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Osborne students raise over $28K thru Race For EducationVideo
Students at Osborne Elementary braved the cold, damp weather to run and walk laps around the school’s track for the Home & School Association’s annual Race For Education on Thursday. The race marked the end of a weeks-long fundraising campaign in which students were asked to send emails to potential...
Remember When: 1946
In the news this week 73 years ago: • Community leaders from throughout Allegheny County met earlier this month to complete plans for the annual Red Feather campaign for the Community Chest, a social service program. “Your Community Chest, through its 90 community agencies, brings family service, child care, health...
Sewickley-area trick-or-treat times
Making plans for Halloween? We’ve got you covered. As some municipalities have not yet announced trick-or-treat times, the list will be updated as they come in. To submit a Halloween event or trick-or-treat time, email editor Natalie Miller at nmiller@tribweb.com. Trick or treat • Sewickley Business District — 11:30 a.m....
Sewickley-area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 13
Bell Acres Fairbrooke Enterprises GP sold property at Beech Ridge Drive to Robert Miller for $702,500. Edgeworth Janet J Harper Jarvie sold property at 403 Oliver Road to J Aaren Barge and Sreemoyee Som for $325,000. Leetsdale Estate of Louise Spinelli sold property at 150 Broad St. to 150 Broad...
Sewickley Academy’s new Discovery Lab provides hands-on learning
Chunks of tomatoes, onions and cucumbers filled each student’s mat inside Sewickley Academy’s Lower School Discovery Lab. Before the kindergartners picked up their knives to start chopping up their veggies, teachers Monica Lynn and Alison Daniel helped them to count the number of greens they were given in Spanish. As...
This weekend around Sewickley: Go on a safari with the library and ALT
Happening this weekend around Sewickley: Saturday, Oct. 12 • Stop by St. James Catholic Church’s parking lot for the Sewickley Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Sewickley Public Library and Allegheny Land Trust host Pollinator Safari from 11 a.m. to noon. Meet at the Audubon Greenway, where...
Get spooked at the Sewickley United Methodist ‘Sewickley Asylum’
The Sewickley United Methodist Church’s annual haunted house is back for its 13th year. This year’s attraction, dubbed the Sewickley Asylum, will take people on a spooky journey through the church’s basement, where they will encounter bloody scenes, a haunted cemetery, a morgue and other surprises along the way. The...
Christ Church holds MOPS kids clothing and more sale
Antioch Baptist Church The church is at 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. followed by worship and praise service at 10:45 a.m. A Bible study and prayer service is at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. For more information, call 412-741-7688 or visit antiochfwbaptist sewickley.org. • The church will...
Sewickley streets, lots to be closed for paving
Sewickley streets and parking lots will close temporarily in preparation for paving work. According to assistant borough Manager Erin Sakalik, Youngblood Paving — chosen as contractor in a bid process last month — has informed the borough that milling work on Green Street and the Green Street parking lot will...
Sewickley-area real estate transactions for Oct. 10
Aleppo Victoria Lowry sold property at 18 Rhodes Ave. to David Smiechowski for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $73,022). Thomas Mendicino sold property at 122 Waterworks Road to Jacques Rebibo for $500,000. Edgeworth Gregory Paul sold property at 407 Maple Lane to Mitchell and Carter Patteson...
Sewickley Parking Authority turning unpaid tickets over to magistrate
The 700 people who owe the Sewickley Parking Authority money for unpaid tickets from this year may want to send in their fines. The authority has begun the process of turning unpaid tickets over to Magisterial District Judge Robert Ford’s office for collection, said Erin Sakalik, assistant borough manager. Anyone...
Remember When: 1967
In the news this week 52 years ago: • Leetsdale Borough Council unanimously passed its first anti-littering ordinance this week. Council also accepted a bid of $3,907 for a 1968 Plymouth “Police Special” four-door sedan with air conditioning for its police force. • A letter to the editor signed by...
Tull program addresses aging and relationships
Imagine heading out to a speed dating event where 15 eligible bachelors or bachelorettes are waiting to meet you. Only, now you’re in your 70s or 80s. You might have been married before and lost the love of your life, or you never found the right one. More than 100...
Around town: Black, female writers featured in Sweetwater event
Hello, Sewickley, Join Sweetwater Center for the Arts from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 17 and hear the words and expressions of poets from the (sub)Verses Social Collective. This group of black, female writers will share their writings, offer a literary history lecture and be available to discuss their works...
Sewickley entrepreneur takes her wares on the road
Longtime Sewickley resident Carol Weir worked for the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, then as a stay-at-home mom, before becoming an entrepreneur. She now earns a living selling at about a dozen trunk shows throughout the East Coast and Midwest regions each year. Weir first started selling at trunk shows...
Animal Friends provides free straw for outdoor animals
To prepare for the cold months ahead, Animal Friends has straw ready and is offering free bags to anyone caring for outdoor animals, including feral and community cats. Bags of straw can be picked up at Animal Friends seven days a week. While Animal Friends encourages owners to keep pets...
Harpist featured in Sewickley concert series
Music Plus, the concert series at St. James Church, 200 Walnut St., Sewickley, presents harpist Marissa Knaub Avon at 3 p.m. Oct. 20. The concert will feature solo works as well as selections with flute and cello. A variety of styles will center around the theme of nature and life,...
Leet woman opens Sewickley CBD shop
When Holly Teegarden started using CBD, or cannabidiol, to combat her anxiety, she felt a natural calm that she didn’t know before. Through online research, she became knowledgeable about the products and began telling all of her friends to try what she said is a life-changing treatment. She wanted to...
This weekend in Sewickley: Sweetwater open house, pet blessings and a family fest
Happening this weekend around Sewickley: Saturday, Oct. 5 • Sweetwater Center for the Arts will hold an Open House from noon to 3 p.m. as a part of the Allegheny Regional Asset District’s RADical Days. Those who attend can experiment in culinary arts, ceramics, painting and more. Children 12 and...
St. Stephen’s hosting Family Fun Night
Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit beth samuel.org or contact the center at bethsamueloffice@ comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 10 a.m. Oct. 6 — Sukkah decorating and pancake breakfast • 7 p.m. Oct. 8 — Kol Nidre services • 9:30 a.m. Oct....
Savoring Sewickley in 20th year
It’s time to eat, drink and be merry as Savoring Sewickley returns for the 20th year to raise funds for the Sewickley Public Library. Hosted by the Friends of the library, Savoring Sewickley, to be held Oct. 20, brings together restaurants, caterers and clubs from across the area who offer...
Remember When: 1933
In the news this week 86 years ago: • A polo match to benefit the Unemployed Service Fund was to be held at the YMCA field. The library team was to play the returning champions, the Fox Chapel polo team. The State Highway Patrol Stunt Team of Harrisburg would also...
Sewickley club keeps the music going for nearly 100 years
Nearly 100 years ago, concert soloist Olive Nevin founded the Sewickley Music Club. The purpose of the organization was to “bring musicians in the Quaker Valley together not only for performing but for learning about different musical styles, composers, dance, and just to meet each other,” according to a book...
‘Fake news’ a real discussion at Sewickley Public Library
Just because a reader does not agree with a story does not make it fake news. That knowledge and how opinions are not news were among the many related topics discussed at a fake news and information literacy workshop presented at the Sewickley Public Library by PublicSource Executive Director Mila...
Quaker Valley alum releases jazz album
Zac Zinger was born into the world of jazz. Growing up in the Sewickley Valley, jazz was always playing inside his family home — either on the radio or from his dad’s collection of 2,000 vinyl albums. More than a decade after graduating from Quaker Valley High School in 2007,...
