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Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of June 7
Indiana Asish Sinha sold property at 1080 Rural Ridge Drive to Hyungsub and Yoon Ho Kim for $311,500. O’Hara Estate of John Robert Hurley sold property at 521 Brookdale Drive to Olga Taimanov for $200,000. Olga Taimanov sold property at 7 Highmeadow Road to Daniel and Koren Jackson for $372,500....
Rick’s Barber Shop reopens in BlawnoxVideo
It’s one of those old-fashioned barber shops, a one-man operation with a swirling striped poll out front. Don’t expect to get a manicure here. But people can once again come in for a haircut For the first time in 14 weeks, Rick’s Barber Shop is open for business. “It feels...
Fox Chapel in brief for the week of June 5
Fiction Writing Contest winners Cooper-Siegel Community Library has announced the winners of the Stay-at-Home Fiction Writing Contest through which dozens of amateur writers submitted original works of short fiction. Themes focused on local Fox Chapel Area lore, ghost stories and tall tales. The winners are: - Youth First Prize ($350):...
Glazed, powdered or jelly? Yes, yes and yes — it’s National Doughnut Day
Friday is National Doughnut Day. It’s the perfect way to celebrate as Allegheny, Westmoreland and surrounding counties are headed into the “green phase” of the state’s coronavirus action plan. Always the first Friday of June, National Doughnut Day highlights everyone’s favorite cylindrical breakfast treat. Oakmont Bakery owner Marc Serrao said...
5 Western Pa. UPMC hospitals given covid-19 drug
Five Pittsburgh-area UPMC hospitals have received shipments of the antiviral medication remdesivir to treat hospital patients with covid-19, the Pennsylvania Health Department said. UMPC Presbyterian, Mercy, Shadyside and St. Margaret, all in Pittsburgh; and Passavant in McCandless were among the 73 hospitals in the state to receive a total of...
Shady Side Academy student news for the week of June 4
Students in the Shady Side Academy Senior School Service Learning Club designed and sold T-shirts with SSA’s distance learning motto, “Together Apart,” on them as a covid-19 fundraiser. The initial proceeds totaled nearly $1,700 and went to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The club sold 170 shirts and money...
Fox Chapel Area School District invites community to participate in commencement celebration
Fox Chapel Area graduates will be lauded Sunday with a Community-wide Hat Toss to culminate the Class of 2020 commencement. A high school graduation ceremony will be livestreamed on the Swift Fox Media YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/c/SwiftFoxMedia, beginning at 7 p.m. Afterward, special guest Bill Hillgrove, the play-by-play announcer for...
Fox Chapel teen catches pair of large flathead catfish on Allegheny River
Will Carnevale has been fishing off his family’s dock in Allegheny Township off the Allegheny River for quite some time, but this past weekend he received quite the surprise … twice. After casting his line Friday night, the Fox Chapel senior said he walked into the house for a few...
Shady Side Academy students win Emmy award
Eight Shady Side Academy students can call themselves Emmy winners after the school’s WSSA-TV Film Club earned a trophy in the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) 2020 Mid-Atlantic High School Production competition. The Student Emmy was awarded for a short-form video, “Grateful for Our Teachers,” which features...
State Rep. Tony DeLuca up big in primary rematch against Erin Vecchio
Penn Hills School Board President Erin Vecchio appeared to come up short in her bid to oust longtime state Rep. Tony DeLuca, according to unofficial election returns. It was the second attempt by Vecchio, 61, to toss DeLuca, 83, from the office he’s held nearly four decades. He defeated her...
Cooper-Siegel Community Library beginning curbside delivery, other services
Cooper-Siegel Community Library is working on a plan to introduce limited services in June that will include curbside delivery. Executive director Jill McConnell said the staff is eager to get back into the building along Fox Chapel Road and help connect patrons with books, videos and programs provided at the...
Shady Side Academy celebrates the class of 2020
It was a far cry from the traditional pomp and circumstance that typically envelopes a Shady Side Academy commencement, but the Class of 2020 was treated to a celebratory drive-through on the Fox Chapel campus Friday, an event still filled with cheers and tears from graduates, family and faculty. Scheduled...
Top stories around Fox Chapel for the week of May 25Video
Here are some of the top news stories this week: - Fox Chapel Area school taxes could increase. - Developers propose six new homes in Fox Chapel. - Children can get free summer meals in Sharpsburg. - St. Juan Diego food pantry shares part of $1 million grant....
Overnight roadwork taking place on Route 28 near Millvale, Highland Park Bridge
Motorists who travel along Route 28 through O’Hara, Shaler and Sharpsburg might encounter slight overnight delays during an $11.5 million paving project. Construction will happen in both directions between Millvale and the Highland Park Bridge, PennDOT announced. Work will be done from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. and cause single-lane...
Aspinwall-area real estate transactions for the week of May 24
Aspinwall Jeffrey Berman sold property at 328 Second St. to Eric and Francoise Lagasse for $210,000. Blawnox Michael Voit sold property at 128 Third St. to J & D Campbell Holdings LLC for $298,000. Harmar Robert White sold property at 608 Poplar Ct to Norbert Garbisch III and Sandra Garbisch...
Shady Side Academy hosts food drive, teacher parade
It was hard for Shady Side Academy teacher Claire Pilarski to stomach the frequent news of people struggling with food insecurity during the coronavirus outbreak. Add to that the frustration of missing her classroom, and Pilarski devised a unique solutions to both of her woes. The SSA Junior School in...
Boil water advisory lifted for Blawnox residents
A boil water advisory in Blawnox has been lifted. Manager Kathy Ulanowicz said residents can safely drink water from the tap after the borough ran two consecutive successful water quality tests. She thanked residents for their patience. The borough has been without water since Sunday, when a 12-inch line burst...
Aspinwall residents advised about parking line painting
Aspinwall residents are asked to pay attention this week to the borough’s efforts to paint parking space lines along several streets. Work is scheduled to begin today and last through Friday, weather depending. The following streets will be targeted for the project: Field Avenue, 6th Street and 2nd Street from...
Boil water advisory continues for Blawnox residents
Blawnox residents remain under a boil water advisory following a water main break on Sunday. Assistant Manager Mallori McDowell said people can get fresh drinking water at the municipal building at 376 Freeport Road. There are two water buffaloes on site, and residents should bring containers to fill. The boil...
Shady Side student supports women’s shelter
Shady Side Academy freshman Smrithi Shyam organized a donation drive to support Bethlehem Haven, a local women’s shelter. Inspired to help women at the shelter who may be losing their jobs or struggling to pay rent and buy groceries, Shyam worked with a group of six student volunteers from the...
Small black bear spotted in Fox Chapel, O’Hara
A small black bear is making his way through Fox Chapel, O’Hara and other Lower Valley communities, according to local police. Residents of Wedgewood Lane in Fox Chapel got a glimpse of the animal, which officials are calling a cub, wandering across their lawns on Monday. “If it’s just a...
Primary voting impacted for Lower Valley residents by coronavirus
Coronavirus restrictions will impact polling locations for the June 2 primary election, Allegheny County officials have announced. Each municipality will have only one in-person site to cast their votes, rather than multiple locations at fire halls, schools and churches. Throughout the Lower Valley, residents can vote in-person at the following...
Coronavirus pandemic causes shift in environmental, sustainability efforts
With its economic and health impacts unmistakable, the coronavirus pandemic is revealing environmental tradeoffs as it lingers on. From a spike in hand-sanitizing wipes to paper towels to personal protective equipment (PPE), sustainability has been moved to the back burner. “In the middle of a global health pandemic, you want...
Fox Chapel Area School District outdoor facilities reopening Friday
Most of the Fox Chapel Area School District’s outdoor facilities will open Friday for recreational use. District officials announced the reopening with the caveat that visitors follow CDC guidelines that include wearing a mask at all times. Visitors are typically a common site at each of the properties, whether for...
Details emerge of how police charged Fox Chapel man with 2nd homicide in 3 months
Lured to his friend’s house to play video games and smoke marijuana, Christian Moore-Rouse didn’t even make it up the long driveway leading to Adam Rosenberg’s place in Fox Chapel. Instead, he was shot in the back of his head and dragged into a ditch, lifeless — and left to...
