Tag Archives: Sewickley Borough

More Emergencies In Our Midst – Adventures in Notification

Posted on May 14, 2024 by John Linko

We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely. – E. … Continue reading →

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Winter Digest – Reorganization, Resolve, Revelation…and Rachmaninoff

Posted on March 10, 2024 by John Linko

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 | Leave a comment

Election Postscript – Readin’, ‘Ritin, Repudiation, Resolve, Renewal

Posted on January 7, 2022 by John Linko

I’ve known some luminous people in my time, and what distinguished them was their enduring enthusiasm and hopes and aspirations, and I recommend the same to you. When I was your age, I learned the arts of sarcasm and ridicule, … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Community, Government, Local, Media, Politics, Schools | Tagged Elections, Leet Township, Leetsdale Borough, Quaker Valley School District, Sewickley Borough | 3 Comments

Loose Ends For a Better Year, Part 3 – Nothing New Under the Sun

Posted on June 8, 2021 by John Linko

All things are wearisome, more than one can say.The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing. What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.Is there anything … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Community, Family, Government, History, Internet, Media, Personal, Politics | Tagged AE Works, Dundee Farm, Edgeworth Borough, Hussey Copper, Leetsdale Borough, Leetsdale Industrial Park, Sewickley Borough, Sewickley Heights Borough, Sewickley Planning Commission | Leave a comment

Loose Ends for a Better Year, Part 2 – Old Files, Empty Spaces

Posted on April 26, 2021 by John Linko

My wife is currently on a mission to clean and de-clutter several areas of the house. We have been shuttling items and materiel to various locales for recycling, reuse, or resale. Leslie calls this “up and out”. I’m going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community, Economics, Government, History, Local, Politics | Tagged Sewickley Borough, Sewickley Parking Authority | Leave a comment

Loose Ends For a Better Year, Part 1 – Tolerance, Inclusivity, Reality

Posted on March 3, 2021 by John Linko

Your magic brings together what custom has sternly divided. All men shall become brothers, wherever your gentle wings hover. – from Ode to Joy (translated from the German) by Friedrich Schiller (1785) My son was lamenting on social media about … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Community, Government, Human Rights, Justice, Local, Personal | Tagged African-American History, Intolerance, QVIA, Racism, Segregation, Sewickley Borough, Tuskegee Airmen | Leave a comment

Looking Back, Moving Ahead in Sewickley

Posted on June 7, 2020 by John Linko

“We are a solid, solid Council. We make great decisions in this borough. We are fortunate to live in a borough like Sewickley Borough. We should be holding each other’s hands – I don’t care what your political party is. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Civil Liberties, Development, Government, History, Human Rights, Justice, Local, Media, Politics, Transportation | Tagged All Lives Matter, Devlin Robinson, George Floyd, Harshman CE Group, Jeff Neff, Leetsdale Municipal Authority, Quaker Valley COG, Sewickley Borough, Sewickley Parking Authority, turnKey Taxes | 4 Comments

Life, Love, and Lament in the Time of Corona

Posted on April 27, 2020 by John Linko

(Apologies to Gabriel Garcia Marquez) “There are strict scientific principles that have to be adhered to in medicine. At the same time, a humanistic touch is needed in dealing with people. You have to combine social aspects, ethical aspects, personal … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Community, Family, Government, Health, History, Local, Media, Personal, Politics, Public Safety | Tagged Cape Cod, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Danny DeVito, Devlin Robinson, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Jeff Neff, Pam Iovino, Sewickley Borough, Sewickley Public Library | 1 Comment

Hill (and Hopkins) Street Blues – A Steep Slope Saga

Posted on December 7, 2019 by John Linko

(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 | 6 Comments

Spring / Summer Digest Part 1 – Death, Taxes, Transition, and Zoning

Posted on July 22, 2019 by John Linko

Since my brief hospitalization in April, gradual improvement has been occurring in the area of my personal health, but life generally remains more chaotic and frustrating than I would like. I am hobbling along better, and am enjoying the change … Continue reading →