Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 164

Aspinwall residents will have a chance to talk about the changing landscape of the borough during a community open house on Tuesday. Officials are hosting a public session to gather input that will be used to develop a comprehensive plan for the next five to 10 years. “We want to...

A newcomer appears to have bumped an incumbent from Sharpsburg council, according to unofficial primary results from the Allegheny County Elections Bureau. Adrianne Laing was one of four Democrats seeking the party’s nomination for three four-year seats on council. Laing was the top vote-getter in the May 21 primary, receiving...

The incoming president of The Pittsburgh Foundation will give this year’s commencement address at Shady Side Academy. Lisa Schroeder will be the ceremony’s featured speaker at 9 a.m. May 31 on the senior school campus at 423 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel. The Shady Side Academy Class of 2019 has...

More than 500 runners, walkers, strollers — and even four-legged participants — came out May 19 for the St. Margaret Foundation Brian Demchak Hope Run. In its 31st year, the family friendly 5K raises money to help underserved patients at UPMC St. Margaret, near Aspinwall. Streets are filled with people...

Fox Chapel Area senior Thomas Grandizio said he’d never seen his mom so exicted as she was when he got a call from officials at California University of Pennsylvania. Grandizio earned the 2019 BotsIQ Scholarship, renewable for up to a total of $20,000 over four years at the college. The...

Lower Valley residents will have three chances this week to learn more about a potential park and trail along the Allegheny River shoreline. The Allegheny River Trail Park is proposed to add 1.5 miles of trail toward the City of Pittsburgh and acres of green space to connect the public...

Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of May 12: • Shady Side Academy names director of $2.7 science hub. • Aspinwall Memorial Day parade expected to draw thousands. • Fox Chapel Area earns $1 million to pay for security upgrades, internet....

Etna officials are using the kick-off of summer pool season as a springboard to launch several outdoor initiatives in the borough. When the Etna pool opens at 11 a.m. May 25, the Etna Community Organization and the borough will unveil a new Urban Walking Trail project, dedicate 12 newly planted...

Shady Side Academy students were honored by Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation for stepping up efforts to help sick children. The SSA Striders team, consisting of students and teachers, raised nearly $25,000 for the 2018 Walk for Children’s and plans to participate again in the 2019 walk on June 1....

Residents are invited to a public beautification project Saturday along Route 8 in Etna. Volunteers will converge at the intersection of Kittanning and Butler streets to plant rows of colorful petunias and other posies to brighten the congested throughway. More than 400 flowers will be planted, beginning at 8 a.m....

The new $2.7 million computer science facility at Shady Side Academy has its leader. Jesse Robinson, the director of information technology at a school in Westport, Conn., will join the senior school in August as the head of the Glimcher Tech and Design Hub, with his mission to enhance the...

The work is done for Aspinwall Memorial Day parade coordinator Barb Leonard. Now, it’s up to Mother Nature to hopefully make the weather work in her favor. “There’s nothing I can do about that, but I will be checking it every day,” said Leonard, who for years has performed countless...

Nine candidates are seeking five open seats on the Fox Chapel Area School Board in the primary election on May 21. They are Marybeth Dadd of Riverwatch Drive, Greg Dolan of Mayflower Drive, Nancy Foster of Windsor Road, Ron Frank of Heathergate Drive, Eric Hamilton of Woodshire Drive, Vanessa Lynch...

Parkview EMS will host a free community car seat check-up this week. The event is by appointment only and will run 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Seats will be inspected by a certified child passenger safety technician. According to the Centers for Disease Control, children should be buckled into a...

A springtime tradition continued May 11 at Lauri Ann West Community Center in O’Hara. Gardenfest, the popular showcase of plants, pots and flowers, filled the campus at 1220 Powers Run Road, much to shoppers’ delight. “There’s no better way to celebrate spring,” said Jamie Rhoades, the center’s director of development....

More than $1 million in grants will pay for sweeping security upgrades and wireless internet services at Fox Chapel Area School District, officials announced. The district is set to receive $908,000 from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to pay for safety improvements implemented this year. The money is...

The Shady Side Academy boys’ and girls’ varsity lacrosse teams raised more than $30,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention during a one-day event on May 4. The SSA Lacrosse Face-Off Against Suicide was spearheaded by team captain Ronan O’Connor, who lost his older brother to suicide six years...

Residents can hear from experts on a topic that heats up this time of year – ticks and Lyme disease – during a program Monday at Lauri Ann West Community Center. The speaker series will host “Lyme Disease in Our Community” at 7 p.m. at the center, 1220 Powers Run...

Trees slid down a hillside and struck two homes Tuesday morning along Kittanning Pike in O’Hara, officials said. Emergency crews responded to the scene just before 6 a.m., according to an Allegheny County 911 supervisor. No one was injured. The trees hit two homes on Kittanning Pike, Township Supervisor Julie...

Organizers of Open Streets Sharpsburg expect this year’s festival to draw record-setting attendance and have opened North Canal Street to accommodate spillover. The street fair, set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 1, will occupy Main Street from Sixth to Station streets and will expand to North Canal with...

Military banners that celebrate local servicemen and women still are available in time for display by Memorial Day in most Lower Valley communities. Blawnox is the exception. “Ours are sold out,” secretary Kathy Ulanowicz said. “Blawnox would be happy to participate again if the program is made available next year.”...

Shady Side Academy senior Erin Simard was awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the Rotary Club of Fox Chapel Area for living the club’s motto of “Service Above Self.” The honor was given for her excellence in community service, club officials said, during a luncheon on May 8 at the Pittsburgh...

Boy Scout Pack 381, along with friends, family and other local scout members, helped spruce up Sharpsburg by collecting litter from the streets near Camp Guyasuta on May 11. Their spring clean-up efforts at Guyasuta Run, along 23rd Street, netted about 600 pounds of trash, Mayor Matt Rudzki said. Tires,...