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Category Archives: Environment
Winter Digest – Reorganization, Resolve, Revelation…and Rachmaninoff
I hope you’ve had a good year thus far. Over the last few months I’ve been collecting ideas for new stories, revisiting old ones, and reviewing developments locally and elsewhere that stand to embellish both. They will make their way … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Community, Development, Energy, Environment, Government, History, Local, Media, Money, Music, Personal, Politics, Public Safety, Schools, Technology, Zoning
Tagged Big Sewickley Creek, Big Sewickley Creek Watershed Association, DEP, Devlin Robinson, Edgeworth Borough, Elder Vogel Jr, Emily Kinkead, Hadley Haas, Harshman CE Group, Leet Township, Leetsdale Borough, PA Environmental Hearing Board, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Quaker Valley School District, Rachmaninoff, Rob Matzie, Sewickley Borough, Valerie Gaydos, William Jasper, Yuja Wang
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October Shorts – Books, Babies, Backpedaling, and Basketball
Banned Books Week – Muted Locally? This corner has made banned books a focus, especially over the last year or so. As such, the recognition of Banned Books Week here should be of no surprise to any regular visitor. This … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community, Development, Economics, Environment, Government, Growth, Health, History, Local, Media, Personal, Politics, Public Safety, Schools, Sports, Youth, Zoning
Tagged Allegheny County Library Association, Allegheny Health Network, Andy Sheehan, Ashley Birtwell, Avalon Public Library, Banned Books Week, Blacksmith's House, Buncher Commerce Park, Citizens Concerned for EMS, Edgeworth Borough, Heritage Valley, KDKA-TV, Kris Mamula, Leetsdale Borough, Leetsdale Industrial Park, Little Sewickley Creek, Miller's House, Moon Township Public Library, Norm Mitry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Preserve Edgeworth, Rize Sports, Ruth Neely, Sewickley Academy, Sewickley Public Library, Sewickley Valley Historical Society, Thomas Tull
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Emergencies In Our Midst
If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four hours sharpening the axe. – Attributed to Abraham Lincoln … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community, Environment, Government, History, Local, Media, Politics, Public Safety, Schools, Technology, Transportation
Tagged East Palestine, Emergency Management, Fair Oaks Fire Department, Justin McIntire, Leet Township, Leetsdale Borough, Leetsdale Industrial Park, National Weather Service, Norfolk Southern, Police, Quaker Valley School District, Sean Sluganski, Wildland Fire
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Hill (and Hopkins) Street Blues – A Steep Slope Saga
(EDITED 4/13/22 to remove some personal information at the request of Edward Abbott’s widow.) This is a long story, covering over five years of history and activity in a Sewickley neighborhood. My posts are typically about half this length, touching … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Development, Environment, Government, History, Local, Politics
Tagged Code Enforcement, Minas LLC, PA Office of Open Records, Planning, Sewickley Borough, Sunshine Act, Zoning
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While We Were Out – The Events of August
The dog days of this warmer-than-usual summer have yielded somewhat to pleasant sunshine, lower humidity, and cooler evenings. Some people may not welcome the gradual transition into autumn that these conditions portend. I personally welcome it – the past month, … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Government, Local, Personal, Politics, Schools
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