Joyce Hanz stories, Page 9

The return of Pittsbugh’s holiday pop-up bars

Celebrate the season at Downtown Pittsburgh’s newest pop-up holiday bars. The Industrialist Hotel debuted a 1950s retro-themed pop-up holiday cocktail lounge Friday. Visitors mingled and sipped cocktails on its opening night among tons of tinsel, silver, red and pink Christmas trees and holiday light displays — all blended among cozy...
Sewickley Academy student nurtures campus greenhouse after growing hiatus

Emma Ehan of Sewickley is using her green thumb to dig into an ongoing horticultural project at Sewickley Academy. Ehan, a junior, loves to garden and tend to plants and now she’s using her skills to manage and tend to the dozens of plants growing inside the campus greenhouse. “My...
Sewickley artist finds fashion niche with creative clothing line

Marianne Fadden painted every day during the extended covid shutdown — it was her coping mechanism. “I would have gone crazy without painting,” said the retiree and avid painter. “It kept me sane.” A former Westinghouse marketing and communications executive, Fadden left her corporate career to open Creative Dressing By...
Outdoor dog park/bar opens in Pittsburgh’s Strip District

It’s a doggie debut for Pittsburgh. The Dog Penn is a newly opened, off-leash dog park and bar in the Strip District where folks can bring their dogs along for bar-themed fun and fellowship. The concept combines drinking with doggie socializing in a relaxed, controlled setting. Married co-owners Alissa and...
Luxury consignment store focused on handbags opens in Aspinwall

Feroce Luxury Consignment Boutique is the newest business venture for Kelley Costa of Allison Park. Costa, a handbag aficionado, is never caught out-and-about without a beautiful handbag, and she’s on a mission to make owning a quality handbag easier and more budget-friendly. She opened Feroce earlier this month at 405...
PTO volunteer logs more than a decade at Hartwood Elementary School

A familiar volunteer face has graced the halls of Hartwood Elementary School for more than a decade. PTO member Kristen Gulakowski of Indiana Township is in her 10th year of volunteering almost daily to make student life for more than 400 children more enriching, fun and festive. “My kids keep...
Sewickley Academy hosts annual Veterans Day assembly on campus

Sewickley Academy hosted Lieutenant Commander (ret.) Dan Dishart, U.S. Marines/U.S. Naval Reserve as guest speaker during the annual middle and senior school Veterans Day assembly held Nov. 11. First-graders presented a sign language version of The Star Spangled Banner onstage in the Rea Auditorium. Dishart is a graduate of West...
Hartwood Elementary honors veterans

Hartwood Elementary School hosted a campuswide Veterans Day event on Nov. 11. The students — many of whom dressed in red, white and blue garb and wore handmade hats — gathered outside to raise the American flag, sing patriotic songs and honor everyone who has served in the armed forces....
Former HGTV star set to expand business footprint in Sewickley

A historic building is slated to be transformed into a new restaurant, thanks to a celebrity interior designer with a penchant for putting the spotlight on Sewickley. Plans for a proposed new restaurant cleared a hurdle Nov. 5 when Sewickley zoning board officials unanimously (5-0) approved a zoning variance request...
Students present educational living ‘wax’ museum at O’Hara Elementary School

History was brought to life Nov. 4 as O’Hara Elementary School fourth graders presented their annual living wax museum. The students selected a pop culture or historical figure to research and presented their findings to the school’s third graders. Colorful poster boards detailed facts and information about their notable person....
Childhood interest in cooking stirs culinary passions in O’Hara chef

Television cooking shows proved to be a career catalyst for O’Hara-based executive chef Blakely Aluise. Aluise grew up reading cookbooks and binge-watching The Food Network in her quest to learn about the culinary world and cooking. “I’d find myself in our kitchen at home trying to re-create what I’d seen...
Holiday Krampus event booted from Market Square, new venue announced

The 2024 Krampus celebration in Pittsburgh has been booted from Market Square and will relocate this year, according to the event organizer. Pittsburgh’s 10th annual Krampusnacht celebration is moving to Penn Brewery in response to an email sent to organizer Mark Menold last December by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s Special...
‘Killer comfort food’ and classic cocktails await at Lula in Sewickley

Restaurateur Stephen Browning of Franklin Park began flipping pizzas and immersing himself in the restaurant industry when he was 16. At 53, he’s still at it, only now he’s the boss. After always working for others, he’s settled into a positive place as owner and operator of Lula in Sewickley....
Sewickley native continues fire chief role at Cochran Hose Company

Sewickley native Shayne Quinn spends more time at the fire station than at his own house — and he’s just fine with that. The Cochran Hose Company chief has filled the lead role for eight of his 21 years serving with Cochran. “The best thing is the group of people...
New jazz-themed wine bar and restaurant to open in Sharpsburg

It’s almost time to step back into the 1920s. Uncorked, the Pittsburgh region’s newest jazz and blues-themed wine bar and restaurant, is set to officially open Nov. 9 at 703 Main St. in Sharpsburg. The public event will showcase an evening of old-school jazz glamour with gourmet small plates, curated...
Neighbor Spotlight: Law enforcement too strong a draw for newly retired O’Hara officer

A dedicated public servant recently retired in O’Hara. But he didn’t stay retired for long. Mere days after retiring from a 25-year career with the O’Hara Township Police Department, David Harajda took on another full-time policing post — this time as a school security officer at in the Pine-Richland School...

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