Elvis tribute acts carry on the musical legacy of ‘The King’Video
Jamie Harris of Monongahela already had a hobby to occupy his spare time — he was a competitive powerlifter. But when he tore his pectoral muscle off the bone in 2000, he had to reevaluate things. “I was a jail guard at the Shuman Detention Center at the time,” said...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of Aug. 20, 2023
Bell Acres Wine Construction Inc. sold property at 854 Big Sewickley Creek Road to Floyd Wine for $27,004. Edgeworth Kevin Weir sold property at 13 Little Sewickley Creek Road to Jonathan Patrick and Lauren Marie Crossett for $1,000,000. Franklin Park Benjamin Risacher sold property at 1555 Alaqua Drive to Daniel...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Aug. 20, 2023
Aspinwall Jordan Marie Ibarra sold property at 136 Fifth St. to Whitney Elizabeth and Adrienne Kohn Peters for $342,500. Estate of Virginia Carr sold property at 119 Virginia Ave. to Rory Marsico for $242,500. Harmar Estate of James Finlay sold property at 926 Red Oak Drive to Luisa Bonavita for...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Aug. 24, 2023
Chalfant Estate of Robert Richard Fox sold property at 240 Highland Ave. to Christopher Leasher for $123,000. Churchill Jeffrey Vella sold property at 2394 Collins Road to Marco Longo for $221,000. Peter Yannopoulos sold property at 165 Thornberry Drive to Rebecca Ann Bennett for $303,900. Edgewood Jonathan Raney sold property...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Aug. 20, 2023
Bellevue Judith Movra Myers sold property at 216-218 Lincoln Ave. to Stephen and Renee Armstrong for $241,000. Eric Miller sold property at 174 Sheridan Ave. to Michael Sharrone and Ketrina Hutcherson Williams for $255,000. 204 Teece Avenue LLC sold property at 204 Teece Ave. to Brandon McFarlane for $292,222. Bradford...
The Stroller, Aug. 20, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Weekend Civil War history program planned Roaring Run Watershed Association will...
A week after fatal house explosion, Plum community seeks the will to push forward
The idyllic innocence of Rustic Ridge shattered a week ago. Tragedy struck this close-knit community in Plum, a neighborhood of more than 200 homes, about 10:23 a.m. last Saturday. An explosion leveled a home on Rustic Ridge Drive and resulted in an inferno that destroyed two neighboring homes. The shock...
World War II D-Day vet, 98, receives Blanket of Honor in Penn Township
Eighteen-year-old Carmen DiPaolo from Rankin was crammed into a landing craft plowing through the surf of the English Channel on a dreary June morning 79 years ago, facing a date with destiny or death at the hands of the German soldiers protecting a spit of French coast during World War...
Redevelopment of 2 lots on Greensburg’s Pennsylvania Avenue underway after Land Bank sale
Redevelopment of the former Art Tech building in downtown Greensburg is moving forward now that owner City Cribs 2 LLC has purchased an adjoining lot where the dilapidated Derby’s Delicatessen building was razed. Crews from Alpen Homes last week installed wooden trusses made by Punxsutawney-based Hillside Trusses for a new...
Out & About: The Stroll oldies-themed car cruise takes over Ligonier
In 1964, Chuck Berry sang, “Riding along in my automobile/My baby beside me at the wheel/Cruisin’ and playin’ the radio/With no particular place to go.” Car enthusiasts had a very particular place to go on Aug. 11, as The Stroll took over downtown Ligonier. Hosted by Ligonier Valley Chamber of...
Out & About: Westmoreland Museum ‘schools’ Art on Tap attendees
Combine “back-to-school” with rock ‘n roll trivia, and what do you get? The Westmoreland Museum of American Art turned it into “School of Rock,” the theme for the Aug. 11 Art on Tap happy hour. The event was for those looking forward to seeing the kiddos board the school bus...
Out & About: Manos Gallery showcases women artists at Tarentum Night Market
Downtown businesses and restaurants stay open late and offer deals during the monthly Tarentum Night Market. During the Aug. 10 event , The Manos Gallery hosted an open house to showcase the work of three women artists, including Sarah Hunter of Greensburg. Hunter visited with guests and talked about the...
Backdrops enhance experience at Greensburg’s SummerSounds concerts
(Editor’s note: Behind the Art is a recurring series highlighting artistic works throughout the county.) It’s not just the musical performance, but the added artistic touches that makes SummerSounds in Greensburg special. The backdrops that hang behind the bands at Robertshaw Amphitheater in St. Clair Park were made by local...
IUP team investigates WWII bomber crash site in Germany
Among the trees of a national forest park near Frankfurt, Germany, survey lines, pin flags and neatly aligned squares of excavation dotted the ground in precise rows. With ground-penetrating
radar, metal detectors, mesh and a host of other tools, a team of undergraduate students and teaching assistants, led by faculty...
Crowds pack Bloomfield’s Little Italy Days celebration
The weather was gorgeous on Saturday for Day 3 of Little Italy Days in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. Sal Richetti, who was born and raised in Bloomfield, has produced Little Italy Days since 2012. This four-day festival celebrates Bloomfield’s Italian heritage, and creates a destination spot for Italian-themed entertainment and food...
Fair pie winner sets up dad-daughter competition at State Farm Show
The winner of the Blue Ribbon Apple Pie contest at the Westmoreland Fair on Saturday will face a very familiar competitor when she bakes her apple pie for the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg in January. Michelle Ganassi Forry of Berlin, Somerset County, qualified for the state Farm Show by...
10 houses near site of Plum explosion being examined for structural integrity
Ten homes near a massive explosion that leveled three other houses in Plum last Saturday and killed six people will have to be examined by building experts to determine whether people can live in them again. Allegheny County released a statement Saturday that included for the first time the exact...
North Huntingdon man killed in violent crash, speeding and alcohol suspected
A North Huntingdon man was killed early Saturday morning when he was ejected from his car that hit a utility pole and overturned multiple times in North Huntingdon, the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office said. The victim, Anthony J. Marsiglio, 43, of Victoria Lane, was killed when his eastbound Cadillac DeVille...
2 men shot in Pittsburgh’s Perry neighborhood
Two men were hospitalized after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Perry neighborhood — one Friday night and the other early Saturday morning, Pittsburgh police said. A man was reported in critical condition and underwent surgery early Saturday morning as a result of being shot at least three times in the 2600...
Greensburg changes civil service hiring rule, hopes for increased pool of police candidates
The shrinking pool of police officer candidates available to a city such as Greensburg compelled leaders to tweak the hiring timeline. “There used to be 120 or 140 people that applied to take the (civil service) test,” said Ken Bacha, a member of the city’s civil service commission. “They filled...
Latrobe locals keep tradition for their birthday celebration
Latrobe native Audrey Spangler attended her 103rd birthday dinner Thursday night with her longtime friend, Lou DaRold, who turned 63 the same day. Spangler and the local barber could be considered an unlikely pair of friends considering the 40-year age gap. Plus, they only see each other once a year,...
The Stroller, Aug. 19, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Adventures with Wine dinner to benefit Peoples Library The Peoples Library...
‘Prayers for Rustic Ridge’ yard signs uniting, benefiting Plum community
A yard sign is helping to bring the Plum community together in the wake of tragedy. Corey Smith, a Plum native and 2007 graduate of its high school, is a co-owner of FastSigns in Monroeville. Following last Saturday’s house explosion that claimed six lives, he started Monday by making 10...
‘Perfect timing’: Penn Township EMS, police save Murrysville man after motorcycle crash
If it were not for a Penn Township police officer stopping to investigate debris on the road and some damaged mailboxes, Steven Antolovich might not be alive. The police officer and three Penn Township ambulance personnel were honored by the Allegheny Health Network Friday for their lifesaving efforts. Antolovich, 29,...
‘Rock Lobster’: Monroeville man wins Wholey’s contest to grab as many live lobsters as he can in 60 seconds
Steve Hunter knows what he’s having for dinner: fresh lobster. Nine of them. Hunter won the Wholey’s Lobster Grab Contest. The Monroeville resident was given one minute to grab all the lobsters he could with his bare hands out of the 40-degree cold water tank inside Wholey’s store on Saturday...
