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Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of June 14
Aspinwall Francis Pudner sold property at 22 5TH St. to Nolan Douglas and Nora Diehl Molloy for $446,500. Woodberry Village L.P. sold property at 105 Brilliant Ave. to Amena Properties LLC for $600,000. Woodberry Village L.P. sold property at 229 Commercial Ave. to Amena Properties LLC for $475,000. Blawnox Deana...
Blessed Trinity Academy student wins full ride to Space Camp
It’s not the moon, but a trip to Huntsville, Ala., will be nearly as cool for Blessed Trinity Academy eighth-grader Michael Bridgeman. The 14-year-old won a full-tuition scholarship to Space Camp in Huntsville, home to the second largest research park in America. Bridgeman, a science enthusiast, will take part in...
Peaceful anti-racism rally draws about 500 people to O’Hara park
The Fox Chapel Area School District needs to equip students for a post-George Floyd world, one that is evolving and answering cries for change, recent district graduate William Generett III told a crowd of protesters on Thursday night. “It’s not OK to talk about Martin Luther King Jr. and call...
Trib’s new eCommerce program helps generate sales while supporting local nonprofits
Trib Total Media has launched a new eCommerce marketplace for businesses and nonprofits looking to increase sales while also supporting the community. The Trib introduced the EverybodyShops.com platform this week in connection with its growing list of Neighborhood News Network sites, which provide hyper-local news to 31 Pittsburgh-area neighborhoods, according...
Black Lives Matter rally to take place at Squaw Valley Park on Thursday
A community rally to support the Black Lives Matter message will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at Squaw Valley Park in O’Hara. Leaders said this is planned as a peaceful, family-friendly event with songs and speakers that will focus on social justice. Fox Chapel Area graduate and immediate past president...
Shady Side Academy hosting Zoom sessions to discuss any inequities on campus
Shady Side Academy president Bart Griffith told his school community this week that it’s time to move past talking about social injustices and focus on action. The Black Lives Matter message that has spurred protests across the region in recent weeks has students, alumni and parents challenging the school to...
O’Hara begins phased plan to reopen parks
O’Hara has begun a phased reopening of its parks with baseball fields and other low-volume areas first to welcome back visitors. Though walking was permitted on township trails the last few months, council shut down parks and fields to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Township manager Julie Jakubec said...
Lauri Ann West Community Center reopens with new guidelines
Lauri Ann West Community Center opened its doors Monday to visitors eager to return to a “sense of normalcy,” leaders said. New hours for the facility along Powers Run Road in O’Hara will be 6 to 8 p.m. weekdays, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 3...
Sharpsburg police station reopens to public
Sharpsburg police station reopened Monday to walk-ins, after nearly three months closed for coronavirus-related concerns. Mayor Matt Rudzki said reopening the station along Main Street coincides with Allegheny County moving into the green phase on June 5 and is part of the borough’s overall steps to reopening. Parking meter enforcement...
Etna’s pool will not open this summer
The Etna pool will remain shuttered this summer, a decision that borough leaders said was difficult but necessary in light of coronavirus-related restrictions. Council voted not to open this year after weighing the social distancing guidelines and also taking into consideration repairs that need to be done. “The decision was...
Virtual PizzaFest to showcase 4 Pittsburgh pizza artisans
Four of Pittsburgh’s best pizza artisans will show their stuff during this year’s virtual PizzaFest – A Slice Of Delish! The event, which welcomed a sold-out crowd last year, will take place at 6 p.m. Sunday on Zoom. In addition to watching as chefs give demonstrations, tips and recipes from...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of June 7
Indiana Asish Sinha sold property at 1080 Rural Ridge Drive to Hyungsub and Yoon Ho Kim for $311,500. O’Hara Estate of John Robert Hurley sold property at 521 Brookdale Drive to Olga Taimanov for $200,000. Olga Taimanov sold property at 7 Highmeadow Road to Daniel and Koren Jackson for $372,500....
Rick’s Barber Shop reopens in BlawnoxVideo
It’s one of those old-fashioned barber shops, a one-man operation with a swirling striped poll out front. Don’t expect to get a manicure here. But people can once again come in for a haircut For the first time in 14 weeks, Rick’s Barber Shop is open for business. “It feels...
Fox Chapel in brief for the week of June 5
Fiction Writing Contest winners Cooper-Siegel Community Library has announced the winners of the Stay-at-Home Fiction Writing Contest through which dozens of amateur writers submitted original works of short fiction. Themes focused on local Fox Chapel Area lore, ghost stories and tall tales. The winners are: - Youth First Prize ($350):...
Glazed, powdered or jelly? Yes, yes and yes — it’s National Doughnut Day
Friday is National Doughnut Day. It’s the perfect way to celebrate as Allegheny, Westmoreland and surrounding counties are headed into the “green phase” of the state’s coronavirus action plan. Always the first Friday of June, National Doughnut Day highlights everyone’s favorite cylindrical breakfast treat. Oakmont Bakery owner Marc Serrao said...
5 Western Pa. UPMC hospitals given covid-19 drug
Five Pittsburgh-area UPMC hospitals have received shipments of the antiviral medication remdesivir to treat hospital patients with covid-19, the Pennsylvania Health Department said. UMPC Presbyterian, Mercy, Shadyside and St. Margaret, all in Pittsburgh; and Passavant in McCandless were among the 73 hospitals in the state to receive a total of...
Shady Side Academy student news for the week of June 4
Students in the Shady Side Academy Senior School Service Learning Club designed and sold T-shirts with SSA’s distance learning motto, “Together Apart,” on them as a covid-19 fundraiser. The initial proceeds totaled nearly $1,700 and went to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The club sold 170 shirts and money...
Fox Chapel Area School District invites community to participate in commencement celebration
Fox Chapel Area graduates will be lauded Sunday with a Community-wide Hat Toss to culminate the Class of 2020 commencement. A high school graduation ceremony will be livestreamed on the Swift Fox Media YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/c/SwiftFoxMedia, beginning at 7 p.m. Afterward, special guest Bill Hillgrove, the play-by-play announcer for...
Fox Chapel teen catches pair of large flathead catfish on Allegheny River
Will Carnevale has been fishing off his family’s dock in Allegheny Township off the Allegheny River for quite some time, but this past weekend he received quite the surprise … twice. After casting his line Friday night, the Fox Chapel senior said he walked into the house for a few...
Shady Side Academy students win Emmy award
Eight Shady Side Academy students can call themselves Emmy winners after the school’s WSSA-TV Film Club earned a trophy in the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) 2020 Mid-Atlantic High School Production competition. The Student Emmy was awarded for a short-form video, “Grateful for Our Teachers,” which features...
State Rep. Tony DeLuca up big in primary rematch against Erin Vecchio
Penn Hills School Board President Erin Vecchio appeared to come up short in her bid to oust longtime state Rep. Tony DeLuca, according to unofficial election returns. It was the second attempt by Vecchio, 61, to toss DeLuca, 83, from the office he’s held nearly four decades. He defeated her...
Cooper-Siegel Community Library beginning curbside delivery, other services
Cooper-Siegel Community Library is working on a plan to introduce limited services in June that will include curbside delivery. Executive director Jill McConnell said the staff is eager to get back into the building along Fox Chapel Road and help connect patrons with books, videos and programs provided at the...
Shady Side Academy celebrates the class of 2020
It was a far cry from the traditional pomp and circumstance that typically envelopes a Shady Side Academy commencement, but the Class of 2020 was treated to a celebratory drive-through on the Fox Chapel campus Friday, an event still filled with cheers and tears from graduates, family and faculty. Scheduled...
Top stories around Fox Chapel for the week of May 25Video
Here are some of the top news stories this week: - Fox Chapel Area school taxes could increase. - Developers propose six new homes in Fox Chapel. - Children can get free summer meals in Sharpsburg. - St. Juan Diego food pantry shares part of $1 million grant....
Overnight roadwork taking place on Route 28 near Millvale, Highland Park Bridge
Motorists who travel along Route 28 through O’Hara, Shaler and Sharpsburg might encounter slight overnight delays during an $11.5 million paving project. Construction will happen in both directions between Millvale and the Highland Park Bridge, PennDOT announced. Work will be done from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. and cause single-lane...
