January 11, 2019 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, White Oak News
DJs Candy and Mike will spin the tunes on Saturday (Jan. 12) and Jan. 19 when American Legion Gen. Smedley D. Butler Post 701 in White Oak holds its next oldies dances.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and music continues until 11 p.m., a spokesman said. Admission is $5 and all proceeds benefit veterans' programs.
The legion is located at 2813 Capital St. For more information, call (724) 984-6611.
January 09, 2019 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, Sports
A charity basketball game on Saturday at Penn State's Wunderley Gymnasium in McKeesport will raise money to support scholarships for Hispanic students in the Pittsburgh area.
The game is being co-hosted by Penn State Greater Allegheny Campus and the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. It tips off at 2:30 p.m.
“We are so pleased to be teaming up with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for this event,” said Jacqueline Edmondson, chancellor and chief academic officer at Greater Allegheny. “The chamber has been a wonderful community partner and incredibly supportive of our students through their scholarship programs.”
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January 07, 2019 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Above: Kenneth Schroder and Mike Diehl work on pillars for a sign at Cindy's Memorial Bark Park, currently being completed in Port Vue. (Photo courtesy Cindy's Memorial Bark Park via Facebook.)
Volunteers will hold a "casino night" on March 2 to support operation of a dog park being constructed in Port Vue, a spokeswoman said.
"Wild, Wild Woof" will be held at the Glassport American Legion, 417 Monongahela Ave., said Holly Turkovic, one of the organizers. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Tickets cost $20 in advance or $25 at the door. The event will include card games, raffles, a silent auction, a buffet supper, beer, door prizes and music by "D.J. Dale."
Proceeds will benefit Cindy's Memorial Bark Park, which is nearing completion on 3.5 acres of land off of Portsmouth Drive in the borough.
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January 07, 2019 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Approximately 700 Mon Valley area seniors had a sweeter December after volunteers baked more than 6,300 holiday cookies --- 525 dozen --- to be distributed along with Meals on Wheels.
LifeSpan, a non-profit agency based in Homestead that serves seniors throughout the Mon Valley and South Hills, last week issued a "thank you" to everyone who baked or donated to its ninth-annual “Sweet Holiday Wishes” cookie campaign.
Each senior -- 709 total --- received a half-dozen cookies, a spokeswoman said.
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January 02, 2019 |
By Jason Togyer | Posted in: Announcements
Above: 1724 Butler St., McKeesport, via Google Maps.
More than 140 additional houses and commercial structures in McKeesport are facing condemnation proceedings and possible demolition.
City officials have advertised and will hold hearings at 1 p.m. Jan. 9 and 11 on 147 properties, located in practically every section of McKeesport.
But the list particularly targets blighted neighborhoods along Versailles Avenue, including 15 houses on Butler Street, 14 on Soles Street and eight on Jersey Street.
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December 24, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Allegheny County is again offering its annual Christmas tree recycling program this holiday season.
A spokeswoman said county residents may drop off Christmas trees beginning Wednesday and continuing through Jan. 14 at all nine regional parks from 8 a.m. until dusk.
All lights, decorations, tinsel and stands must be removed from trees prior to drop-off. Trees will be mulched and used in the county parks.
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December 19, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(All photos: Courtesy Tom Rosso, City of McKeesport)
With an assist from McKeesport City Electrician Tom Rosso and other employees, crews from McKeesport-based Fort Pitt Flagpole Co. installed one of their namesake products outside city hall last week.
The flagpole is the first to grace the grounds of McKeesport City Hall, located in the former McKeesport National Bank Building at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Sinclair Street, Downtown.
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December 14, 2018 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Motorists may expect brief delays this week on state Route 837 between Clairton and Dravosburg while crews perform tests.
A district spokesman for the state Department of Transportation says crews from Armstrong Drilling, Inc., are conducting geotechnical drilling between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. today through Friday, weather-permitting, between Lebanon School Road and New England Road in West Mifflin.
Single-lane alternating traffic will be maintained, the spokesman said. Motorists should use caution when traveling in this area.
December 13, 2018 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements
(Photo courtesy Fred Ramos, via LinkedIn)
Thirty-five students will graduate from Penn State Greater Allegheny Campus when the university celebrates its Fall 2018 commencement.
The ceremony begins at 7 p.m. Friday in the Wunderley Gymnasium on the McKeesport Campus, said Zack Rosen, a campus spokesman. Twenty-nine students are expected to process in the ceremony, he said.
Fred Ramos (above), senior vice president of corporate communications for Highmark Health, will deliver the commencement address. Ramos is a graduate of Northern Illinois University who joined Highmark in 2016.
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December 11, 2018 |
By Jason Togyer | Posted in: Announcements
I was pleasantly surprised today to read an editorial in Print, a newspaper serving the East End of Pittsburgh, praising Tube City Almanac for its efforts to cover the Mon-Yough area.
We're grateful for their kind words --- but we're especially grateful for your support over the past three years. Thank you.
According to them, we're "crushing it." I'm not so sure about that. In my opinion, there is a lot of room for improvement in 2019, and many things that need to be done that we're simply not able to get to.
But all of us are doing the very best we can, with very limited resources. And we hope to do even more in 2019.
A quarter-million page views in 2018
Last year, we served 240,745 pages to more than 64,000 readers. That's a 32 percent increase over 2017.
Another 133,983 people used Tube City Almanac's obituaries page. That's an increase of 9 percent over the previous year.
We appreciate your support
If you do use this service, and you can afford to make a donation, we would be grateful for a contribution.
We are an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) charity, and your donations may be tax deductible as allowed by law.
Donations may be made by check or money order to Tube City Community Media Inc., P.O. Box 94, McKeesport 15134; or via PayPal at: http://www.tubecityonline.com/contact/
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