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Photo Gallery: Art Explorations at Cooper-Siegel Community Library
Young art students attended a three-part series, “Art Explorations,” at Cooper-Siegel Community Library in Fox Chapel and learned a variety of styles with Alison Babusci, STEAM program coordinator and instructor. The courses involved 3D art, textile art and 2D art and taught students about color and patterns. The projects are...
Fox Chapel Area School Board approves 2019-20 calendar
Fox Chapel Area students will begin the 2019-20 school year on Aug. 22. School board members approved the new calendar, building 182 days into the school year. Students will have eight days off for winter break, from Dec. 23 to Jan. 2; an early dismissal on April 3 will lead...
Lower Valley egg hunts feature Easter Bunny, crafts, candy
Lower Valley residents can hop into Easter fun with three local egg hunts. • Blawnox Community Park along Center Avenue will transform its lawn into a festival on April 6. An Easter egg hunt will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., along with games, face painting and cookie...
O’Hara approves nearly $1.1 million in 2019 paving projects
O’Hara residents are expected to see nearly $1.1 million in road paving projects this summer. Council on March 11 approved a list of projects to be targeted in the road improvement campaign, including several in RIDC Park. Youngblood Paving was awarded the contract. The list of roads to be milled...
Blawnox firefighters gearing up for Good Friday fish fry
Blawnox Volunteer Fire Company will host its annual fish fry on Good Friday, April 19. A full menu of items includes fish dinners, sandwiches, coleslaw, french fries and mac and cheese. Fryers will be turning out hundreds of fillets from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Blawnox fire hall...
Video: Top stories for the week of March 25Video
Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of March 25: • Fox Chapel Area’s school year extended 2 days • Delay through fall on Cove Run Road in Indiana Township • Fox Chapel Area opens registration for competitive Spanish Immersion program •...
Royal tea will benefit addiction recovery programs at St. Juan Diego Parish
Aspiring princesses can attend a royal high tea, complete with Cinderella’s carriage and perhaps even glass slippers. Sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, the event will be from 12:30 to 3 p.m. May 4 at St. Pamphilus Church Hall in Beechview. Guests are encouraged to dress like a royal, whether...
Squaw Run Garden Club schedules sale May 4
Garden enthusiasts will likely want to circle May 4 on their calendars. It’s the date of Squaw Run Garden Club’s annual plant and flower sale, where members will present tables of colorful perennials, herbs and vegetables. The sale will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Squaw Valley Park in...
Traffic delays expected through fall on Indiana Township road
Motorists who travel through Indiana Township can expect delays beginning Monday. Bridge rehab work along Cove Run will cause single-lane alternating traffic through November, PennDOT announced. Work is expected to cost $1.8 million. It includes deck replacement, painting, substructure repair and approach work on the span that crosses Deer Creek...
Snow make-ups add 2 days to Fox Chapel Area school year
The school year just got a little longer for Fox Chapel Area School District students. School board members approved tacking on two days of classes for students in kindergarten through 11th grade. The last day of school will be Tuesday, June 11. Classes were to end on Friday, June 7,...
O’Hara residents are asked to follow rules for leaf collection
O’Hara’s spring leaf collection starts Monday. Residents can track pick-ups on the township website to see which streets are being targeted each day. The east and west sides of the township have been divided into zones and the public works crew will follow a set route which will be highlighted...
Indiana Township gym owner working to build wellness
Tribe 412 Fitness owner Rory Lazear is lending a hand to make sure the Spin Your Wheels fundraiser in Aspinwall has its namesake activity. She plans to transport 14 stationary spinning bikes from her Fox Chapel Road gym to Aspinwall’s riverside on April 6. Lazear has been on board with...
Sign-ups open April 1 for competitive Spanish Immersion pilot program
Fox Chapel Area will open registrations on April 1 for the district’s new Spanish Immersion pilot program where at least 80 percent of instruction will be delivered in the foreign language. It will be limited to one class of 25 students — 2019-20 first-graders — pulled from all four of...
Aspinwall dog park closing April 1 to make way for baseball season
Aspinwall’s dog park will close April 1 to make way for summer sports. The area for four-legged friends is housed at the community ball fields off Fifth Street and returns to its original use each spring. The park will host baseball and softball leagues through Halloween. Residents are reminded to...
Video: Top stories for the week of March 18
Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of March 18: • Lower Valley communities named among the best • O’Hara’s Brownshill Road to close most of summer • Sharpsburg compiling online pet registry • Aspinwall council announces summer paving goals For more...
Aspinwall eyes $100,000 in summer paving
Aspinwall council is eyeing two prominent streets for summer paving and will target up to four alleys if the budget allows. Council approved $100,000 for the annual road improvement program, making it somewhat easier to compile the list compared to 2018 when the budget was slashed by 30 percent. Manager...
Sharpsburg, Etna compete in community clean-up for Earth Day Mayor’s Cup
It’s going down between Sharpsburg and Etna. The two communities are celebrating Earth Day with a friendly wager to see who can be the most green. Officials are challenging residents to rid the streets of pop bottles, cigarette butts and other debris to spruce up their respective boroughs, with one...
Sharpsburg pet owners encouraged to participate in online registry
Sharpsburg has launched a voluntary digital pet registry to help reunite lost animals with their owners. Police are building the online database that will include owner’s information along with pet descriptions and photos. “There’s a lot of people who lose their dogs,” Officer Brett Carb said. “This way, if you...
Photo Gallery: Art & Collectibles Appraisal Fair
Residents learned the value of items stashed away in their own closets during an Art & Collectibles Appraisal Fair on March 16. Art expert Kurt Shaw was at the Cooper-Siegel Community Library to take a peek at old, unique and peculiar items. People brought coins, books, furniture, jewelry, paintings and...
Brownshill Road in O’Hara to close April 1 through mid-August
Brownshill Road in O’Hara will close on April 1 for just shy of five months. Crews will replace the structurally deficient Brownshill Road Bridge, erecting a span wide enough for two vehicles and expanding the hydraulic opening for East Little Pine Creek. Cost is $1.1 million. The road will be...
Lower Valley municipalities earn ‘Banner’ designation
It was a banner day for several Lower Valley communities — Sharpsburg, O’Hara, Aspinwall, Etna and Indiana Township — which were named among the best by the Allegheny League of Municipalities. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, joined by other local officials, announced the 2019 Banner Community Program honorees March 8 during...
Mobile cat clinic coming to Sharpsburg
Sharpsburg will host its second annual mobile pet clinic in April. The event will offer spay/neuter procedures, rabies and FVRCP vaccines, and flea and ear mite treatments. In partnership with Animal Friends and Paws Across Pittsburgh, the clinic is for cats only. It is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Tandem swing newest addition to Squaw Valley’s adaptive playground
Squaw Valley Park has a new swing built for two. The equipment was installed March 12 at the adaptive playground along Fox Chapel Road. Cost was about $1,100. “It is a tandem swing where two people can ride together,” Township Manager Julie Jakubec said. The township’s adaptive playground is a...
‘Spin Your Wheels’ along the Aspinwall riverfront April 6
No matter the weather on April 6, the Spin Your Wheels fundraiser at Aspinwall Riverfront Park will see the shoreline abuzz with activity. From spinning class to yoga and boxing, an array of exercise classes will be offered for all ages from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost begins at...
Learn historical, monetary value of items Saturday at Fox Chapel library’s appraisal fair
From crumpled baseball cards to pristine porcelain, treasure hunters can learn the value of items stashed away in their own closets this afternoon in Fox Chapel. Art expert Kurt Shaw will be on hand from 1 to 4 p.m. at Cooper-Siegel Community Library to take a peek at old, unique...
