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Remembering Rennerdale: In-progress book features Collier artist’s watercolors of homes
The sudden disruption of everyday life two years ago meant that practically everyone had to come up with a coping mechanism. For Kathleen Zimbicki, that was especially pertinent. “First, my husband died in ’19,” she said about Mike, to whom she had been married for 64 years. “I’m grieving over...
It’s all in the family at Napoli Restaurant in Collier
During not quite yet 35 years of serving food, Napoli Italian Restaurant in Collier already has had three generations of contributors to its success. Already staking a claim the fourth is young Carmine McCarty, who started to become eminently familiar with the business with the closing of childcare centers at...
‘Diving in deep’: Expect the unexpected with Riverview’s ‘The Little Mermaid’
As they say, expect the unexpected. Actually, the Riverview High School spring musical’s director did mention just that as he described preparations for upcoming performances of “The Little Mermaid.” “We want the ‘wow’ factor, and that’s what we go for,” JohnPaul Bertucci said. “We plan on diving in deep with...
Plum High School presents ‘The Addams Family’ as spring musical
Although Plum High School’s spring musical heralds a return to pre-covid normalcy, the play’s subject matter veers toward the opposite direction. “The Addams family are regarded as an odd collection of humanity,” resident artistic director Nick Mitchell said. “And I enjoy focusing on the people we might see as outcasts,...
Mom, business owner, chamber chairwoman: Meet Plum’s Anna Zvirman-Nesbit
High school sophomores aren’t known for choosing a potential career and then sticking with it. But Plum resident Anna Zvirman-Nesbit wasn’t your typical teenager. Consider her choice for a job-shadowing experience. “I don’t exactly recall why I got the idea to do it, but I was interested in going to...
No-Cook Tuesdays food truck event back in Bethel Park
Although it wasn’t all that late in the afternoon, a line of customers stretched across the Bethel Park Community Center playground parking lot, ready to order their dinners. “I had heard that when you bring Cousins Maine Lobster, you are going to have a crowd,” community center director Cathy Muscato...
Volunteers bring therapy dogs to AIU’s Sunrise School in Monroeville
Talk about feeling welcome. “We usually come here one Friday a month,” Gloria Frick said, “and they always tell us, you can come every Friday.” As a volunteer for the Alliance of Therapy Dogs, Frick leads groups of four-legged friends to various locales, including the special-education Sunrise School in Monroeville....
Hampton Community Library storytime offers fun, flexibility
For parents, mornings can be kind of hit or miss, as staff members at Hampton Community Library are well aware. “If your kid wakes up tired or grouchy,” Annie Avondolio said, “you can still make it to storytime.” She is the children and youth librarian, and she’s excited about a...
Portrait of Patsy: Singer brings country legend’s spirit to Hampton
Music was the order of most days at the Rhodes house in South Greensburg. “Dad would play guitar and sing. My mother would harmonize while she was doing dishes,” Cathi Rhodes said. “I thought everyone grew up this way. I’d go to some of my friends’ houses, and I’d say...
