Monroeville Times Express
Works by East Suburban Artists League to be displayed at Monroeville Public Library
For Larry Brandstetter, it all began with the sketch of a house. “When I was 6 years old, my aunt asked me to draw a house,” said Brandstetter, whose work will be shown with other members of the East Suburban Artists League at the Monroeville Public Library beginning May 29....
Faces of the Valley: Local counselor starts wellness initiative for mental health education
As a school counselor, David Heavner sees firsthand the mental health issues students deal with, including anxiety and depression, that are part of what he calls a growing mental health crisis. Heavner, 54, of Buffalo Township wrote a book and founded a wellness venture company called Through Service We Grow...
Sri Venkateswara Temple in Penn Hills celebrating 50 years
Sri Venkateswara Temple, one of the first Hindu temples in North America, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Ground was broken for the temple along McCully Drive in Penn Hills in June 1976, and work was completed in 1977. Devotees began coming to the temple in 1976 to worship...
Letter to the editor: 400-plus community cleanup volunteers make a big impact
Despite the worst-case weather scenario of rain in the morning with dropping temperatures, over 400 volunteers donated their time and effort to clean up Monroeville’s roadways and parks for the 31st annual Jack Sedlak Memorial Clean Up Day on April 25. The volunteers picked up 527 bags of litter, an...
Gateway sports notebook: Gators track and field athletes shine at Baldwin Invitational
Gateway track and field has had a season full of big moments and top finishes at dual meets and invitationals, and many of the top Gators athletes tested their mettle at the 52nd Baldwin Invitational on May 1. The prestigious annual meet often sets the stage for the WPIAL finals...
Mt. Pleasant library will host 3rd annual local author expo
Local storytelling will be on full display Saturday, when 11 regional authors will take part in the third annual Local Authors Expo at the Mt. Pleasant Free Public Library. “I’m always excited to meet people who love to read,” said Don Ammon, 62, an author from Monroeville who will take...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transfers for the week of May 10, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Glenconon Properties LLC sold property at 3842 Greensburg Pike to Alea Gentile for $250,000. Monroeville Pamela Cortazzo sold property at 210 Gotham Lane to William Jordan Jr. and Barbara Jordan for $410,000. Estate of Mary Pilardi sold property at 117 Mayberry Drive to Griddin Mikovitz and...
Monroeville man taken into custody following standoff
A Monroeville man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside his townhome for hours Thursday. Charges are pending against the 65-year-old resident, whose name has not been released. Allegheny County Police SWAT team responded to the 200 block of Blue Grass Circle around 1 p.m. Negotiators made contact with...
Plum Area Ladies Society celebrates America’s 250th anniversary at banquet
The Plum Area Ladies Society recently celebrated its annual banquet at Ebbie’s Craft Kitchen & Catering in Monroeville. In addition to celebrating a successful year, the ladies society installed its new officers for the 2026-27 year. The theme of the banquet was America’s 250th anniversary, as seen in the patriotic...
Mother of Monroeville driver killed in I-79 crash sues trucking companies
The mother of a Monroeville man killed last year when his SUV crashed into two tractor-trailers she said were improperly parked on the berm on Interstate 79 is suing the trucks’ drivers and owners in federal court. Kathy Brown, of Edgewater, Fla., filed the suit on Wednesday in Pittsburgh on...
Monroeville girl in running for Junior Ranger competition’s top spot
Davie Kalina of Monroeville is no stranger to the outdoors. The 12-year-old has been riding horses since she was 5, loves fishing and searching creek banks for crawdads and has traveled with her family to Argentina. “For my entire life, I’ve loved being outside in nature and with animals,” Davie...
Peoples Natural Gas pipeline project begins on Route 22 in Monroeville
Peoples Natural Gas is installing nearly 4,000 feet of new pipeline along Route 22 in Monroeville, a project expected to last into early July. As part of a modernization upgrade throughout its service area, Peoples crews will install new pipeline along the highway between Old William Penn Highway, near the...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 3, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Daniel Gazzo sold property at 982 Braddock Road to Colleen Kodman for $300,000. Monroeville Sfr3-030 LLC sold property at 221 Caruso Drive to RHD Reality LLC for $78,000. Penn Hills LSF 10 Master Participation Trust sold property at 571 Grove Road to D Next Level LLC...
Police say Monroeville man chased shoplifters with his car, hit 1
Clairton police have charged a Monroeville man with assault, saying he chased down two juveniles with his car and hit one of them last week in Clairton. Ahmed Aziz, 60, of Monroeville was charged with four counts of aggravated assault, two counts of simple assault, reckless endangering and related traffic...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 26, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Mark McDonough sold property at 146 Avenue G to Benjamin Stahl for $310,000. Nathan Culp sold property at 127 Fairfax Road to David and Rachel Ann Fix for $315,000. Daniel Starr sold property at 203 Washington Road to Peter and Mary Belechak for $301,000. Monroeville Tejas...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 19, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Mark Clemente sold property at 224 Cascade Road to William Peters and Isabel Tashima for $325,000. Heather Jacobs sold property at 1987 Centurion Drive Apt 505 to Jewish Family & Community Services GDN for $62,000. Monroeville Estate of Gary Devene Saylor sold property at 636 Dahlia...
4 Football Flyer buses will be free during NFL Draft
Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s four Football Flyer bus routes will ferry passengers to the NFL Draft from throughout the region for no cost, the service says. That’s thanks to the Pittsburgh Organizing Committee, a mix of public and private representatives who have helped plan for the NFL Draft, and The Pittsburgh...
Vandergrift woman forms medieval-themed event in Monroeville to mix fantasy and reality
Aleesha Kelly of Vandergrift likes things that are mysterious. She harnesses that curiosity for the different and unknown through curating immersive, themed events under her business Mystic Market, a Magickal Menagerie. She has helped organize events like the Vandergrift Artsfest and the Witching Hours Night Market. Now, she has turned...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 12, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Edgewood Troy Colondrea sold property at 100 Race St. to Hannah Daugherty for $430,000. Forest Hills Lewisbrothers 0412 LLC sold property at 344 Woodside Road to Samuel and Marion Passalinqua for $320,000. Monroeville Albert Petrush sold property at 609 Beatty Road to Hugo Gasca for $20,300. Maxanna Properties...
William Shatner, Patricia Arquette among celebrities at Steel City Con in MonroevilleVideo
Hollywood legend William Shatner believed Friday afternoon the astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission would make it safely back to Earth following their voyage to the moon. The actor best known as Capt. James T. Kirk on the original “Star Trek” series shared his thoughts about the team and their...
Retired dancer continues artistic expression through paintings
Friends of the Monroeville Public Library welcome the community to Renee Simeone’s art exhibit “Resplendence” from May 1-27 at the Gallery Space during regular library hours. An open reception is set for 6 to 8 p.m. May 2. Some of Simeone’s pieces will be available for purchase, along with tote...
Monroeville retiree gears up for another bike trek to help find cure for multiple sclerosis
Alan Iszauk hadn’t prepared for his first long bike ride. His friend, Bruce Ungar — they’ve known each other since they were 4 — lost his regular riding partner when his daughter went off to college. So Iszauk agreed to bike the 150-mile Escape to the Lake, a cycling event...
Primanti Bros. closes Monroeville, North Versailles locationsVideo
Primanti Bros. has closed its Monroeville and North Versailles locations, the latest in a series of closures in recent years for the Pittsburgh-based sandwich restaurant. Primanti spokesperson Ryan Wilkinson confirmed the restaurant closures Monday afternoon. A reason for the closures was not announced. “It’s not a decision we take lightly,”...
Monroeville area: Cleanup event, Lions Club, middle-school musical, convention center events and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Gateway Middle School musical The Gateway Middle School spring musical will be “Music Man Kids,” and it will take place May 6 at the Robert A. Read Performing Arts Center. The 35-minute show is the group’s first-ever performance. Middle school drama club...
Immigrant rights activist sets off on 8-day march to ICE detention center
With the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Pittsburgh’s South Side as a backdrop, immigrant rights advocate Jaime Martinez implored community members Sunday morning to see the humanity in their foreign-born neighbors. “Dignity is not conditional,” said Martinez, who founded activist group Frontline Dignity last year. “It is not...
