Fox Chapel Herald category, Page 66
Fox Chapel Area band wins award at Norwin meet
Fox Chapel Area High School senior color guard captain Emma Bergerud performs at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association competition Sept. 23 at Norwin High School. The Fox Chapel Area High School Marching Band won first place in the Class AA division. It also received the highest scores in both...
Aspinwall officials working on short-term rental ordinance; paving delayed again
Aspinwall officials may implement regulations on short-term rentals within the next few months. Patti McCaffrey, councilwoman and planning and zoning chair, said the borough is reviewing ordinances from other communities about short-term rentals, also referred to as Airbnbs. Related data collection began a few months ago. The planning commission would...
27th annual Pizzazz shopping event in Fox Chapel raises money for Garden Club of Allegheny County projects
Chris Canning lives 25 miles from New York City and often travels to the city to shop. But not for herself. She’s in search of items for others. Canning, of Westchester County, N.Y., owns Burkewood Road, a home goods and lifestyle brand featuring home decor, serving pieces, table top linens,...
Tour reveals transportation as key to a flourishing Aspinwall
For a place that covers less than half a square mile, Aspinwall is jam-packed with history. On Sunday afternoon, Terry Nelson Taylor, the community’s resident historian, compressed more than a century of Aspinwall’s stories into a two-hour paid walking tour through the leafy borough. After meeting on Brilliant Avenue in...
Best of Blawnox Fall Festival draws a crowd to borough park
Dozens of families flocked to Blawnox Community Park to celebrate the season and support local businesses as part of the third annual Best of Blawnox Fall Festival. There was hardly a cloud in the sky as children played and parents reveled in the last day of September. Sharpsburg Community Library...
Foxwall EMS, local civic groups benefit from Rotary Club’s annual golf outing
It wasn’t a hole in one, but for Foxwall EMS, it was something even better. The group landed a grant of at least $15,000 after the Rotary Club of Fox Chapel hit the links for its annual fundraiser in September. The event brought in more than $45,000 — a record...
Fox Chapel grad takes reins of U.S. rowing training center as Olympics approach
Jesse Foglia was named the head coach at the USRowing Training Center at Princeton at the right time to help American athletes pursue a chance to compete at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The 2000 Fox Chapel graduate was hired to coach the team in January after a long career...
Selfless style has Fox Chapel girls back on path to playoff berth
Emily McKee has spent her freshman season keeping her eyes out for her teammates. When the Fox Chapel girls soccer team goes on the attack, players are always looking to find different ways to create strong scoring opportunities. “We have been working on playing as a team, not being selfish...
In brief: news from Indiana Township, Sharpsburg, Fox Chapel and more
Girl Scouts Fox Chapel Girl Scouts will host an event Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to noon to acquaint parents with the Girl Scout program and how their daughters can join. The event will be held at the Middle Road Soccer Complex Pavilion in Indiana Township. More information is available...
Shady Side outlasts Freeport in Class 3A Allegheny 6 Conference opener
The Class 3A Allegheny 6 Conference was one of two in the WPIAL to have none of its teams play a conference game before Friday night. Shady Side Academy and Freeport hoped to get off to a winning start in conference action after five nonconference contests to start the season....
O’Hara resident welcomed as new Sharpsburg parks and recreation commission member
Sharpsburg officials welcomed an O’Hara woman as their latest parks and recreation commission member. Lifelong O’Hara resident Lori Claus began working with Sharpsburg’s volunteer commission, dedicated to providing fun activities and amenities for area families, earlier this year. Her efforts were rewarded as council voted 6-0 Sept. 28 to appoint...
Mom gets life wish granted on her 85th birthday with infant son’s grave located in O’Hara cemetery
Bernadine Novak celebrated her 85th birthday at the St. Mary’s Cemetery in O’Hara Township. While cemeteries are not a typical place for a surprise birthday party, Novak was all smiles as she approached the gravesite surrounded by her loved ones. Her birthday celebration coincided with the fulfillment of a 65-year...
A tip of the hat: The owners of Bits & Bows open a retail boutique in Indiana Township
Tiny white tables and three little white chairs and a blue chair have been placed in the corner. Sheets of paper with designs and markers for coloring are placed on top. A curated selection of books and toys await children. It’s an area set up for youngsters to play while...
Suspended Shady Side Academy coach Jonna Burke files lawsuit against PIAA
Shady Side Academy girls basketball coach Jonna Burke, who’s facing a one-year suspension for an alleged recruiting violation, has sued the PIAA seeking an injunction that would let her coach. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court, Burke’s attorney, Kendra Smith, said the WPIAL violated due process rights during...
Fall in the Wall celebration returns to Aspinwall Oct. 7
Autumn is upon us all, and that means one thing in Aspinwall. It is about that time for the Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce’s Fall in the Wall. Food trucks, pumpkin and face painting, magicians, pony rides and plenty more are in store for residents and visitors at the annual celebration...
PA Recourses Council sets October electronics recycling collection in North Park
Pennsylvania Resources Council is collecting electronics for recycling on Mondays and Wednesdays in October in North Park. “We need to divert these materials from landfills since many contain toxic elements that can leach into our waterways and our environment, while others contain valuable resources,” according to PRC Executive Director Darren...
In brief: News from Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Sharpsburg and more
Homecoming festivities set Fox Chapel Area’s 2023 homecoming football game will be played Friday, Sept. 29. The Foxes will play the North Hills Indians at 7 p.m. at the high school stadium. There will be a Community Carnival beforehand from 4 to 7 p.m. on the front lawn and front...
Dancing, crafts showcased at annual Powwow in Indiana Township
Lenny Kaminski burned white sage on Sunday as he displayed his wares at the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Annual Pow Wow. He burns the sage, said to have spiritual powers by some Native Americans, when he carves the figures of First Nations people he sells each year at...
Middle Road Volunteer Fire Department hosts ‘push in’ for new fire engine
Middle Road Volunteer Fire Department in Indiana Township celebrated the purchase of a new fire engine on Sunday afternoon with a traditional blessing, wet down and push in. The wet down was performed with the department’s previous first engine, a 36-year-old Sutphen. Volunteers used the old engine’s hose to wash...
Dragon boat racing team of breast cancer survivors readies for annual festival
It’s not just that Lynn Jablonowski didn’t have any boating experience. She was also actually afraid of the water. But she’d overcome breast cancer, and with help from members of the Hearts of Steel dragon boat racing team, she overcame her fear of water, too. Everyone on the Hearts of...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 24, 2023
Indiana Hidden Falls GP LLC sold property at 115 Hidden Falls Point to Gregory Cummings for $636,248. Keith Turnbull sold property at 214 Indianola Drive to Robert Bliss for $50,000. Cheryl Heresco sold property at 219 Indianola Drive to James Michael Heresco for $39,721. O’Hara Craig Markovitz sold property at...
Deacon Durham’s 2 punt return touchdowns help spark Shady Side Academy victory
On the Shady Side Academy football roster, senior Deacon Durham is listed as a wide receiver, cornerback and free safety. Perhaps the initials LR should be added to identify him as a lethal returner. Durham returned two punts for touchdowns as Shady Side Academy took care of business and defeated...
Works pays off when Fox Chapel runner shatters personal best time
Fox Chapel junior cross country runner Ethan Vaughan wanted to get below 17 minutes this season. Last season, Vaughan plateaued with a best time of 17 minutes, 2 seconds. During the Kiski Invitational on Sept. 15 at Northmoreland Park, Vaughan showed what a summer of increased mileage and cross training...
Fox Chapel notebook: Golfers make cut at sectional tournaments
The Fox Chapel boys golf team has found plenty of success at the individual level and is still in the race for the section team title. During the section qualifier Sept. 19, Fox Chapel had four golfers punch their tickets to the WPIAL Class 3A individual championships. Davey Fuhrer led...
Owner says Sharpsburg distillery is an old-soul watering hole where Love reigns
Katie Sirianni escaped a relationship a few years back and wrote a love letter to herself. She is sharing it with the world in the form of a new watering hole, a black-and-white themed lounge dripping with white roses, crystal chandeliers and a speakeasy vibe. “Love has become so complicated,”...
