Jim Gastgeb’s fascination with the automobile began as a youth when he accompanied his father on trips to the local dealership to buy a new car for the family. “Back then it was either a four-door Chevy Impala or a station wagon,” said Gastgeb, of Bethel Park. “I would always be ...
Many may only be familiar with fly fishing from the iconic scenes featured in the 1992 film, “A River Runs Through It,” starring Brad Pitt. But for anglers and would-be anglers in the South Hills, there is a little-known “port of entry” into the mysterious world of fly fishing, and ...
Debra Smit, communications director of The Breathe Project, is so immersed in environmental issues that she has to pause occasionally to take a deep breath. Monitoring wildfires, proposed data center development, natural gas production, power grid concerns, air quality and uncapped gas wells ...
On a chilly Sunday morning at the pond at Trax Farms in Finleyville, I tried my hand at fly fish casting. I have fished just twice in my life, but with a spinner and lure. Robert Watson, the manager of the Orvis store at the Galleria of Mt. Lebanon, provided me with a condensed Fly Fishing ...
Loaded with tents, sunscreen and enough supplies to last the entire 3,700-mile journey from Washington, D.C., to La Push, Wash., a small group of veterans stopped in the South Hills on their cross-country bike journey. Warrior Expedition is a nonprofit outdoor therapy program that provides ...
Allegheny County has announced its annual series of free summer concerts in Hartwood Acres and South Park. All shows start at 7:30 p.m. at both locations unless otherwise noted. At Hartwood Acres, gates open at 3 p.m. Food trucks, Black Dog Winery and Hop Farm Brewing Company will be at ...
