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Fox Chapel contingent seeks PIAA swimming gold
Margaret Rusche is laser focused on bringing home an individual medal in the girls 100-yard butterfly Friday at the PIAA Class 3A swimming and diving championships at Bucknell. The Fox Chapel senior, a four-year state qualifier in relay and individual events, knows it will be a challenge. But with her...
Dress for Success public warehouse sale in Sharpsburg benefits women entering work force
When Monica Nixon moved from Tulsa, Okla., to Pittsburgh post-covid, her resources were lacking. “My job shut down and I finally got a position that would elevate me after all of that craziness that most of us went through,” Nixon said. But she needed a helping hand to put her...
Fox Chapel gets past Penn-Trafford, heads to final in search of school’s 1st Penguins Cup
Sometimes all you need is a bounce. Fox Chapel got that midway through the third period Tuesday to earn a trip to the PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup final. Hayden Ferra happened to be at the right spot at the right time. After teammate Lian Wiseman dumped the puck behind...
Fox Chapel resident leads all-female real estate team
Julie Rost loved her childhood growing, learning and playing in Fox Chapel so much that she never left. The Pittsburgh native is a nationally recognized top-selling Realtor in the Pittsburgh region with a focus on the Fox Chapel and East End communities. Raising her three “almost empty nest” children in...
Fox Chapel area student achievements for the week of March 11, 2025
Thirteen Fox Chapel Area High School students placed in the Pennsylvania High School Speech League District 16 state championship qualifying tournament. First-place awards went to the team of juniors Prachi Behal and Maya Agarwal in Parliamentary Debate, the team of juniors Joanna Li and Zachary Rubin in Policy Debate, and...
Fox Chapel Area students raise funds for Special Olympics, Unified Sports teams
A group of Fox Chapel Area High School and Dorseyville Middle School students recently raised the most money in Pennsylvania for the 2025 Cool Schools Polar Plunge. The Fox Chapel Area team raised $44,807 to support the Fox Chapel Area School District Special Olympics Unified Sports teams and Unified Sports...
Sharpsburg chili cook-off welcomes new competitors
Sharpsburg Community Library’s Robert “Snakeguy” Habegger Chili Cook-off has a new champ. Ben Maffei of Shaler and his sweet and spicy smoked brisket barbeque chili delighted the taste buds of about 30 taste testers and three judges at the food-themed fundraiser on Feb. 22. The competition took place at the...
Fox Chapel’s Michael Worsen makes most of 2nd chance in wrestling postseason
Michael Worsen was cutting weight in a frenzy. The Fox Chapel senior wrestler got the call 36 hours ahead of the PIAA Western Regional that he was being put into the 121-pound bracket as an alternate. Worsen immediately hit the sauna and did some running to drop close to five...
Herald notebook: Fox Chapel hockey advances to PIHL Penguins Cup semifinals
The PIHL’s promotion and relegation system makes it challenging for programs to sustain their success as they climb the ladder. Fox Chapel reached the Class A Penguins Cup two seasons ago. After being bounced in the first round last year after taking the step up to Class 2A, the Foxes...
In brief: Art show, upcoming meetings and more in the Fox Chapel area
Art show After three decades of introducing kindergarteners to the power of art, artist Leigh Bishop turned the tables to channel her inner artist to create a collection of recent work influenced by pop art and inner reflection. Pairing whimsy with thoughtfulness, her style reminds viewers of the child within...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of March 9, 2025
Aspinwall Casey Gibbons sold property at 125 Third St. to Jenna Murray for $390,000. Nam Khuu sold property at 126 Fifth St. to Rebecca Lerman for $475,000. Mark Rebeiz sold property at 400 Brilliant Ave. to Matthew David and Katherine Claire Thomas for $426,500. Etna A & M Flips LLC...
Sharpsburg public works department has a new foreman
Sharpsburg officials have hired a Freeport resident and former country club superintendent as their new public works foreman. Council unanimously voted Feb. 27 to ratify the employment of Mark Marshall as the department head. “I was looking for a new adventure in life,” Marshall said after the meeting. He had...
Farmer x Baker relocating from Aspinwall to Sharpsburg
A popular riverside dining experience is leaving Aspinwall. Farmer x Baker, a shipping container-turned-eatery cafe in Aspinwall Rivertrail Park, is the culinary creation of owner/ baker/chef Jennifer Urich. But the popular al fresco cafe of six years closed in November. Urich cited ongoing friction with park officials as the reason for...
Townhouses proposed at former Methodist church property in Aspinwall
A Fox Chapel developer wants to knock down a former Aspinwall Methodist church and its school to make room for five high-end townhouses. Tony Pompeo Jr., founder of Amena Properties, made his introductory pitch to the borough’s planning commission on Feb. 26 for the future of the old sanctuary and...
Pittsburgh Regional Transit driver and passenger face assault charges in Sharpsburg incident
A Pittsburgh Regional Transit driver is on paid leave while he faces criminal charges for allegedly dragging a passenger stuck to the moving bus and then nearly running her over in Sharpsburg. Port Authority police have charged driver Jesse White, 55, of Pittsburgh with aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another...
Then and Now: Stone walls are sole link to the Allegheny County Workhouse in O’Hara
Gambling, keeping a disorderly house, accessory to illegal marriage and drunkenness were just some of the crimes committed by inmates housed in the Allegheny County Workhouse and Inebriate Asylum, which opened Aug. 6, 1869, and sat on the far eastern side of O’Hara. The Workhouse sat along Freeport Road between...
Fox Chapel Area High School students staging ‘The Addams Family’
From March 13-16, Fox Chapel Area High School students will bring to life a favorite creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky family with their spring musical. “The Addams Family” premiered on Broadway in 2010, starring Nahan Lane as Gomez Addams and Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia Addams. After its successful run and...
Fox Chapel event honors Women’s History Month with local author Eliza Smith Brown
Pittsburgh author Eliza Smith Brown will mark Women’s History Month in March with a personal tale of two females who transformed the local political landscape. Brown will lead a discussion of formidable sisters Lucy and Eliza Kennedy — her grandmother and great aunt, respectively — who came of age in...
The faithful receive ashes at Blawnox church on Ash Wednesday
Families throughout Blawnox and nearby communities flocked to St. Edward Church to receive ashes on Ash Wednesday. Pews were packed at the Catholic church along Walnut Street that evening as the Rev. Bill Siple delivered a message of repentance and how ashes show a person’s identity and commitment to their...
Porch pirate steals packages in Greensburg, Fox Chapel, Plum; Indiana County man charged
An Indiana County man is accused by state police of taking packages delivered to porches in Greensburg, Fox Chapel and Plum and then putting the stolen goods up for sale on Facebook Marketplace. Troopers said they found numerous stolen packages at John D. Manning’s home in Armstrong Township, just outside...
Youth Empowerment Project in Sharpsburg buoys children to ‘reach full potential’
Their name couldn’t be more fitting. Youth Empowerment Project, an afterschool and summer program situated along Main Street in Sharpsburg, is a place where children can become their best selves. “There are so many positives here,” said Ashley Ireland, whose daughter and two sons attend. “The people who run it...
Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization teams with VFW for winter markets
Pancakes and crafts are on the menu select Sundays at the Sharpsburg VFW. Chas Smith, organizer of the Sharpsburg Flea Market, is inviting people to check out the indoor event that is an extension of the Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization’s popular outdoor summer series. “It’s a nice way to spend the...
A life of service: John ‘Jack’ Lovey’s dedication to Aspinwall spans decades
John “Jack” Lovey’s job with U.S. Steel took him all over the world, but the most cherished location to him is a borough 10 miles northeast of Pittsburgh along the Allegheny River — his beloved Aspinwall. It has been his home for more than seven decades, the place where he...
Allegheny Health Department lifts violations at Walnut Grill in the Waterworks
The Allegheny County Health Department has lifted its health alert against Walnut Grill in the Waterworks near Aspinwall after addressing a rodent issue and multiple health code violations. The restaurant, part of a regional chain, quickly took corrective action following an inspection that found evidence of mice and other infractions....
Veteran businesswoman finds success, satisfaction with specialty gift shop in Aspinwall
Rosie Welsh knows how to think pink. The Fox Chapel native and lifelong resident has perfected showcasing pink as the signature color of Rosebud’s, a specialty gift shop in Aspinwall’s historic business district. “Somebody told me on day one that if I made it for five years, then I’d made...
