Tanisha Thomas stories, Page 12
Incumbent, familiar newcomers compete for two Harmar supervisors’ seats
An incumbent and two familiar newcomers will be contending on Tuesday for two open seats on Harmar’s board of supervisors. Incumbent Harry Lenhart, 78, was elected in 2017. He said he wants to continue to improve the township with work on roads and the sewage system while keeping taxes low....
Microphone disinfection turns into TikTok gold for Highlands seniorsVideo
Who would think a video of a guy spraying disinfectant on a microphone is hilarious? Millions of TikTok users, that’s who. The simple gesture to keep everyone safe during a school talent show is a viral TikTok sensation for two Highlands High School seniors. When Alli Love saw Noah Kessler...
Allegheny Valley schools to hold covid vaccine and booster clinic for students, community
Allegheny Valley School District will hold a vaccination clinic from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at Springdale Junior-Senior High School. The clinic is in partnership with UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. It will be open to students and community members looking to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Third-dose Pfizer booster...
Springdale Township to move forward on building its own road salt shed
The Springdale Township supervisors have decided to go ahead with building a road salt shed on Carson Street. Springdale Township Commissioners President Anthony Rozzano said the board approved the shed around March. The shed would be able to store up to 350 tons of road salt. As it stands now,...
Locally owned hot dog shop to open in Springdale next year
A new hot dog shop will be opening in Springdale early next year. Pittsburgh Street Hot Dogs is leasing the former building for DD’s Catering, located on Pittsburgh street at the corner of Colfax. Owner James Reddy Jr., a Springdale resident, anticipates a soft opening of the shop in January...
Springdale Township to publicize tax delinquents’ names on website
Anyone who owes Springdale Township taxes might face having their names made public. The township supervisors voted 3-2 Thursday to post tax delinquents’ names on the township’s website. Commissioners President Anthony Rozzano and supervisors Shirley Redman and Jacqueline Karan voted to publish the names. Supervisors Mariana Burns and Tim Sweet...
Springdale’s Leaning Cask brewery to hold first Halloween run
Those looking for some exercise on Halloween can participate in a foot race that delivers a free beer for your participation. Springdale’s Leaning Cask Brewing Company will be holding a Boos & Brew Run Day at 11 a.m. Oct. 31. This is the brewery’s first Halloween-themed run. Leaning Cask started...
Springdale Council to fill vacant seat after November election
Springdale Council is looking for applicants to fill a vacant council seat, but the person filling it will only serve through December. Council voted, 6-0, Tuesday to hold off appointing a person to the vacant seat until their Nov. 16 meeting. The seat became vacant when Harry Helwig stepped down...
Harmar officials update residents on sewage issues, next steps
Harmar officials gave residents an update Thursday on efforts to resolve the ongoing sanitary sewage overflows happening in their homes. The issue was brought up during a supervisors meeting Sept. 16. Many residents from the Chapel Downs neighborhood said they face issues of water flooding their basements or raw sewage...
Dillner farm in West Deer receives state investment to be preserved as farmland
Dillner Family Farms of West Deer has received a nearly $700,000 investment from the state Department of Agriculture to preserve the property as farmland through permanent conservation easement. It is one of 21 farms that received an easement last week and the only farm in Allegheny County. Dillner Family Farms...
Faces of the Valley: Deer Lakes head mechanic dedicates 34 years to maintaining buses for district
The first thing on Emil Brunazzi’s mind when he arrives for work at 5 a.m. is the safety of Deer Lakes students being bused to and from school. The head mechanic of the department of transportation for Deer Lakes School District has been in charge of taking care of the...
Community wears pink in support of Cheswick kid bullied for wearing pink to school
Valerie Horvatic was not aware that her son decided to wear a pink shirt saying “Tough Guys Wear Pink” to school one day last month. She also didn’t know the shirt caused her son, Julian, 7, to be bullied that day at Acmetonia Primary School in Allegheny Valley School District....
Dasher’s Lightshow coming to Pittsburgh Mills for holiday season
Christmas is coming early as Dasher’s Lightshow makes it way to the Pittsburgh Mills mall. The new drive-thru Christmas lightshow will set up in five cities across the United States. The Pittsburgh Mills show runs from Nov. 5 through Jan. 2, 2022. Dasher’s Lightshow co-owner Clyde Lindsey, a Leechburg resident,...
East Deer, surrounding communities excited for new Iron City Beer buildingVideo
As Pittsburgh Brewing Co. continues to make progress on its new home, neighbors in East Deer and beyond are looking forward to the new brewery and related projects, expected to open next year. Structurally, General Manager Todd Zwicker said, the building is the same as it was when the Pittsburgh...
GQT Pittsburgh Mills Cinemas opens 2 more screens at theater
GQT Pittsburgh Mills Cinemas is expanding its viewing experience for moviegoers by adding two auditoriums. General Manager Sharon Goldstein said the expansion comes after a steady increase in patrons over several months. “It has always been our plan to expand, and knew it was the right time to do it...
ScareHouse, at Pittsburgh Mills, brings back crowd-favorite characters to celebrate 20 years of scares
ScareHouse is holding a reunion with its original characters this year in celebration of providing 20 years of scares in Western Pennsylvania. Longtime ScareHouse visitors will be able to take a trip down memory lane as all-time favorite characters, including the original ScareHouse bunny and Creepo the Clown, make an...
Deer Lakes senior collects, donates school supplies to local communities
Violet Kirsch wanted to do a community service project that would make a visible impact. Over the summer, the 17-year-old Deer Lakes High School senior started a community service project called “Color the World Violet,” an effort to donate school supplies to those in need across Pittsburgh and surrounding areas....
Pittsburgh Brewing Co. puts its name on brewery being developed in East Deer
Those traveling along Route 28 will see a new addition to the East Deer brewery being developed as the new home of Iron City Beer. Company spokeswoman Anna Angotti said signage displaying “Pittsburgh Brewing Co.” was installed on the sprawling, 140,000-square-foot facility over the weekend. “We are making small progress...
West Deer to hold fall festival instead of community days
West Deer will be hold a fall festival for the first time in place of its annual summer community days event that has been held for more than 15 years. The festival will be held Oct. 16 at Bairdford Park. Amy Stark, chairwoman of the West Deer Parks and Recreation...
Gibsonia woman holds annual clothing drives to donate to those in need
Tasha Chraska hates the stigma attached to people who are homeless. “It could happen to us anytime,” Chraska said. Growing up, she wanted to do something that would help those in need. The 35-year-old was inspired to do her own clothing drive while volunteering for Mission From Mars Pittsburgh. At...
Day care center takes over location of former Creighton Hotel in East Deer
The vacant Creighton Hotel building along Freeport Road is home to a day care center. Raney Day Learning Center opened in August. The day care previously was a block away on 879 Freeport Road. It recently celebrated 16 years in business. Judy Raney, owner of the day care, frequented the...
Allegheny Valley School Board appoints a familiar face as its new school director
The Allegheny Valley School Board has appointed Glenna Renaldi to an open school director’s seat. The board named Renaldi to replace James Gaschler Jr., who stepped down earlier this month. In a 5-3 vote Tuesday night, the board chose Renaldi over three other candidates. Renaldi is no stranger to the...
Springdale natives open music therapy practice to help othersVideo
All it took was the strum of a guitar playing a rendition of “Skip to my Lou” by Judy Garland for Raymond Zlobecki to perk up and contribute his baritone vocals. “Skip to the lou my-y-y…,” Zlobecki said as music therapist Haley Welsh pointed her guitar to Zlobecki for a...
Deer Lakes kindergartner inspires community while battling brain cancer
When Sara Latronica told her son, Noah, he had brain cancer, he didn’t understand it was not a common disease. She remembers him asking every person he encountered if they had cancer. “We had to tell him that he had something rare,” she said. The 5-year-old was diagnosed with brain...
Harmar residents urge officials to find cause of sewage backups in their basements
Harmar residents are urging officials to find a solution to the ongoing sanitary sewage overflows happening in their homes. The issue was raised during the township supervisors meeting Thursday night. Many residents from the Chapel Downs housing plan said they face issues of water flooding their basement or raw sewage...
