Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 80

Area students are part of a record-breaking, boat design challenge with more than 10,000 students from 134 schools across the state presented by Remake Learning Days Across America, a national nonprofit that started in Pittsburgh. Boatbuilding makes for an appropriate STEAM design challenge because the effort involves many areas of...

You don’t really need a farm to be a farmers’ market vendor. “We decided to start our own little thing called Hugh’s Heirloom Herbs,” Stacey Gray said, with the venture being named after her son. “We got this herb catalogue and picked out some thymes and basils that we’d never...

A dedication ceremony more than a year in the making is set to take place Saturday in O’Hara. The township plans to dedicate its historical markers at 11 a.m. at the gazebo at O’Hara Township Community Park along Fox Chapel Road. Six permanent signs measuring 4-feet by 3-feet have been...

Shady Side Academy Senior School conducted commencement excercises on June 3 in the Michael J. Farrell Stadium in Fox Chapel. Shady Side Academy’s Class of 2022 graduated 127 seniors. The commencement ceremony was live streamed on YouTube, here. Here are members of the Shady Side Academy Senior School Class of...

O’Hara Township’s Movies in the Park series is returning to the township’s Community Park. The following free movies are scheduled to start at dusk, weather permitting. June 7 — “Space Jam: A New Legacy” June 16 — “Back to the Future” June 21 — “Sing 2” July 5 — “Shang-Chi”...

The WPIAL Class 3A title game victory for the Shady Side Academy girls lacrosse team was significant for the seniors who have known nothing but championships. But it was also significant for their coach. Coach Katy Phillips, also assistant athletic director for the school, will be leaving for another position...

Shady Side Academy players and coaches knew the WPIAL Class 3A boys lacrosse championship game would be a close battle. It lived up to those expectations and then some. The Bulldogs (17-5) defeated Mt. Lebanon in overtime, 12-11, at Robert Morris’ Joe Walton Stadium. A goal by J.P. Henry on...

Several organizations have come together to provide a unique experience in Sharpsburg. The inaugural Art and History Stroll is set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday along Main Street between Fifth and 13th streets. It’s organized by officials from the Sharpsburg Business Group, Sharpsburg Neighborhood Association, Second Harvest, PGHPrint...

Christian Moore-Rouse volunteered with the Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, at the Jubilee Kitchen and at UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC Montefiore. Jeremy Dentel spent his free time working with Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh, teaching coding to students at Carrick High School and serving as an adviser for his University of...

Keystone Collections Sharpsburg officials have approved Keystone Collections as its new mercantile/business tax collector. Keystone is the current wage tax collector. Bob Brose, the previous business tax collector, retired in March. Council unanimously voted May 26 to amend its tax ordinance to allow the borough to consider proposals from a...

An Emmy-winning sports producer will address the 2022 graduating class during Shady Side Academy Senior School’s commencement exercises on June 3 in the Michael J. Farrell Stadium. Bentley Weiner, who graduated from SSA in 1992, is vice-president of HBO Sports Documentaries at Warner Bros. Discovery. Recent films include “Tiger,” a...

Meet the Natural, and she’s quite a bit younger than Robert Redford. She’s Shaler resident Emilie Lepic, a third-grader at Blessed Trinity Academy, and she’s headed to the 100th-anniversary National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood, N.J., after qualifying through Allegheny County’s tourney. Her success comes as a surprise — shall we...

Fox Chapel police Chief Michael Stevens said his department plans to crack down on speeders this summer. “We’ve received calls from borough residents that they have witnessed more speeding than normal,” Stevens said after the May 16 council meeting. “We’re going to run speed enforcement checks to try and slow...

A group of women-owned businesses have united to create The Merchants of Aspinwall, a new, collaborative approach aiming to attract business in the historic borough. The new organization will host its inaugural “Sip, Chat & Shop” event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on June 15. Participating female-owned stores in...

“Be who you are” – that’s the message of the second annual FC Pride in the Park, a family-friendly event scheduled to fill the grounds at Allegheny RiverTrail Park in Aspinwall. An inclusive festival featuring crafts, carnival games, button making, canvas painting and food will be 5 to 8 p.m....

At the 96th Cinderella Ball on May 28, event chairs Kelly Waldman and Courtney Elizabeth Benson each touched a magic wand to illuminate a pumpkin – which transformed the Allegheny Country Club in Sewickley into a fairytale scene. On a warm spring evening, debutantes dressed in white gowns who wore...

History came alive during Shady Side Academy Country Day School’s annual Second Grade Wax Museum. Second graders dressed in costume as a famous person and posed as their wax figure in front of a poster board exhibit. Visitors to the museum pushed a button at the exhibit to hear each...

Blawnox observed Memorial Day on Monday, May 30 with a parade along Freeport Road, a memorial service at the Blawnox Veterans Memorial and a community picnic at Blawnox Community Park. Blawnox Mayor Anthony Gross was the master of ceremonies and U.S. Army SPC 4 Ken Messing placed a wreath at...

Hundreds of people took part in Aspinwall’s Memorial Day activities on May 30, which included a memorial ceremony outside American Legion Post 77 on Commercial Avenue and a parade. Weather couldn’t have been better for the event with bright sun and almost cloudless skies. The parade returned after a two-year...

Aspinwall Jonathan Wallisch sold property at 700 Fourth St. Apt 7 to Julia Schnippert for $155,000. Indiana James Michel III sold property at 285 Hilltop Drive to Obediah McWhite and October Kaai Santerelli for $23,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 3005 Olivetre Drive to Brad William Caldwell and Taylor Rae...

Sgt. William Rice stands guard at the American Legion Post 77 in Aspinwall on Sunday. Military veterans will be doing the changing of the guards Sunday until 4 p.m. The annual Memorial Day observance begins with a flyover Monday at 11:15 a.m. followed by a service. A parade starts at...

Phil O’Keeffe’s 20th season as Fox Chapel boys volleyball coach wasn’t as lengthy as hoped, but the veteran coach is pleased about the season overall. The Foxes finished 5-7 in section play and 6-9 overall. Fox Chapel made the WPIAL playoffs for the 13th time during O’Keeffe’s tenure. The Foxes,...

Sophomore Mason Miles was the only member of the Fox Chapel track team to move on to the PIAA finals this year at Shippensburg University. The sophomore finished second in the shot put at the WPIAL meet recently at Slippery Rock University’s N. Kerr Thompson Stadium. Miles’ recored a throw...

Spring Art Fling The Best of Blawnox is hosting its first annual Spring Art Fling from noon to 3 p.m. on June 4. Meander down the Blawnox business district on Freeport Road and experience various forms of art, music, food trucks and more. There will be demonstrations, exhibits and workshops...

It all started with a Border Collie named Amber. Amber relentlessly barked at Fox Chapel School District Police Officer Dennis Lynch every morning during O’Hara Elementary School’s student drop-off time during the Covid-19 pandemic. In response, Lynch decided to make a friend. He gave her a treat every time she...