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Municipal Elections 101 from Spotlight PA educates readers about the local positions on their ballots and empowers them to make informed decisions. Sign up for our free newsletters. On Nov. 4, Pennsylvania voters will choose who they want to lead the local governments that most closely impact ...
After serving for seven years as executive director of the Literacy Council of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Brandi Miller is stepping aside. Miller is not leaving the nonprofit sector, though. Earlier this week, the West Pike Run Township resident was named executive director of Mission of ...
Houston hosted its 42nd annual Pumpkin Festival over the weekend, which saw huge crowds and warm weather. The event ran from Friday to Sunday and had dozens of vendors, food trucks and attractions. On Saturday morning there was a “Pumpkin Parade” along Pike Street, and Pittsburgh band ...
Name: Ethan Syner School: Uniontown Class: Senior Sport: Cross country Syner’s week: The Red Raiders’ captain traveled the course around Connellsville Middle School in 16:39.20 to win the Fayette County Coaches Association (FCCA) Cross Country Championship last Thursday. In a ...
Cole Radcliffe knocked in four goals and added an assist as Laurel Highlands blanked visiting Albert Gallatin, 7-0, to clinch a WPIAL boys soccer playoff spot in Section 2-3A on Tuesday night. The Mustangs (7-7, 11-7) tied Ringgold, which lost to Bethel Park, for fourth place with both ...
If seven is lucky, then eight is great, which is what the Pittsburgh Riverhounds are celebrating following Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Indy Eleven at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh’s Station Square. Pittsburgh (11-10-7) have qualified for the postseason in the USL Championship for the ...
Every time a high-profile shooting makes headlines, America relives the same cycle: shock, outrage, and the inevitable chorus of demands to ban “assault weapons,” defund the police, blame political opponents, and spend more federal money in cities. But these slogans conceal more than they ...
Outdoor excitement can arise as a surprise. Last week, I enjoyed an experience I’d wanted to undertake for a long time. I took a course at Touchstone Center for Crafts in the mountains near Farmington. The course was in botanical illustration, a blend of art and science in which ...