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Mediterra Cafe to open second location in Mt. Lebanon
Cars have barely left the parking lot for the final dinner service at The Fairlane, but there’s already a taker for the space that caps one end of Mt. Lebanon’s Beverly Road retail district. Mediterra Cafe will open its second location there by early November. Mediterra Cafe, also a bakery...
In brief: Sewickley Borough vacancies, Girl Scouts virtual event and more
Sewickley is looking to fill the upcoming vacancy of the mayor’s office. At the August meeting, council accepted Mayor Brian Jeffe’s resignation effective Dec. 31. Council needs to appoint someone to the vacancy; that person will serve until the first Monday in January after the next municipal election. There is...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 13
Aleppo Pamela Corrado IRA sold property at 116 Sewickley Ridge Cir to Pamela Corrado for $327,750. Minnock Michael G Inc. sold property at 707 Timber Ln to Kathy Ann Linger for $190,000. Bell Acres Cartus Financial Corp. sold property at 216 Dilworth Road to Elias Pappan for $610,000. Bellevue BemInvesting...
Avonworth makes smooth transition to Class 3A, blanks Quaker Valley
Coming off a historic season that culminated in a WPIAL Class 2A championship, Avonworth had a lot of great players to replace, including a 2,500-yard passer and a 2,300-yard rusher, as it moved up to Class 3A this fall. In their first chance to showcase their talents under the bright...
Trib HSSN has you covered in Week 1
The TribLive High School Sports Network is giving football fans the best seat in the house. Health and safety regulations might prevent fans from being in the stands Friday night, but HSSN has the next best thing with more than 35 broadcasts scheduled for the season’s opening weekend. Friday’s marquee...
Sewickley woman sentenced to more than 5 years in federal prison for wire fraud, false income tax returns
A Sewickley woman who pleaded guilty to embezzling about $8.7 million from her employer has been sentenced in federal court to five years and four months in prison for wire fraud and filing false income tax returns. Authorities said Sue O’Neill, 55, stole millions starting in 2009 from Marco Contractors...
Photos: First day of school at Quaker Valley’s Edgeworth Elementary School
Quaker Valley School District’s first day of school was Sept. 8. The district is doing a mix of online-only and hybrid learning due to the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, a number of safety precautions have been taken, including wearing masks at all times, plastic shields and social distancing markers. “We...
Dr. Joseph Maroon honored with UPMC Clinician of Courage Award
Neurosurgeon, author and long-time Sewickley resident Dr. Joseph Maroon was presented with the 2020 UPMC Clinician of Courage Award through a virtual ceremony on Aug. 24. Given as a part of the annual Dr. Loren Roth Quality and Patient Safety Awards, the distinction is meant to honor a UPMC physician...
Halloween parade in Sewickley canceled due to covid-19 restrictions
Quaker Valley Rotary Club’s annual Halloween parade in Sewickley has officially gone the way of most recreational events this year — canceled. Rotary officials went before borough council Tuesday night to discuss their options during the covid-19 pandemic. Scott Zahner, the club’s president elect, said the Rotary has had a...
Sewickley to continue police services for Glen Osborne
Sewickley and Glen Osborne borough officials are in talks to renew a police contract. The current five-year deal expires at the end of the year. Sewickley officers have patrolled Glen Osborne streets for at least eight years. Police respond to emergency calls and do safety patrols around the Osborne Elementary...
Plans to move a Pittsburgh business to Sewickley clears a hurdle
Sewickley officials have cleared a hurdle for a Pittsburgh-based company to move its headquarters to the borough. Council unanimously voted Sept. 8 to approve a conditional/mixed use application for 418 Beaver St. AE Works, a building/consulting and design firm founded by Sewickley resident Michael Cherock, will be relocating its main...
In brief: business breakfast, High Holidays and more around Sewickley
Greater Pittsburgh Business Connection The Greater Pittsburgh Business Connection, a referral group of business professionals, will meet at the Eat’n Park on Route 60 in Robinson Township for breakfast from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. Sept. 16. Speakers are Jim Kernick of Kernick’s Tire & Auto Center and Michele Long of...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 6
Bell Acres Kevin Barbour sold property at 113 Fern Hollow Road to Sadie Filipowski for $173,500. John Andrew Stein sold property at 105 Pine Mnr to David Todd and Abigail Anderson for $524,375. Bellevue 113 Harlem Ave LLC sold property at 92 S Bryant Ave. to Logan Michael Parsons and...
Sewickley council appoints Ed Green to fill vacancy
Sewickley council members have pulled from the borough planning commission to fill a vacancy. Councilman Hendrik van der Vaart of Ward 2 resigned from his elected post last month. He’s moved out of state. His term expires at the end of 2023. Planning commissioner Ed Green was unanimously appointed Thursday...
Check out Quaker Valley Middle School’s coronavirus precautions
Much like everything else, the inside of Quaker Valley Middle School is going to look – and feel – different when school starts Sept. 8. Tribune-Review photographer Kristina Serafini got a sneak peek inside the building to see the various precautions that Quaker Valley School District is taking to keep...
Sewickley boys, 7 and 4, bicycled more than 300 miles this summer with their dad
A Sewickley resident and father of two young boys came up with a way to safely keep himself and his kids active during the coronavirus pandemic this summer — cycling. From the beginning of July to mid-August, Barry Bunnell, 68, and his boys biked more than 300 miles on the...
A Pittsburgh business plans to relocate to Sewickley
A Pittsburgh-based business consulting firm plans to move its headquarters to Sewickley. AE Works, founded by Sewickley resident Michael Cherock, wants to relocate from Sandusky Street in the city to 418 Beaver St. in the borough. The building in question is the former Explore Sewickley office, a nonprofit dedicated to...
‘Zombies of the Corn’ haunted attraction set for 8th season of frightful fun in Freedom
Weekends are about to get a little spookier. The interactive Zombies of the Corn haunted attraction is set to open for its eighth season Sept. 25 and 26 at the 70-acre Three Rivers Paintball compound along Rochester Road in Freedom, Beaver County. “With fright levels for all ages, October is...
The Sewickley Public Library is open — what you need to know before you go
Sewickley Public Library is back open as of Sept. 1, but there are some things that you should know. Hours are limited. The library is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. It is open from 10...
Student news, virtual events and more around Sewickley
Sewickley man accepted to scholar program Tice Harkins of Sewickley has been accepted to the Geisinger Primary Care Scholars program. Harkins, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s MD Class of 2024, in August began first-year studies at the school. The Geisinger Primary Care Scholars Program focuses on family...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 30
Bellevue 113 Harlem Ave LLC sold property at 92 S Bryant Ave. to Logan Michael Parsons and Olivia Horner for $178,000. Donald Dennison II sold property at 165 Spring Ave. to Kathryn Couch for $148,000. Leetsdale Rodney Morgan sold property at 6 Victory Ln to Kathleen Sudiarta for $107,500. Sewickley...
WPIAL girls tennis preview: Knoch’s Laura Greb has shot at making history
Laura Greb wants to make WPIAL tennis history. The Knoch senior standout hopes to put herself in position to win a fourth WPIAL Class AA singles championship. She would be the first player to accomplish the feat in the history of either classification. “There’s a little bit of pressure, but...
Traveling Tuskegee Airmen exhibit makes a stop in SewickleyVideo
Chauncey Spencer II fires words out of his mouth like a volley of fighter-plane bullets. There’s unrelenting urgency in his speech that could be mistaken for being in a rush — either to move onto the next subject or to end the conversation altogether. It’s neither. “It’s just that I’ve...
Sweetwater Center for the Arts executive director resigns
The executive director of the Sweetwater Center for the Arts in Sewickley has stepped down. Tommy Walters, who has lead the 45-year-old nonprofit arts center for the past 3 1/2 years, said he is leaving for personal reasons. “The decision was mine to step down, and it was not an...
Quaker Valley makes arrangements for 10 teachers to work remotely
The creator of an online petition formed in response to Quaker Valley School District’s denial of 10 teachers’ requests to work remotely during the coronavirus pandemic claimed victory this week when the district announced resolutions for the teachers. The update to the petition came Aug. 20, when only four of...
