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Rufus Wainwright delivers intimate set at City Winery
Seasoned singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright delivered a short-but-sweet performance from his diverse catalog Saturday night at City Winery in the Strip District. Wainwright is modern-day folk-rock royalty, the son of American singer Loudon Wainwright III and French-Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle. Following in the footsteps of his parents, Rufus Wainwright has...
Gateway sports notebook: Gators roll in season opener; Raymer re-sets school record
Gateway’s baseball team got off to a strong start to the season with a 16-1 victory over North Hills in a nonsection game March 18. Roman Jennings was 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs, and Max Cobbs and Ryan Deselich each plated two runs. Winning pitcher Jon...
Westmoreland happenings: Health and resource fair, senior citizen news, pierogi sale, more
Church News • Greensburg Church of the Brethren hosts a night of fun and fellowship for individuals and groups with developmental disabilities from 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at the church, 554 Stanton St., Southwest Greensburg. Dinner is included. Participants must be accompanied by a family member or caregiver. Donations...
Letter to the editor: How will our democracy survive manufactured facts?
It is sad that in our beautiful country, we have two such distinct parallel realities. A person can now, for the first time in our history, reasonably live inside a bubble of manufactured facts depending on one’s viewpoint. How can democracy survive when we can’t even agree on a basic...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 23, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Edgewood Jeanne Marie Meyer sold property at 225 E Swissvale Ave. Unit 3 to Kealsey Brennan McNeil for $158,500. Thomas Crosby Lakeman sold property at 429 Locust St. to Eric and Jennifer Graham for $425,000. Tiffany GP Inc. sold property at 153 Oakview Ave. to Adrian Kasicky and...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 23, 2025
Bellevue Goldkey Withholdings LLC sold property at 419 Jefferson Ave. to Corinthian Develop LLC for $57,625. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1318 Adrian Drive to Ejovwoke Frances and Olajide Dosunmu for $611,820. Donald Ranalli sold property at 1545 Alaqua Drive to Jennifer Lynn Dauria for $1,185,000. Karl...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 23, 2025
Baldwin Borough Estate of David McManus sold property at 405 Bliss Drive to Rizal & Sons LLC for $200,000. Gary John Klapkowski sold property at 439 Blossom Drive to Benjamin Wenzel and Maranda Eichenberg for $275,000. Alexander Robinson sold property at 4841 E Willock Road to Dylan Grzeczka for $140,000....
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of March 23, 2025
William Young sold property at 2651 Bethel Crest Drive to William and Alyssa Fife for $369,000. Estate of Ralph Graeser sold property at 6000 Irishtown Road to Gregory and Carrie Gault for $290,000. Nathan Andrew Wright sold property at 134 Meadowbrook Drive to Nathan Brady and Mackenzie Neis for $285,000....
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of March 23, 2025
Bridgeville Estate of Rachel Ghelarducci sold property at 1200 McLaughlin Run Road to Bruce and Cynthia Ghelarducci for $155,000. Erik Beau Chittester sold property at 813 Bower Hill Road to KP One LLC for $130,000. Kathleen Baumgarten sold property at 169 Pennsylvania Ave. to Alanna Sullivan for $195,000. Thomas Dausch...
Letter to the editor: Red Cross Giving Day March 26
Help can’t wait when disaster strikes. Whether a family needs shelter, food or a sympathetic ear, generous donations to the American Red Cross help ensure they never face a crisis alone. The need for this support is constant. In just the first 50 days of 2025, local Red Cross volunteers...
Editorial: Universities and students struggle with uncertain higher ed landscape
It’s a tough time to be a college. Spring can be an uncertain time for a Pennsylvania institution of higher learning in the best of times. With state lawmakers still haggling over the budget, universities are making their plans for the coming year, but they do so in the dark....
The Stroller, March 23, 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. Food distribution set Tuesday...
Letter to the editor: Medicaid cuts would have disastrous effects
Among the many recent proposals in Washington is a movement to significantly decrease federal funding for Medicaid, which would be required if the recently proposed budget cuts are enacted. This would be a shortsighted move that would send a cascade of negative effects through our society. Medicaid enrollees are our...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 22, 2025
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Ripken Experience At Myrtle Beach, S.C. Greene County Tech (AR) 6, Avonworth 5 Pennsbury 2, Hampton 1 Severn School (MD) 9, New Castle 8 Avonworth 10, Sidwell Friends (DC) 9 Thomas Jefferson 11, Atlantic Collegiate Academy 4 Thomas Jefferson vs. Central Bucks South, (n) Sunday’s...
High school roundup for March 22, 2025: Seneca Valley wins Pennsylvania Cup hockey title
Seneca Valley needed three overtimes and almost 90 minutes of hockey to win the PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup championship last Monday. On Saturday, there was far less drama – but just as much celebration. Braden Morin scored a hat trick and Jimmy Murtha netted a pair of goals to...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Amelia Droste, Belle Vernon’s Parker Lind
Amelia Droste School: Hempfield Class: Junior Sport: Bowling Claim to fame: Droste won the Pennsylvania girls singles championship last weekend at Bowlero in Pittsburgh. She rolled a six-game qualifying average of 219, then posted a 248 in the finals to defeat Taylor Miller of Warwick. Her 1,317 series was the...
Upper St. Clair runs into Roman Catholic roadblock in PIAA semifinals
CHAMBERSBURG — Through the whole basketball season, the defining characteristic for Upper St. Clair’s boys team has been its chemistry. “Our team really fought for each other,” coach Danny Holzer said. “We were No. 1 in the WPIAL preseason, and it’s hard to be No. 1 from wire-to-wire. I think...
Lansdale Catholic puts clamps on North Catholic in PIAA final four
CHAMBERSBURG — North Catholic’s girls basketball season came to a halt in the PIAA Class 4A semifinals with a 54-16 loss to Lansdale Catholic on Saturday at Chambersburg High School. The lopsided defeat was deflating in the moment, but Trojan head coach Molly Rottmann said her players would soon remember...
Penguins no strangers when it comes to playing overseas
On Tuesday, the NHL announced the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators would be playing a pair of games in Sweden next season. The contests will take place Nov. 14 and 16 at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm. This will mark the second time the Penguins have played games in Sweden...
Christopher Nicholas: Is Pittsburgh’s mayoral primary déjà vu all over again?
The Democratic primary battle for Pittsburgh mayor, between incumbent Mayor Ed Gainey and Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor, looks to be yet another Western Pennsylvania-centered test case on the strength of the state’s progressive movement. Gainey, a progressive Democrat, has stumbled throughout his term and is widely seen as an...
Lenten services and events, community groups and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual Bible study is at 7 p.m. A link is available via Pastor Dean’s Facebook page. The third annual 3 vs. 3...
Upcoming events, services at Sewickley area houses of worship for the week of March 22, 2025
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual Bible study is at 7 p.m. A link is available via Pastor Dean’s Facebook page. The third annual 3 vs. 3...
Christopher Briem: In defense of the City of Pittsburgh
What is the state of the city of Pittsburgh? The question is debated even more than usual these days, probably because 2025 will see multiple municipal elections across Pennsylvania. And what people believe about Pittsburgh is subject to the same information distortions that color our national politics. It’s not uncommon,...
Homer City plant’s implosion marks ‘downfall of coal’ as plans for natural gas plant remain on track
Six and a half out of seven structures came toppling down Saturday morning as crews imploded four smokestacks and three cooling towers of the shuttered Homer City power plant in Indiana County. The structures at the former coal-fired plant fell to the ground in succession beginning at 7:30 a.m., but...
Sounding off: EPA cuts, Musk, Trump among week’s topics
EPA cuts will damage Americans’ health I read with sadness about mass firings planned for the Environmental Protection Agency. How terrible for the health and safety of every American. When government agencies are gutted and civil servants are fired, the excuse is often that private industry can do it more...
