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Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 13, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Edward Derganz sold property at 136 Brighton St. to Tri Cog Land Bank for $16,745. Churchill Estate of Thomas Leddy Jr. sold property at 2007 Beulah Road to Michael Foley for $155,000. Xiuying Jiang sold property at 2504 Churchill Road to Wesley Family Services for $408,000. Edgewood...
AAA will host Monroeville event to replace peeling, illegible license plates
AAA East Central will host an event in Tuesday in Monroeville for drivers to replace license plates that have begun peeling. In Pennsylvania, drivers can be pulled over and fined up to $100 for an illegible license plate, defined as a plate where one or more characters cannot be recognized...
Monroeville library: Crochet club, jewelry making, classic film, more
The Monroeville Public Library, 4000 Gateway Campus Boulevard, will host the following events. Registration is required for some programs at MonroevilleLibrary.org, where a full calendar of upcoming events is posted. Call 412-372-0500 for more information. • July 10 at 6 p.m. — Classic Film ‘Maltese Falcon’: In this noir classic,...
Monroeville area: Butterfly count, vehicle charging station opens, quilt show, more
PPG to host annual butterfly count The 25th annual North American Butterfly Count will take place from 9-11:30 a.m. July 12 in Monroeville. The event is organized by the North American Butterfly Association. Anyone interested in participating can meet at the PPG Monroeville Business & Technology Center at 440 College...
Pittsburgh boxer tests undefeated record during all-female ‘Taylor vs. Serrano 3’ fights on Netflix
Pittsburgh boxer Mary Casamassa is still trying to fully absorb the notion that her next fight will not just take place at the legendary Madison Square Garden, but will also go out live to the world on Netflix. “I don’t know if it’s entirely sunk in yet, to be honest,”...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 6, 2025
Chalfant MTO Enterprises LLC sold property at 268 Brighton St. to Eric Brodeur and Corey OConnor for $226,500. Churchill Estate of Frances Still sold property at 59 Holland Road to Abel and Fortune Maggy Pamphile for $315,000. Michael Gilliland sold property at 826 Margaretta St. to Martin Jose Lopez Jr....
Annual butterfly count will take place in Monroeville
There are more than 120 species of butterflies in Western Pennsylvania, and the North American Butterfly Association wants residents to keep an eye out for all of them at the 25th annual North American Butterfly Count, which takes place Saturday, July 12, in Monroeville. But many common species are far...
Monroeville area: Day of Giving, Dinosaur Adventure, food distributions, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bkikel@triblive.com. Day of Giving The Pittsburgh Foundation will host a Day of Giving event for the Garden City Food Pantry in Monroeville. Online donations will be accepted at PittsburghGives.org from 8 a.m. to midnight Aug. 5. All donations of $25 and...
Monroeville’s Miracle Mile shopping center up for sale
The Miracle Mile Shopping Center in Monroeville is for sale. No price is listed by CBRE, the real estate agency handling the sale, but the plaza along Route 22 near the Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange is described in the listing as a dominant regional shopping destination. The sale was announced on...
Under Walmart ownership, Monroeville Mall eyes transformation
As Pittsburgh Mills’ parking lot continues to crater and its owner looks to unload a property that shows the challenge facing malls, a once-vibrant part of American commercialism that has faded, its neighbor to the south — Monroeville Mall — remains on a path toward redevelopment. Monroeville Mayor Nick Gresock...
Gateway linebacker Jakson Smith seeking breakthrough season
Football players know that when they become upperclassmen, coaches expect more from them. That does not necessarily mean more tackles or highlight reel plays. Rather, it is an understanding that they are more capable of helping the team win. Gateway junior linebacker Jakson Smith is one of those players who...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of June 29, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Estate of Eugene Laface sold property at 261 Churchill Road to Pasadena Partners LLC for $260,000. Johnston Jake LLC sold property at 3755 E. Rural Court to Paige Rocco for $239,000. Joshua Holizna sold property at 2523 Collins Road to Hunter Shreffler and Olivia Bitting for $265,000....
Pitcairn shooting victims lauded for roles on Clairton High School football team
Neither Isiah McCarthy or Tyrant Sutton ever led a football huddle as a high school team’s star quarterback or scored a game-winning touchdown to clinch a playoff berth. But the two teens killed in a shooting in Pitcairn were remembered Friday for how they wore the Clairton Bears’ jersey with...
2 teens killed in Pitcairn shootings
Two 16-year-old boys were killed Thursday in shootings in Pitcairn. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Isiah McCarthy of Pitcairn and Tyrant Sutton of Clairton both died at AHN Forbes Hospital on Thursday afternoon following the shootings. The shootings took place at about 3 p.m. on Shaw Alley near...
Monroeville area: Park block parties, free food distribution, more
Block parties Monroeville’s Recreation & Parks Department will host block parties this summer where residents can relax, enjoy food and talk with their local officials. They will take place July 17 at Overlook Park, 522 Thomas St., with Ward 1 Councilman Joe Hyzy, and Aug. 12 at Monroeville Community Park...
Monroeville updates convention center, prepares for summer road program
Monroeville officials are updating the Monroeville Convention Center, after purchasing it in 2024, and most of the work is being paid for with grant funding. “We recently installed five new rooftop air conditioning units for about $485,000, and that’s the only thing we’ve paid for as far as improvements,” Councilman...
Gateway technology coach: AI can support learning, streamline teaching tasks
If artificial intelligence is the future, Gateway technology coach Troy Ulewicz wants to ensure the district is bringing it to students in a responsible way. Ulewicz furthered that goal by taking part in a monthslong fellowship focused on how AI can be used in school districts. “It does streamline a...
Gateway may purchase food service truck, free lunches offered
Gateway School District may be in the market for a new food service vehicle. During a board discussion meeting earlier this month, business manager Mike Zourelias told the Monroeville district’s school directors that bulk food deliveries are sometimes brought to one of the buildings and must be moved to the...
Recovery from flood damage still a work in progress in Murrysville area 2 weeks after storms
Tim Wagner Sr. of Murrysville is disassembling a treadmill in his house to see if he can get it working again. The exercise equipment is in his basement, which was flooded after an early June storm parked itself over his neighborhood along Hills Church Road. In the immediate aftermath of...
Dino Nadarevic’s WPIAL, PIAA sweep headlines year in Gateway sports
Dino Nadarevic was to throw the shot put and discus one more time in a high school event last Thursday and Friday at New Balance Nationals before transitioning to a new journey at Duquesne. It was the culmination of a high school career that began in obscurity but with promise...
Monroeville charter school celebrates service, achievements of 6 graduates
More than 100 people attended Spectrum Charter School’s graduation ceremony in Monroeville on May 23, when six seniors received their high school diplomas. Spectrum students, families, board of trustees, faculty and staff gathered for the ceremony and luncheon to recognize graduates J. Balf, Jackson Carney, Aiden Ferguson, Mira Shank-Koster, Jupiter...
Monroeville native goes from Glamour Shots to glamorous clients
If you grew up in the 1980s, the brand name Glamour Shots probably conjures a very specific — and colorful — image in the mind. For Monroeville native Brett Freedman, the overly rouged cheeks and popping lipstick in classic Glamour Shots photos were part of the inspiration that led him...
Joe Winkler’s ‘Oil Paintings and Other Delights’ coming to Monroeville Library
Friends of the Monroeville Public Library will host award-winning fine artist and graphic designer Joe Winkler June 27 - July 29 at the library’s Gallery Space. The exhibit,“Oil Paintings and Other Delights,” will feature Winkler’s original works, most of which are his take on still life subjects. Winkler often acquires...
Monroeville area: Blessing of the Pets, summer music camp, barbecue-fest and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Hillcrest United Presbyterian events Hillcrest United Presbyterian Church will host the following upcoming events: • Blessing of the Pets, 10 a.m. July 6, held in a tent outside the church. Participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. Pets must be on a...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of June 15, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Joshua Holizna sold property at 2523 Collins Road to Hunter Shreffler and Olivia Bitting for $265,000. Thomas Antonacci sold property at 2513 Creekedge Drive to April Simpson for $242,500. Ashleigh Renee Bartges sold property at 1507 Williamsburg Place to Diana Payne for $199,900. Jan Swensen sold property...
