Washington School District weighing $7M-plus field house project
Washington City Council approved motions regarding grants that will finance two maintenance projects during its meeting last week. If awarded, the grants will resurface the 10 tennis and pickleball courts to modern playing standard and overhaul the frontage of Washington City Hall. The first motion Thursday reallocated $270,000 of previously awarded Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington funding to satisfy a required local commitment match for a $770,000 Department of Community and Economic Development Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program grant. According to City Administrator Rich Cleveland, work on the courts will begin sometime in spring 2027, depending on how ...
Canonsburg residents can look forward to seeing a virtual highlight reel of their town’s history displayed downtown thanks to a new mural that will be unveiled at the end of May. The 38-by-30-foot mural will cover the eastern exterior wall of the Rusty Gold Brewing building on West Pike ...
Trey Skeen homered and pitched a two-hitter as 10th-seeded South Fayette knocked off seventh-seeded Franklin Regional 8-2 in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A baseball playoffs Tuesday at West Mifflin High School. South Fayette (12-9) advances to the quarterfinals Tuesday and will play ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes allowed two hits over eight masterful innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates toppled the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Tuesday night. The reigning National League Cy Young winner carried a no-hitter into the seventh while retiring 18 of the first 19 batters he faced. ...
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A Pittsburgh native and former standout player in the WPIAL haunted the Wild Things Tuesday night. Mark Black, who was the WPIAL Class A Player of the Year during his scholastic days at Serra Catholic, was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle and sparked Evansville to an ...
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 ...
Even as summer winds down, there tends to be plenty of time to reap the rewards of backyard gardens and warm-weather entertaining. Refreshing salads are favored at such gatherings, and the interesting pairing of peaches and tomatoes makes the most of these fruits when they’re at their peak. ...
