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50-year reunion scheduled Members of the Fox Chapel Area Class of 1971 are invited to the 50th reunion on Sept. 24. The celebration will be at the Syria Mosque in Cheswick from 5 to 11 p.m. in the outdoor pavilion. A buffet dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy a...

Aspinwall is eyeing a $20,000 grant from the state to help begin implementing safety upgrades for bikers and pedestrians in the borough. The money would launch traffic improvements across the borough that would include safer crosswalks, a bike trail and a directional change along Eastern Avenue. The grant is being...

PIAA softball playoffs Monday’s games Class 5A First round 7-1 North Hills (16-5) vs. 7-4 Fox Chapel (13-8) 6:30 p.m. at North Allegheny Coaches: Libby Gasior, North Hills; Chris Olbrich, Fox Chapel Winner plays: Winner of 6-1 Bellefonte (18-2)/7-3 Chartiers Valley (14-8) on Thursday in the quarterfinals, (site and time,...

Aspinwall James Mourra sold property at 918 Guyasuta Lane to Amy Blumenthal and Ann Christophersen for $120,000. Kristine Hughes sold property at 936 Guyasuta Lane to AG Cullen Construction Inc. for $113,500. Blawnox Robert Sharp sold property at 245 Freeport Road to Three Rivers Apartments Ten LLC for $800,000. Fox...

Shady Side Academy coach Cam Thompson and the Bulldogs boys lacrosse team set their expectations high every year. WPIAL championship or bust. Whether the team had just lost a season due to the coronavirus pandemic didn’t matter, Thompson and his team had their eyes set on WPIAL gold and they...

FCA students win awards at science and engeneering fair Two Fox Chapel Area High School students won awards at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF) 2021. Junior Zoe Lakkis received a third-place Grand Award of $1,000 in the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics category for her project titled...

The Fox Chapel softball team is in the midst of the best playoff run in program history, and as the Foxes enter the first round of the PIAA Class 5A tournament, they are hoping it doesn’t stop soon. The Foxes (13-8) will have a tough challenge Monday at North Allegheny...

Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...

Zoe Skirboll was among the spectators at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha, Neb., and she watched the best in the nation compete for spots on the team that competed a month later in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “It was breathtaking,” said Skirboll, an Aspinwall resident. “I had...

A passion for music — and his ability to bring joy to others through it — has earned Fox Chapel Area senior Xavier Perry the 2021 Jeffrey Dean Memorial Award from Fox Chapel-based women’s choir Belle Voci. “I am so honored,” Perry, 18, said. “It means a great deal to...

A ceremonial groundbreaking for the $2.4 million sculpture garden at Hartwood Acres showcased grand, decades-old art that will dot the landscape in new configurations at the 629-acre Allegheny County-owned park. Hosted by the county and the Allegheny County Parks Foundation, the June 1 event spotlighted 13 large-scale pieces of art...

Roots of Faith in Sharpsburg will offer a covid-19 vaccine clinic on June 12. The event from 9 a.m. to noon is open to the community and will offer the Pfizer vaccine to people ages 12 and older, leaders said. The clinic is being hosted in conjunction with UPMC. “We...

Sharing art and building community. That’s the mission of the newly unveiled Free Little Art Gallery in Sharpsburg. Situated at 713 Main St., the stand is similar to the Free Little Library and Pantry stands that have popped up in recent years. Caleb Adams, co-founder and Dorseyville Middle School student,...

50-year reunion scheduled Members of the Fox Chapel Area Class of 1971 are invited to the 50th reunion on Sept. 24. The celebration will be at the Syria Mosque in Cheswick from 5 to 11 p.m. in the outdoor pavilion. A buffet dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy a...

Fox Chapel Janice Rosen sold property at 143 Old Mill Road to John Thomas Dick III and Tara Branstad for $850,000. Harmar Travis Edward Kilpatrick sold property at 19 Highbury Road to Nicholas Paolino for $185,000. Indiana Richmont Estates L.P. sold property at 1016 Danason Drive to NVR Inc. for...

SHIPPENSBURG — Matching the speed she showed circling the track, the public address announcer at Seth Grove Stadium declared Melissa Riggins a three-time state champion in the 1,600 meters as soon as she crossed the finish line. A little later Friday, Riggins also won the 800 meters for the third...

Fox Chapel Area School District is marching forward with plans for in-person graduation ceremonies where participants and guests will be required to wear a mask — even those who are fully vaccinated against covid-19. Jill Leonard, district community engagement manager, said face coverings fall in line with requirements set by...

Almost six months after choosing “Bulldogs” as its new mascot, Shady Side Academy has released its new logo and branding for its next era. The school revealed its new branding in a virtual event Friday that was live-streamed to the entire student body, Pre-K through 12th grade. Shady Side’s new...

A month ago, North Allegheny freshman Evan Lyon was playing JV lacrosse for the Tigers. In fact, when the Tigers took the field at Robert Morris’ Joe Walton Stadium on Thursday for the WPIAL Class 3A title game against top-seeded Shady Side Academy, the freshman wasn’t even listed in the...

Chartiers Valley coach Chris Lloyd decided to drop Gianna Welsh a little lower in the batting order. The move paid off as Welsh blasted a two-run homer in the fourth inning and that was all the Colts needed as Chartiers Valley edged Fox Chapel, 2-1, in a WPIAL Class 5A...

Two years ago, the Shady Side Academy girls lacrosse team staved off a weather-suspended game before winning the first WPIAL title in program history. On Wednesday night at Robert Morris’ Joe Walton Stadium, the Bulldogs did it again. This time around, the Bulldogs didn’t need an extra day to get...

Thursday’s games Class A Third-place consolation 2-Leechburg (12-5) vs. 4-South Side (12-4) 4 p.m. at Mars Coaches: Debbie Fleming, Leechburg; Amy Pieto, South Side What’s at stake: The winner qualifies for the PIAA playoffs, and the loser is done for the season. Players to watch: Madison Hanan, Sr., INF, Leechburg;...

O’Hara’s roads will be dotted with new banners saluting Hometown Heroes as the military program renews. The township will accept reservations for banners to honor those who have served the U.S. Armed Forces. “Council loves the banner program, as it honors true heroes of our community,” township Manager Julie Jakubec...

A new basketball court is on tap for Blawnox, thanks to two recently awarded state grants. The project will see a full-size court installed near the Blawnox Hi-Rise where the old tennis courts sat. The cost is about $105,000. “That area has not been used in quite a few years...