New amphitheater will bring entertainment to West Deer in summer 2024
By this time next year, entrepreneur Charlie Vrabel says, there will be a new entertainment outlet in West Deer. The township supervisors approved plans last month to build an amphitheater at his business, No Offseason Sports, at 940 and 982 Little Deer Creek Valley Road in the township’s Russellton neighborhood....
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix set to celebrate things that go vroom
Each Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix chooses a particular automobile as its Marque of the Year and showcases it throughout the event’s 10-day run. The 2023 Marque is the Italian luxury sports car Ferrari and the theme is “Rosso Corsa,” Ferrari’s signature red racing color. Other vehicles are designated for the...
Export road work set to start under federal grant; Fillmore wall project will have to wait
While Export officials were able to award a contract for federally-funded paving work this week, another project lined up for the federal Community Development Block Grant program will have to wait. Council unanimously awarded a $93,000 contract to Tresco Paving Corp. for overlay work along Madison and Harrison avenues. Council...
Jeannette considers proposal from Mutual Aid for ambulance service
In the wake of Jeannette EMS’ closure last week, city officials are considering a proposal from Mutual Aid to provide ambulance service in the city. Council likely will vote on the matter during its Thursday meeting, as long as Solicitor Tim Witt gives the OK. “Solicitor Witt has to have...
Carson City Saloon owner says South Side violence an ‘absolute nightmare’
Brian Vetere, co-owner of the South Side’s Carson City Saloon, said his decision to temporarily close the popular Pittsburgh bar has been mounting for two years. “My staff is scared to death every time they come to work,” he said Tuesday. “So am I. My wife is terrified for me...
Teen jogger details her struggle to avoid abduction in Ligonier Township
Madeline Smith knew she had little choice but to fight her attacker as he attempted to force her at gunpoint into his car on a cold Sunday morning in January. “I figured I might as well fight. I was terrified. I knew he was going to get me into his...
Commonwealth Court orders Allegheny County to provide autopsy reports to journalists, public
A state court has ruled that Allegheny County must release a medical examiner’s full autopsy report to journalists or members of the public when they request it, reversing an earlier court decision. An attorney for the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association called the decision “a great win for public access.” In a...
Eat’n Park’s grilled stickies are back
Following a supply chain disruption earlier this year, Eat’n Park’s grilled stickies are back thanks to a new partnership with 5 Generation Bakers in McKees Rocks. Back in March, the company said that the sweet treat was “no longer available after the closure of a bakery partner,” which was Byrnes...
Pittsburgh outlines spending plan for $3M food justice fund
Teaira Collins says it’s difficult to find fresh food in her neighborhood. As a mother, she said she wants to provide healthy food options for her family. But it’s not easy in the Hill District, where Collins lives. That’s why a plan to invest $3 million to promote food justice...
Pittsburgh’s URA to receive $62.5M from city to help fund housing programs
Pittsburgh City Council approved a plan Tuesday to provide $62.5 million to the Urban Redevelopment Authority to help fund affordable housing programs. This comes despite concerns from several council members about the financial impact on the city and the URA’s lack of a spending plan. “All of us have some...
Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization and CMU spinoff create digital borough currency
A Sharpsburg organization has partnered with Carnegie Mellon University spinoff company to create a digital borough currency. Sharpsburg Bucks was launched a little more than a month ago to encourage people to shop and keep their money local. The alternative currency is a pilot project of the Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization...
Fawn woman strikes it big with $1 million lottery winning ticket
As is routine, Kimberley Adamik stops in Willy’s Beer & Beverage in Harmar every Thursday as she works her garbage truck route. She plays some scratch-off games and goes on her way. But the “$1 Million? Seriously” game she played June 22 stopped her in her tracks. “I went over...
Central Pa. Festival of the Arts set to take over State College
With more than 300 juried sidewalk artist booths, a juried exhibition, multiple activity stations, eight entertainment stages, six locations to buy food and thousands of people milling about, the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is a lot to take in. This year, organizers are making it easier for attendees...
Last tour of Hempfield high school before renovations scheduled
Hempfield Area School District residents can check out the inside of the high school one last time before renovations begin by attending an alumni tour on Saturday at 10 a.m. The tour will be led by administrators, teachers and retired faculty who will guide visitors around the building and discuss...
40 years on, Marshall Crenshaw rates Pittsburgh as a career highlightVideo
Singer/songwriter Marshall Crenshaw is calling his current tour “40 Years in Showbiz!” The exclamation point indicates he’s still excited to be out there doing what he started doing in the clubs of New York City in the early 1980s. “I just like the sound of saying it’s a 40th anniversary...
Brookline man sentenced to probation for downloading child pornography
A Brookline man has been sentenced to three years of probation for downloading nearly three dozen videos of child pornography. Zachary Allen Carcia, 27, was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to one count of possession of child pornography, court records show. Two related charges were withdrawn. Gary Gerson, the Downtown...
Defense tries to discredit expert witness who says Pittsburgh synagogue attacker isn’t mentally ill
Robert Bowers’ defense attorneys tried Tuesday to discredit the government’s final expert witness on mental health by questioning him about his billing rates, a 20-year-old case where he was investigated for perjury, and presentations he’s made in the past. The defense cross-examined nationally renowned psychiatrist Dr. Park Dietz for three...
Pittsburgh moves ahead with plan to tear down poorly rated bridge
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure that will allow the city to plan for the demolition of a poorly rated bridge that is at the center of an ongoing lawsuit. The bridge crosses over Saw Mill Run Boulevard near Woodruff Street, linking the city’s Bon Air and...
WWII bomber pilot celebrates 100th birthday in McCandless
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the number of Tom Wiley’s great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. After anti-aircraft shells began exploding outside of his cockpit window during his first mission, Army pilot Tom Wiley didn’t expect to survive World War II, let alone live to be 100 years old....
Clinic for students interested in running set at Robert Morris sports center
P3R, the self-proclaimed engine behind Pittsburgh’s favorite races and runs will present a running clinic at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. P3R is partnering with UPMC to provide UPMC Sports Medicine Running Clinic: Empowering the Teenage Athlete on July 27 and 28 at the P3R Track and Field...
Lower Burrell appoints Greg Primm as manager; Ron Welker picked for council vacancy
It takes Greg Primm 21 minutes to drive from his Kiski Township home to Lower Burrell City Hall. He’ll be getting used to that commute come September. Lower Burrell Council on Monday unanimously voted to hire Primm, currently Allegheny Township’s manager, as the city’s manager. “I’m looking so forward to...
Road closure planned for stretch of River Road in Parks Township
PennDOT announced upcoming pipe repair work will shut down a portion of Route 66 (River Road) in Parks Township beginning July 24. River Road will be closed, weather permitting, between Industrial Park Road and Montgomery Lane. The closure is expected to remain in effect until July 28 as maintenance crews...
Morning Roundup: Police say driver pulled gun in road rage on Turnpike in Hempfield
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, July 11: Police: Gun pulled in road rage on turnpike in Hempfield Pennsylvania State Police said a person was arrested after a road rage incident in which a gun was pulled on the turnpike in Hempfield. In a...
Slide repair to close Old Leechburg Road in Plum
Another road in Plum is closing for slide repair. Old Leechburg Road between Sardis and Old Mine roads will close at 8 a.m. Tuesday, PennDOT announced Monday. The road will be closed continuously through July 21. Traffic will be detoured using Sardis, Leechburg and New Texas roads. It is the...
The Stroller, July 11, 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. Volunteers needed at Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley Animal Protectors of...