Green Building Alliance project lauds Forest Hills for its progress in reducing carbon emissions and saving energy
Forest Hills has been singled out as a “sustainability maverick” by the Pittsburgh 2030 District, a project of the Green Building Alliance, in its 2023 Progress Report. The distinction extols the borough’s progress toward making all its buildings as energy efficient as possible. When officials decided to construct a new borough building, completed in 2018, they…
It’s mid-June and time to enjoy summertime fun in Pittsburgh’s parks and other locations
Pittsburgh residents looking for summertime activities can check the recently released 2024 CitiParks Summer Guide. It lists all the upcoming events from concerts to movies, farmers markets to footraces, the Roving Art Cart, Fourth of July and more. The Jam at Grandview has been added to the concert schedule this year. Louie Castle and the Unleashed Band,…
No more toll booths: Turnpike to begin installing overhead toll gantries in Western Pennsylvania in January
Free-flowing traffic with no reason to slow down at toll plazas should be available to Pennsylvania Turnpike drivers in Western Pennsylvania by 2027. The turnpike commission approved two contracts last week worth $50 million for Allison Park Contractors Inc. to build 11 overhead gantries between the Ohio border and the Fort Littleton interchange in Fulton…
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PIAA baseball semifinal rundown: Ben Ryan’s pitching, offense push Indiana into final for the first time; Avonworth, Eden Christian also advance
In what has become commonplace following wins this season, Indiana players and coaches got a little physical with one another after congregating in right field after their latest win. No need for alarm, though. Monday’s celebratory mosh pit, much like the ones that came before it, was all in good fun. “Boys get rowdy when…
PIAA softball semifinal rundown: Neshannock’s Addy Frye fires fifth consecutive postseason shutout to send Lancers back to state finals
After defeating archrival Laurel in a tense 1-0 pitchers’ duel at Mohawk on Monday afternoon to clinch a spot in the PIAA Class 2A finals, some might have expected a more jubilant celebration in the infield from Neshannock following the final out. But there were no gloves tossed in the air, no high-pitched screams of…
Captivating 2023-24 season for Duquesne men’s basketball to be focus of new book
The 2023-24 Duquesne men’s basketball season that culminated with the school’s first appearance in the NCAA tournament in nearly half a century will be memorialized in an upcoming book by three authors close to the team. The book, “47 Years: The Story of the 2023-24 Duquesne Dukes,” will tell stories of the characters and moments…
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PIAA softball semifinal preview: Heated section rivals ready to settle score for spot in state finals in Class 1A, 2A
When it comes to the Laurel vs. Neshannock and Carmichaels vs. Chartiers-Houston softball rivalries, there doesn’t need to be much at stake to create an electric atmosphere typically reserved for marquee matchups in the highest classifications. So what can fans expect when the stakes are at their highest? Well, if you’re a fan of fireworks…
PIAA baseball semifinal preview: Indiana hopes to make more history by reaching state title game for the first time
A school that had never claimed a PIAA playoff win prior to last year will take part in the semifinals for the first time Monday. And while playing in the state semifinals is new for Indiana, it’s not a first for the team’s first-year coach. Dan Petroff was the leading scorer and rebounder on the…
NCAA Division II baseball: IUP’s historic postseason run ends with loss to Angelo State just one game short of berth in College World Series final
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s first NCAA Division II College World Series appearance in school history included staving off elimination three times and sending the nation’s top seed home early from the tournament in a little less than a week’s time. In the end, a second date with the defending national champions in a little more…
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