Overflow crowd reviews Pennsylvania Turnpike plans for new Westmoreland interchange
The Pennsylvania Turnpike may not build a proposed interchange along Route 130 in Penn Township, Westmoreland County, until 2035, but that didn’t stop more than 200 residents from coming out for their first formal look at plans. So many people attended the open house at Penn-Trafford High School that the agency ran out of brochures…
WPIAL Class 2A championship preview: Seton LaSalle vs. South Park
Twins Parker and Troy Cunningham are leaders on the South Park football team, excellent students, and seem like a pair of respectable teenagers. But one thing the duo does not do is move in silence. “They’re disruptive, both of them,” South Park coach Brian Abbey said. Abbey meant that as a compliment. The Cunninghams are…
WPIAL Class 1A championship preview: Fort Cherry vs. Clairton
From the moment the high school football season began in August, fans all across Western Pennsylvania clamored for a matchup between defending WPIAL Class 1A champion Fort Cherry and the ferocious Clairton Bears. Sometimes, wishes do come true. The long-awaited showdown will finally come to fruition at Acrisure Stadium at 11 a.m. Saturday, when the…
PIAA quarterfinal preview: After a challenging first three years, Thomas Jefferson quarterback Luke Kosko comes into his own, hopes to now help WPIAL champs win a PIAA title
As a quarterback, Luke Kosko has come a long way these past few years as he has battled through loads of adversity. Kosko earned the starting gig at Seton LaSalle his freshman season, but understandably went through a lot of growing pains in what was his first year of high school football. He then transferred…
Mellon Square art installation will add new sparkle and holiday cheer to Downtown’s annual Light Up Night
When Aurora: Illuminating the Holiday Magic of Mellon Square debuts Nov. 23 on Pittsburgh’s Light Up Night, it will not only dazzle visitors but also mark new ventures for all involved in its creation. It’s the first major outdoor public art project for the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy. Mellon Square normally closes in cold weather, but…
NCAA football playoffs: Veteran Carnegie Mellon set to begin Division III run at home; Slippery Rock has new lease on life with fourth seed in Division II Super Region One
A year ago, Ryan Larsen had a bad feeling. In fact, after his Carnegie Mellon football team wrapped up its 2023 season with one loss, Larsen didn’t gather his players to watch the unveiling of the NCAA Division III playoff brackets. “What I didn’t want to do was bring our team together and have them…
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Hazelwood’s Center of Life unveils plans for major community center
Center of Life has revealed a $60 million to $70 million community development project that with three partners it will bring to Hazelwood Green, calling it a transformative step not only for the 23-year-old nonprofit organization but also for the neighborhood and its residents. CEO and President Tim Smith said the cutting-edge building is a…
Aurora Reading Club celebrates 130 years as a legacy African American arts and cultural organization
Thelma Lovette Morris represents her family’s fourth generation to belong to the Aurora Reading Club of Pittsburgh. She embraces its historic value as one of the nation’s oldest continually operating African American arts and cultural organizations. Rachel Lovett Jones, a Hill District resident and her great-great aunt, was among its six founders. Her great-grandmother Hannah…
Veterans Day ceremony marks completion of $5.6 million Veterans Place multipurpose building
It took six years for Veterans Place to realize its dream of expanding its Larimer campus. The leaders and board started back then strategizing, planning and raising funds for Operation: Empowering Transitions, constructing a new building to house more homeless veterans and add services. But it faced roadblocks and red tape waiting for the demolition…
