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Arnold native, retired officer brings books, hope home to New Kensington
After seven years, Lillie Leonardi reached the point of having to grow or end her literary services and audio production business, Passages & Prose. She has chosen to grow, investing what she had left and bringing it home to New Kensington. “I wanted to bring it back here. Everything started...
Unity man remembered for his love of life, family and friends
Kenneth J. Planinsek of Unity was a man who loved life and appreciated family and friends, whether it was cooking for a large gathering of family and friends, organizing a golf outing, decorating a Christmas tree in the woods or being outdoors. “He lived his life with politeness and grace,”...
Coffeehouse to perk up downtown Vandergrift
A new enterprise is brewing in historic Vandergrift’s business district. Virginia Lindsay and Karen Heilman, co-owners of 1833 Coffee and Tea Co. in Freeport, announced this week on social media that they’re expanding their coffee business and opening a “sister shop” along Grant Avenue. The new coffee business will be...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 7, 2022
Bradford Woods Marilyn Miller sold property at 421 Bellaire Road to Wilman Olmedo Calderon and Jeannine Marie Brevik for $578,000. Eileen Ravis sold property at 71 Marblehead Hbr to LW Invests LLC for $237,500. Franklin Park Linda Fryz sold property at 1622 Blackburn Heights Drive to Corey and Samantha Hirkala...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 7, 2022
Bell Acres Saad Aslam sold property at 178 Backbone Road to Robert Stock for $1,000,000. Robert Manson trustee sold property at 110 Barley Road to John Elchin for $167,500. Edgeworth Jeffrey Wigton sold property at 300 Orchard Lane to Jason and Marlia Simmons for $280,000. Sewickley Diana Toman sold property...
In brief: News from UPMC St. Margaret, Shady Side Academy, Women’s Business Network
UPMC St. Margaret Employees at UPMC St. Margaret gave a record-breaking $155,000 during July’s annual St. Margaret Foundation Employee Campaign to help fill in the gaps with hope for patients and employees in crisis at the hospital. “We didn’t know what to expect when we started the campaign,” said Foundation...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 7, 2022
Aspinwall Graham Turner sold property at 131 Fourth St. to Richard Fuhrman Jr. and Lyndsey Fuhrman for $334,500. Nathan Agens sold property at 529 Guyasuta Road to Zachary Dixon for $676,500. Etna Robert McKee sold property at 21-23 Jones St. to Tyler and Kristi Delorenzo for $135,000. Innocenzo Capani sold...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 7, 2022
Chalfant Estate of John Yesko sold property at 123 Lynnwood Ave. to Irina Voytsekhova for $85,000. Edgewood Kathleen Conley sold property at 30 McKelvey Ave. to Timothy Savisky for $115,000. John Wilson sold property at 149 Pennwood Ave. to Ryan Dammerman for $475,000. Forest Hills John Michael Omalley sold property...
Trafford’s Junior Council Person program seeks to grow student, community understanding of local government
There’s more to local government than meets the eye. Trafford Borough Council president Kris Cardiff wants to expand the community’s understanding of daily borough operation, and he plans to start with youths. Cardiff, of Trafford, began designing Trafford’s Junior Council in late 2019 after coming across similar programs developed within...
Seton Hill Child Development Center offering 1st scholarships thanks to Greensburg foundation
Families sending their little ones to Seton Hill Child Development Center now can seek scholarships from the preschool. Thanks to a gift from the Greensburg-based Jamie Cordial Hall Foundation, CDC will offer two scholarships totaling $6,000 every year for the next five years. A fluid number of families can receive...
Delmont puts on quite a show for its Delmont Daze celebration
Officials in Delmont hosted the annual Delmont Daze celebration Saturday with food, fun, live music and a parade through the borough. Other Star communities also have annual summer festivals coming up: Murrysville’s Concert in the Park will take place Aug. 13 from 3 p.m. to dusk, with four bands and...
Drag queen bingo fundraiser in Brackenridge benefits Creighton man who recently beat cancer
A drag queen bingo event held at the Brackenridge American Legion on Saturday raised money for a local man who recently beat cancer. Kevin Coudriet, of Creighton, East Deer said he was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in early April. Two Mondays ago, he learned he had beaten it....
Police say 2 men shot in Homewood South
Two men were shot early Saturday morning in Pittsburgh’s Homewood South neighborhood, according to public safety officials. A ShotSpotter alert in the 7200 block of Formosa Way alerted officers to nine shots being fired just before 4:30 a.m. Officers from Pittsburgh’s Zone 5 located a crime scene there, but no...
Concerns voiced as reenactors replay Penn Township battle of British, Native Americans
Bushy Run Battlefield is home this weekend to canvas tents, French and Indian War-era weapons and reenactors dressed in the 1760s attire of British soldiers and Native Americans. Most of those who are portraying Native Americans for battle reenactments and living history presentations at the Penn Township site can’t trace...
Overnight fire damages New Kensington home
A fire broke out in a New Kensington home early Saturday morning. No one was home when the fire started after midnight at a house on Freeport Street, said homeowner Phillipene Orr. “The fire appears to have started on the stove top,” New Kensington Fire Chief Ed Saliba Jr. said,...
Man in critical condition after being shot in head in McKeesport
Allegheny County Police said a man was in critical condition Saturday after being shot in the head in McKeesport. According to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI, police said officers responded to reports of a shooting at Freemont Street and Versailles Avenue at 11:06 a.m. Upon arriving, first responders found a man...
Police make arrest in fatal July 1 Hazelwood shooting
Pittsburgh police have made an arrest in the case of a fatal shooting in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood on July 1. The city’s Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said police have charged 22-year-old Quentin Primus with criminal homicide; aggravated assault; recklessly endangering another person; criminal attempt homicide; persons not to possess,...
PennDOT work to detour traffic in Youngwood, Unity
Motorists can expect to encounter detours beginning Monday, Aug. 8, for PennDOT projects in Youngwood and Unity Township. In Youngwood, Depot Street will be closed for road excavation and paving between Third and Fourth streets — the respective northbound and southbound lanes of Route 119. A northbound detour will be...
Out & About: Every vehicle tells a story at The Stroll car cruise in Ligonier
There was a story behind every antique, classic and custom ride parked around the Ligonier Diamond on Friday evening for The Stroll, the annual oldies-themed car cruise. Ron Webberking of Irwin dreamed of owning a 1940 Ford Standard Coupe since his high school days of reading car magazines. “They were...
Flash flooding forces residents from homes; cleanup underway
Kevin McCurdy returned to his mobile home early Saturday and took stock of the aftermath from flooding the night before. “It’s the worst I’ve ever seen,” said McCurdy, who has lived on Forest Avenue in the village of Dorothy, just south of Latrobe, for 17 years. “The water was up...
Here’s what used to occupy some large Pittsburgh construction sites
It’s tradition for Pittsburghers to give directions to landmarks that no longer exist. “Turn right where Schenley High School used to be.” It is a quirk that showcases the region’s love for nostalgia and respect for its history. Dozens of construction projects are happening in the city. Buildings that housed...
Pittsburgh development is (mostly) booming. What to know now and what to expect next
Pittsburgh is experiencing a building boom worth billions. About 80 large construction projects are in the works or have been proposed in the city, according to Tribune-Review research and data from construction analyst firm Tall Timber Group. About half are under construction. The projects range from office space and multi-use...
The Stroller, Aug. 6, 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. Lottery ticket raffle to benefit AVH Auxiliary projects Allegheny Valley Hospital Auxiliary...
Police arrest woman in Homewood double shooting
A 20-year-old Wilkinsburg woman was jailed in connection with the Aug. 4 shooting of two 18-year-old women in Homewood, Pittsburgh police said. The detectives from the violent crime unit arrested Temani Lewis, 20, for shooting the women in the back in the 7400 block of Stranahan Street around 11:15 a.m.,...
Suspect arrested in shooting on Pittsburgh’s South Side in May
A Munhall man has been arrested in connection with an exchange of gunfire that wounded three people, including the suspect, on the city’s South Side in May. The suspect, Shawn Johnson, Jr., 23, was arrested on a firearms violation warrant for a shooting that occurred in the 1700 block of...
