South Hills Record category, Page 50

Get something to-go at Max & Erma’s. The restaurant chain is auctioning items from its closed North Fayette location along Parkway West. The locations in Cranberry and Monroeville remain open. People can bid on everything from signs to equipment to a wooden bench at the entrance. A large wooden pirate...

Women’s Business Network Women’s Business Network is part networking group, part mastermind group and part educational resource. The Mount Lebanon Chapter meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m., and all meetings are being held virtually. The next meeting is Jan. 26. To find out more, contact chapter representative...

The Thomas Jefferson gymnastics program has climbed quickly to elite status. Last year, TJ won its fourth section title in a row, second consecutive WPIAL championship and finished as the state runner-up in the gold division. “We hope to defend the WPIAL title,” coach Jodi Cummings said, “and we hope...

The tag “defending state champion” provides awe-inspiring incentive for the Baldwin gymnasts in 2020-21. This season, the Highlanders are looking to retain their Pennsylvania Classic team title in the silver division. “We hope to be able to qualify for WPIALs and defend our state title,” coach Jodi Cummings said. “Each...

Baldwin Borough Estate of Catherine Bettilyon sold property at 522 Barbara Drive to Orhan and Teslime Guven for $135,000. David Schleicher sold property at 432 Elaine Drive to Ian Suppo and Brianna Phohdich for $191,000. Mahendra Giri sold property at 184 Macek Drive to Ghana and Buddhi Chapagain for $194,900....

The death of a Bookline woman found dead inside a home last Feburary has been ruled an accident, according to an Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office report released Thursday. Officials said Melanie Hesser, 57, died of thermal and inhalation injuries sustained as a result of a fire along the 200...

As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the South Hills have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Jan. 12, there have been 1,811 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Baldwin Borough since March, according to the...

Pleasant Hills property owners will pay more in real estate taxes this year. Council recently passed its 2021 spending plan with a one-mill tax hike. The new tax rate is 7.75 mills. The median home value in the borough is about $143,500, which means that property owner will pay about...

District court judges in Brentwood and South Park handled these criminal cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the appropriate district courts or the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Ralph Kaiser, Brentwood • Dajaun Austin, 20, of Pittsburgh on charges of criminal mischief, unauthorized use of...

Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Co. in Jefferson Hills remains off dispatch as council once again declined to formally recognize the department. Motions to recertify Gill Hall and rescind a resolution naming Jefferson Hills Fire Rescue the sole borough company failed by a 2-5 vote Monday night. However, officials did agree...

Women’s Business Network Women’s Business Network is part networking group, part mastermind group and part educational resource. The McMurray Chapter meets the first and third Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m., and meetings are held virtually until further notice. The next meeting is Jan. 20. For more information, contact chapter representative Diane...

Thomas Jefferson’s hockey team is on the rise. After competing in the PIHL Class A division for several years, the Jaguars moved up to Class AA this season. At the end of December, TJ owned a 2-1-1 record in the Varsity AA Southwest Division. “The league uses a fair-play formula...

The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound effect on the Baldwin hockey team. After winning its first 15 games last year, Baldwin advanced to the PIHL Penguins Cup Class AA finals with a 19-1 record and was set to play 18-1 Latrobe in the championship game. The PIHL season was...

Condado Tacos is opening a third location in the area at South Hills Village mall. The expected date is late February or early March. “We are so excited about this newest restaurant,” said Hannah Vlk, brand manager for Condado, based in Columbus, Ohio. “Pittsburgh is a market we love being...

After practicing just four times since late November, Mt. Lebanon coach Joe David could only wonder what his basketball team might look like this season. There were out-of-sync plays in Friday’s opener and moments that felt sluggish, but the third quarter was vintage Blue Devils: 3-pointers, defense. It was all...

The Fox Chapel-based women’s choir, Belle Voci, is using the covid-19 pandemic to fuel camaraderie and strengthen spirits. In many ways, the group is connecting more deeply than when their time was focused strictly on rehearsing, Pamela Bruchwalski, marketing director, said. “We may not be able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder, but...

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Allegheny County may proceed with legal action against a Brentwood restaurant defying covid-19 mitigation orders despite a pending bankruptcy action. The county health department ordered the Crack’d Egg to close in August for failing to follow universal masking and social distancing measures. However, restaurant...

Two local restaurant chains have chosen to remain temporarily closed despite the state lifting its most recent covid-19 restrictions. Management at Atria’s and Juniper Grill said they cannot be profitable at half-capacity, as mandated by Gov. Tom Wolf’s virus-related guidelines. “We cannot and will not make it as a business...

A lifelong love of the movies has led to a Mt. Lebanon man leading a nonprofit that helps strengthen film collections at academic libraries around the country, from kindergarten through university level. Chad Hunter is the new executive director of Video Trust, a 40-year-old national organization that provides professional development...

A federal judge must decide if a bankruptcy case filed in his court can stop the Allegheny County Health Department from pursuing action against the Crack’d Egg, a Brentwood restaurant that has continued to operate despite an order in August shutting it down for violating state-mandated covid-19 mitigation orders. The...

Giovanna Barone, 8, organized a dress-down fundraiser to support her service project for her pageant title, Miss Pennsylvania Sweetheart. With the help of her classmates at St. Gabriel School in Whitehall, Barone collected art supplies, puzzles, stuffed animals, blankets and more to make gift bags. Together with her classmates, she...

A private ambulance service based in Jefferson Hills that has stations in Clairton and Elizabeth has paid more than $35,000 in back wages to 12 employees after violating federal labor laws, the U.S. Department of Labor said Monday. Investigators with the department’s Wages and Hour Division found that 12 employees...

Police will be training Monday at the old Thomas Jefferson High School in Jefferson Hills. Jefferson Hills Police said there will be activity inside and outside the former high school at 310 Old Clairton Road. Loud noises may be heard coming from in and around the building while the training...

Baldwin Borough Stanley Mezyk sold property at 3808 Cynthia Drive to Kenneth Martinez for $135,000. George Lion sold property at 460 Jenne Drive to Brooke Smith for $195,000. Carl Chiocca sold property at 492 Macassar Drive to Pietro Anthony Nuovo for $193,500. Terence Boland sold property at 2602 Michael Drive...

Children who live in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District got a holiday surprise on Dec. 23 when Santa rode through their neighborhoods on “Jingle Buses” driven by district bus drivers. Two busses set out – the Rudolph Reindeer bus and the Blitzen Reindeer bus. Children and parents were able to track...