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Jasmine Thompson: To be seen, heard and loved — the power of Black educators
During sessions of “The Girls Room,” which I established during my first teaching job as a safe space for high school Black girls to be seen and celebrated, we read novels like “The Skin I’m In” by Sharon Flake, talked about our goals, walked into womanhood together and discussed the...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 20-22
If you’re scientific about it, we’re finally hitting the real beginning of summer. Enjoy the longest days of the year with a slate of great events this weekend. Prime Stage Theatre Cemetery Walk Learn about history with a theatrical tour of Allegheny Cemetery in Lawrenceville on Saturday. Prime Stage Theatre...
In brief: Caregiving documentary screening, Sweet Jazz concerts and more in Quaker Valley
Theater to show new PBS doc ‘Caregiving’ The Lindsay Theater is partnering with WQED and Comfort Keeper’s Western PA branch to screen the new PBS documentary “Caregiving” on June 26 at 7 p.m. Bradley Cooper produced and appears in this documentary about the challenges and triumphs of caring for ill...
Belle Vernon baseball coach out after 2 strong seasons
The spinning carousel of coaches continues to go round and round at Belle Vernon. Leopards baseball coach Tony Watson was informed early this week that the school board will be opening his job. Watson said he is frustrated and disappointed with the decision, especially with the Leopards coming off two...
Michel Lee Garrett: Gender-affirming care saved my life. Anti-trans policies would end it.
My life pre-transition was defined by deep depression. A profound emptiness, wrongness and passive suicidality suffused every day. I saw therapists. I saw psychiatrists. I took anti-depressants. I still hated myself. I still wanted to die. Only in my late 20s, when I finally opened up to my therapist and...
Shady Side Academy’s class of 2025 has impressive future plans
Shady Side Academy’s class of 2025 included 122 graduates who will study at 90 different colleges and universities in 37 states. The academy’s chief marketing officer Diana Toole said that 95% of the students will attend institutions that have been ranked among the nation’s top colleges and universities by U.S....
Pittsburgh singer Lou Christie dies at age 82
Native Pittsburgh singer Lou Christie, who scored No. 1 Billboard hit with “Lightnin’ Strikes” in 1966, has died. He was 82 years old. His wife, Francesca, told the Hollywood Reporter that Christie died at home in Pittsburgh after an undisclosed illness. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the Sacco family...
The Stroller, June 19, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Annual Strawberry Festival on...
Here are 5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: June 20-22
The first day of summer is Friday, and what better time is there to catch some brightly colored rainbows? Here are a few chances to get out this weekend. Pride Movie Night Kick off a fun-filled Pride weekend with a Pride Movie Night at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center....
Pirates farm report for June 18, 2025: Esmerlyn Valdez belts 17th homer for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-28) and Columbus (Guardians) were suspended by rain with Columbus leading 4-3 in the third. The game will be completed before Thursday’s regularly scheduled game. LHP Hunter Barco (5.49) gave up four runs on four hits, including a homer, with three walks and six strikeouts. 1B Darick Hall...
Soccer star, Pine-Richland graduate Meghan Klingenberg announces retirement
Meghan Klingenberg, Western Pennsylvania’s most accomplished soccer player, anounced her retirement Wednesday. She made the announcement in an open letter on her Instagram page. “This isn’t a surprise. But it still feels big to say,” she wrote. “I’m retiring from football.” Klingenberg went on describe her soccer career as “the...
Study: ‘Forever chemicals’ detected in 65% of sampled private wells, 18% had levels beyond standards
A team of researchers from Penn State University found that 18% of sampled private wells in the state had levels of PFAS that was higher than drinking water standards. Penn State announced the research findings Wednesday, and the study will be in the July issue of the Journal of Environmental...
Athan Koutsiouroumbas: Can Amazon survive Pa.’s red tape?
Pennsylvania just caught the attention of the world’s most powerful company. Amazon recently announced it will invest at least $20 billion to build multiple high-tech cloud computing and AI innovation campuses across the commonwealth. The projects are expected to create 1,250 high-paying jobs — likely just the beginning of a...
Fired Allegheny County chief public defender sues for wrongful termination
Allegheny County’s former chief public defender is suing the county manager for wrongful termination. The complaint, filed by Lena Bryan-Henderson on Wednesday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court against John Fournier, seeks reinstatement and back wages. Bryan-Henderson, 60, of Forest Hills said she had no comment on the lawsuit, which...
Westmoreland happenings: Trap shoots, bank retiree lunch
Meetings • Rostraver Sportsmen and Conservation Association, 539 Cedar Creek Road, will meet at 7:30 p.m. June 23. The club hosts trap shoots from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, and at 10 a.m. Thursdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays. Public welcome. Details: 724-984-6611 or rostraversportsmen@gmail.com. • Retirees and former employees of...
Who will replace Drew Allar behind center at Penn State in 2026?
Drew Allar could have left early for the 2025 NFL Draft. Many pegged Penn State’s quarterback as a first-rounder, some as high as a top-10 pick. Instead, Allar decided to return for one more season to continue to develop and headline Penn State’s national title push. But Allar will certainly...
In brief: July 4 celebration at library, water valve replacement and more in Aspinwall area
July 4 celebration at library Cooper-Siegel Community Library in Fox Chapel will host a Fourth of July celebration from 6-9:45 p.m. Bring a picnic or snacks, enjoy lawn games and listen to a live reading of the Declaration of Independence. The event will be in the Fritz Mitnick Welcome Garden...
Baldwin High School’s class of 2025 graduates
Members of Baldwin High School’s Class of 2025 had to wait an extra day to get their diplomas. Blame it on the rain — commencement took place on June 10 at Baldwin High School stadium. The ceremony can be watched in its entirety via the district’s website, bwschools.net. Members of...
Christopher Nicholas: Are Pa. partisans flipping sides on Fetterman?
Are the party positions on always-newsy senior U.S. Sen. John Fetterman flipping here in Pennsylvania? Fetterman continues to dominate the state’s “political attention” economy, as he has for a long time. Earlier this month in Boston, he and Republican Sen. Dave McCormick participated in a debate sponsored by the Edward...
Colors for the carpet at Our Lady of Victory in Springdale
Our Lady of Victory parishioners filled bags of dyed sawdust Tuesday, June 17, at Our Lady of Victory in Springdale Township. Volunteers were preparing about 525 pounds of sawdust to be dyed in different colors for this year’s Feast of Corpus Christi, where sawdust carpets will be placed in the...
Letter to the editor: Protests don’t look peaceful
Are throwing concrete pieces, frozen water bottles and high-grade firecrackers peaceful protests? Yes, the protesters, whom I think were paid, are at it again, déjà vu from 2020. How can the liberal woke media call this peaceful? Are they blind? Of course not; they reject having our country return to...
Letter to the editor: Who benefits from abortion carnage?
Each person on Earth has physical characteristics which are unique to him or her. No two people are alike, and any human being that is killed before being born can never be replaced. At fertilization, the second the male sperm fertilizes the woman’s egg there is a spark. First discovered...
Editorial: Don’t let government hide in the shadows
Government should never happen in the dark. We elect our leaders to represent our best interests, to craft laws that protect our communities and to spend our money wisely. All of that has to happen in the sunshine of the public eye for it to be trustworthy. And yet, too...
The Stroller, June 18, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Comedy show to celebrate...
Letter to the editor: Sick leave expansion is anti-business
The expansion of Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act is both short-sighted and anti- business (“Pittsburgh City Council expands paid sick leave requirements for businesses,” June 11, TribLive). The decision to enforce the costlier ordinance came with very little, if any, input from the business community. Not only will small businesses be...
