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Red, white and blue and a hot dog too. All that peppered the celebration of America’s 250th birthday during the recent Fourth of July weekend. In Brentwood the festivities kicked off with a Battle of the Barrel between neighboring fire companies. Sprinkled between a 3.1-mile road race that ...
Mount Lebanon High School cheerleaders know it’s not too early to shop for a homecoming dress. So many of them jumped at the chance to participate in the grand opening celebration for J.Jones Evening Wear. After 15 years serving customers in the Weirton, West Virginia, region, the formal ...
With enthusiasm, Jocelyn Stein and Charlotte Crawley greeted visitors to Neil Armstrong Middle School. “Welcome to NAMS’s final mission,” they said as they opened the glass doors to the building that had educated Bethel Park “tweeners” since 1970. Both recently completed sixth ...
Colton Lusk’s focus on staying patient has started to pay off. In a major way. A 19-year-old Peters Township grad, Lusk hit his stride July 15 at Willowbrook Country Club, winning the 123rd WPGA Open Championship with a 10-under score of 206 for the three-round major championship. “It ...
The Colorado Rockies selected two catchers in back-to-back rounds of the MLB amateur draft held June 11-12 held in Philadelphia. “We think both of them have a chance to have long careers in the big leagues,” said Rockies general manager Paul DePodesta. That’s very good news for Jack ...
The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League recently inducted its Hall of Fame Class of 2026 and four former Almanac coverage area standouts were among the 16 inductees honored during a ceremony held June 5 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Green Tree, located at 500 Mansfield Ave. Kurt ...
The Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 received A's all around as the 85-year-old, 1.2-million-pound steam engine, hauling 25 cars, chugged into little Leetsdale during a whistle stop on July 11. The Ferry family from Bethel Park gave it a triple-A rating. Twelve-year-old Elizabeth and her ...
As a high school sophomore, Ishaan Sharma of Upper St. Clair became involved in a service project baking cupcakes for a local needs-based organization, SHIM. After the project was completed, he didn’t want to stop. Now entering his sophomore year at Georgia Tech, Ishaan, 19, and his ...
