often talk about Sharpsburg and how it influenced him, said his wife Patricia. “He always said the lessons he learned in his youth in Sharpsburg made him the businessman he became,” she said. Sharpsburg officials dedicated new playground equipment on April...
Communities across Pittsburgh region participate in Drug Take Back Day
Residents across the Pittsburgh region will be able to rid themselves of unwanted medication Saturday as several communities participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Events are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Locations include: • Oakmont: Rite Aid, 109 Allegheny River Blvd. • Aspinwall: Municipal office, 217...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of April 24, 2022
Etna Frank Scalamogna sold property at 62-68 Dewey St. to Fortunate LLC for $175,000. Sophie Jennings sold property at 77 Washington St. to Carl and Melinda Sheckler for $145,000. Harmar Daniel Kripper sold property at 241 Sweet Gum Road to Janet Wasileski for $395,000. Indiana Michael Hornyak Jr. sold property...
New business carteBlanche Home & Design opens in Aspinwall
A new home and design business has opened in Aspinwall. Located at 347 Freeport Road, carteBlanche Home & Design offers decor and home furnishings curated by owner and creative director Rachel Schaffer. Schaffer, 44, was raised in Brookline in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. She earned degrees in French and...
Fox Chapel girls lacrosse facing busy stretch after hot start
Fox Chapel opened its post-spring break portion of its girls lacrosse season with a 14-8 victory over Shaler to go 6-0 on the season. But now a meat grinder of a schedule looms. With a combination of make-up matches from weather and the school district’s spring break, the Foxes are...
Fox Chapel Area High School students earn top honors at STEM contest at Heinz Field
A team of Fox Chapel Area High School freshmen have a plan for the future of Heinz Field. It doesn’t involve adding seats to the rotundas of the North Shore stadium. Nor does it follow scouting analysis of college players for the upcoming NFL draft. Instead, students Arnim Kuchhal, Varad...
Aspinwall artist, Spectrum Charter students unveil mural in MonroevilleVideo
Spectrum Charter School in Monroeville has a theme that its staff and students try to live out each day: “Look for the good.” There was plenty of good on display Wednesday night, as students joined resident artist Alison Zapata to unveil a 16-by-8-foot mural that will welcome everyone who comes...
Fox Chapel man accused in 2 separate killings said Satan compelled him to kill; offers plea of guilty, but mentally ill
Adam Rosenberg said he was compelled to kill by Satan and had designs of becoming a serial killer. He had already shot two people to death and intended to kill more, he told a forensic psychiatrist. “Why didn’t he become a serial killer?” asked defense attorney Casey White. “I believe...
‘She Was First!’: Illustrator’s new coloring book features 45 groundbreaking women
Coloring books are for kids. True, but older folks can enjoy them, too, especially when they’re the creations of illustrator Diana Zourelias. For example, the latest book by the Aspinwall native and Cecil Township resident provides an educational component that can be of value and interest to readers and crayon...
Dress for Success schedules cookie fundraiser at Hartwood Acres
Dress for Success Pittsburgh is hosting its second annual Black & Gold Cookie Table Drive-thru Fundraiser on May 14 at Hartwood Acres, 4000 Middle Road from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Last year, we turned our traditional Black & Gold fundraiser into a socially-distant, safe, drive-through event that proved to...
Herb Society returns to Beechwood Farms in Fox Chapel with spring sale after pandemic-related break
Members of the Western PA Unit of the Herb Society of America will be back in action for their annual spring plant sale after a two-year covid-related break. “After two years with no sale, it will be great to see and talk with friends and gardeners once again,” club member...
