Sewickley Herald category, Page 148
Remember When: 1955
In the news this week 64 years ago: • The move to join five neighboring municipalities into one school district was delayed this week, with Sewickley school officials and members of the Proposed Quaker Valley Joint Schools board trading letters in an attempt to negotiate administrative issues. In a letter...
Quaker Valley marching band back at it
The Quaker Valley High School Marching Band was back at it this week with the start of band camp at the middle school. On Wednesday, members—some dressed in mismatched socks, Christmas sweaters, and colorful prints—practiced formations and songs for this year’s superhero-themed halftime show. The band was led by Batman-mask-wearing...
Glenfield bridge inspection to impact traffic
Inspection of the Glenfield Street Viaduct bridge over Route 65 and East Beaver Street in Glenfield Borough will occur Thursday through Saturday, weather permitting. According to PennDOT, single-lane restrictions will occur as needed on the bridge from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day as crews from the Markosky Engineering...
Around town: Fern Hollow to host fishing event for Sewickley-area families
Hello, Sewickley, Fern Hollow Nature Center will host another session of family fishing at Soggy Bottom Lake from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Equipment and bait will be provided at the event, led by certified fishing instructors. Participants will learn how to fish or get help improving their skills. The...
Quaker Valley grad Tanabe leads Pennsylvania Amateur after 2 rounds
Chris Tanabe shot a 5-under-par 65 on Tuesday during Round 2 of the Pennsylvania Golf Association’s 106th annual Amateur Championship and takes a three-shot lead into the final round Wednesday at Aronimink Golf Club near Newtown Square. The 2017 Quaker Valley grad will be a junior at Bucknell in the...
Prolific Castle Shannon artist speaks at Sewickley’s SweetwaterVideo
Castle Shannon artist Phil Wilson has illustrated 94 books, more than 80 collector plates, two award-winning TV specials, a music video for Tom Petty, commercials, DVD and video cover art, album covers, posters, jigsaw puzzles….the list goes on and on. His childhood dreams, he said, have come true. “Two things...
Sewickley rowers earn national recognition
Two Sewickley-area rowers earned national recognition recently. Sewickley Academy graduate and Georgetown undergrad Mia Tsudis was named a National Scholar-Athlete by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association. To be eligible for the award, a rower must be in her second through fourth year of eligibility, have rowed in her school’s NCAA...
Sewickley’s Tull theater seeking creative fare options for space
The Tull Family Theater wants restaurateurs to get creative when crafting ideas that would transform its 2,044-square-foot auxiliary space into a food and beverage venue. That could mean anything from pop-ups to shared or rotating spaces to various restaurant concepts and business accelerators. “We are really open. That’s part of...
This weekend in Sewickley: Christmas in July and more
Happening this weekend in Sewickley: Saturday, July 27 • Tull Family Theater presents a sensory-friendly screening of “The Lion King” at 10 a.m. There will be no previews, the house lights will be dim and the doors open. For more information, click here. • Christmas in July continues through 5...
Darren Rogers starred on, off the field at Quaker Valley
Darren Rogers starred on the track, basketball court, football field and in the classroom while attending Quaker Valley. Despite graduating in 2006, Rogers will add more honors to his storied high school career when he joins the Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame on Sept. 29 at a ceremony at...
Beth Samuel to host rummage sale
Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit bethsamuel.org or contact the center at beth samueloffice@comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 10 a.m. Aug. 1 – Knitting 101 • 8 a.m. Aug. 11 – Rummage sale Blackburn United Methodist The church is at 910 Blackburn...
Tree falls on Glen Osborne house, resident unharmed
A Glen Osborne woman was not injured when a tree fell on her house this afternoon. According to Sewickley fire Chief Shayne Quinn, the tree fell at about 3:20 p.m. on the house at 1485 Beaver St. “We have no idea why the tree came down,” said Quinn. “There was...
Around town: Sewickley summer music series continues
Hello, Sewickley, Sweetwater Center for the Arts Summer Acoustic Music Series continues from 7 to 9 p.m. today with musical act Simple Gifts. Tickets are $25 for members, $30 for non-members and $35 at the door, and include complimentary wine, beer and light hors d’oeuvres. To purchase tickets or for...
Remember When: 1909
In the news this week 110 years ago: • Attendees of the YMCA’s seventh annual summer camp returned home last week. Campers participated in a mock trial, a “very enthusiastic” hayride to North Girard and a baseball league trip to Erie. “Everything considered, it would be hard to select a...
Piatt Sotheby’s Realtor, Sewickley native now owner of pre-Civil War home
The Jones family’s new home is not new. In fact, it’s one of the oldest in Sewickley. “We saw an opportunity,” said Robyn Carson Jones, “and we’re crazy enough to do it.” The home, at 335 Chestnut St., is pre-Civil War, having been constructed in 1847. It has been a...
Ohio Township roadwork delayed because of Penn Hills landslide
Work on Mt. Nebo Road between Arndt Road and Lowries Run Road in Ohio Township has been delayed until August so that crews can first make emergency repairs to Nadine Road in Penn Hills following a landslide. When work begins on Mt. Nebo Road, it will be conducted on weekday...
Sewickley residents invited to play ‘Where’s Waldo?’
Hello, Sewickley, Explore Sewickley invites residents to participate in the Where’s Waldo? Scavenger Hunt at The Penguin Bookshop and around town. First, pick up your passport at the Penguin where Waldo and his mischievous cohort Odlaw are hiding out. Walk around town to find other places Waldo is hiding. Then,...
Real estate transactions for the Sewickley area for the week of July 22, 2019
Aleppo John Burger sold property at 404 Sewickley Heights Drive to Aaron and Sarah Latta for $215,000. Bell Acres Raymond Withers sold property at 111 Hamilton Drive to Matthew and Emily Durham for $323,000. Edgeworth Thomas Hay sold property at 623 Poia Road to Garrett and Morgan Richey for $455,000....
Wahlburgers opens 2nd Pittsburgh-area location in Robinson
It might have been the Wahlberg brothers’ name that drew people to the grand opening of the trio’s burger-centered restaurant Wahlburgers inside The Mall at Robinson. But patrons say it’s the tasty burgers that will keep them coming back. “I thought maybe we were going to come and see Mark,...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Tuesday, July 23
Hello, Sewickley, Sewickley Night Mart returns from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. The Sewickley Chamber of Commerce sponsors the pop-up artisan market, which features locally handmade goods, food trucks and live music on Beaver Street. Christmas in July, which starts today and runs through Saturday, features sidewalk sales and promotions...
Quaker Valley’s Corinne Washington adds 2 more Division I offers
Quaker Valley has another Washington with Division I basketball talent. Rising junior Corinne Washington, the sister of former Quakers star Coletrane Washingon, added a pair of college offers from Bethune-Cookman and Mount St. Mary’s. The 5-foot-11 guard already held an offer from Western Michigan. She was a double-digit scorer as...
Quaker Valley grad Kayla Foster finishes college lacrosse with Liberty records
Quaker Valley graduate and Liberty senior women’s lacrosse player Kayla Foster made more history. Foster, an attack, broke the Lady Flames’ points record early in the year with her 188th career point and became one of only two players in school history to earn all-conference honors in four straight seasons....
Christ Church offers conference in worship arts
Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit bethsamuel.org or contact the center at beth samueloffice@comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 6:30 p.m. July 19 – Shabbat in the Park; RSVP for location • 9 p.m. July 23 – Night Swim; RSVP for location •...
Union Aid Society announces leadership transition
Carla Nash has been appointed interim executive director of the Sewickley-based nonprofit Union Aid Society by its board of directors. She replaces Sherri Leifman, who served as executive director since 2004. Nash, former senior program leadership advisor in the federal market, began serving in the role on July 15. “In...
Sewickley’s first public piano installed
Pianists who feel like putting on an impromptu concert and novices who want to practice their technique can do so, outside. A public piano, painted by a Sewickley artist, has been installed in the Wolcott Park gazebo. “The mayor penned a proclamation that was presented by (Sewickley council President) Jeff...
