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Photos: 19th Annual Cindystock
Cindystock brings out 200 in support of Yates fund for cancer hope Cindystock founders Cindy and Ted Yates celebrated the 19th annual Cindystock benefit concert at their Wexford home on Aug. 20. Approximately 200 guests came to support the Yates Fund for Cancer Hope and listen to singer/songwriter Mark Ferrari,...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 26-28
It will be a festive weekend in Pittsburgh, with events celebrating everything from fine art to tiny houses to vegan food. Tiny house roadshow The Reuse Box Truck Roadshow makes a stop from 9 a.m. t0 5 p.m. Saturday at Construction Junction, 214 N. Lexington St., Point Breeze. The event...
Lasagna Love delivers carbs and comfort
All you need is love. And lasagna. The classic Italian comfort food is the inspiration for Lasagna Love, a national nonprofit dedicated to providing free homemade lasagnas to individuals in need. The concept is simple — volunteers make homemade lasagna for people from online requests they receive and deliver them...
The Stroller, Aug. 26, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Golf outing to benefit Freeport hockey, baseball programs A golf outing fundraiser...
Police say Springdale man out on bond for assaulting woman now accused of strangling her
A Springdale man who was out on bond and ordered not to have contact with a woman that police say he assaulted has been charged with trying to strangle her. Adam Stavish, 34, of Duquesne Court was charged with a felony count of strangulation along with two counts of simple...
Wildflower jelly, foraging, birding on tap for Flying Solo Farm Fair in Buffalo Township
What began as a fun, artistic pursuit at a small farm in West Deer is a full-fledged, nature-themed fair Saturday at the Audubon Society’s Buffalo Creek Nature Park in Buffalo Township. The second annual Flying Solo Farm Fair will feature more than 20 vendors selling a variety of nature-based and...
Nature-based child care center opens at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve in Fox Chapel
A new nature-based child care center has opened in Fox Chapel. The Whirlybird Nature School opened this summer and is enrolling children ages 30 months to 5. Owner Kelly Jane Walker of Verona holds a master’s degree in education and taught public school in the area for 20 years. Walker...
McCandless wards to be reapportioned due to population shifts
The population of McCandless Township has barely changed since the 2010 census, with the most growth in senior housing developments. The town conducted a public hearing on Aug. 22 regarding the municipal reapportionment as required by state law. The process examines population changes and helps to balance the voting wards,...
Slippery Rock University master’s students start social worker internships in Sharpsburg
Addressing issues of domestic violence, drug use, homelessness, food insecurity and hording are just some of the ways two Slippery Rock University social worker interns plan to make an impact in Sharpsburg. Master’s degree students Mary Bauer of Richland Township and Kirsten Giovengo of Ohio Township introduced themselves at a...
Coraopolis man charged in Pittsburgh shooting that killed 1, injured 3
Pittsburgh police used footage pieced together from multiple cameras across the North Side and recorded video calls from the Allegheny County Jail to piece together the movements of a shooter who killed one and wounded three others, according to charges filed this week. Andrew Shaqkere Johnson, 25, of Coraopolis, was...
Rottweiler-coon hound is top dog in Greensburg’s pet ambassador contest
El Guaje Villa is Greensburg’s first official pet ambassador. The 3 1/2-year-old Rottweiler-coon hound mix — Guaje for short — topped a field of more than 50 contenders in a competition for the title that ended at Thursday’s Greensburg Night Market. With 350 points out of about 2,000 cast by...
Mr. Smalls gives live theater a go this weekend with Sondheim’s ‘Passion’
Jordan Berlin Speranzo and Nick Grosso have a passion for live theater. So it’s only appropriate that the first production they teamed up to stage shares that same name: Stephen Sondheim’s “Passion.” Speranzo’s mother Liz Berlin, rock veteran of Pittsburgh’s Rusted Root and owner of Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale,...
Fall flights increase from Pittsburgh International Airport
In a sign of recovery for the airline industry in Pittsburgh, several airlines are bringing back nonstop routes this fall. • Southwest Airlines is adding a weekly Saturday flight to Houston and regular flights to Austin. • Spirit is adding daily flights to Fort Myers and frequent trips to Orlando....
Pulitzer winner Eli Saslow will visit Pitt Greensburg to cap Westmoreland Reads program
A book by Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Eli Saslow will be the focus of a new countywide reading program started by Pitt-Greensburg. Westmoreland Reads will focus on “Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakenings of a Former White Nationalist,” Saslow’s 2019 book about Derek Black, who was raised as a...
Amphitheater project, vehicle replacement among Murrysville’s 2023 capital priorities
Murrysville officials recently laid out roughly $21.5 million in capital improvement plans for the next five years, including construction work on the Logan’s Ferry Road, Heather Highlands and Cal-Ken Court bridges. More than 70% of the capital improvement funding will go toward road overlay and infrastructure projects, according to finance...
Ligonier teen impresses judges in Westmoreland Fair horse shows
Horses have been a part of Laurel Daniels’ life forever. The 16-year-old began showing horses at age 6. Ten years later, she’s still showing them – and her hard work and dedication have paid off. During the Westmoreland Fair’s miniature horse halter class show on Thursday, Daniels and her mini...
McKees Rocks woman arrested in infant grandson’s overdose
Police have arrested a McKees Rocks woman in connection with the July 31 overdose of her infant grandson. Robbie Elizabeth Boyer, 47, was taken into custody Thursday on two arrest warrants by police from Allegheny County and McKees Rocks. They say she is responsible for the 10-month-old boy’s overdose. First...
Police seek information about Rostraver stabbing
Rostraver Police are investigating a stabbing that was reported Thursday morning. A 36-year-old man was taken by medical helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery, according to police. The incident was reported just after 7 a.m. in the parking lot of Tri-County Plaza. Police said the man...
Freeport, Gilpin establish first regional police force in Armstrong County: Southern Armstrong Regional
The Southern Armstrong Regional Police Department — which combines Freeport and Gilpin police — soon will be off the ground. Freeport Council on Wednesday night gave unanimous approval to a consolidation of its police department with Gilpin’s. Freeport’s action followed Gilpin’s approval Monday. While there is no exact date, officials...
Pine-Richland students head back to school
Students in Pine-Richland School District returned to classes and started a new school year on Aug. 25. Superintendent Dr. Brian Miller said that the energy and excitement on the first day of school is second only to that of graduation. “We are focused on strengthening the positive culture of our...
Fox Chapel students head back to school
Aspinwall students board the bus at Center Avenue and Fourth Street on Aug. 23 for the first day of school in the Fox Chapel Area School District for the 2022-23 school year. The students were heading to O’Hara Elementary School. Aspinwall Police Chief Dave Nemec watches in the background....
Murrysville area: New Rotaract club, cyclo-cross race, fall library programs, more
New Rotaract club forms Dominick Fogle of Delmont was installed as the inaugural president for the new Rotaract Club of Delmont-Murrysville during the club’s charter meeting, held July 26 at the Delmont Public Library. Rotaract’s mission is to provide an opportunity for men and women to enhance their leadership skills...
Four Heroes of World War II Dinner set for Aug. 26
Four people with extraordinary stories of heroics performed during World War II are being honored at a special dinner on Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Edgeworth Club in Sewickley. Each of the four has a unique story to share. Julia Parsons is a 101-year-old former Navy WAVE codebreaker...
$11.3M in federal funding to go toward infrastructure improvements in Hill District
A neighborhood infamous for being splintered by highways and parking lots is getting a boost from the federal government to help make its streets safer for pedestrians, motorists and other road users. Acting Federal Highway Administrator Stephanie Pollack said at a news conference Thursday that Pittsburgh’s Hill District is receiving...
Norwin area: Church anniversary, craft show, garbage carts, more
Church marks 150 years in Irwin Immanuel Lutheran Church, 612 Chestnut St., Irwin, will celebrate its 150th anniversary on Sept. 11 with a special service at 11:15 a.m. presided over by Bishop Kurt F. Kusserow of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. The church was...
