Shady Side Academy snags season sweep of section foe Greensburg Central Catholic
After posting a seven-point win on the road last month, the Shady Side Academy girls basketball team came into Monday looking to defend home court for a season sweep against Greensburg Central Catholic. The Bulldogs were able to do just that, defeating the Centurions, 54-43, in a Section 2-3A matchup...
Fox Chapel police chief search wrapping up
Fox Chapel officials are wrapping up their search for a new police chief. The borough partnered with Dailey Operation Consulting several months ago to help with the nationwide search to replace retired Chief Michael Stevens. Stevens retired Nov. 2, and Sgt. Craig Sorg was named interim chief the following day....
Blawnox launches ‘soft dig’ to test water lines throughout borough
Blawnox officials are taking steps to ensure that borough infrastructure is built to last. A “soft dig” project will kick off this spring to test water line composition throughout the borough. “The project will allow the borough to dig down to certain water lines and identify exactly what material the...
In brief: Happenings from throughout the Fox Chapel area
To have your news or event listed in our briefs section, email editor Marje Horvath at mhorvath@triblive.com. O’Hara collecting valentines for seniors O’Hara Township and its Human Services Department is hosting a Valentine’s Day card collection through Feb. 12. Cards are available in the lobby of the municipal building, 325...
Fox Chapel real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 1
Indiana Dianne Taylor sold property at 5 Crest Drive to Vincent and Emily Bauters for $204,900. O’Hara River Road Development Group LLC sold property at 120 Miramar Drive Unit 17B to David E R and Patria Dulce Walker for $878,075. William Lamberton sold property at 218 Woodmont Drive to Erin...
Shady Side Academy notebook: Hockey alum to play for Team USA
Shady Side Academy graduate Gwyneth Philips, a native of Athens, Ohio, will play for Team USA in women’s hockey at the upcoming Olympic games. Philips graduated from the school in 2019. She played collegiately at Northeastern University in Massachusetts. During her time in college, she finished with a .958 save...
Fox Chapel boys feel sense of urgency as playoffs approach
Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar appreciates what he has seen from the seniors on the team. They realize the Foxes have little margin for error over the final few weeks of the season if they want to escape from the WPIAL’s Section 1-6A to make the postseason. “They’ve...
Fox Chapel wrestlers gearing up for postseason tournaments
The Fox Chapel wrestling team is grateful to have a few weeks between the end of its dual season and the start of the individual wrestling tournaments. The Foxes’ lineup accrued a large number of bumps and bruises throughout the season. Fox Chapel coach Michael Frank said he has been...
Town hall scheduled on proposed statewide cellphone ban in schools
A proposed state bill to limit cellphones in schools would protect children, streamline policies, reduce burden from staff and lessen disruptions. That’s according to a group of legislators, including state Reps. Mandy Steele, D-Fox Chapel, and Jill Cooper, R-Murrysville, who are spearheading House Bill 1814 to restrict cellphones in classrooms....
Retired Fox Chapel attorney ranks 3rd in nation for niche sport of stair climbing
Retired Fox Chapel attorney Harrison Lauer is at the top of his game — literally. A long-time runner, Lauer hung up his shoes after a knee injury in 2020 but decided it was a detour, not a full stop. The 68-year-old turned to stair climbing, or tower running, which while...
Preserving National Opera House important for Pittsburgh and beyond
When irreplaceable spaces disappear from the Pittsburgh landscape, the damage to historical records is permanent. That’s the view of North Side resident Jonnet Solomon, who has dedicated 25 years to the preservation of the National Opera House, a Queen Anne-style mansion on the border of the city’s Homewood and Lincoln-Lemington...
O’Hara resident at the helm of 2 marinas in Allegheny County
Jim Scott of O’Hara doesn’t have a boat. Yet. But as the new owner of two established Allegheny County marinas — Fox Chapel Yacht Club and South Side Marina—Scott’s interest in a boat is ramping up. “I feel like you can’t own a marina without a boat,” said Scott during...
Audubon closes 2 nature stores, expands programs at Buffalo Creek, Succop, Beechwood Farms
The new executive director at Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania is making changes to connect more people with the outdoors. Chris Bason said that reconfigurations at Buffalo Creek and Succop nature parks will create more opportunity for birding, a passion shared by more than one-third of U.S. adults, according to...
Indiana Township woman combines fitness and full-time work as a probation officer in Allegheny County
Amy Roenker of Indiana Township didn’t grow up in a law enforcement family, but a college summer internship resulted in a career-shaping experience. “I come from a family of teachers and nurses,” said Roenker, 49, orginally from Rochester, N.Y. Her college adviser didn’t exactly cheer-lead her upcoming internship with the...
Fox Chapel’s Cooper-Siegel library opens $2.5M expansion, ‘a space where ideas can flourish’
Cooper-Siegel Community Library in Fox Chapel has started a new chapter, one that bolsters its mission of cultivating a community of lifelong learners. On Jan. 23, the library opened its $2.5 million expansion of the facility’s lower level, complete with a Makerspace, small group study rooms, common area with tables...
Western Pa. wine, cheesemakers take top honors at 2026 PA Farm ShowVideo
Couples planning for Valentine’s Day could have themselves quite a fancy evening dining solely on some local wine and cheese, which has been judged among the best in Pennsylvania. Western Pennsylvania wine and cheesemakers once again came home with a good deal of accolades from the annual Pennsylvania Farm Show,...
Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services lands $242,700 federal boost for turnout gear
Members of the Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services will now be easily identified as a cohesive department with new turnout gear emblazoned with their call number — 102. The protective gear will replace outdated items and also reflect the merged department, comprised of Aspinwall and Sharpsburg, Chief Mike Daniher said....
Fox Chapel Area School District residents dig out after major snowstorm
Some residents in the Fox Chapel Area School District bundled up and ventured out during the blizzard conditions Jan. 25 as Winter Storm Fern pummeled the Pittsburgh region with snowfall. The Wiley family of Fox Chapel decided to make a Steelers-themed snowman, and pint-sized Bennett Wiley, 3, helped. “My favorite...
In brief: Happenings from across the Fox Chapel area
To have your news or event listed in our briefs section, email editor Marje Horvath at mhorvath@triblive.com. School district seeks input on comprehensive plan The Fox Chapel Area School District is conducting community focus groups to support its ongoing work on a new comprehensive plan. The focus groups will provide...
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Foxes’ Lyla Jablon surpasses scoring milestone
Lyla Jablon is tasked with doing much more than scoring for the Fox Chapel girls basketball team. The senior guard has been asked to try and set the tempo for a team with a young roster hoping to make a run at the playoffs in Section 1-5A. Jablon hit the...
Trip to county finals rewarding for Fox Chapel senior wrestler
Adam Haines remembers his worst loss from the 2024-25 wrestling season vividly. The Fox Chapel senior dropped a 1-0 decision to Gateway’s Luke Pawlowski in the blood round of the Allegheny County Tournament at 139 pounds. “That’s been in my head forever,” Haines said. “Doing good this year was to...
Fox Chapel freshman wrestler sees hard work pay off with breakthrough win
Fox Chapel freshman Ariana Morris felt that wrestling was a sport she was destined to compete in. When the Foxes started their own girls team a few years ago, the plan for Morris to follow in her family tradition was set into motion. “My father did it and my brother...
Pitt to honor Shady Side Academy girls basketball coach Jonna Burke
Jonna (Huemrich) Burke was honored to pick up the phone and have Sam Clancy on the other end of line. Clancy, a Pitt graduate who had an 11-year football career in the USFL and NFL, was calling to tell Burke she will be honored Feb. 20 at Pitt’s 64th annual...
Officials from Fox Chapel-area communities issue warnings, reminders for folks ahead of pending snowstorm
Fox Chapel-area officials are advising residents on what they can do to help themselves, public works crews and first responders navigate the pending weekend storm that could drop a foot of snow in the region. Aspinwall Mayor Scott Zimmermann said borough departments met Thursday morning to go over emergency plans,...
Cronuts and cruffins among Mexican-themed delights at newly opened Gordo’s Cafe & Cantina in O’Hara
Don’t settle for an average doughnut when you could grab a gourmet cronut. That’s the message from Brian Gorder to patrons at his new eatery in O’Hara, Gordo’s Cafe & Cantina. He’s showcasing made-from-scratch desserts, pastries, pizza, salads, meat sandwiches and specialty meals in the building that housed a Max...
