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North Hills High School Wind Ensemble performs at music teachers’ East Coast convention
The North Hills High School Wind Ensemble is in Rochester, N.Y. to be a featured performer in the National Association for Music Education’s Eastern Division Convention on April 13-14. The conventions are held every other year. The ensemble’s director, Len Lavelle, describes this year’s convention as a professional development opportunity...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of April 9, 2023
Bellevue Shoeb Panjwani sold property at 549 Dawson Ave. to William Lawrimore II and Courtney Killian for $321,000. Rodger Neurohr sold property at 70 Kendall Ave. to 70 Kendall Ave LLC for $205,000. Bradford Woods Paul Barrante sold property at 20 Market Ct to Mitchell Oshell and Lauren Budd for...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 7-9
It’s Easter and Passover weekend, as well as the Pirates first home game of the season. Here are some entertaining ways to spend it. A dog-gone good time The Doggie Easter Egg Hunt is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the dog park and north lot at...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of April 2, 2023
Bellevue Scott Janeda sold property at 654 Highland Pl to Michael Petik for $232,500. Andoni Marquez sold property at 422 Teece Ave. to Colin and Brianna May for $322,150. Christopher Driscoll sold property at 100 Watkins Ave. to John Kocka for $678,000. Etna Joseph Missenda sold property at 13 Catherine...
In brief: Easter services, West View Hub activities and more in the North Hills
Hampton Presbyterian Church For Holy Week, the schedule at Hampton Presbyterian Church is as follows: Palm Sunday, April 2 — Worship services at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Education hour at 9:30 a.m. Children’s church during the 10:30 worship service. Maundy Thursday, April 6 — Potluck dinner at 6:15 p.m. Bring...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of March 26, 2023
Bellevue Scott Janeda sold property at 654 Highland Pl to Michael Petik for $232,500. Andoni Marquez sold property at 422 Teece Ave. to Colin and Brianna May for $322,150. Christopher Driscoll sold property at 100 Watkins Ave. to John Kocka for $678,000. Etna Joseph Missenda sold property at 13 Catherine...
In brief: News from the North Hills Home Show, Sealarks Women’s Group
Fresh ideas and smart advice about home improvement, decorating and landscaping projects will be all under one roof at the North Hills Home Show, March 31-April 2 at the North Park Sports Complex, 2318 Wildwood Road in Hampton Township. The show will include more than 150 exhibits, demonstrations and numerous...
With playoff sting faded, North Hills softball turns page
The sting from last June sat with the North Hills softball team for a while, but now the Indians are ready to atone with a new cast. North Hills finished the 2022 season with a 17-5 record. It lost to eventual champion Armstrong in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals and...
North Hills boys basketball season marked by ups, downs
For a second straight year, Buzz Gabos is proud of his team’s accomplishments but also is left wanting more. Gabos, who just completed his 17th season as North Hills’ boys basketball coach, led the Indians to a 20-7 record with appearances in the WPIAL semifinals and PIAA first round. “I’m...
Mexican restaurant chain Fajita Pete’s coming to Ross
The deal is sealed to bring what its owners call authentic Tex-Mex cuisine to the Pittsburgh area. Houston-based restaurant chain Fajita Pete’s has announced an agreement with husband and wife business developers Chris and Brittny Mabry of Pittsburgh to bring “fresh off the grill” fajitas to The Block Northway in...
Comedian Steve Hofstetter opening entertainment venue in Ross
Nationally known comedian and former Los Angeles resident Steve Hofstetter now calls Pittsburgh home — and he’s embarking on his second purchase of a local church. Hofstetter was the host and executive producer of season one of “Laughs” on FOX and appeared on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.”...
‘9 to 5 the Musical’ set to open on North Hills High School stage
On the surface, a story about three downtrodden women working hard to make an honest living in a male chauvinist-run environment might not appear to be much in the way of breezy entertainment. Though set in the 1970s, many of the issues raised about the challenges faced by working women...
Prom dress resale today at North Hills High School to benefit local charityVideo
North Hills High School teacher Michelle Medic wanted her SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and officials to come up with an idea for a new charity event this year that enabled them to give back to the North Hills community. And they did. “They came up with this prom (dress)...
North Hills student news for the week of March 21, 2023
Jasmine Lin, who is in the photographic and imaging arts program; and Dominic Bellisario, who is in the game design and development program, made the dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the fall 2022 semester. Members of every Golden Eagles athletics program at Clarion University gathered Jan. 26...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of March 19, 2023
Bellevue Denise Estep sold property at 33 Greenough Ave. to Isolution Space LLC for $65,000. Adam Charles Blind sold property at 49-51 S Balph Ave. to Roman Empire Holdings LLC for $335,000. Bradford Woods Tulika Ranjan sold property at 100 Burry Road to Claye and Nichol Greene for $1,170,000. Franklin...
Pedestrian killed in McCandless hit-and-run identified
A pedestrian was killed Saturday night as a result of a hit-and-run crash in McCandless. Donald Gene Leach, 78, of Wexford, was identified Monday by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner as the man killed in the incident. Police said a black Honda struck Leach at 10:15 p.m. near the Pine...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of March 12, 2023
Bellevue US Bank Trust NA trustee sold property at 466 Dawson Ave. to Cameron Guy Konieczny for $94,501. Daniel Turkovich sold property at 503 Highland Pl to Brett Wagner and Angela Semple for $197,400. Roy Peterson Jr. sold property at 20 Rheams Ave. to Jacob Dubois for $132,916. Lori Johnston...
Ross teacher recognized during Gov. Shapiro’s budget address
A teacher from Ross Elementary School enjoyed an opportunity to be recognized during Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first budget address on Tuesday. Third grade teacher Jess Porter, 27, a Ross native who now lives in Mt. Washington, traveled to Harrisburg and was not only named in Shapiro’s speech but he asked...
‘Bad night’ eliminates North Hills in 1st round of PIAA playoffs
North Hills spent the past 10 days putting up shots in its own gym, making Friday’s shooting woes hard to explain. The Indians shot 39% from the field and endured two single-digit quarters in a 56-52 home-court loss to Mechanicsburg in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A playoffs....
Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home in Swan Acres in Ross on the market for $425K
A stone gargoyle stands guard outside the house, and it’s one of the first sights you see as you approach the residence in Swan Acres in Ross. “I like the gargoyle,” said Patty Helwich, realtor with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services. “It’s a unique detail. Gargoyles are protectors.” The home...
North Hills School District, Mark Madden announce scholarship named for Peggy Ann Madden
Listeners of Mark Madden’s popular afternoon drive sports talk show on 105.9 The X likely know how much of an influence his late mother, Peggy Ann Madden, has had on his successful professional life. In addition to inspiring her son, Peggy Ann Madden also positively influenced hundreds and hundreds of...
An enchanted evening fundraiser at Northland Public Library scheduled for April 22
Tickets are on sale for the Northland Public Library’s 2023 Garden Gala: An Enchanted Evening, to be held April 22, from 7:30-10 p.m. at the library on 300 Cumberland Road in McCandless. This year’s gala will embrace a new Enchanted Evening theme, said Alexis McKinley, director of the Northland Public...
Kiski Area hockey beats North Hills in PIHL Penguins Cup quarterfinals
The Kiski Area hockey team rallied twice against Avonworth last week to claim a PIHL Penguins Cup Class A first-round victory. The Cavaliers rode that momentum Monday against No. 1 North Hills in a quarterfinal matchup at Robert Morris University’s Island Sports Center. Sophomore Ethan Bombalski scored a go-ahead goal...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of March 5, 2023
Bellevue Joseph Stanley DeWitt sold property at 528 Division Ave. to Keith and Melissa Mihelcic for $210,000. Joseph Winghart sold property at 118 N Jackson Ave. to Kiran Markenday and Tarun Sonkhya for $155,000. Estate of John Czajkowski sold property at 119 S Harrison Ave. to Rosemary Rojas for $188,000....
Rebranding of North Hills School District moves forward
The rebranding of North Hills School District — complete with a new advertising design — took another step forward on March 2 as the school board got their first look. The next step is voting to approve the branding. High school seniors from the A.W. Beattie Career Center, which draws...
