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Cinemark set to reopen Pittsburgh-area theaters
Cinemark plans to reopen four theaters in the Pittsburgh area in early July. Cinemark’s website said the North Hills and Robinson locations will be among the first Cinemark theaters to open in Pennsylvania, on July 3. The move is part of the company’s phased reopening from the covid-19 shutdown. Theaters...
Monroeville restaurants get temporary OK to use parking lots, sidewalks as outdoor seating
Monroeville council placed a temporary relaxation to its rules governing how restaurants manage outdoor seating. The resolution, passed unanimously, allows restaurateurs to apply for a temporary permit allowing them to reconfigure parking lots, and in some cases, sidewalks, into outdoor seating areas. Allegheny County is one of 34 in the...
Monroeville Foundation hosts virtual 5K
The Monroeville Foundation plans on hosting a virtual run to replace the annual 5K fundraiser typically held at the municipality’s Community Park. The July 25 fundraising event, CommUNITY Days, was canceled because of the covid-19 pandemic. But “this is the time to get creative and think outside the box,” said...
Monroeville real estate for the week of June 14
Monroeville Timothy Marco sold property at 4619 Bert Drive to John Joseph Shaw Jr. for $168,000. ZCore LLC sold property at 4413 Driftman Drive to Segavepo LLC for $112,500. Be Thi Tran sold property at 302 Garden City Drive to Brandon Younger for $130,000. Kathryn Bradley sold property at 1166...
Children hear message of racial unity at kid-friendly rally in Monroeville
“Be nice.” The simple phrase came out of the mouth of a young boy named Wyatt who showed up with his parents and friends Friday to a Black Lives Matter gathering in a field just outside Moss Side Middle School in Monroeville’s Gateway School District. There, young children were given...
Racing returns Friday in Monroeville with the reopening of Steel City Indoor Karting
Racing returns to Monroeville as Steel City Indoor Karting plans to reopen its doors and wave the green flag Friday. Pit crew members announced via email that the all-electric go-kart facility at 360 Mall Circle Drive would resume operations with new safety measures at noon. “We will have the same...
Monroeville protest marks 11th day of demonstrations in wake of George Floyd’s deathVideo
A Black Lives Matter protest was held Tuesday afternoon in Monroeville. 1 p.m. About 1:30 p.m., protesters made their way onto William Penn Highway / Route 22, blocking the road. The group moved toward the Pennsylvania Turnpike about 1:35 p.m., but were directed away from it by police. At 1:40...
Black Lives Matter protest scheduled in Monroeville
A Black Lives Matter protest has been scheduled along William Penn Highway in Monroeville. According to a photo of a flyer with details about the protest, it will occur from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday “in the streets between Chick-fil-A and Chipotle.” “Bring signs and your voice! It’s our weapon....
Virtual PizzaFest to showcase 4 Pittsburgh pizza artisans
Four of Pittsburgh’s best pizza artisans will show their stuff during this year’s virtual PizzaFest – A Slice Of Delish! The event, which welcomed a sold-out crowd last year, will take place at 6 p.m. Sunday on Zoom. In addition to watching as chefs give demonstrations, tips and recipes from...
Several malls, like Pittsburgh Mills, open Friday, but Westmoreland, Monroeville waiting until Tuesday
Several malls in the region, including the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer, reopened their doors to shoppers on Friday, but two malls have decided to delay reopening for four days. Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield and Monroeville mall, both owned by CBL Properties, are scheduled to reopen Tuesday, a spokeswoman said....
J.C. Penney stores closing at Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer, Monroeville, near Butler and in the Beaver Valley
Four J.C. Penney stores in Western Pennsylvania will close as part of the retailer’s plans to shutter 154 stores, in what it said Thursday was the first round of store closings. Stores at the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer; Monroevile Mall in Monroeville; the Clearview Mall near Butler; and the...
Shady Side Academy students win Emmy award
Eight Shady Side Academy students can call themselves Emmy winners after the school’s WSSA-TV Film Club earned a trophy in the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) 2020 Mid-Atlantic High School Production competition. The Student Emmy was awarded for a short-form video, “Grateful for Our Teachers,” which features...
Monroeville real estate transactions for the week of May 31
Monroeville Julie Y Young sold property at 2117 Berkshire Drive to Mark Steven and Nicole Lynn Savage for $255,000. Brandie Whitman sold property at 226 Center St. to Derrick and Erica Hall for $209,000. Randolph O’Rourke sold property at 1329 Hillsdale Drive to Brynn Culleiton for $90,000. Blue Key LLC...
Will June be busy or quiet for 2021 WPIAL football recruits?
June can be a busy month for college football commitments, but will this year be different? A year ago, 14 of the state’s Top 25 recruits made their decision in June, according to Rivals.com rankings. That 2019 list of June commitments included WPIAL stars Michael Carmody of Mars, A.J. Beatty...
Police: Man critically wounded after being shot in fit of road rage in Monroeville
A man was shot in the arm Thursday afternoon in Monroeville in what police are describing as a road rage fight. The man was taken to Forbes Regional Hospital in critical condition, police said. Police Chief Doug Cole said officers responded to a call for shots fired around 2:50 p.m....
Gateway’s 2020 grads mark their day in Monroeville Mall parking lotVideo
Gateway High School graduates made history Wednesday as they graduated from a mall parking lot during a “hybrid commencement ceremony,” as the school’s principal put it. Traditionally, the high school graduation ceremony marks finality – a last hurrah before parting ways. But this year their last day was effectively March...
Monroeville real estate transactions for the week of May 24
Monroeville Estate of Laverne Stewart sold property at 3958 Rear Logans Ferry Road to Joseph Zinchini for $126,400. Christine Kuntz sold property at 115 Old Suffolk Drive to Gary Alan and Kimberly Rader for $263,000. Equity Trust Co. Cust FBO Z139646 IRA sold property at 212 Poplar St. to Cameron...
Monroeville residents can now address council during voting meetings
Monroeville’s “Citizens’ Night” will no longer be held the Thursday before council’s monthly voting meeting. Instead, residents can voice concerns and grievances, and pose questions, during the monthly council meeting, according to the municipality’s website. Since April, council has combined its virtual voting meetings with the Citizens’ Night meeting. Questions,...
CVS expands covid-19 testing to 7 Allegheny County sites
The health care and pharmacy company CVS Health will expand its covid-19 testing in Pennsylvania, adding 27 additional sites to pharmacies across the state and seven in Allegheny County, the company announced Thursday. CVS began testing for the new coronavirus on May 15 at drive-thru sites in Pennsylvania. The expansion,...
Penn Hills gets Department of Justice grant
Penn Hills is slated to receive a $51,000 grant through a federal Department of Justice coronavirus emergency supplemental fund, announced U.S. Attorney Scott Brady’s office Wednesday. The DOJ funded its Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program with $850 million in early April, shortly after President Trump signed a $2 trillion stimulus...
Gateway seniors to graduate in Monroeville Mall parking lot
Gateway seniors will cap their high school experience in a parking lot at the Monroeville Mall. Justin Stephens, the high school’s principal, said in a letter to parents last week that graduating seniors will have a commencement ceremony that adheres to distancing guidelines. “In cooperation with Macy’s and the Monroeville...
During shutdown, new U.S. citizens celebrate alone
Four new U.S. citizens were welcomed Tuesday morning in a large, mostly empty room on the sixth floor of a building in Wilkins Township. The newly minted citizens all wore face masks. They sat in chairs spaced six feet apart. There were no friends. There were no families. After taking...
Allegheny County announces consolidated polling places for June 2 primary election
Allegheny County Elections Division officials have announced the list of consolidated polling places for the June 2 primary election. Officials said households with eligible voters will receive a postcard prior to election day advising them of their specific polling place location. The consolidation of polling places was approved in April....
Gateway faces $3.6 million deficit, plus pandemic losses
The Gateway Board of School Directors is faced with a deficit of approximately $3.6 million as they work on the district’s 2020-21 budget — but that’s before projected losses expected because of the coronavirus pandemic. The school district’s business manager, Paul Schott, said during the board’s virtual May 12 study...
Monroeville furloughs 12 full-time employees
Monroeville council unanimously ratified a resolution to furlough 12 full-time employees during its meeting Tuesday. There were 10 library workers and two senior center workers included in the layoffs. The move represented a change from the April action in which council voted against a motion to furlough 17 full-time employees....
