Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 91

Safety checks, doggie treats and free fresh produce awaited crowds who participated in the Blawnox National Night Out. About 150 people converged Aug. 2 on Blawnox Community Park to celebrate the borough and all it has to offer. The advocacy group Best of Blawnox hosted “Ice Cream with a Cop”...

When Fox Chapel Area students head back to school for the 2022-23 school year on Aug. 23, educators nationwide will be watching. The Fox Chapel Area School District was named a Learning 2025 Demonstration System to Watch by The School Superintendents Association, a professional organization of more than 13,000 educators...

Fox Chapel senior Ben Evashavik is hoping more schoolmates join in on an “ultimately” fun time. Evashavik is a senior captain for Fox Chapel’s Ultimate Frisbee team, a quasi-club sport operated mostly by students from various schools. Several seniors that were members of the team have graduated, and current Fox...

Etna Timothy Ludwig sold property at 18 Greismere St. to Kayleigh Cooper for $125,000. Indiana Estate of Arnold Juwar sold property at Unknown Address to Kevin Joseph and Jessica Lynne Hutchings for $520,000. Jeffrey Hostler sold property at 111 Mcclelland Drive to Charles Cairone for $230,000. O’Hara Charles Boyle sold...

Sri Vidya Malladi, of Sharpsburg, graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck, N.J., in May with a master’s of science in management information systems. Joe Kirklewski of Blawnox received a bachelor of science in civil engineering technology in May from Rochester Institute of Technology. Jacob Klein of the...

Fox Chapel won five games in the 2021 football season — and one of those victories was quite significant. The Foxes won their first WPIAL playoff game since 1997, a 13-10 victory at Upper St. Clair, a school with one of the highest winning percentages in WPIAL history at .702,...

Cub Scout invite Cub Scout Pack 381 invites all boys and girls grade K-5 to attend a Back to Scouting Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 2-6 p.m. at the Piedmont Shelter at Camp Guyasuta, 300 23rd Street in Sharpsburg. Kids can learn about all that Scouting has to offer...

A specialty food store in Aspinwall that recently expanded with a cafe plans to sell beer, wine and alcoholic beverages and has begun the process to get a restaurant liquor license. Aspinwall Council voted 5-0 on Wednesday to approve the transfer of a restaurant liquor license to Feast on Brilliant....

A controversial ordinance limiting outdoor business activities in Aspinwall has been put on hold until September. Borough officials had planned to advertise what has been called the “hours of operation” ordinance at Wednesday night’s meeting. However, council President Tim McLaughlin announced they would not be taking action that evening as...

Take a walk on the historic side with guided tours through Aspinwall offered by a local historian. Explore the historic architecture of a bygone era and learn about the families who first settled in the borough, founded in 1892. “Many people come here to shop, dine or visit one of...

A short bridge that sits near the post office along Old Freeport Road in O’Hara is scheduled to close Aug. 22 for reconstruction for up to three months. Motorists will be detoured away from the 1300 block of Old Freeport Road while work on Squaw Run Bridge No. 7 is...

Beneficiaries of the annual Women’s Board of Pittsburgh fundraiser have been revealed. Grants will be doled out to not only one or two, but three local charities whose mission is to improve the lives of children. They are: • 412 Boxing, a group associated with the Police Athletic League that...

UPMC St. Margaret Employees at UPMC St. Margaret gave a record-breaking $155,000 during July’s annual St. Margaret Foundation Employee Campaign to help fill in the gaps with hope for patients and employees in crisis at the hospital. “We didn’t know what to expect when we started the campaign,” said Foundation...

Aspinwall Graham Turner sold property at 131 Fourth St. to Richard Fuhrman Jr. and Lyndsey Fuhrman for $334,500. Nathan Agens sold property at 529 Guyasuta Road to Zachary Dixon for $676,500. Etna Robert McKee sold property at 21-23 Jones St. to Tyler and Kristi Delorenzo for $135,000. Innocenzo Capani sold...

After winning the sixth WPIAL team golf title in school history last fall, Fox Chapel boys coach Bryan Deal retired. But new coach Joe Farrell is anxious to continue the program’s legacy that includes 30 section titles. “The program is a very good program,” Farrell said. “We lost five starters,...

PennDOT announced more headaches Friday for motorists on Route 28. Beginning Tuesday, the on-ramp from Fox Chapel Road to southbound Route 28 in O’Hara will experience nightly closures, and single-lane restrictions will occur on northbound Route 28 between the RIDC Park (Exit 10) and the Russelton/Creighton (Exit 13) interchanges. The...

A Fox Chapel Area High School freshman with a commitment to conservation is raising monies to help pay it forward for the next generation of conservation leaders. Claire Conti, 14, has attended the Wildlife Leadership Academy the past two summers. The non-profit is dedicated to engaging and empowering high-school aged...

Sharpsburg public works Director Jordan D’Ambrosio has taken taken his talents to Swissvale. D’Ambrosio was serve Sharpsburg the past seven years. He was presented a proclamation by Mayor Brittany Reno, and council members lauded his services at the July 28 council meeting. During his tenure, the department has grown from...

About 1,000 pairs of gently used shoes will be walking into a new life as playground mats, running tracks and basketball courts through the efforts of the Fox Chapel Garden Club. The annual collection by club members is underway, marking the 15th year for the program that has made an...

A popular Caribbean restaurant that drew people to Sharpsburg for its oxtail and jerk chicken has announced its doors will close this month. 2 Sisters 2 Sons, which recently celebrated its second anniversary in the borough, will close Aug. 31 “The area wasn’t working out for us as we hoped,”...

Fox Chapel Police said two men and a woman are accused of stealing credit cards from cars parked at the Pittsburgh Field Club in the borough and going on an expensive spending spree at a local mall. Sgt. Craig Sorg said officers on Aug. 4 were still trying to identify...

A pedestrian safety project to install new sidewalks from Alpha to Gamma drives in O’Hara may not be possible without state assistance, according to township officials. Council last month unanimously approved the application for a $909,500 Multimodal Transportation Fund grant through the Commonwealth Financing Authority. It requires a $390,200 township...

Sharpsburg officials have appointed a group of residents dedicated to coordinating and promoting borough recreational opportunities. The first parks and recreation commission was formed at the July 28 council meeting. Members include junior council member Roman Mason, family physician Dr. Paul Brayer, former councilman and Linden Gym director Greg Domian,...

The Discovery School is set to welcome students this fall to a new campus that features a nature playground, a discovery pond, trails, meadows and a creek. Previously located at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, The Discovery School has moved to the former Winchester Thurston North campus at 4225 Middle Road...

The Best of Blawnox is hosting “Ice Cream With a Cop” and a community dog walk for National Night Out. The event takes place at the Blawnox Community Park on Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 6-8 p.m. The dog walk begins at 6 p.m. at the corner of Lewis Avenue and...