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Marigold the potbellied pig found wandering in Indiana TownshipVideo
A pig found wandering along Dorseyville Road last week in Indiana Township remains unclaimed. The female adult mini-sized potbellied pig was found without any identifying tags on Dec. 5, reported to Indiana Township Police and later transported by volunteers to a pig rescue facility. The pig remains under the care...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 6
Etna High Return Pittsburgh MultiFamily Fund sold property at 26 High St. to Edjy Property Services Inc. for $50,000. Indiana Albert DiMatteo sold property at 207 Maple Terrace Drive to Derek Robert Dowiak for $51,000. O’Hara David Holland sold property at 100 Aqua Drive to Vivian Zivic for $270,000. Patrick...
Grants support medical, senior shuttle services in Alle-Kiski Valley area
Free rides for seniors and a medical shuttle to UPMC facilities in the Alle-Kiski Valley area are among the services being funded with nearly $625,000 in grants from the St. Margaret Foundation. Of that amount, nearly $260,000 is going to shuttle services. “The stress of hearing bad news regarding your...
Work to replace bridge in Indiana Township completed
A more than four-month long project to replace a bridge along McClellan Road in Indiana Township has been completed, according to PennDOT. The replacement project for Deer Creek Bridge No. 9 also included drainage work, installation of guide rails and signs, paving, line painting and other safety improvements. A temporary...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 29Video
Harmar LSF9 Master Participation Trust sold property at 765 Guys Run Road to Nicholas and Vanessa Weir Pollino for $25,977. Indiana Ask One LLC sold property at 1918 Fox Chapel Road to Segavepo LLC for $144,000. Manohar Yarlagadda sold property at 3032 Sylvan Ter to Haifeng Wang for $320,000. O’Hara...
Aspinwall author watches his novel jump from page to film
For Aspinwall’s Philip Beard, a punctuating moment in an 18-year journey came when he and his daughter watched actress Sadie Sink of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” shoot a scene in Kennywood Park for a movie based on his novel, “Dear Zoe.” “It’s surreal not only hearing my words coming from the...
Fox Chapel native opens Simple Sugars holiday pop-up shopVideo
Bakery Square will be a little smoother this holiday season. Simple Sugars, an all-natural handmade skincare product line specially formulated for sensitive skin, has opened a holiday pop-up shop through Dec. 22 in the East End shopping complex. The products have previously been sold only through its website. “I have...
Fire in Sharpsburg under investigation
Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office investigating a fire at a Sharpsburg building. County dispatchers said the fire at 324 Linden Ave. was reported at 6:18 p.m. Friday and under control around 6:35 p.m. No injuries were reported. Preliminary reports indicate the fire started in the basement. The incident remains under...
Oakmont yoga studio hosting benefit classes for Fox Chapel family
Amazing Yoga Oakmont will host special Thanksgiving morning classes to help a Fox Chapel family. Ada Mae Grashow, 11, lives with complex disabilities due to Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder caused by deletion or rearrangement of chromosome 22. Symptoms include seizures, intellectual disability, low muscle tone and developmental and...
Real estate transactions in the Fox Chapel area for the week of Nov. 17
Etna Raymond Ventura sold property at 309-313 Butler St. to Crawford Acres Holdings LLC for $200,000. Catherine Lipp sold property at 22 Christler St. to Susan Miller for $130,000. High Return Pittsburgh MultiFamily Fund sold property at 49 Grant Ave. to CJ Real Estate Management GP for $84,500. Joseph Danielewicz...
Sharpsburg receives $1 million grant for Main Street work
A safer, more welcoming Sharpsburg Main Street is closer to reality after the borough on Nov. 12 landed a $1 million state grant. The money will support work to update decades-old infrastructure and improve safety on the heavily used business corridor, council President Brittany Reno said. “In terms of making...
Boil water advisory lifted in Aspinwall
A boil water advisory in Aspinwall has been lifted after two days of restricted access for some residents. A leak was detected Nov. 9 along West 8th Street and residents were told to boil their water before drinking. They were able to wash and bathe with it. The break was...
Police investigating 3rd threat at Fox Chapel schools
Heightened security continues at Fox Chapel Area School District after officials were alerted to a threat Monday, the third in the past month. Classes were not canceled as the report was vague and deemed not credible, Bonnie Berzonski, district coordinator of communications, said. High school classes were canceled previously on...
Hitchhiker partners with chef Kevin Sousa for Winter Pop-up Taproom in Allentown
Two major players in Pittsburgh’s food and beverage scene are joining forces to open a Winter Pop-Up Taproom in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood. Hitchhiker Brewing Co. and chef Kevin Sousa of Superior Motors will celebrate the grand opening on Saturday at the warehouse space set up like a beer garden at...
Allegheny County DA Stephen A. Zappala Jr. claims victory over challenger Lisa Middleman
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. claimed a 14 percentage point win Tuesday against his second serious challenger in two decades, unofficial election results showed. Zappala, 62, a Democrat from Fox Chapel, collected 56.8% of the votes cast, while independent candidate Lisa Middleman garnered 43%, unofficial results showed...
Real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 31Video
Aspinwall Christopher Bartels sold property at 200 Lexington Ave. to David and Jaye Tupponce for $600,000. Blawnox Nicholas Gomez sold property at 158 Second St. to Daniel Spagiare and Molly Aura for $165,250. Etna Estate of Robert Sheets sold property at 18 Hickory St. to Wadsworth 321 Rentals LLC for...
Baldwin teacher featured in solo art exhibit in Sharpsburg
In the summer, Jim Wodarek often stays up until 4 a.m. doing what he loves: Creating art. Wodarek, who spends the school year teaching his passion for graphic design, digital illustration and photography to students at Baldwin High School, also is an artist himself, showing at least once a year...
Kittanning Pike lane closed due to sinkhole
A sinkhole has caused a temporary closure of a lane along Kittanning Pike in O’Hara. PennDOT closed the road from Kirkwood Drive to Murray Street. It will remain off-limits until further notice, officials said. There will be single-lane alternating traffic, controlled by stop signs. The spur from Kirkwood Drive to...
Fox Chapel seniors can now get yearbook photos taken in school
Fox Chapel Area High School adjusted its senior yearbook photo policy to give seniors more than one option to get their photos in the yearbook. Some district parents had questioned the policy that required seniors to schedule a photo sitting at Hill’s Studio in Aspinwall and pay a $25 fee...
Security heightened at Fox Chapel Area High School after bomb threat
Heightened security will be visible when students arrive for class today at Fox Chapel Area High School in the wake of Thursday’s bomb threat that closed the building. A limited number of doors will be open for people to access the building and extra staff will be on hand, Superintendent...
Ramp closure on Highland Park Bridge could mean delays
Motorists who use the Highland Park Bridge can once again expect delays this weekend. It’s the third consecutive week that PennDOT has scheduled repairs, with officials saying a ramp will be closed Oct. 25-28 There will be a single-lane restriction southbound at the on-ramps from Freeport Road and the ramp...
Bomb threat closes Fox Chapel Area High School
Fox Chapel Area High School is closed today for a bomb threat, despite a search of the building that turned up clear. School officials late last night were notified on the state-mandated Safe2Say Something tip line about a threat to the high school, Bonnie Berzonski, district coordinator of communications, said....
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24
Harmar Michelle Besanceney sold property at 449 Dover Drive to Gary and Linda Hoover for $260,000. Patricia Ann Hauber sold property at 970 Fox Chase Drive to Cody Panza for $100,000. John Kratsas sold property at 123 Shadow Ridge Drive to Linda Fried for $275,000. Indiana James Fornof Jr. trustee...
‘Gameday in Pittsburgh’ character inspired by Fox Chapel teen
Meet Freddie – the football-loving female who travels with her dog, Fumble, to NFL stadiums across the country, sharing a glimpse of each city’s history before cheering on the home team. The creation of author and Philadelphia native Marnie Schneider, “Gameday in Pittsburgh” takes readers on a charming tour of...
North Hills DUI checkpoint in Indiana Township nets 4 arrests
Four people were arrested Saturday at a sobriety checkpoint along Route 910 in Indiana Township, officials said. There were 570 vehicles that passed through the checkpoint and eight people who were given field sobriety tests. Of those tested, one was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and three...
