Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 115
Fox Chapel Area students win O’Brien awards
Four Fox Chapel Area High School sophomores were selected to receive Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) recognition. Annalese Bartolacci, Amelia Costello, Lakshanya Rajaganapathi, and Abraham White have been chosen to attend the Pennsylvania-West HOBY Leadership Seminar June 17-19, 2022. To be considered for selection, the students submit an essay detailing...
Women’s Board of Pittsburgh benefits children across Alle-Kiski Valley with annual fundraiser
What began 30 years ago with a few friends hoping to improve the lives of local children has blossomed into an annual fundraiser that pulls in sometimes more than $100,000 to make tangible change. The Women’s Board of Pittsburgh now comprises 70 members who work year-round to help children from...
No injuries in Fox Chapel fire
There were no injuries when fire tore through a Fox Chapel home Monday afternoon. Fox Chapel police Chief Michael Stevens confirmed everyone escaped the home safely. Fire crews from several surrounding communities responded to the fire shortly after 1 p.m. along Hunt Road, with more than a dozen emergency vehicles...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 5, 2021
Aspinwall Thomas Gertscher sold property at 402 B Emerson Ave. to Jorge Quintero Salazar for $340,000. Robert Rogalski sold property at 207 Delafield Road to Kimberly Roles for $630,000. Michael Welsh sold property at 127 Third St. to David Segall for $245,000. Michael Krygowski sold property at 14 Fourth St....
Park upgrades and safer sidewalks coming to Aspinwall, Etna thanks to state grant
Safe sidewalks and park amenities in Aspinwall and Etna will be supported by a state grant, officials announced recently. The boroughs will share a nearly $515,000 grant through the Commonwealth Financing Authority. Friends of the Riverfront also will receive money to improve accessibility along the Three Rivers Water Trail. “The...
New book chronicles pioneering amusement park family that operated West View Park
The amusement park that operated for 71 years in West View was already long gone and replaced with a shopping center by the time Mike Funyak was born in 1992. But his life-long love and fascination for amusement parks left him longing to learn all that he could about the...
Fox Chapel Area student musicians chosen for honors band
Four Fox Chapel Area High School students were selected by audition to perform with the 2021 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 1 Honors Band. The students are: senior Jonah Hertzman, oboe; juniors Lawrence Liu, flute, and Silas Owens, alto saxophone, and sophomore Chloe Kim, clarinet. The band contained 85 of...
Jungle-themed mural at Cooper-Siegel dedicated to late volunteer
Patrons of the children’s story room at the Cooper-Siegel Community Library in Fox Chapel will be greeted by new friends. A brightly colored jungle-themed mural has transformed the walls with paintings of an elephant spraying water onto an umbrella-wielding monkey, sleepy lions resting on cupboards and ostriches batting long eyelashes...
Pittsburgh North Optimist Foundation conducts toy drive on Dec. 4
Pittsburgh North Optimist Foundation is conducting a drive-through toy collection from noon to 3 p.m. on Dec. 4 at the Lauri Ann West Community Center parking lot. The drive-through event is being conducted again this year instead of its annual toy drive party/fundraiser. The drive-through toy collection is a family...
Coffee With Cops planned in Fox Chapel
Newly appointed Fox Chapel Police Chief Michael Stevens is on a mission to promote unity in the borough. A “Coffee With Cops” meet-and-greet is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. on Dec. 10 at the Cooper-Siegel Community Library, 403 Fox Chapel Road. “The purpose of the coffee with cops is...
Unlocked vehicles targets of theft in Shaler and Aspinwall area
Police in several communities are imploring residents to lock up after a rash of thefts from unlocked vehicles. “We had 18 reports this week — that’s a high number,” said Shaler police chief Sean Frank. “I want to stress these were not vehicle break-ins, that means a car is locked....
Fox Chapel grad Annika Urban shines on national stage for Emory
Fox Chapel graduate Annika Urban closed out another sensational cross country season with a 12th-place finish in the NCAA Division III meet Nov. 20 in Louisville, Ky. A week earlier, the Emory University sophomore placed first at the South Regional Championships, was named the South/Southeast Regional Female Athlete of the...
Nouveau PGH, an upscale consignment shop for women and kids, opens in Aspinwall
It’s out with the old and in with the new-to-you in Aspinwall. Nouveau PGH is a new designer consignment store offering upscale women’s and children’s clothing, shoes, jewelry and accessories. It’s located at 21 Brilliant Ave. Owner Jessica Rehling Vukmir of O’Hara owns Dovecote, which is located right across the...
With roster reshaped by graduation, Fox Chapel girls look forward to season of growth
Elsie Smith is ready for the bright lights in a central role for the Fox Chapel girls basketball team. A starter and key contributor since her freshman year, Smith, a 6-foot junior forward, said the time is now to step up her game as six seniors, including Valley News Dispatch...
Loaded lineup has Fox Chapel boys basketball team focused on big season ahead
The Fox Chapel boys basketball team T-shirt for this season bears just one word: focus. The “O” is in the shape of a basketball with the Foxes logo, while the “F” and “C” are in red, and the “US” is in white. Coach Zach Skrinjar said “focus” is the simple...
Lower Burrell native finds success with Dancing Gnome brewery, expanded in Sharpsburg
Two windowless steel warehouses in the heart of Sharpsburg have been transformed into a chic, industrial taproom with outdoor seating. Dancing Gnome brewery, founded in 2016, has more than doubled its footprint with a 10,000-square-foot, open-air layout to accommodate revelers flocking to try its hop-centric suds. “Our old place was...
Fox Chapel Garden Club fundraiser to glow at Aspinwall park
The Fox Chapel Garden Club has reinvented itself this holiday season by moving its annual holiday floral fundraiser outdoors, says co-chair Weezie Walter. Safety first in the era of covid, so the holiday event, traditionally held indoors at the Fox Chapel Golf Club and limited to 250 people, moves to...
Fireworks light up Aspinwall’s holiday celebration
Hundreds of people attended Aspinwall’s Light Up the Wall holiday celebration on Nov. 20, which took place in the community’s business districts on Brilliant and Commercial avenues. The Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event, the high point being a fireworks display. Carriage rides were available as were snacks outside...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 21, 2021
Aspinwall Caitlin Wiley sold property at 119 First St. to Carly Ann Joseph for $280,000. Vincent Tarducci sold property at 313 Second St. to Carl John and Katherine Bongiovanni for $289,000. R. Gerard Longo sold property at 115 Fifth St. to Bruce Crocker for $450,000. George Kingsley III sold property...
Sharpsburg, Etna, Lawrenceville, Bloomfield among those to benefit from state tax credits
Workforce training, flood prevention programs and community gardening will be among the initiatives supported by newly awarded state tax credits to Sharpsburg, Etna and Millvale. The Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization (SNO) will receive $160,000 in tax credits from the Department of Community and Economic Development. It’s among several groups to split...
Shady Side Academy celebrates ‘historically amazing’ football season
The 128th football season for Shady Side Academy was a season like no other. First, the school adopted a new nickname – the Bulldogs – and the team began a co-operative agreement with The Neighborhood Academy. “Historically amazing,” said Bulldogs coach Chuck DiNardo. “We took two groups of kids who...
Fox Chapel endured challenging schedule during run to WPIAL quarterfinals
Fox Chapel’s football schedule this season was like a bakery near closing time — no creampuffs. Ten of the 12 teams the Foxes (5-7) played this season were playoff teams. The only two non-playoff teams on the card — Shaler and Kiski Area — were competitive teams that stayed in...
PennDOT advises drivers to slow down on snowy roads
With winter on its way, PennDOT is advising motorists to slow down, increase their following distance and avoid distractions while driving. Last winter in Pennsylvania, preliminary data show that there were 301 crashes resulting in four fatalities and 143 injuries on snowy, slushy or ice-covered roadways where aggressive-driving behaviors such...
Fox Chapel grad, killed in Vermont accident, described as selfless and kind
A Fox Chapel man was killed Tuesday in Vermont after being hit by an Amtrak train as he attempted to cross railroad tracks in the SUV he was driving. Thomas Fennell, who had been attending Vermont Law School, was 23. Police in Royalton, about 150 miles northwest of Boston, said...
Song and celebration scheduled throughout the Fox Chapel area
On a high note The Pittsburgh Concert Chorale is back together after 18 months apart and will give three holiday concerts, including one in Fox Chapel. “Nothing compares to the sound of live music, and we are so enjoying singing in person again,” Music Director Dr. Susan Medley shared at...
