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Part of Dorseyville Road in Indiana Township to close for bridge repair
Dorseyville Road between Rawlins Run Road and Fox Chapel Road in Indiana Township will be closed into November for the replacement of Little Pine Creek Bridge No. 15, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. The work will include new pavement, scour protection, pavement markings, and guide rail....
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Aug. 20, 2023
Aspinwall Jordan Marie Ibarra sold property at 136 Fifth St. to Whitney Elizabeth and Adrienne Kohn Peters for $342,500. Estate of Virginia Carr sold property at 119 Virginia Ave. to Rory Marsico for $242,500. Harmar Estate of James Finlay sold property at 926 Red Oak Drive to Luisa Bonavita for...
In brief: News from Fox Chapel, Indiana Township and more
Girls Volleyball Boosters car wash The Fox Chapel Girls Volleyball Boosters will host a fundraiser car wash on Saturday, Aug. 26 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Jiffy Lube, 201 Freeport Road in Aspinwall. Donations will be accepted. Proceeds from the event will benefit the varsity and junior varsity girls volleyball...
Millions in state funds sought for proposed development in Sharpsburg
Sharpsburg is seeking $3 million in state funds to develop infrastructure and create access for a proposed riverfront development. The Mosites Co., best known for its redevelopment of the East Liberty commercial corridor, wants to create housing, commercial and retail space along the Allegheny River from Sharpsburg to O’Hara. Sharpsburg...
Aspinwall’s ‘Big Night Out’ a foamy success
Foam, family and fun were all part of Aspinwall’s “Big Night Out” on Aug. 10 at the borough’s recreational fields along Field Avenue. The free event, presented by Aspinwall Neighbors, a community organization dedicated to promoting the borough, featured a bounce house, games, information booths from community groups, a foam...
Fox Chapel Area School District officials excited to start the school year
The halls of Fox Chapel Area School District schools soon will echo with young voices and the tread of new shoes as students and staff begin the new school year on Aug 29. And for those wondering, the last day of school for students is June 6, 2024. The district’s...
Funnel Cake Friday by Sharpsburg-Aspinwall Rotary makes a sweet return
Sharpsburg residents who live near Kennedy Park are in for a sweet surprise. The aroma of fried dough with powdered sugar will be wafting from the concession stand on Aug. 25 during an encore Funnel Cake Friday, hosted by the Sharpsburg-Aspinwall Rotary Club. The event is part of “Music in...
Shady Side Academy hopes to ride attacking defense to quick start
Shady Side Academy senior linebacker Grant Dickey knows what it takes for the Bulldogs to get on track. When the defense attacks opponents, they want a relentless flow to the ball that creates chaos. In the back half of last season and the playoffs, Shady Side Academy was able to...
New bike sharing program coming to Sharpsburg
A new community initiative designed to get people bicycling through Sharpsburg may soon be ready to roll. The Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization has partnered with Sharpsburg Community Library to create the borough’s first bike sharing program. Details are still being finalized. Here are the rules so far: Riders don’t need to...
New offense breeds optimism for Fox Chapel QB Ben DeMotte
Ben DeMotte has found his responsibilities for the Fox Chapel football program to be ever-expanding. The 5-foot-8 senior quarterback is eager to help the program move forward after an 0-10 season last year. DeMotte also wants to help prepare the Foxes for their future. First-year Fox Chapel coach Dave Leasure...
Fox Chapel Rotary golf outing to benefit Foxwall EMS
Hitting the links for the Rotary Club of Fox Chapel Area’s Charity Golf Classic could be a lifesaving proposition this year, members said. Proceeds benefit Foxwall Emergency Medical Services, which responds to more than 1,000 calls a year in Aspinwall, Fox Chapel and the surrounding communities. Registration is open for...
Fox Chapel gets fresh start with new coach
There’s no reason for the Fox Chapel football program to carry forward last season’s frustrations. Following an 0-10 season, there was significant turnover in the program. Longtime coach Tom Loughran stepped down, and Fox Chapel brought in former Springdale coach and Foxes assistant Dave Leasure to lead the program. Leasure,...
Historian expands walking tours to benefit local nonprofit in Aspinwall
Aspinwall resident and historian Terry Nelson Taylor has revamped her informative historical public walking tour of Aspinwall. New this tour season has access to two secret gardens, one on Third Street and the other on Eastern Avenue. The 2023 program also focuses on the life of the woman who originally...
Sharpsburg resident uses art as vessel for self-exploration and coping with ADHD
Lifelong Sharpsburg resident Kristen Postava has found a way to cope with her life of “chaos.” Postava tackles her self-described chaos by combining her love of art with her desire to triumph over ongoing struggles resulting from her ADHD symptoms with her art show, Unfiltered Vision: Art from the Unconventional...
In brief: news from Indiana Township, Fox Chapel, Aspinwall and more
Portion of Dorseyville Road to close The Allegheny County of Public Works announced that Dorseyville Road will be closed beginning Aug. 21 between Rawlins Run Road and Fox Chapel Road in Indiana Township. The closure is required for replacement of Little Pine Creek Bridge No. 15 and will continue through...
Aspinwall hikes business privilege tax to $500
Aspinwall business owners will have to pay more for the privilege of doing business in the borough. Council voted 8-0 on Wednesday, Aug. 9 to raise its business privilege tax from $100 to $500 starting this year. The ordinance was advertised last month. It was also discussed at several meetings....
Cooper-Siegel Community Library summer readers celebrate in Aspinwall park
Summer reading participants at Cooper-Siegel Community Library in Fox Chapel and its nearby branch, Sharpsburg Community Library, celebrated the programs’ end with a party at Aspinwall RiverTrail Park. There were stilt walkers, magicians, games, therapy pets, prizes, face painting, hands-on ceramic wheel demonstrations and more at the recreation site Aug....
Marching Foxes hit the field in preparation for 2023-24 season
The Marching Foxes are in full swing preparing for the upcoming season. The 2023-24 Fox Chapel Area marching band began band camp Aug. 7, with members learning the ropes before the group’s annual performance at Kennywood. That presentation will be during the Kennywood Fall Fantasy Parade on Aug. 20. The...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Aug. 6, 2023
Etna SQZ Capital LLC sold property at 80 Hickory St. to David Spencer and Ashley Kaminski for $165,400. Graeme Bowers sold property at 69 Prospect St. to Gillian Preston for $154,900. Fox Chapel Dana Mears sold property at 20 Wedgewood Ln to Nicholas and Kristen Cron for $1,400,000. Thomas Lahman...
Fox Chapel grad to take lessons learned at Marines leadership course back to Bloomsburg tennis team
Fox Chapel graduate Lexi Quackenbush volunteered for an intense, six-week lesson on what it means to be a good teammate — the Platoon Leaders Class with the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., this summer. She hopes to take some of those lessons back with her to Bloomsburg University, where she...
School news from the Fox Chapel area
FCAHS students earn business awards Three Fox Chapel Area High School students placed at the 2023 Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference. The team of 2022-2023 sophomores Kai Edwards and Gabriella Hample won second place in Hospitality Management, and 2022-2023 freshman Joshua Shah was awarded sixth place in...
Concert fundraiser to benefit Fox Chapel Area High School football teams
Fox Chapel Area High School Football Booster volunteers are tackling ongoing fundraising efforts with a music-filled event in September. The “Farewell Summer” Concert Festival is scheduled for Sept. 3 at the Dive Bar & Grille in Indiana Township. The summer fundraiser returns after a successful inaugural event last summer, but...
‘The Center Shines On’ 40 years later; O’Hara facility serves 10,000 people a month
Inside the kitchen of a home in the Falconhurst neighborhood in the early 1980s, friends Sue Golier and Gretchen Montgomery plotted the beginning of something magnificent. They just didn’t know it yet. The pair discussed the need for a community center in the Fox Chapel Area, and at the same...
Plea deal drops 9 felony counts against O’Hara skills coach accused of sexually assaulting teen student
A former standout high school and college basketball player who was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage student at a skills school he operated in Ford City has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor indecent assault after prosecutors agreed to drop nine felony counts. Last October, South Buffalo police charged Mark Anthony...
Tour de Sharpsburg bike run rescheduled
A community bike run designed to showcase Sharpburg has been rescheduled. The inaugural Tour de Sharpsburg was moved from July 29 to Sept. 16. It’s organized by the Sharpsburg Community Library. The run starts at 11 a.m. at the library, 1212 Main St. The route will likely be set the...
