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Dorseyville Middle School student author embraces fantasy fiction
A pint-sized student author continues to develop her creative writing skills as she transitions from Kerr Elementary School to Dorseyville Middle School in the Fox Chapel Area School District. Bella Gao, 11, lives in O’Hara and is a sixth-grader with a zest for writing fantasy fiction. While enrolled for four...
A-K Valley PIAA soccer playoff preview capsules for Nov. 8, 2025
PIAA soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A Quarterfinals 1-2 Abington (19-2-3) vs. 7-1 Fox Chapel (17-2) 1 p.m. Saturday, Trojan Stadium, Chambersburg Winner plays: Winner of 3-1 Warwick (19-2-1)/7-2 Seneca Valley (18-3) on Tuesday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Carter Shannon, Abington; Rocco DiDomenico, Fox Chapel Corner kicks:...
Fox Chapel police host pumpkin painting event at borough station
More people meant more pumpkins painted by Fox Chapel area families as part of the borough police department’s annual fall event. Officers hosted Painting Pumpkins with Police on Oct. 18 at the station, which is behind the borough building at 401 Fox Chapel Road. “We had more people this time,”...
Dancing Gnome reopens original taproom as 925 in Sharpsburg
There’s more room to roam for customers at Dancing Gnome Brewery with the expansion of a new specialty cocktail bar located a block away from the well-established brewery in Sharpsburg. 925 opened on Oct. 17 in the original Dancing Gnome location at 925 Main St., serving Pennsylvania-produced wines, liquors, Dancing...
Voters in the Fox Chapel area select some new mayors but retain many other incumbents
Fox Chapel area voters have elected new mayors in Fox Chapel and Aspinwall while re-electing a number of familiar faces for council, school board and other mayoral races. Here are the results from the Nov. 4 election, according to Allegheny County Elections Division records. Fox Chapel Area School Board Incumbent...
Aspinwall expected to change 15 parking spaces at the ball field to resident-only parking
Aspinwall officials seek to change more than a dozen parking spaces by the borough ball field to residential-only spaces in an effort to make it easier for their constituents to find parking during busy recreational days. However, some residents question whether the adjustment will force visitors to park in front...
Michael Stevens retires as Fox Chapel police chief, Sgt. Craig Sorg promoted to interim chief
Fox Chapel Police Chief Michael Stevens is stepping down from his top law enforcement post to take up another calling. Stevens, 59, has retired from the borough force to become the regional supervisor of the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s Eastern Region. He will be managing officers in multiple Diocese’s schools and...
Sharpsburg welcomes new junior councilperson
Sharpsburg teen Grace Cooper wants to make a difference in her community. The Fox Chapel Area High School freshman has earned a unique opportunity to do just that while bolstering her knowledge of local government. She was appointed the borough’s new junior councilperson and was sworn in by Mayor Kayla...
In brief: Bake sale, vaccine clinics and more in Fox Chapel area
Breakfast with Santa Lauri Ann West Community Center is hosting Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 6 from 10 am to noon, sponsored in part by Jane Siddons Herrmann of Berkshire Hathaway Realty. Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased by visiting LauriAnnWestCC.org. Bake sale The Wayne Fusaro Pancreatic Cancer...
Actress, Fox Chapel Area alum Regina Gibson returns home for original 1-woman show
Actress and singer Regina Gibson returns to her Pittsburgh-area stomping grounds for a one-night show on a relatable topic – dating angst – heightened by the comedic addition of opera music. The Fox Chapel Area High School alum brings her “Divina: A Fantasy Cabaret,” a one-woman original opera-comedy-cabaret, to the...
Pittsburgh’s Zack Keim on music, Penguins’ collaboration and coming homeVideo
It’s been a busy year for Pittsburgh indie singer-songwriter Zack Keim. The Fox Chapel Area High School graduate, 28, released his second solo album, “Battery Lane,” in February, logged more than 100 shows around the country and completed a 10-concert tour of Spain. “My music’s really big in Spain for...
Fox Chapel area student achievements for the week of Nov. 4, 2025
The Fox Chapel Area High School Marching Band won first place at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association Championships. The Marching Foxes placed first in Class 2A at the competition, which was held Oct. 18 at Deer Lakes High School. The Marching Foxes earned a score of 86.375, and also...
A-K Valley high school soccer PIAA playoff preview capsules for Nov. 4, 2025
PIAA soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A First round 3-4 Central York (15-5-1) at 7-1 Fox Chapel (16-2) 5 p.m. Tuesday, Burke Stadium, Fox Chapel Winner plays: Winner of 1-2 Abington (18-2-3)/3-2 Chambersburg (12-4-4) Saturday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Alex Neff, Central York; Sean Regan, Fox Chapel...
Fox Chapel Area High School performers prepare for fall play ‘Our Town’
Fox Chapel Area High School performers are gearing up for this year’s fall play production. Students in all grade levels have been working diligently to present the Thornton Wilder classic “Our Town.” The play explores the relationship between two young Grover’s Corners neighbors, George Gibbs and Emily Webb, whose childhood...
Sharpsburg native a law enforcement staple for 35 years
Sharpsburg police Chief Thomas Stelitano knows every street in the one-mile stretch in the borough of Sharpsburg. “I can name those streets with my eyes closed,” said Stelitano, 56. Chief Stelitano now lives in Blawnox but grew up on Eighth Street and still has relatives and friends who live in...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 2, 2025
Aspinwall Lee Harrison trustee sold property at 5 Knollwood Drive to Joshua Nellist and Anat Kohn for $614,000. Fox Chapel Mark Heinauer sold property at Old Indian Trl to Mansoor and Nabila Raja for $343,550. Mark Biedrdzycki sold property at 106 Shannon Drive to Michael and Cheryl McHale for $989,000....
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week for week ending Nov. 2, 2025
Lily McLaughlin School: Fox Chapel Class: Senior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: McLaughlin scored the golden goal with 1:38 left in overtime to lift the top-seeded Fox Chapel (19-1-1) to a 1-0 victory over No. 2 South Fayette in the WPIAL Class 3A championship game. The Foxes will look to...
Fox Chapel, Shady Side Academy runners find stride at WPIAL cross country meet
Fox Chapel girls cross country coach Tom Moul hoped the Foxes would make steady improvement throughout the season. Had you asked him if the team would reach the PIAA Class 3A championships as a team, Moul wouldn’t have necessarily anticipated that. During the WPIAL Class 3A championships at White Oak...
Fox Chapel tops Seneca Valley in penalty kick shootout to win WPIAL 4A crown
It is often said that it is hard to beat a team three times in a single season. Fox Chapel boys soccer attempted to meet that challenge against Seneca Valley on Friday evening as the section rivals battled for WPIAL Class 4A gold at Highmark Stadium. The No. 2 Foxes,...
Door Dash driver admits stealing packages from porches in multiple communities including Greensburg, Fox Chapel and Plum
An Indiana County man was sentenced to state prison Friday for stealing thousands of dollars worth of packages from porches in four counties and putting the goods up for sale on Facebook Marketplace. John D. Manning, 35, was sentenced to one to three years in prison followed by four years...
Human trafficking and how to help will be the subject of Fox Chapel presentation
It was a conversation with an Indian missionary that prompted the launch of Living in Liberty, a North Hills nonprofit dedicated to helping heal victims of human trafficking. Elizabeth Echevarria, CEO, founded the group in 2012 after hearing about conditions in Calcutta and subsequently learning that the U.S. leads the...
Folino family brings The Bocce House to O’Hara
The location has changed for a group of avid bocce players, but the love of the game hasn’t. Creating a sporting atmosphere is what Fox Chapel resident Tony Folino and his sons, Frank and Dino Folino, envisioned for The Bocce House of Pittsburgh. The unique complex in RIDC Park in...
In WPIAL final, Fox Chapel seeks 3rd win of season vs. Seneca Valley
Fox Chapel boys soccer coach Erik Ingram doesn’t always get bogged down by tactics when the Foxes play section rival Seneca Valley. Many times, Ingram gets caught up in being a spectator. Ingram appreciates competing against the Raiders because he admires the program they’ve built. Seneca Valley will be the...
Townhouse plans changed, approved for former Aspinwall church site
Plans have changed for proposed townhouses at the former Community United Methodist Church in Aspinwall. Planning commissioners unanimously voted on Oct. 22 to approve a new proposal from Amena Properties founder Tony Pompeo Jr. to create four single-family homes at the corner of Center Avenue and Fourth Street. The Aspinwall...
Mansions at Lake MacLeod in Pine to be featured in Symphony Splendor House Tour
For the first time, palatial mansions in Lake Macleod will welcome guests for an up-close look at these homes dressed for the holidays. Five one-of-a-kind residences in Pine are part of the Symphony Splendor 2025 Holiday House Tour North. Hosted by the Pittsburgh Symphony Association to benefit the Pittsburgh Symphony...
