close

EDITOR'S
PICK

What’s Happening - Week of Aug. 2

FESTIVAL The South Hills Jewish Festival will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 2 at 1700 Bower Hill Rd. There will be a live concert with Chasidic singer Berel Faiden,cultural crafts, petting zoo, inflatables, magic show, Jewish book sale, lawn games. There will be kosher wine and food for sale. GARDEN CLUB The Giant Oaks Garden Club will meet Aug. 6 at St. David’s Episcopal Church located at 905 McMurray Rd. Lunch and meeting are held at 11:15 a.m. Program follows at 1 p.m. Master gardener Martha Swiss will discuss perennials. The luncheon fee is $6 for guests. Guests must register by calling 412-760-4221. NATURE WALK A nature walk for ages 55 and over will be held from 9 to ...

What's Happening – Week of July 19

ARTS & MUSIC The Bethel Park Art & Music Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 25 along the Park Avenue streetscape, from the School House Arts & History Center to the community center. Admission is free. The music schedule at the community center is: 10 a.m. Jessica ...

Oh Boy! Big steam engine thrills train enthusiasts

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 ...

The Almanac Daily News Update

This daily email features the latest news for Washington County.

Sports

Upper St. Clair lineman tying up loose end before Penn State calls

Ryan Robbins sat upon a stool barely capable of containing his girth as spectators took aim at a target connected to a contraption that once triggered by a direct hit would release ice water upon his 6-8, 280-pound frame. Though he is a Penn State University recruit, he subjected himself to ...

Peters Township’s graduate wins WPGA Open

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 ...

Peters Township grad selected by Colorado Rockies

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 ...

bethel park

mt lebanon

peters township

south fayette

Drone academy opens world of aviation to female high school students

Even before the Wright Brothers lifted a plane off the ground at Kitty Hawk, the favorite form of aviation in America’s classrooms has been the humble paper airplane. But the paper airplane’s hegemony is facing some stiff headwinds from the drones that are zipping around our skies in ...

upper st clair

Upper St. Clair lineman tying up loose end before Penn State calls

Ryan Robbins sat upon a stool barely capable of containing his girth as spectators took aim at a target connected to a contraption that once triggered by a direct hit would release ice water upon his 6-8, 280-pound frame. Though he is a Penn State University recruit, he subjected himself to ...

NEWSLETTER

Join thousands already receiving our daily newsletter.

Contact Information

www.thealmanac.net

  • 122 S. Main St
  • Washington, PA 15301
  • Phone: 724-222-2200