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North Hills Ebony Women celebrate Black history with special meal, keynote message
North Hills Ebony Women Inc. held its annual Black History Month celebration March 2 at La Roche University’s Zappala Campus Center to further the 45-year-old nonprofit’s mission of “recognizing and promoting African American identity, heritage, education and unity.” During the event, guests shopped with several local vendors, heard musical performances...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 9, 2025
Bellevue Ronald Woshner sold property at 189-191 Grant Ave. to Henry Homes 1 LLC for $487,500. Rebecca Kirschbaum sold property at 663 North Ave. to Troy and Abigail Walos for $220,000. NYXQ 31201 LLC sold property at 120 S Bryant Ave. to Justin Michael Glatz for $275,000. Estate of David...
Sponsors sought for golf outing in firefighter’s memory that benefits camp for burn victims
Balls of Fire, a memorial golf fundraiser May 12 in honor of volunteer firefighter Dan Stack, will benefit Camp KOALA, a free five-day summer camp for children in the region who have suffered burn injuries. Money raised from the event, which will be held at Wildwood Country Club along Sample...
Refugee resettlement agencies determined to continue work despite halt to federal funding
Local agencies are still determined to help resettle refugees despite an executive order halting federal funding. Four agencies in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County are contracted through the Office of Refugee Resettlement as a partner of the national resettlement agency, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, to provide resettlement services. This...
Ross honors 9 police officers in inaugural awards ceremony
Ross recognized several police officers with awards and commendations March 3 in what Deputy Chief Brian Kohlhepp said he hopes is the first of many years of annual awards for its 46-officer staff. Though nine officers were recognized at a meeting of a township commissioners, two took home special honors....
After initial hesitation, Ross votes to approve former Steeler’s medical marijuana dispensary
While the Ross commissioners voted to table the approval of a medical marijuana dispensary on McKnight Road at its last meeting, the nine member board voted unanimously Monday to allow the facility to operate. The dispensary will sit at 7725 McKnight Road, where G&G Fitness Equipment currently resides. That will...
Lenten fish fry season is back; here are few spots to reel in a meal
The start of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, and there are plenty of places in the region to seek a seafood dinner on Fridays. Here are a few of them. A.W. Beattie Career Center About 80 students from around the North Hills will serve lunch at A.W. Beattie Career Center...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 2, 2025
Bellevue Karl Miller sold property at 331 A Glaser Ave. to Delia Hanna for $180,000. James Patrick Durkin sold property at 148 Kendall Ave. to Andrew Polk Schrader and Nicole Taylor McClain for $399,900. Etna A & M Flips LLC sold property at 145 High St. to Zan and Kim...
New Hampton-based theater company to offer 4 showings of ‘Be More Chill’ musical
Beginning Feb. 27, Hampton-based theater company Soulshine Performing Arts Collective Experience will stage four showings of the “Be More Chill” musical at Sunken Bus Studios in Ross. Lacey Overholt, the company’s creator and show director, said the performances will be the first for SPACE, which she opened in January. A...
How pet blood donors are saving lives
Usually, when someone’s pet is in the veterinary hospital, it’s a stressful time — something is wrong, and it’s gone beyond the usual vet visit. But on Feb. 15 at BluePearl Pet Hospital in Ohio Township, Ashleah Stone wasn’t worried at all about her 7-year-old greyhound, J.B. That’s because J.B....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 23, 2025
Bellevue Katherine Balouris sold property at 427-429 Division Ave. to Robert and Nicole Vanwagenen for $335,000. Carmella Buhot sold property at 135 Ridge Ave. to Jordan Robert Dahl for $40,000. Etna Robert Snyder sold property at 9 S Spring St. to Kevin Reilly and Stephanie Rogers for $220,000. Brent Slais...
‘Make it Seuss’: High schoolers a guiding force behind North Hills Middle School’s ‘Seussical Jr.’
Imagination took center stage recently during North Hills Middle School drama club’s 30th annual winter musical. This year, the theme was Dr. Seuss, and about 100 middle school students and eight North Hills High School students worked together to produce “Seussical Jr.” Middle school musical director and choir teacher Shaun...
New tattoo shop, Wexford Tattoo Company, to offer ink to North Hills communities
Some new ink will soon be available on Perry Highway in McCandless. The Wexford Tattoo Company plans to open its doors March 15 at 10431 Perry Highway in the Phoenix Centre office building near North Allegheny Senior High School. The shop may be new, but it is not the first...
Early fascination with pipe organ leads to successful career for Franklin Park native
It was an organ performance at St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland that made up the mind of Daniel Ficarri, then just an eighth grader in the North Allegheny School District. He was entranced by the sounds and sights of an instrument that beautifully echoed throughout the grand space of the...
Ross commissioners announce new plans for Short Line Hollow as resident urges spring reopening
Amid ongoing disputes about the closed park, Ross Commissioner Dan DeMarco announced Feb. 18 that the township would engage a consultant and release a survey for community members about reopening Short Line Hollow park. The park, which consists of miles of hiking trails in a steep valley, was created in...
Ross debates placing former Steelers player’s medical marijuana dispensary next to laser tag facility
Ross commissioners tabled a motion to approve a former Steeler’s medical marijuana dispensary after concerns were raised about its proximity to a popular laser tag facility during their Feb. 18 meeting. The proposed dispensary would be at 7725 McKnight Road, where G&G Fitness Equipment currently sits. That would place it...
Year in review reveals McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority answered 9,412 calls in 2024
National accreditation, hundreds of hours in training, and 146,000 miles on the road were some of the highlights of the 2024 year-in-review presentation by the McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority on Feb. 17. Local council and municipality officials, community members, MFPAA staff and state Rep. Arvind Venkat attended the event held...
In brief: Happenings in the North Hills area
Late Nite Catechism event to benefit Vincentian care fund Vincentian is hosting a night of laughs with Late Nite Catechism from 6 to 9 p.m. April 11 in the auditorium of St. Vincent Hall, the former St. Louise Convent, 8200 McKnight Road, McCandless. The interactive show is part catechism class,...
North Hills notebook: Midseason surge delivers playoff berth to boys basketball team
The North Hills boys basketball team’s midseason surge proved to be enough to clinch a spot in the WPIAL Class 6A postseason. The Indians, who finished the regular season 7-15 overall and 6-8 in Section 1-6A, found out Feb. 10 who they would face in the opening round of the...
North Hills swimming duo making splash in and out of pool
In the water, North Hills swimmers Conor Greer and Alex Alder have accomplished a lot for themselves this year. But it’s what the duo has done outside of the pool that will have a bigger impact. Both seniors, Greer and Alder have each qualified for multiple events in the WPIAL...
9 Yards Golf to open 2nd location at The Block Northway in Ross
The Block Northway soon will host the second location of 9 Yards Golf. The indoor golf experience and cocktail bar, which will feature South Korean Golfzon simulators, will sit on the second floor of the mall next to Dave & Buster’s. Four public bays and two rooms reserved for private...
At fire academy, high school students earn class credit while training to be firefighters
Desiree Schramm wasn’t looking to become a firefighter when she was choosing electives during her junior year at North Hills High School. “I was scheduling for classes and, ‘What’s this?’ ” said Schramm, of Ross, now 18 and a senior. “This is actually pretty cool.” What Schramm stumbled across was the...
Art from 7 local schools on display at The Block Northway
The Block Northway, a large shopping plaza in Ross, is hosting a student art exposition featuring work from several local schools. Through March 2, viewers will find artwork from seven North Hills institutions on the upper level of the mall between Lands’ End and DSW shoes. The display is free...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 9, 2025
Bellevue David Bauman trustee sold property at 113-115 Meade Ave. to Kayla Tiara Davis for $212,000. Christopher Hawkins sold property at 705 Means Ave. to Hannah Sims for $192,000. New Resident Mtg Loan Tr 2014-3 sold property at 189 N Balph Ave. to Bopp KZ Holdings LLC for $57,750. Shaun...
Ross resident spars with township over future of Short Line Hollow park
Residents are pushing Ross commissioners to reopen the Short Line Hollow Nature Area amid concerns about Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regulations. The park, which consists of miles of hiking trails in a steep valley, was created in 2017 after years of work from volunteers and then-Commissioner Jeremy Shaffer. Short...
