Building the Valley: Pup-friendly ice cream joint has tongues and tails waggin’ in Vandergrift
A beloved pet is the inspiration behind a new business venture in Vandergrift. Vandergrift native and business owner Stephanie Crooks, 40, designed the logo for her ice cream shop, Scoops on Jackson, using the likeness of her late pup, Brody, who loved to eat ice cream. “I made the logo...
Remember When: Stunt pilot with Alle-Kiski Valley ties became sensation for ‘accidental’ transatlantic flight
National Wrong Way Corrigan Day is celebrated every year on July 17. Named for Tarentum’s “adopted son,” the day commemorates the 1938 transatlantic journey of stunt pilot Douglas Corrigan, who made an unauthorized flight between Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Ireland. Corrigan has ties to the Alle-Kiski Valley....
Sewickley real estate transactions, week of July 16, 2023
Aleppo Estate of Eugenia Greco sold property at 441 Redgate Road to Brian and Amber Searight for $260,000. Daniel Haines sold property at 204 Timber Ln to Jake Muzik for $220,000. Bell Acres Anne Mulgrave sold property at 889 Campmeeting Road to Timothy and Tabitha Schoegen for $355,000. Franklin Park...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of July 20, 2023
Aspinwall David Vanebery sold property at 21 Third St. to Craig Bender and Jessica Brodman for $450,000. Lockwood Management LLC sold property at 219 Fifth St. to Deana Miller for $252,750. Etna Daniel Lisjack sold property at 316 Butler St. to Richard and Timothy Miller for $80,250. Allegheny County Redevelopment...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of July 16, 2023
Churchill John Anders Bendixen sold property at 317 Carlton St. to Thomas Fitzurka and Christie Kolenc for $285,000. Edgewood Estate of Susan Louise Bailey sold property at 124 W Swissvale Ave. to Margaret Pereira trustee for $677,000. Forest Hills Estate of David Berkowitz sold property at 297 Barclay Ave. to...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of July 16, 2023
Bellevue John Stahl Jr. sold property at 184 N Sprague Ave. to Todd Williams and Alexa Roberts for $250,000. Etna Daniel Lisjack sold property at 316 Butler St. to Richard and Timothy Miller for $80,250. Allegheny County Redevelopment Authority sold property at Sherman Ave. to Bryan Holland for $1,300. Franklin...
Chatham University students, seniors share living space at Vincentian Schenley Gardens
College students living in the same housing complex as senior citizens might not seem like something that would work — but for the residents of Vincentian Schenley Gardens, a personal care home in Oakland, it definitely does. Jean Bolden, who turned 95 on the Fourth of July, and Amanda Barber,...
The Stroller, July 16, 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. Shiners Band to play in Tarentum’s Riverview Memorial Park Tarentum Summer...
Allegheny Township officials finds out how much its sewage system is worth: Not enough to interest the county
Allegheny Township supervisors wondered how much the township sewer system would be worth to the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County. The answer, at least in their eyes, turned out to be not enough. At their July meeting, the supervisors voted unanimously to inform the county authority that any interest they...
Playground surface, tree removal on tap at Brackenridge Memorial Park
The wait was worth it for Brackenridge officials. Council last month dismissed a bid of more than $200,000 for safety improvements at Memorial Park and were able to green-light the work for half the price. The project includes removing trees and installing a new rubber surface at the fenced-in park,...
Pigsburgh Squealers Rescue provides a chance to ‘Swine and Unwind’
Everyone at a Saturday yoga fundraiser in Frazer agreed their favorite position was downward-facing hog. The exercise event, hosted by the nonprofit Pigsburgh Squealers Rescue at its 25-acre farm, featured sweet-natured sows and well-behaved boars that ambled among the participants. Dubbed “Swine and Unwind,” proceeds help feed the 11 resident...
East Deer looks to revise billboard regulations; request on 4 signs still pending
East Deer officials saw the sign. When the township commissioners met Thursday, they voted to advertise an ordinance that would revise the township’s zoning code to update its billboard regulations. The move follows a zoning hearing board meeting in June where Butler-based America First Enterprises, which does business as Oliver...
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting case turns to ‘most important decision’
It took a jury less than two hours last week to decide that Robert Bowers had the intent to kill. He plotted and planned. He practiced. When it was over, he bragged about it. Now, that same jury must decide whether he pays with his life. “The other two decisions...
Greensburg knitting guild joins friendships together
Linda Kruel is hoping for a resurgence of her craft. “Crocheting has made such a big comeback; we can only hope the same for knitting,” said Kruel, president of the Golden Dome Knitting Guild based in Greensburg. Spurred on during the covid pandemic, “Grandmacore” — the term for a popular...
Residential reuse of First Commonwealth building among consultants’ ideas for downtown Greensburg
The First Commonwealth building at the southeast corner of Greensburg’s Pittsburgh and Main streets could be filled with a mix of 60 apartments and Airbnb units while the Barclay Building just to the north might house an entertainment or event venue. A neighboring three-story building to the south once occupied...
Law says Pa. autopsy reports should be public. Why aren’t they?
From coast to coast, officials have tried to block Terence Keel from getting autopsy reports as he studies jail and police-custody deaths. But after clashing with recalcitrant civil servants in California, Illinois, Maryland and Texas, the UCLA professor said no state has vexed him like Pennsylvania. In his quest for...
Franklin Regional graduate’s ‘non-objective’ art on exhibit in Greensburg
Most of the time, Darryl Audia of Greensburg is encouraging his art students at Greensburg Salem High School to follow their creativity and see where it takes them. This month, Audia’s own creativity will be on display at an exhibit of his artwork, “Pieces of a Whole,” at DV8 Espresso...
Late West Point softball coach honored with tournament, memorial bench
West Point Little League defeated visiting Latrobe 11-6 in the inaugural Ray Mello Classic softball game. The Mello Classic honors one of the local Hempfield-based league’s founding fathers and, fittingly, will be held annually on Father’s Day weekend. Organizers hope to expand next year’s event into a tournament involving multiple...
Out & About: Artists share ‘Hope’ in Greensburg Art Center exhibit
Artists Becky Mormack of Unity and Nancy Rusbosin of Hempfield often paint en plein air in their respective neighborhoods. Their outdoor scenes and many other paintings are on display in “Hope,” an exhibit running through July 28 in the Greensburg Art Center. Many attendees at a July 8 opening reception...
Out & About: Polo for the Hunt benefits young equestrians
The sport of kings played out at Polo for the Hunt on June 8 at Richard E. Raizman Memorial Polo Field in Cook. Featuring four teams, the event was a benefit for the Ligonier Polo Association and the Rolling Rock Hunt. The association is a community based nonprofit that aims...
Pirates host Fields for Kids celebration with the Deer Lakes Youth Baseball Association in West Deer
A week that began at the Major League Baseball All-Star game in Seattle for Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller ended on a youth baseball field in West Deer on Saturday morning. Keller was one of three Pirates players taking part in a Pirates Charities Field for Kids celebration for the Deer...
Hempfield alums recall high school memories as renovation looms
Hempfield Area High School holds a special place in the life of Mick and Sue Condi. The New Stanton couple, both 75, were homeroom classmates for three years before they graduated in 1965. After a life together that started in a small second-floor classroom, they returned to school Saturday morning...
Upper St. Clair Scout joins ranks of female Eagles
Girls can be Eagles, too. Molly Walsh, 16, joined the growing number of females earning the highest rank attainable in Scouts BSA, previously known as Boy Scouts. “She knows what she likes. She pursues it,” her father, Bethel Park School District Superintendent James Walsh, said. “And we just sort of...
Proposal for 3rd Dollar General in Plum sees store downsized
A proposal to build a third Dollar General has returned in Plum, with a smaller building and more parking spaces. The store still would be built on about 2 acres subdivided from a 9-acre parcel along Saltsburg Road at Clements Road, according to revised plans submitted to the borough for...
Stahlstown man dies in Ligonier Township crash
A Stahlstown man was killed in a head-on crash Saturday morning in Ligonier Township. The crash occurred about 6 a.m. at the intersection of Route 711 and Freeman Road, according to Westmoreland County 911. Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson identified the crash victim as Thomas Nusser, 86, of Stahlstown. Nusser...
