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Indiana Township residents can attend a public hearing on Feb. 12 to discuss the construction of a 195-foot cell tower on Francioni Hill Lane. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the town hall, 3710 Saxonburg Blvd. Horvath Towers V LLC is seeking to build the tower at 395...

Roots of Faith in Sharpsburg has opened its doors as a warming shelter today through Thursday, when wind chills are expected to dip as low as 20 degrees below zero, according to a National Weather Service advisory. “We have coffee, tea and a warm meal if anyone needs it,” said...

Aspinwall and Blawnox Fire Departments hosted their 11th annual Cash Bash selling over 1,000 tickets. The event was at the Comfort Inn in O’Hara on Jan. 26. Close to 20 baskets were donated and raffled off along with a free buffet. The funds raised will go to purchase new equipment....

Motorists who travel Route 28 near O’Hara will encounter lane restrictions this week. PennDOT announced today that overhead sign inspections will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Crews from Mackin Engineering Company and the Sofis Rigging Company will conduct the inspections. They will work Tuesday...

Musical theater lovers can sneak a glimpse of what’s on tap for North Hills area schools during Twilight Night at Memorial Park Church. High school actors and singers will perform a peek of their spring musicals at 7 p.m. Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at the church, 8800 Peebles Road....

Fox Chapel Area sophomore Jacques Moye is aiming for the stars. His goal is to be an astrophysicist. Moye’s more immediate focus is a stellar trip to Disney Dreamers Academy, to which he won entry in a nationwide essay contest. The 16-year-old is one of only 100 students selected to...

Shady Side Academy students plan to shake up the stage with a rock comedy that follows a woeful florist in his pursuit of love. This year’s winter musical, “Little Shop of Horrors,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8-9 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Hillman Center...

Foodies rejoice — the newest concept from the big Burrito Restaurant Group is on track to open in Fox Chapel Plaza this spring. President Chef Bill Fuller announced that Alta Via is expected to open in March, bringing modern Italian cuisine to the spot formerly occupied by Donato’s along Fox...

Shady Side Academy senior Riya Agrawal was honored by the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh for service to her school and community. Selected as the Rotary Student of Distinction for January 2019, Agrawal volunteers at UPMC Children’s Hospital, as well as at camps for children with special needs. She also leads...

As the government shutdown trudges toward its sixth week, furloughed and unpaid federal employees can enjoy a free meal thanks to local restaurant chain Walnut Grill. Employees – and their spouses and children – can choose from a menu of salads, sandwiches and flatbread pizzas. The meal also includes a...

Bitterly cold temperatures didn’t keep nearly 175 Shady Side Academy students from contributing time to community projects for the Martin Luther King Day of Service on Jan. 21. Despite weather in the single digits and a wind chill advisory, students and staff engaged in hands-on projects for the school’s ninth...

Families affected by the Tree of Life Synagogue tragedy will benefit from a performance by the SHARP Dance Company at Shady Side Academy. The Philadelphia-based modern dance troupe will present “Spreading Love, Conquering Hate,” at 8 p.m. Feb. 16. Shady Side Academy has donated the use of the Hillman Center...

The first snowfall of the year along with frigid temperatures had local residents cleaning sidewalks and enjoying outdoor activities over the weekend of Jan. 20, 2019. Jan Pakler is a contributing writer....

Get ready to tee off at the seventh annual Caddy Stacks mini-golf fundraiser for the Shaler North Hills Library. The popular event invites participants to play an 18-hole miniature golf course between the library stacks. Community members handcrafted specially themed holes that include Pittsburgh sports teams, fiction books and robots....

Third-graders throughout the Lower Valley are learning to access knowledge at their fingertips — not through Google, but the old-fashioned way. Sharpsburg/Aspinwall Rotary members for the 12th consecutive year distributed dictionaries to students as a reminder that the ability to use books and reference materials is vital. “Even though computers...

Rising eighth graders at Fox Chapel Area School District will be able this spring to build schedules by choosing electives like foreign languages, art and band. The input comes as restructured class schedules at Dorseyville Middle School move forward, focusing increased class time on core classes. The changes came about...

Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department is taking orders for its fourth annual St. Patrick’s Day T-shirt fundraiser. The bright green long-sleeved shirts are emblazoned with the department’s call number, 102, on the front and a saw-wielding leprechaun on the back. Written in Gaelic is the phrase “Running through the flames.” “It...

Memories of growing up in Fox Chapel, playing in the woods as a child and being called a “chappie” at Fox Chapel Area High School are golden threads for Lloyd Stamy. His book “Reunion of Strangers,” was published in December and weaves memories with musings. While Stamy uses his local,...

For people dreaming of warmer temperatures in the face of a massive weekend snow prediction, Camp Guyasuta is now accepting applications for summer jobs. Camp Ranger Mike Daniher is looking for an aquatics director, camp counselors and volunteers to spend days at the 175-acre Boy Scout-owned sanctuary in O’Hara. There...

In anticipation of this weekend’s predicted snow, Fox Chapel officials are reminding residents that street parking is prohibited during inclement weather. That includes snow and ice storms. The Pittsburgh region is expected to get 6 to 8 inches of snow Saturday, before turning to a rain/snow mix on Sunday. Vehicles...

Fox Chapel Area school officials are rolling out a plan to students to submit tips that could potentially thwart school violence. Safe2Say Something is a new statewide youth reporting system through which students can report incidents without giving their name or phone number. “We want parents and guardians to know...

With a definitive weekend weather forecast still outstanding, tweaks are being made to the schedule for the 18th annual Allegheny County High School Wrestling Championship at Fox Chapel Area High School. There will be an additional round of wrestling on Friday (Jan. 18), returning 12 wrestlers on Saturday instead of...

A new ministry at St. Juan Diego Parish is aimed at helping people suffering from substance addiction. “We want to reach out with compassion to the addicted and afflicted,” said the Rev. Michael Decewicz, parochial vicar. Addiction Recovery Ministry, or ARM, targets people with addiction issues, those in recovery and...

The countdown to spring training is on at Shady Side Academy. The school is offering a baseball clinic for young players to learn the fundamentals of the game. Sessions are are aimed at children ages eight to 13, and will be led by former Major League Baseball players, SSA head...