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Amid loss of Iron City contract, City Brewing eyes ownership, management changes, adds jobs in Latrobe
New investors and a restructured management team are expected to take over in April at City Brewing, according to the Wisconsin-based company that operates Latrobe’s brewery. Meanwhile, the company says the pending loss of Iron City Beer production should have little effect at the plant, where new jobs have been...
Westmoreland women entrepreneurs take on challenges, find formula for successVideo
Dorothy McElwain found a new use for the skills she’d honed working for others. Lois Runzo responded to the challenge of transforming a financially troubled company. Faerie Grace reinvented the way she communicates with clients while staying true to her strengths. All three women found fulfillment heading their own businesses...
Hope Squad to offer support for Deer Lakes students
A peer-based suicide prevention program is being brought to Deer Lakes School District. Hope Squad, founded in Utah over 15 years ago, has a mission to prevent suicide through public awareness and education, reduce stigma, and serve as a resource to those touched by suicide. In March 2019, Deer Lakes...
Fayette artist’s creativity unearthed at old mine along Great Allegheny Passage
An abandoned coal mine is telling its story in new ways along the Great Allegheny Passage in northern Fayette County. The cement walls of Banning No. 2 are a perfect canvas for Rachel Sager’s preferred method of art — mosaic. She and artists from around the world are using the...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of March 28, 2021
Hampton Estate of Doris Hauswalk sold property at an unknown address to Ann Rebecca Ensminger for $153,000. Cathy McMullen sold property at 3133 Cheltenham Court to Sarah Bader for $183,133. Theodore Nalepa sold property at 4860 Cherry St. to et al for $285,000. Guy Bacco sold property at 3124 Mohawk...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of March 28, 2021
Chalfant John Tougher sold property at 243 Greenfield Ave. to Slimcan Akyuz for $145,000. Churchill Patricia McKee sold property at 47 Churchill Road to Gary William and Barbara Phillips Gardiner for $232,500. Estate of Gernard Lapietra sold property at 2340 Greensburg Pike to Thing Of Ours Limited for $75,000. Delmont...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of March 28, 2021
Aspinwall Kurt Simmonds sold property at 325 Second St. to Elizabeth Krahe for $325,000. Blawnox Arlie Nogay sold property at 1206 Carla Drive to Tilman Nadolski for $195,000. Etna Wells Fargo Bank NA sold property at 21 Sycamore St. to Sang Hyun Woo for $87,087. Estate of Jefrey Woyick sold...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of March 28, 2021
Etna Wells Fargo Bank NA sold property at 21 Sycamore St. to Sang Hyun Woo for $87,087. Estate of Jefrey Woyick sold property at 141 Vista St. to Michael Ujazdowski for $15,000. James Woods sold property at 88 Wilson St. to Milaena Properties LLC for $165,000. Millvale Joseph Sable sold...
Police: Woman shot outside South Side club
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting that wounded a woman late Saturday outside a South Side night club. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, was in stable condition and taken to a local hospital by private means, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Police responded just after 11...
Ecostudent Challenge teaches Acmetonia 4th graders to protect the environment
Scientists and environmentalists agree that if you want people to protect the planet, it helps to teach them to value nature while they’re young. That’s what’s happening at Acmetonia Elementary in Harmar where 4th grade students in Elizabeth Newill’s science class are participating in the Ecostudent Challenge. By participating in...
Two injured in motorcycle-car collision in McKeesport
A motorcyclist was critically injured in a collision with a car Saturday evening in McKeesport. The crash was reported to Allegheny County 911 just after 6 p.m. in the 3000 block of Walnut Street. The 21-year-old man suffered head injuries and was taken to an area hospital in critical condition,...
The Shrines of Pittsburgh, rich in history, are open this year for Holy Week observation
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Former shrine for St. Philomena part of Seton Hill University’s campus lore in Greensburg
Tucked into a quiet corner of Seton Hill University’s campus is a now empty space that once bustled with visitors hoping to get a peek at the shrine for St. Philomena. The shrine, protected by a triangular structure made of stainless steel and limestone, was erected on land originally owned...
‘Pittsburgh On Your Plate’: Manor woman’s cookbook draws on local culinary influencesVideo
Joanne Niehl’s first cookbook, self-published for a family reunion, drew almost exclusively on recipes from her family. It also got her reminiscing about the memories behind the meals. “We called it ‘Down the House,’ because, when we were growing up, we’d always head to the family house in Braddock on...
The Shrines of Pittsburgh are spiritual treasures rich in historyVideo
They are holy places rich with history, decorated with magnificent relics, larger-than-life paintings, spiritual steps, embellished stained glass windows and massive domes that can be spotted from miles away. Five Catholic churches — St. Anthony Chapel on Troy Hill, St. Nicholas in Millvale, St. Patrick and St. Stanislaus Kostka Church...
Great Allegheny Passage, named 20 years ago, continues to grow in popularity, importanceVideo
The task of naming the network of trails stretching from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Md., was brought up at an initial planning meeting in the mid-1990s. Ideas were thrown out. But naming something that didn’t yet exist took a backseat to the actual work, Linda McKenna Boxx said. “Let’s see if...
The Stroller, March 28, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Donations welcome for Easter meals, treats Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Food Bank is accepting donations that will be used to create specially prepared...
Life during covid: Greensburg paramedic recounts virus toll
Editor’s note: This is an occasional series examining how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the lives of members of our community. The life of a paramedic got a lot harder a year ago, and it hasn’t eased up yet. “It just causes a normal day to be four times as...
Jeannette native turns 100, recalls winter combat against German forces in 1945
Sam Joseph is celebrating his 100th birthday today at Weatherwood Manor in Hempfield. Seventy-six years ago, he was among Allied troops pushing into Germany’s Rhineland, battling to bring World War II to an end on Europe’s Western Front. The intervening decades melted away this past week as the Jeannette native...
Ashley’s Kitchen bringing stuffed breads to New KensingtonVideo
Ashley Bodycombe’s hashtag is “Gather, Eat, Laugh.” That’s what she’s hoping people from New Kensington and beyond will do at her new eatery, Ashley’s Kitchen, opening in late April in downtown New Kensington. The new business was born at home, in her kitchen. “I like cooking. It’s my passion,” said...
Oakmont’s ‘Comeback Crawl’ promotes local businesses on rebound from covid slowdown
Beverly Vopicka had a surprisingly lovely Saturday in Oakmont’s business district. The newly vaccinated 76-year-old resident of The Rivers Edge apartments — who, like many people, hasn’t been out and about much during the pandemic — happily strolled along Allegheny River Boulevard on the 70-degree afternoon with her grandson and...
North Huntingdon company lands Defense Department contract for 3D printing lab
A North Huntingdon-based firm with an international reach has landed a Defense Department contract to build a 3D industrial sand and metal printing lab using binder jet technology that can make replacement parts inside a 40-foot-long shipping container that can be set up where the military needs it. The “3D...
Burrell students collect and bag pandemic safety kits for 260 Knead Café patrons
Patrons received more than grab-and-go free community boxed meals Thursday at the Knead Community Café in New Kensington. They got a dose of pandemic protection with 260 safety kits stuffed with hand sanitizer, gloves and masks, courtesy of Burrell students. Before the pandemic hit, Burrell students were volunteering at the...
Tom Savini shares injury photos after being hit by a car
Special effects legend Tom Savini shared an update on his condition Saturday after being hit by a car. The Pittsburgh native posted photos to his verified Twitter account that showed the aftermath of an accident he had been in while riding his bicycle Thursday. Along with the photos of his...
Semi-permanent food truck serves up fresh food in Freeport
Jackie Gaughan is just a girl with a mobile deli. Her new food truck, aptly called Just a Girl with a Mobile Deli, opened in Freeport this week. “We have a fully customized, innovative commercial kitchen, but it’s just mobile,” Gaughan said. “It’s the same thing you’d see in a...
