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The cost of love

With Valentine's Day just a few days off, local flower and candy shops are gearing up for the onslaught of last-minute business that typically accompanies the holiday. And shoppers should be prepared to pay a little more to treat their sweetie this year. Increased tariffs on some imports ...

Blood drives scheduled

Vitalant has scheduled the following blood drives in January: Canonsburg: NovaCare - Select Medical, 400 Technology Drive, Feb. 9, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; All Saints Greek Orthodox Church, 601 W. McMurray Road, Feb. 26, 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Finleyville: St. Francis of Assisi, 3609 Washington ...

Two Washington County parks accepting Christmas trees for fish habitats

Washington County is offering a chance to recycle Christmas trees while at the same time creating habitat for fish. The county’s parks and recreation department is using donated trees to create habitats for fish in local creeks and lakes. There are two drop-off spots – the main boat ...

Farms attracting more people, revenue through agritainment

These days, visiting a farm is about more than going to see animals or shopping for seasonal produce. Activities ranging from hayrides to haunted mazes to pumpkin picking are becoming more prevalent as more farms lean into “agritainment” or “agritourism,” the combination of agriculture ...

Chevy Chase Street has famous ring to it

Editor’s note: This is one in an occasional series about the origin of unusual names of places in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties. A few connections leap to mind when passing Chevy Chase Street in Finleyville: the iconic actor known for his roles in TV’s “Saturday Night Live” ...

Peters area bridge closure impacting businesses

Sean Bernarding said his business, Sugar Run Nursery in Venetia, has pretty much had to shut down during the rebuilding of a bridge that carries traffic over Peters Creek. “We are at the top of the hill from the bridge,” Bernarding said recently. “Ninety percent of our customer base ...