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Saint Vincent coverlet exhibit to spotlight bird patterns
Saint Vincent College’s Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery fall exhibit will open Thursday. An opening reception for “Flights of Fancy: A Menagerie of Handwoven Birds” will be held 4 to 6 p.m. on the ground floor of the Fred M. Rogers Center in Unity. The exhibit will run through...
Rev into reading: Pine hosts Touch-a-Truck, library center opening
Get ready for Revving Into Reading. That’s the theme for festivities scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 14, when the grand opening of Northern Tier Regional Library’s Pine Center runs in conjunction with a Touch-a-Truck event. More than 15 trucks and other vehicles will be parked outside the...
Watercolor artist featured at Murrysville library art gallery
Drawing and painting have been part of Darlene Miklos’ life for as long as she can remember. “Even as a child, I thought of myself as an artist,” said Miklos, 81, of Murrysville. “I went from pencil drawings to charcoal to oil painting and finally to watercolors.” Her watercolors will...
Syrian family cooking for North Hills community
Former Syrian refugee Sumaya Antar, who has recently resettled in the North Hills with her three children and husband, is inviting everyone to dinner. She is the featured host of THRIVE’s Supper Club, being held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at North Hills Community Baptist Church, on Thompson...
Kamala Harris arrives in Pittsburgh, Tim Walz visits Pamela’s DinerVideo
Vice President Kamala Harris might soon be sporting black and gold with how much time she’s spending in Pittsburgh lately. Harris returned to the city Thursday afternoon, having left hardly 72 hours earlier following a quick Labor Day visit. This time, she’s expected to stay in town until her debate...
Longtime Westmoreland croquet fundraiser will contend with sticky wickets one last time
When Ernie Vallozzi started Vallozzi’s Restaurant in 1980, his very first hire was Amy Dicesere. Neither knew at the time that they would not only spend their entire careers together, but also create one of the largest sanctioned croquet tournaments in the United States. That certification is relatively recent, but...
Greensburg settles on 5 projects to improve walking and cycling environment
Five priority projects to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists in Greensburg have been identified as part of an active transportation plan. But the improvements are likely years away. City council is expected to vote on the plan Monday, but some leg work, and funding, will be needed to put...
Backyard Nature finds wonder in the wild world of Penn Hills
A sparse, high-ceiling room at the Penn Hills Library is where Maria Wheeler-Dubas often finds herself explaining nature’s most captivating quirks and mysteries, such as dolphins’ apparent ability to pass information from one generation to the next. “Do dolphins have culture?” Wheeler-Dubas wondered last month at a presentation on animal...
Upper Burrell officials planning to appraise, sell 3 acres off Milligantown Road
Vacant property owned by Upper Burrell off Milligantown Road soon will be up for sale. On Wednesday, the township supervisors directed Jim Collodi, a Lower Burrell real estate agent, to appraise the property of just under 3 acres. It’s across the road from Jack’s Backyard Bar and Grill. “It’s a...
Day of Peace Celebration coming to North Park
A procession of 195 United Nations flags will be part of the festivities of the 20th North Hills International Day of Peace Celebration on Sept. 22 in North Park. The free event is from 2 to 4 p.m. at North Park Point Grove on Lake Shore Drive. The flag ceremony...
Women’s Board fundraiser among most successful in group’s history, raising over $98,000 to benefit area children
The Women’s Board of Pittsburgh hosted one of its most successful fundraisers in the group’s 30-year history, netting more than $98,000 for children’s charities. Hosted in the spring at Fox Chapel Golf Club, the annual event was dubbed “Sunset Safari, Fashion Their Future: Support Pittsburgh’s Children.” This year’s beneficiaries are...
Allegheny Valley Hospital unveils $12 million imaging upgrade to cut patient wait times
Several times each week, a box truck arrives at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison to potentially save lives. A new mobile imaging pad outside the hospital on Carlisle Street allows rotating MRI and PET CT capabilities, opening 40 more appointments a week. The truck travels throughout the region, pulling up...
Northern Regional promotes 24-year department veteran to police chief
Bryan DeWick is the new chief of the Northern Regional Police Department, of which he has been a member for 24 years, following the retirement of Chief John Sicilia. The department serves Bradford Woods, Marshall, Pine, Richland and Seven Fields. Sicilia was given a special proclamation for his 28 years...
Neighbors divided: Highland Park duplex showcases political differences
Along a thoroughfare in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood, there sits a house divided — and not just because it’s a duplex. One side of the duplex features yard signs in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, and the other other side features yard signs in support of former President Donald...
Biden, Harris will visit Flight 93 memorial on Sept. 11
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stonycreek Township on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, White House officials announced. Harris is expected to arrive in Pittsburgh today, according to the White House Press Office. She and Biden were also...
Fire destroys maintenance building at River Forest Country Club
Gary Miller spent Thursday morning tallying losses — expected to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars — caused by a fire that ravaged River Forest Country Club’s maintenance building before dawn. Items lost included 24 golf carts, at least two lawn mowers and an array of handheld maintenance...
‘Not acceptable’: Audit finds Allegheny County homeless stuck on waiting lists while beds sat empty
Hundreds of homeless people throughout Allegheny County were placed on waiting lists for transitional housing last year while dozens of housing units sat empty, according to an audit from county Controller Corey O’Connor. O’Connor’s audit — which examined how the county’s Department of Human Services spent state money on a...
Collier mulls $8M ballfield project
Citing growth and young families moving into the township, Collier officials moved forward with an initial plan to build three ballfields at Collier Park with a target cost of $8 million. George Macino, township manager, said the motion approved by commissioners Aug. 26 directs the township’s engineering firm, Gibson-Thomas, to...
Morning Roundup: Washington Township couple again charged with mistreating children
Here are news items for Thursday, Sept. 5: Couple charged again with mistreating children A Washington Township couple, due in court later this month on neglect charges from 2022, was again charged with mistreating children, according to Westmoreland County detectives. Jordan S. Heidt, 29, and Heather M. Johnson, 33, both...
The Stroller, Sept. 5, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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North Huntingdon vet, longtime ‘teacher’ recognized with lifetime achievement award
While other kids wanted to be a firefighter, a policeman or an astronaut when they were growing up, Dr. Harvey R. Bendix knew what he wanted to be when he was in grade school in the 1950s: a veterinarian. “I‘ve loved animals since I was in my late grade school...
Monroeville area: Zentangle class, eagle presentation, debate watch party, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. International Women meeting The International Women group will meet at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 6 at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 2310 Haymaker Road, Monroeville. The program will feature member Sharon Battle, a local travel agent who will offer highlights from recent...
Monroeville library Fun Fest brings community together
The sixth annual Monroeville Public Library Fun Fest was held Aug. 24 with community and vendor booths, food, games and music. Activities included balloon artists, hair tinsel station, bounce house and inflatable obstacle course, basket raffle, a magician and ceramic animal painting. Country Flair Farm was on site with a...
Police: Pittsburgh man nabbed with gun stolen from Lower Burrell owner
A Pittsburgh man who ran from police after allegedly threatening another man with a gun in downtown Pittsburgh, was found to have a gun that was stolen in Lower Burrell, Pittsburgh police said. Tymozh Toles, 18, of Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood, is accused of having a loaded gun in a backpack...
Ex-Children’s Hospital doctor faces child pornography charges
A former chief radiologist at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh was arrested for allegedly having images of child pornography, the U.S. attorney ‘s office in Pittsburgh said Wednesday. Dr. Ashok Panigrahy, 53, of Pittsburgh, pleaded not guilty Tuesday before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh to charges of transporting and attempted...
