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‘Music Along the Trail’ scheduled at Aspinwall park

There will be ‘Music Along the Trail’ Oct. 23 in Aspinwall. Fox Chapel Area senior Nathan Moore, in pursuit of his Eagle Scout rank, has organized a free community concert at Allegheny RiverTrail Park. The event will begin at 3:30 p.m. It is free for all ages and will feature...
New junior council persons sworn in at Fox Chapel meeting

Two Fox Chapel teens have officially become the borough’s newest and youngest appointed leaders. Shady Side Academy senior Bree Murphy and Fox Chapel Area High School junior Logan Dressman were sworn in as junior council members at council’s Oct. 17 meeting. Mayor Walter Scott III administered the oath of office....
Fox Chapel amends ordinance to make it easier to use solar panels

Fox Chapel Council has made it easier for property owners to have solar panels. Council unanimously amended its ordinance on Oct. 17 to make roof-mounted panels at the front of the house a permitted use instead of a conditional one. A conditional use meant property owners had to go before...
Unique observatory in O’Hara opens galaxy of opportunity

Patients at the H.J. Heinz III campus of the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System are defying physical limitations to study the mysteries of the skies thanks to the opening of an observatory at the O’Hara campus. The Sky Shed Observatory is the first of its kind in VA systems across the...
Shady Side Academy’s new Gene Deal Fields get rave reviews from namesake

Growing up in the Utica, N.Y. area, Gene Deal never dreamed he’d have athletic fields named in his honor. But the new multi-purpose ballfields on the Shady Side Academy campus were scheduled to be dedicated the Gene Deal Fields on Oct. 14-15 as part of the school’s homecoming weekend. Shady...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 16, 2022

Aspinwall Bradley Fleming sold property at 217 Fourth St. to Blake Royston for $356,000. Lisa Freudenberg sold property at 25 Fifth St. to Joel Clinton and Rebecca Mae Carmody for $160,000. Estate of Emilie Macecevic sold property at 35 Fifth St. to Benjamin and Megan Krider for $270,000. Stephanie Klipp...
Shady Side Academy football shuts out Valley

Favorable field position in the second quarter propelled Shady Side Academy to a 30-0 victory over Valley on Saturday afternoon at Michael J. Farrell Stadium. A three-play scoring drive from the Valley 29 and a punt return to the Vikings 1 by Naiziim Daniels lifted the Bulldogs (2-1, 3-4) to...
In brief: news from Sharpsburg, Fox Chapel and more

Ketchup City Creative is hosting a showing of architectural illustrations by graphic artist Shane Henderson on Oct. 21 from 6-9 p.m. and Oct. 22 from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. The show will feature 21 framed prints done by Henderson all focused on the architecture of Pittsburgh. Ketchup City Creative is...
Historian Tom Powers tapped to author Blawnox centennial book

When the village of Hoboken — current-day Blawnox — was first laid out in the late 1860s, it was created to support the contractors, and later the employees, of the now-gone Allegheny County Workhouse in neighboring O’Hara. “When Hoboken was first laid out, it was just another land deal,” historian...
Fall shoe recycling program breaks Fox Chapel Garden Club record

Fox Chapel Garden Club had a record-setting year with its annual tennis shoe recycling program. The volunteer group, led by co-chairs Ellen Romsaas and Susie Williams, collected 3,198 shoes from late August to early October. It was the 15th straight year for the club’s project designed to repurpose athletic wear....
Shady Side Academy receives largest gift in its 139-year history

Shady Side Academy has received the largest gift in the school’s 139-year history, a $15 million personal commitment from S. Kent Rockwell and his partner, Pat Babyak, in support of capital projects included in the school’s campus master plan. “We are extraordinarily grateful to Kent Rockwell and Pat Babyak for...
Aspinwall Council adopts ordinance regulating outdoor business operations in the borough

Aspinwall Council adopted an ordinance on Oct. 12 that prohibits all outdoor business, commercial and trading activities in the borough from 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays and midnight to 7 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The vote was 5-2 with council President Tim McLaughlin and Councilwoman Mary Hancock...
Shady Side Academy junior honored for his volunteer work supporting area refugees

A middle-school assignment evolved into a meaningful mission for Shady Side Academy junior Deven Nahata. While in seventh grade at SSA, his teacher assigned individual student projects with a social-based focus. “I did some Google searches for Pittsburgh nonprofits because I was really interested in the refugee crisis and found...
Fox Chapel Area Marching Band scores pair of first-place finishes, heads to championships

The Fox Chapel Area High School Marching Band heads into its final competition of the season having won first places at its first two Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association competitions of the school year. The band competes in the Class AA division and won first place at Yough High School...
No injuries reported in garage fire that spread to house in Fox Chapel

No one was hurt Monday night after a fire broke out in a detached garage in Fox Chapel and spread to the house in front of it. Crews from Aspinwall, Sharpsburg, Dorseyville and Blawnox responded to the fire in the 100 block of South Pasadena Drive, according to the Aspinwall...
Aspinwall’s Fall in the Wall attracts hundreds

Hundreds of people packed Aspinwall for the Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fall in the Wall celebration Oct. 8. “The turnout’s incredible this year,” said Adam Redling of Aspinwall, whose daughter, Elliana, 7, received a unicorn balloon animal from Quin McLaughlin, known in entertainment circles as “Q the Clone” of...

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