‘Bee’ kind to your local honey bees
Women of Southwestern PA is holding its annual golf fundraiser Monday, May 4, at Valley Brook Country Club in McMurray. This is the 26th year the group has had a golf fundraiser, and it will help women and children in need. There will be an all men’s team, an all women’s team, a mixed team, as well as skill competitions, a putting contest, lunch, dinner, refreshments on the course, door prizes, a cash bar and raffles. Women of Southwestern PA has raised more than $1 million from previous golf outings. For information, call Renee Modrak at 412-638-6700, Marianne Trachok at 412-491-0983, or go online to womenofswpa.org.
Excavators began moving dirt this week at the future home of two national eateries coming to Greene County. A Chipotle and Starbucks will be opening at the Franklin Township site, located on Route 21 at the intersection with Progress Drive. Pittsburgh-based PennTex Ventures Real Estate ...
Whether you have a small garden in the backyard or hundreds of acres of farmland, there is one creature that keeps them thriving and healthy. The honey bee. Dr. Sarah Bashore, a professor of biology, fisheries and wildlife biology at Pennsylvania Western University, says though the honey ...
Canonsburg Borough Council narrowly voted to purchase an AI-powered software package for about $10,000 to assist public works staff maintain roads, track code violations and GIS mapping. The motion passed 4-3 during a Monday night meeting following intense discussion of the financial prudence of the purchase, with some board members calling to table the vote until it could be discussed ahead of the 2027 borough budget. Vialytics Software is sold by Edison, New Jersey-based Vialytics Americas Inc., who say their flagship product empowers busy public works departments to maximize efficiency and focus on what matters most. “By automating data collection and maintenance tasks, we ...
Avella picked up a big road win in Class A Section 1 , beating Jeannette 7-6 in come-from-behind fashion. The game had been suspended because of rain on Tuesday with Jeannette holding a 6-4 lead in the fifth inning but Avella having the bases loaded. The Eagles tied the score after play ...
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby, his face cleanly shaven for now, settled into the bench inside the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room on Thursday and pulled a black baseball cap over his head. For the first time in what felt like a long time, Crosby didn't have to spend part of a mid-April ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carmen Mlodzinski allowed two hits over a career-high six innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Wednesday night. Mlodzinski (1-0) took over for opener Mason Montgomery in the second and struck out five against two walks to lower his ERA ...
Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...
A marathon in the high desert of New Mexico tests even the most seasoned endurance athletes. The terrain is unforgiving – a grueling mix of pavement, dusty dirt trails, and the infamous sand pit, a 2- to 3-mile stretch of beach-like sand that saps strength with every step. For competitors ...
