Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 92
Sharpsburg residents face 25% tax increase in 2023
Sharpsburg residents could be facing a considerable property tax increase in 2023. Council approved a tentative $4.6 million budget, which includes $1.2 million in a sewer fund and $78,000 in liquid fuels. The proposed budget includes a property tax increase of 2.25 mills, to 9.75. If approved, the owner of...
Sharpsburg expected to benefit from $2 million state grant for older home repairs
Sharpsburg’s aging housing stock could benefit from a $2 million state grant meant to target critical home repairs for low-income, Allegheny County residents, Sharpsburg Mayor Brittany Reno said. Money from the Department of Community and Economic Development was awarded to the nonprofit ACTION Housing for the rehabilitation program. It will...
PennDOT plans short-term closure of Route 28 on-ramp southbound at Fox Chapel Road
PennDOT is planning a short-term closure of the ramp from Fox Chapel Road onto southbound Route 28 in O’Hara Township on Wednesday morning, Nov. 9 weather permitting. Crews will perform shoulder paving on the ramp from Fox Chapel Road to southbound Route 28, requiring a full closure beginning at approximately...
Aspinwall appoints new junior council members
Aspinwall Council recently added three young members as a way to get teens more involved in local government. Fox Chapel Area High School senior Luke Curran, Oakland Catholic High School senior Madeline Edmondston and Fox Chapel Area junior Iris Doty were sworn in as Aspinwall junior council members by Mayor...
Annual tree plantings take root in Aspinwall
The green scene continues to grow in Aspinwall. Members and volunteers with The Aspinwall Shade Tree Commission planted 31 trees during a daylong event Oct. 29. Aspinwall Shade Tree Commission Chairman Bruce Columbus said about 30 volunteers participated during the six hour planting mission. The commission was formed in 2009...
Christmas in Guyasuta features winter wonderland with elves, lights and Santa
People can escape to a winter wonderland complete with a bonfire and rides through twinkling lights during the fourth annual Christmas in Guyasuta celebration. The event is scheduled Nov. 26 at the wooded grounds of Camp Guyasuta, just off 23rd Street in the Sharpsburg business district. Santa and Mrs. Claus...
‘Do not talk during shows’: Hampton venue promotes respect for performers
Say you’re a musician who has poured the proverbial heart and soul into a writing a song, one that you’re proud to perform in front of a live audience. But a glance at the crowd shows eyes focused on cellphones and mouths jabbering away, as if you didn’t really exist....
Fox Chapel Area School District partners with 6 districts to offer new STEM initiative
Fox Chapel Area School District has partnered with six school districts to lead a STEM advancement effort for students and educators in Western Pennsylvania. The district announced in September it was awarded a $480,000 PAsmart Advancing Grant through the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The grant will help to support educational...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 6, 2022
Blawnox Sandy Michelin sold property at 154 Second St. to Alisa Popovic for $192,500. Lisa Stelitano sold property at 212 Summit Drive to Thomas Stelitano for $25,000. Etna Vincent Kelly sold property at 110 Cherry St. to Ryan Paul Slye for $87,150. Fox Chapel Jason Sperry sold property at 143...
Sharpsburg Girl Scout troop learns about justice through visit with district judge
Sharpsburg-based Girl Scout Troop 40426 got a firsthand look at how the state’s judicial system works via visit to their local magistrate’s office. District Judge Matthew Rudzki hosted a group of about nine scouts and their co-leaders on Nov. 2 as part of the girls’ pursuit of a democracy badge....
Herald notebook: Hartman leads Shady Side Academy runners to PIAA meet
Chelsea Hartman has been through a lot in her first three cross country seasons with health concerns prior to her freshman year and stress fractures in her feet last year. But the Shady Side Academy junior battled through all that was thrown her way, and she stood tall as a...
Young roster provides plenty of highlights for Fox Chapel cross country team
It wasn’t quite the finish Fox Chapel was hoping for, but cross country coach Tom Moul had plenty of positive takeaways from the recent WPIAL finals. The Foxes finished sixth as a team in the championship meet at Cal (Pa.). “I was a little disappointed,” Moul said. “I thought maybe...
Indiana Township Police Department to host free class on the dangers of child sextortion
The Indiana Township Police Department is hosting a free class Nov. 15 about child and internet safety, and topics covered will include the dangers and methods involved with online child sextortion threats. Indiana Township Sgt. Marc Myers said the department is committed to offering educational seminars about relevant criminal topics...
Proposed residential development in Indiana Township getting pushback from residents
Several dozen Indiana Township residents are pushing back against a proposal to construct a 100-unit residential development on land that Allegheny County’s comprehensive plan recommends for conservation. The developer, identified in township documents Fox Chapel Estates LP, a company with an office in McCandless, has submitted an application to construct...
Aspinwall’s Riverfront Theater Company does right with ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’
Riverfront Theater Company’s final performance of the 2022 season will leave audiences laughing well into the new year. Steven Gallagher, director of “The Play That Goes Wrong,” said playwrights Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields made beautiful work of comedy, and people will love the piece for its pure...
Fox Chapel Area school news
Members of the Fox Chapel Educators Association recently conducted a fall non-food drive for items needed by the Sharpsburg Community Library and the Second Harvest Thrift Store pantries. Among the hundreds of items collected were personal care items, baby items, household cleaning items and items for pets. “Our students are...
In brief: News from Sharpsburg and Aspinwall
A Christmas concert featuring the Pine Creek Community Band and choir members of Christ the King parish is scheduled for Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Sharpsburg. The church is located at 210 Garnier Street. —- Aspinwall Neighbors plan to unveil a mural at noon Nov....
Indiana Township Police Department to host free class on the dangers of child sextortion
The Indiana Township Police Department is hosting a free class Nov. 15 about child and internet safety, and topics covered will include the dangers and methods involved with online child sextortion threats. Indiana Township Sgt. Marc Myers said the department is committed to offering educational seminars about relevant criminal topics...
Indiana Township District 5 voting location moved to town hall
Voters in Indiana Township’s District 5 have a new polling location. Voters in District 5 will cast ballots Nov. 8 at the Town Hall Community Center at 3710 Saxonburg Blvd. according to Allegheny County Elections Division field maintenance manager James Hughes. The town hall already is the polling place for...
Shady Side Academy in Fox Chapel celebrates Diwali
Shady Side Academy celebrated Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, with an assembly on Oct. 20 at the senior school to explain the holiday and an after-school party that featured snacks and activities. Diwali is a celebration of light over darkness, good over evil. Diwali was celebrated on Oct. 24....
Blairsville’s Black Ridge will host album release party in BlawnoxVideo
Even if they don’t know the band by name, Pittsburgh sports fans are probably familiar with Blairsville rockers Black Ridge. Their songs, “New Day” and “Celebration” have been featured regularly during televised Pirates and Penguins games, and the tune “You’ll Never Stop This Machine” was used during the 2021-‘22 NHL...
Fox Chapel Area High School grads awarded William C. and Susan A. DeLaney Scholarships
Two former student executive board members at Fox Chapel Area High School have earned 2022 William and Susan DeLaney Scholarships. Anthony Miles and Gabrielle Uku were each awarded $1,000. They each served on the Fox Chapel Area High School Black Student Union during their senior year. Both graduated in 2022....
Mosites breaks ground on Allegheny Shores, ‘the Sharpsburg Riviera’
A groundbreaking along the Sharpsburg riverfront Monday marked the beginning of a project to reshape the land and reconnect it to the community. The Mosites Co., best known for its redevelopment of the East Liberty commercial corridor, celebrated the launch of a project formerly dubbed R47 and now called Allegheny...
Shady Side Academy in Fox Chapel presents fall play, ‘Puffs’
Shady Side Academy Senior School will present five performances of its fall play, “Puffs (One Act Edition for Young Wizards)” on Nov. 10-13, 2022. Show times are Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday,...
33rd state House District shaping up as vital race
The 33rd state House race is revving up to be critically important in the midterm elections. Democrat Mandy Steele of Fox Chapel and Republican Ted Tomson of Fawn each believe they are the key to growing the economy and revitalizing the district, which runs along one side of the Allegheny...
