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Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of June 8, 2019
Bell Acres Kurt Meyer sold property at 110 Beech Ridge Drive to Marc and Heidi Buzzelli for $775,500. Estate of Joseph Woytovich sold property at Big Sewickley Creek Road to Sound Ideas Media LLC for $18,000. Thomas Graham sold property at 135 Witherow Road to Julian Mikola and Ashton Churchin...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Saturday, June 8
Hello, Sewickley, Head to Fern Hollow Nature Center today for a Summer Celebration. Nature center members and residents of Aleppo, Sewickley, Leetsdale, Bell Acres and Sewickley Heights are admitted free. Others can purchase tickets for $7 per person or $20 per family. Bring a picnic. There will be music, games,...
Remember When: 1924
In the news this week 95 years ago: • Local law enforcement officials confiscated a 150-gallon still from the O’Neil farm in Emsworth, along with “a small quantity of moonshine and 18 barrels of mash.” The still was constructed out of a garbage can with a condensing coil inside. •...
Sewickley nonprofit seeks volunteers to stock hospital pantries
Terri Burgard, a board member and volunteer with Christopher’s Kitchen, drives more than 30 miles from her Evans City home to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh every week. As the nonprofit organization’s main shopper, she delivers the food that makes it into the hospital’s pantries. Christopher’s Kitchen, Burgard said, now...
Several Sewickley-area churches hosting VBS
Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit bethsamuel.org or contact the center at bethsamueloffice@comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 7 p.m. June 9 — Movie Night; RSVP for location • 6:30 p.m. June 14 – Shabbat in the Park; RSVP for location • 9...
‘Words can injure’ says Holocaust survivor
Shulamit Bastacky spent the majority of her first four years hidden in a dark cellar. She was deprived of basic things a child needs to thrive, including nourishment, nurturing from family and stimulation. “What did I do? I was born Jewish, so I was not supposed to be alive,” Bastacky,...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Wednesday, June 5
Hello, Sewickley, Celebrate National CPR and AED Awareness Week and learn how to save lives. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), 70% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in homes. To increase survival from cardiac arrest,AHA provides a 90-second video that teaches Hands-Only CPR. To watch the video, click here....
Sewickley’s military banner program expanding to other communities
John Dunn envisions a 12-mile stretch of military banners adorning telephone poles from Ambridge to Haysville. Since Dunn resuscitated Sewickley’s program in February, more than 30 banners have been purchased. Each one bears the name of a military veteran and the community honoring their service. The Sewickley councilman continues to...
Garden tour returns to Sewickley area
Pops of color and a swathes of green surround Lisa Pegden’s home. The open doors of a newly constructed conservatory allow a breeze to brush the petals of potted flowers, and an outdoor brick oven and seating area welcomes guests to the expansive space. While her Edgeworth garden is meticulously...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Tuesday, June 4
Hello, Sewickley, Allegheny Land Trust will present Plant Pursuit: Botany for Beginners from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Audubon Greenway conservation area on Magee Road. Learn the basics of botany during a guided hike, hosted by Jen Dalke of Blue Heron Nature Skills. Wear good hiking shoes and...
Iron Horse ready for new season
Sewickley resident London Cain had a vision. With help from the community, fundraising and a lot of elbow grease, he brought it to life. After a year and several successful productions under his belt, Cain is preparing for the Iron Horse Theatre Company’s first summer show, “Harps and Harmonicas,” opening...
New owners take over Aleppo industrial park housing Amazon, Chrysler
Two real estate investors have purchased the 408,000-square-foot 79 North Industrial Park, a seven-building light industrial complex located along Interstate 79 in Aleppo Township. ASB Real Estate Investments and an affiliate of Endurance Real Estate Group purchased the industrial portfolio in a joint venture for $38 million, according to a...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Monday, June 3
Hello, Sewickley, Friends of the Sewickley Public Library Book Sale returns this weekend. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, and 9 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. From 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, fill up a bag for $5. All proceeds benefit the Sewickley Public Library of the Quaker Valley...
Tull Family Theater offers summer programming
The Tull Family Theater has announced special summer programming will be held through August. In addition to new releases, the theater will offer classics, art, music and seasonal films. Viewings will include films on Degas, Mozart and Picasso and the Beatles. Favorites like “The Goonies,” “The Color Purple,” “Stand by...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Saturday, June 1
Hello, Sewickley, A Sunday Concert in the Park will be held June 16, Father’s Day, at Fern Hollow Nature Center. River City Brass and an ensemble of Quaker Valley student musicians will perform. Bring a blanket and enjoy live music, yard games, food trucks, ice cream and an art expo....
Real estate transactions from the Sewickley area for the week of May 31, 2019
Aleppo Veterans Administration sold property at 203 Trailside Drive to Michael and Kristen Hess for $165,000. Edgeworth Walter Gregg sold property at 443 Oliver Road to David and Dorothy Pusateri for $425,000. Sewickley Thomas Hartley trustee sold property at 230 Thorn St. to Tiancheng International Group Inc. for $890,000. Douglas...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Friday, May 31
Hello, Sewickley, After months of planning, the Free the Music initiative is ready to launch. Studio 419 will host a casual gathering to celebrate and reveal Sewickley’s first public piano from 6 to 9 p.m. today. There will be complimentary hors d’oeuvres, drinks and sweets, as well as live music...
Local churches gear up for Vacation Bible School
Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit bethsamuel.org or contact the center at bethsamueloffice@comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 3:30 p.m. June 2 — Peace is a Community Project with speaker Shulamit Bastacky, Holocaust survivor. United Presbyterian Church of Ambridge, 823 Maplewood Ave. This...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Thursday, May 30
Hello, Sewickley, Sewickley Academy’s Senior School presents the inaugural New Works Festival, featuring all world-premiere shows written by Sewickley Academy faculty and students. Each show is designed, directed and cast by students. The shows to be performed are “Tituba: First Witch of Salem” by Matt Griffin, “The Prince of Sheep”...
Remember When: 1916
In the news this week 103 years ago: • Herald editors called attention to the deteriorating state of Old Economy, the historic Ohio Valley town that was home to the Harmony Society, a Lutheran sect that practiced celibacy and thereby worshiped itself out of existence by 1905. The front page...
Goddard School students tour Beaver County’s Brunton Dairy
Kindergarten students from The Goddard School of Cranberry Township learned where milk comes from as they explored Brunton Dairy in Independence Township this week. The children took a tour of the milking barn and milk house, greeted calves and were treated to Brunton’s regular and chocolate milks. The class was...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Wednesday, May 29
Hello, Sewickley, Lincoln Park Summer Film Festival will be held next week at the Tull Family Theater. Film students in grades 9 through 12 from Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Midland will exhibit their work on the big screen at 6:30 p.m. June 3. After the screening, students...
10 girls, 10 years, 1 troop; Sewickley-area Girl Scouts graduate
For the last decade, 10 Sewickley area girls have stuck together through rain and snowstorms, backpacking trips and out-of-country adventures, always looking to help others. As members of “The Waterfall Troop,” or Girl Scout Troop 50930, they live by the motto, “Always loyal, loves challenges.” “They decided as little, little...
Sewickley celebrates Memorial Day through annual parade, programs
The Sewickley area once again honored those who died serving the country through several Memorial Day events over the weekend. A memorial service was held Saturday at the United States Coast Guard station in Glen Osborne and a veterans memorial service took place at Sewickley United Methodist Church on Sunday....
Regional artist returns to Sewickley
Steve Justice works in cartoons. His paintings are vibrant, extravagant and maybe even farcical. But Justice isn’t joking around. “Here I am, all artistic angst, and some people look at them like ‘He’s clowning around,’ ” he said. “I’m not joking around. It might look funny, but it’s a lot of...
