Monroeville Times Express category, Page 4
State senator: Don’t let Monroeville Mall become Century III
State Sen. Nick Pisciottano is happy to see Walmart’s plans for the Monroeville Mall property because it’s not the only mall in his district to face tough times. The 45th Senatorial District also included Century III Mall in West Mifflin. That mall’s last tenant closed its doors in 2020 and...
Plans to raze Monroeville Mall surprise industry leaders
Monroeville Mall has inspired a book and is featured in movies, including George Romero’s “Dawn of the Dead.” That prominence may not spare it from demolition. A state funding request made public last week indicates its owner, Walmart, plans to tear down and rebuild on the property it bought in...
Jurors see video of arrest at scene of Monroeville police shooting
Jamal Brooks told a jury Wednesday that video of a man blasting a Monroeville police sergeant with gunfire revealed nothing distinctive about the shooter. The person firing 16 times into the officer’s patrol vehicle, Brooks claimed, “could be anyone.” Anyone, that is, but him. On Thursday, video that night from...
Monroeville area: Bingo, pancake breakfast and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bkikel@triblive.com. Fall Swing bingo Monroeville Baseball & Softball Association will hold Fall Swing bingo on Nov. 8 at Divine Mercy Academy’s Lourdes Center, located at 245 Azalea Drive. Doors open at 6 p.m. and games begin at 7 p.m. Pizza, soda...
Monroeville area: ‘Discover Rotary,’ Symphony East performance, autism expo, more
‘Discover Rotary’ evening The Rotary Club of Monroeville is holding a Discover Rotary event from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Monroeville Public Library, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd. Rotary provides humanitarian efforts locally, nationally and worldwide. This is an evening of connection and to learn what Rotary and the local club...
Monroeville gathers to observe World Peace Day
The Rotary Club of Monroeville celebrated the United Nations’ International Day of Peace a day early this year, bringing together interfaith leaders and community members for a program focused on unity and diversity. The celebration, held Sept. 20, was anchored at the Peace Garden in Community Park West, which grew...
Wounded Monroeville police sergeant faces accused shooter at trial
When Monroeville police Sgt. James MacDonald responded to an armed robbery last year at the Crumbl cookie shop on William Penn Highway, he was familiar with the area surrounding the Miracle Mile Shopping Center. MacDonald headed to a road nearby, hoping he might catch the suspect trying to flee. As...
Tenant future clouded as Walmart plans demolition of Monroeville Mall site
Rick Murray would like to help Walmart pitch its vision of a mixed-use development on the site of the Monroeville Mall, because he thinks it could someday be a real asset to the community. The problem is, despite being a mall tenant, he has no idea what the future of...
Lower Burrell VFW’s Vietnam-era helicopter restored with help from Forbes Road students
The Vietnam-era helicopter outside VFW Post 92 in Lower Burrell has been restored thanks to the help of students from the Forbes Road Career and Technology Center in Monroeville. Last weekend, students from Forbes’ SkillsUSA chapter partnered with A-K Valley Back the Blue to repaint the helicopter, displayed outside the...
Walmart plans to demolish Monroeville Mall, according to state grant bid
For the first time since it purchased Monroeville Mall in February, Walmart has declared its intent for the 186-acre property. The mall is expected to be demolished and replaced with retail and public space, according to a state grant application Walmart submitted last month through limited-liability corporation South Saturn Ridge....
Longtime assistant coach Vern Benson takes over Gateway boys basketball program
Vern Benson led a brief film session and a weight room workout before guiding the Gateway boys basketball team in an on-court training session Sept. 30 at the Furrie Sports Complex. He got in the middle of the action, instructing the Gators players on many aspects of the game he...
Gateway soccer programs making in-season strides
The start of the 2025 soccer season in Monroeville was tough on a pair of young Gateway Gators teams. The Gateway boys program is under the tutelage of Mike Rugh for a third season. A Gateway grad from 1996, he was inducted into the school’s soccer hall of fame in...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 5, 2025
Churchill Estate of Eugene Silverman sold property at 157 Kingsdale Road to A Michele Tedder for $220,800. Leon Blackston sold property at 314 Surrey Pl to Andrew Morgan for $240,000. Estate of William Morton sold property at 116 Thornberry Drive to Wesley Family Services for $340,000. Forest Hills Frederick Meija...
Monroeville Convention Center hosts 5th annual Pittsburgh Gaming Expo this weekend
Organizers have pressed the start button on the fifth annual Pittsburgh Gaming Expo. Festivities kicked off Friday afternoon at the Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Plaza Blvd. The event continues Saturday and Sunday with pinball tournaments and cosplay contests set for both days. Brian Wissner, expo co-founder and co-owner, expects...
Monroeville area: Council meeting change, blood drive, live music and more
Council meeting change Monroeville council’s citizens’ night and work session in November is changed to Nov. 6 because of the general election. It will be held at 7 p.m. at the municipal building, 2700 Monroeville Blvd. Blood drive The Pitcairn Lions Club will host a blood drive from 1-5 p.m....
Abandoned property could help create unified area for Monroeville senior center, library, Gateway campus
An oddly shaped piece of property off Mosside Boulevard in Monroeville could be the key to creating an expanded area for use by residents, Gateway School District students and staff, and Monroeville Public Library patrons. “It’s a unique historical property,” Monroeville Municipal Manager Alex Graziani said of about 4.2 acres...
Monroeville Catholic school alum visits students, fundraises for cystic fibrosis
Michael DeSabato isn’t new to fundraising. Monroeville’s Bella Capelli Academy cosmetology school, owned by his parents, actively supports Jeremiah’s Place – Pittsburgh’s only free, crisis nursery providing emergency childcare for families in need. And DeSabato is a franchise owner of the Strip District day spa Clean Your Dirty Face, which...
Anthony D’Imperio, former owner of D’Imperio’s Restaurant in Wilkins, dies
The owner of popular Monroeville-area eatery D’Imperio’s who was known as much for his hospitable nature as his restaurant was for its authentic Italian food has died. Restaurant owner, Vietnam veteran and first-generation Italian immigrant Anthony “Tony” D’Imperio died on Sept. 6 at age 81. No cause of death was...
Monroeville insurance agent charged for 3rd time with fraudulent business practices
A Monroeville insurance agent has been charged for the third time in less than two years with fraudulent business practices. Prosecutors in this most recent case with the Pennsylvania Attorney General say Chad G. Skena, 48, of Monroeville, talked a client into investing more than $75,000 in a phony business...
Gateway grad Courtney Jackson finds role with Seattle Seahawks
The last time Courtney Jackson was at Heinz Field, now Acrisure Stadium, was Nov. 5, 2022, as Syracuse played Pitt in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup. Things didn’t go as Jackson and his Orange teammates hoped that day as the Panthers held the Syracuse offense to three field goals in...
Former coach returns to lead Gateway hockey team as it moves back to JV level
Dennis Shannon coached the Gateway varsity hockey team from 1997 to 2004, and he found success with the Gators to where he is the program’s all-time leader in coaching victories. A Monroeville resident for 47 years who has enjoyed a five-decades long coaching career at the high school, amateur and...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 28, 2025
Monroeville Michael Strauss sold property at 2684 Third St. to Luan Castro and Violet Tonelli for $299,900. Lynden Group LLC sold property at 829 Cottonwood Drive to Stephen and Heidi Zupanc for $206,500. Estate of Frank Sabino Jr. sold property at 1341 Foxboro Drive to Ranjan and Naba Godwami for...
Gateway school board approves new club, playground
The Gateway school board voted to approve a new environment club at the high school in Monroeville. No school funding is required for the club, which will focus on gardening, recycling and community cleanup. The board also voted 8-0, with director Jack Bova being absent, to approve a video project...
Monroeville area: Blood drive, Heritage Day festival, live music, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bkikel@triblive.com. Heritage Day Monroeville Historical Society will host its annual Heritage Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 27 at the McGinley and McCully Homes, 2381 McGinley Road. Activities will include guided tours and interactive demonstrations, pony rides, farm animals,...
On the runway: CDH LABEL Clothing Co. celebrates 15 years of style
There truly was only one way to celebrate a fashion milestone for this designer — on the runway. Cary D. Heard, creator of CDH LABEL Clothing Co., hosted the Fierce, Fly & Fabulous Fifteen Year Anniversary Fashion Expo on Sept. 13 inside the Triveni Center ballroom in Monroeville. Nearly 200...
