Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 72
Marching Foxes hit the field in preparation for 2023-24 season
The Marching Foxes are in full swing preparing for the upcoming season. The 2023-24 Fox Chapel Area marching band began band camp Aug. 7, with members learning the ropes before the group’s annual performance at Kennywood. That presentation will be during the Kennywood Fall Fantasy Parade on Aug. 20. The...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Aug. 6, 2023
Etna SQZ Capital LLC sold property at 80 Hickory St. to David Spencer and Ashley Kaminski for $165,400. Graeme Bowers sold property at 69 Prospect St. to Gillian Preston for $154,900. Fox Chapel Dana Mears sold property at 20 Wedgewood Ln to Nicholas and Kristen Cron for $1,400,000. Thomas Lahman...
Fox Chapel grad to take lessons learned at Marines leadership course back to Bloomsburg tennis team
Fox Chapel graduate Lexi Quackenbush volunteered for an intense, six-week lesson on what it means to be a good teammate — the Platoon Leaders Class with the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., this summer. She hopes to take some of those lessons back with her to Bloomsburg University, where she...
School news from the Fox Chapel area
FCAHS students earn business awards Three Fox Chapel Area High School students placed at the 2023 Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference. The team of 2022-2023 sophomores Kai Edwards and Gabriella Hample won second place in Hospitality Management, and 2022-2023 freshman Joshua Shah was awarded sixth place in...
Concert fundraiser to benefit Fox Chapel Area High School football teams
Fox Chapel Area High School Football Booster volunteers are tackling ongoing fundraising efforts with a music-filled event in September. The “Farewell Summer” Concert Festival is scheduled for Sept. 3 at the Dive Bar & Grille in Indiana Township. The summer fundraiser returns after a successful inaugural event last summer, but...
‘The Center Shines On’ 40 years later; O’Hara facility serves 10,000 people a month
Inside the kitchen of a home in the Falconhurst neighborhood in the early 1980s, friends Sue Golier and Gretchen Montgomery plotted the beginning of something magnificent. They just didn’t know it yet. The pair discussed the need for a community center in the Fox Chapel Area, and at the same...
Plea deal drops 9 felony counts against O’Hara skills coach accused of sexually assaulting teen student
A former standout high school and college basketball player who was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage student at a skills school he operated in Ford City has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor indecent assault after prosecutors agreed to drop nine felony counts. Last October, South Buffalo police charged Mark Anthony...
Tour de Sharpsburg bike run rescheduled
A community bike run designed to showcase Sharpburg has been rescheduled. The inaugural Tour de Sharpsburg was moved from July 29 to Sept. 16. It’s organized by the Sharpsburg Community Library. The run starts at 11 a.m. at the library, 1212 Main St. The route will likely be set the...
Blawnox’s National Night Out celebration draws a crowd from neighboring towns
Blawnox families and folks from surrounding neighborhoods gathered in the borough’s community park to celebrate first responders. About 150 people participated in Blawnox’s fourth annual National Night Out celebration Aug. 1. It was presented by the nonprofit Best of Blawnox (BoB). Children learned about fire safety, explored police vehicles and...
North Allegheny hosts active shooter response training for North Hills officers
It’s training police officers hope to never use. “Heaven forbid, if (an active shooter event) would happen, they would have to familiarity with the buildings,” said Greg Garcia, a Ross Township police officer and and member of the North Hills Special Response Team. Police officers from throughout Allegheny County’s northern...
Aspinwall’s Night Out will feature live music, activities for kids
A celebration in recognition of first responders and community spirit is set to take place in Aspinwall. The borough’s annual Big Night Out is planned for 6-9 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Aspinwall Recreation Site along Field Avenue. It is presented by Aspinwall Neighbors, a community organisation dedicated to promoting...
Night Out event set at Blawnox Community Park
A celebration of first responders is set to take place in Blawnox. The borough’s fourth annual National Night Out is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Blawnox Community Park. Police, fire and EMS personnel are expected to mingle with residents and others at the event presented by the...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of July 30, 2023
Blawnox James Matassa sold property at 431 Fountain St. to Frank Vozza for $50,000. Etna Denise Bowland sold property at 16-18 Bridge St. to 16 Bridge LLC for $165,000. Alan Reed sold property at 57 Pine St. to Ethan Weir for $60,000. Steven Robert Hummel sold property at 7 S...
Sharpsburg VFW donates to borough police department for new traffic control devices
Sharpsburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 709 has partnered with the borough police department to make their town a safer place. Post Cmdr. Anthony Francioni and Quartermaster Howard Strain presented Chief Thomas Stelitano with a $6,200 check to buy two new remote radar speed signs. The solar powered devices will...
O’Hara officials seek state funding for sidewalk project in RIDC Park once again
O’Hara officials are making another push for a pedestrian safety project in the RIDC Park. The township wants to install new sidewalks from Alpha to Gamma drives and the northern side of Gamma Drive Extension. Council voted July 11 to apply for a $1.02 million grant from the Multimodal Transportation...
Blessing of the Pets takes place in Aspinwall
Praise the Lord and pass the puppies. The Rev. Scott Hill of Aspinwall Presbyterian Church gathered outside the church along Center Avenue with more than a dozen people and their animals July 22 for the annual Blessing of the Pets service. Various breeds of dogs — and even some compost...
Public pitches in during exotic pet fundraiser in Sharpsburg
Mila the iguana soaked up the sun, and lots of attention, during an animal-themed fundraiser at Kennedy Park in Sharpsburg on July 22. Nanners, the albino ball python rescued in Ross after being released by its owner, was also a hit with people at the Sharpsburg event. “It was a...
VA receives grant for construction of Fisher House at VA’s Heinz campus in O’Hara Township
Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House has received a $250,000 grant toward construction of a 16-suite Fisher House on the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s H. John Heinz III campus in O’Hara Township. Groundbreaking is set for 2024. The donor is a local foundation that wishes to remain anonymous. “We are...
Tepache Mexican Kitchen & Bar opening this fall at former Atria’s location in O’Hara
In Maya folklore, it is believed that hummingbirds connect the earthly and heavenly realms. When the new Tepache Mexican Kitchen & Bar in O’Hara opens this fall on Freeport Road, hummingbirds will be featured prominently throughout the space. “We are building a bridge between Mexico and Pittsburgh,” said Kayla Welch,...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of July 23, 2023
Etna Gia Realty L.P. sold property at 1 Higgins St. to TNT Capital LLC for $90,000. Fox Chapel Hunter Huston sold property at 200 Guyasuta Road to Gabriel and Kwon Sica for $960,000. Edward Dipasquale sold property at 9 Meadowood Ln to Matthew and Margo Litwin for $1,627,475. Dustin Franklin...
Fox Chapel wrestler tests himself with offseason competition
Landon Funk isn’t opposed to any way to keep himself connected with wrestling. What the Fox Chapel junior found this offseason was a unique dual meet competition to be involved with. Funk, along with teammates Alex Kaufman and Michael Worsen, competed in the Dark Horse Classic, a dual-style match at...
In brief: news from Aspinwall, O’Hara and more
Chamber golf outing The 10th annual Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce’s golf outing is set for Sept. 8 at 3 Lakes Golf Course, 6700 Saltsburg Road. Shotgun start is 10 a.m. The event is presented by UPMC St. Margaret. Proceeds benefit the chamber’s annual community events. Participants should register and purchase...
WPIAL suspends Shady Side Academy girls basketball coach Jonna Burke for recruiting violation
When the parents of a basketball player from another school followed her on Twitter, Shady Side Academy coach Jonna Burke checked their profiles and sent them a direct message. “I am really impressed with (your daughter),” Burke wrote. “I’ve seen the highlights she posted and love her athleticism! If you...
O’Hara public service vehicles are the stars of a Touch a Truck event
Ezra Micheals needed a little help getting in to the driver’s seat. His little hands barely were able to grip the steering wheel, feet dangling off the seat far from the pedals. However, the 2-year-old boy’s smile stretched across the cab. He and his family were among dozens who came...
Art enthusiasts and sleuths can conspire for The Great Heinz Caper in Sharpsburg
A Sharpsburg scavenger hunt has the potential to be a really big ‘dill.’ The Great Heinz Caper – a live, Clue-like game on borough streets – is scheduled Sept. 9. It combines the punch of live gaming with the perk of learning about the borough’s most famous son, ketchup magnate...
