South Hills Record category, Page 32

East End Brewing Co. is moving south. No need to panic, the beer will still be brewed and served in Larimer. The brewery is expanding to add a taproom in Mt. Lebanon. “We will bring the beer, other drinks and food to the South Hills,” said owner Scott Smith, a...

Beautiful, exotic blooms aren’t the only draw at the Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania’s annual orchid show. This year’s two-day event also will include a silent auction, an hourly raffle of orchid plants and orchid-related items, a sales area, a repotting table and educational opportunities. Show hours will be noon-8...

A Navy veteran and Pennsylvania Army National Guard officer candidate was appointed to Jefferson Hills Council. Joseph Lynch was picked out of five candidates to fill the seat of the late Keith Polick, who died in a vehicle crash last month. Polick, 65, was headed to Florida to vacation with...

A Pittsburgh man died after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night in West Mifflin. Andrew Byrne, 61, was struck by a vehicle in the 1100 block of Lebanon Road shortly before 6:45 p.m., authorities said. He was pronounced dead at 7:45 p.m. after being transported from the scene to...

Officials from several of Pittsburgh’s neighboring municipalities say they aren’t interested in merging with the city, which last week introduced legislation to explore such possibilities. As Pittsburgh City Council seems poised to vote down a proposal to annex Wilkinsburg, they are considering a measure to launch broader investigations into merging...

An Arkansas man was jailed after Bethel Park police say he attempted to break into an occupied car at the South Hills Village mall and later tried to break into a secured area of the police station. The mall incident occurred on Saturday, when police say Rodrick Hatten, 30, of...

A Pittsburgh man said he blacked out on the way home from a South Hills bar before he crashed into a family’s home in Baldwin, according to the charges against him. Michael Deery, 53, faces two counts of driving under the influence and a half-dozen summary citations in connection with...

On Dec. 4 and 5, Michael Quallich, a Baldwin Middle School seventh-grader, competed at the Hurricane Tour’s National Championship as a representative of Pittsburgh’s First Tee Program. The event was hosted at Orange County National’s Panther Lake course in Orlando, Fla. Quallich played in a stacked field of more than...

The Chartiers Valley boys basketball team’s nonsection game Tuesday at Baldwin was a lot like its season: a mistake-prone slow start followed by a slow comeback trot and then an all-out gallop to the finish line for the victory. The Colts fell behind early on the road but chipped away...

Mt. Lebanon’s Alex Tecza has played football with teammate Eli Heidenreich for as long as he can remember. As it turns out, high school graduation won’t break their bond. Tecza committed to play football for Navy on Friday, five months after Heidenreich also committed to the Midshipmen. However, their lifelong...

A federal appeals court on Sunday issued an emergency injunction ordering the Upper St. Clair School District to continue requiring students and staff to wear masks. A group of families of medically disabled children filed a lawsuit against the district on Thursday after the school board reversed its mandatory mask...

It was a much-anticipated night at Thomas Jefferson. TJ hoopster Graci Fairman eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for career scoring Jan. 7 during her team’s 49-23 section win at home against Uniontown. The 5-foot-5 senior point guard connected on a trey from the corner early in the third quarter to become...

Baldwin Borough Joseph McCarthy sold property at 5031 Ardelle Drive to Michael and Angela Gross for $285,000. Robin Stanton sold property at 5203 Blossom Road to Bhim Dahal et al. and Beena Adhikari for $226,000. Daniel Hooper sold property at 5339 Blossom Road to Stephen and Patience Sikora for $203,000....

A federal judge Friday afternoon denied a request by parents suing the Upper Saint Clair School District to reinstitute a mandatory masking policy. In a 32-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Williams S. Stickman said that the families of five medically fragile children in the district who sought the temporary restraining...

A group of families of medically disabled children is suing Upper St. Clair School District in federal court after the board there reversed its mandatory mask mandate earlier this month. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of five medically fragile students who are unnamed in the complaint, seeks a temporary restraining...

David Watt had an idea. Aaron Hartman helped bring it to life. Watt of North Huntingdon collaborated with Hartman of Peters to design the CigarmBand for fishermen. Watt wanted to be able to smoke a cigar while having both hands available to cast a net. He drew a picture of...

Ryan Shaneman, 16, of Scout Troop #338 has earned the Boy Scouts of America’s highest rank advancement, the Eagle Scout Award. Shaneman earned the Eagle Scout Award on Oct. 10 and was recognized in a special Court of Honor ceremony on Jan. 9. Shaneman is one of only approximately six...

Keith Polick was known for bringing people together. The Jefferson Hills resident had plans to do just that for borough this year as he and several other Republicans were recently sworn in to four-year seats on council. This past election was Polick’s first time running for political office. He was...

They call them “smash burgers” – beef initially shaped like a meatball before being “smashed” down and sizzled on a grill until they are browned and juicy. The burgers are generously topped with grilled onions, American cheese, dill pickles and special “moon” sauce – which is a little bit spicy...

Allegheny County Police said a Baldwin man was responsible for a Thursday night shooting in Stowe that left another man hospitalized. Sedrick Riddick, 22, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and taken to the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh on Friday. Charges stem from a shooting around 7:30...

When Showtime canceled “Ray Donovan” in February 2020, it came as a surprise to viewers and the show’s creative team alike. At the time of the cancellation, Mt. Lebanon native David Hollander, who has been a writer on the series since its first season and became the showrunner/head writer in...

A wine and mac-n-cheese festival returns to the Monroeville Convention Center after a pandemic-year hiatus. It also comes back with a new name as promoters Dottie and Bob Miller of Jefferson Hills had added a few things to entice thirsty and hungry patrons. Women-n-Wine Purse Palooza Pierogies Mac-n-Cheese is the...

The Baldwin-Whitehall School District will shift to a remote learning plan for Thursday and Friday as a result of rising covid cases, district officials announced Wednesday. There already was no school on Monday due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Superintendent Randal Lutz said the district expects to resume...

Matthew Lambert spent months stalking the mother of his child, using a GPS tracker to follow her movements and sending vile text messages that instilled her with fear. Then he paid three people $5,000 and 25 bricks of heroin to kill the man she was dating as they left Rumerz...

Mark Patrick Flaherty came from a well-known family of Democratic public servants. His father served as an Allegheny County commissioner and a state Commonwealth Court judge. His uncle was Pittsburgh mayor, deputy attorney general and later a county commissioner. It seemed inevitable then, that he would follow in their footsteps....