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Category Archives: Sports
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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A Helicopter Flies Overhead, and the Rest is History
November is upon us. Along with all of the rhetoric flying across the airwaves (which I will get to in some fashion soon), I’d like to digress for a moment to other subjects of an airborne nature, which in turn … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Government, Local, Media, Personal, Radio Hobby, Schools, Sports, Technology
Tagged ADS-B, Central Catholic, Chartiers Valley, Elon Musk, Football, Helicopters, James Franklin, Penn State, Seneca Valley
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Endangered History – Six Degrees of Real Estate Separation
I am very familiar with the red brick house along Beaver Road at Village Drive, at the Leetsdale / Edgeworth border. Like many older homes in our area, I have driven/walked/bicycled past it innumerable times over my life, and like … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Development, Government, History, Local, Media, Politics, Schools, Sports, Transportation, Zoning
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Spring (Sort Of) Short Takes
As the next season struggles to gain a foothold on our local area, so it stands to follow that the outdoor projects yearning for warmer (and drier) conditions seem to be languishing in favor of more satisfying indoor pursuits, such … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Community, Government, History, Local, Media, Personal, Schools, Sports, Traffic
Tagged Allegheny County District Attorney, ALPR, Marc-Andre Fleury, Quaker Valley School District, Rob Matzie, Sewickley Borough, Sewickley Heights Borough, Sewickley Herald, Sewickley Parking Authority
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Autumn / Winter Digest – Stories Likely and Unlikely, Updates and Farewells
The last few months of the year are typically busier and more hectic for me. As a result, I wind up filing away notes, electronic and otherwise, about things that happen in and around those last months. I then spend … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Community, Government, History, Local, Media, Personal, Politics, Public Safety, Schools, Sports, Uncategorized
Tagged Bennet Omalu, Character Matters, Leetsdale Borough, Quaker Valley School District, Sewickley Borough, Sewickley Herald, Sharpsburg Borough
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Summer Digest – Litigation, Preservation, Rehabilitation, Reflection, Intrusion
UPDATED Sept. 6, 2017 to clarify comments made by Anne Clarke Ronce. The past several weeks have included some out-of-the-ordinary activities, including some time off from work along with some medical tests and procedures. To say that me and mine … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Economics, Government, Growth, History, Local, Media, Personal, Politics, Schools, Sports
Tagged Edgeworth, Heritage Valley, Quaker Valley, Sewickley Borough, Sewickley Herald, Trib Total Media, Zamagias Properties
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Our Hockey Year
I’ve gotten away from writing about things that myself and my wife enjoy together, or other aspects of our life as a couple – as parents, grandparents, and so on. The only exception to this is when our lives as individuals … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Media, Personal, Pittsburgh, Sports
Tagged Marc-Andre Fleury, Penguins, Slap Shot, Stanley Cup
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Assorted School Updates and Silliness
As another school year reaches its stride, it is becoming populated by all manner of disagreements about issues both important and trivial, handled in ways both sublime and ridiculous. Safety vs. the School Day This past Monday, Quaker Valley Middle School … Continue reading
Local Asides and Updates – Play Nice
There are plenty of little issues swirling around the area this week that garnered more than the average amount of my attention span. Rather than dive into one and try to flesh it out for all it’s worth (as has … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Health, Local, Media, Public Safety, Schools, Sports
Tagged Carlynton, Charter Schools, Mauro Monz, North Allegheny, Propel Charter School, Quaker Valley, Sewickley, Sto-Rox
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This Week in Personal History
Among several events being commemorated this week, there are two historical events that bring back some personal memories, and two events of comparatively limited significance to the world but of increased importance in my own personal and professional life. Nixon Resigns … Continue reading
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