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Rob Heuler of Bethel Park experienced an odd feeling when he recently attended a captain’s practice in his new capacity as Peters Township High School varsity girls soccer coach. “I walked into the stadium with different eyes,” he said. “I felt only open arms. It was awesome and welcoming.” For the better part of his […]
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 glancing over at the […]
Bethel Park has gone to the dogs. And drones, too. In an effort to take a bite out of crime, the municipality showcased both during National Night Out held Aug. 4 at its new digs, the Park Avenue playground and parking lot. The vicinity adjacent to the Bethel Park Community Center is a venue change […]
FESTIVAL The South Hills Jewish Festival will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 2 at 1700 Bower Hill Rd. There will be a live concert with Chasidic singer Berel Faiden,cultural crafts, petting zoo, inflatables, magic show, Jewish book sale, lawn games. There will be kosher wine and food for sale. GARDEN CLUB The […]
Harry Blichfeldt of Bethel Park, just like Johnny Cash’s legendary song, has been everywhere, man. Almost. “I haven’t been to Alaska nor Yosemite,” he said. The state and the national park are on the bucket list of Blichfeldt. A nature photographer for 34 years, Blichfeldt was among the 115 artists showcased at the third annual […]
Andy Amrhein is well known in Bethel Park because he has a hand in virtually everything happening throughout the municipality. The owner of Evey True Value Hardware and Rental Store on Library Road, he’s involved in Bethel Park’s Fantastic Four Charities, including the community and education foundations, historical society and public library. Yet nothing pleased […]
Even before the Wright Brothers lifted a plane off the ground at Kitty Hawk, the favorite form of aviation in America’s classrooms has been the humble paper airplane. But the paper airplane’s hegemony is facing some stiff headwinds from the drones that are zipping around our skies in ever-increasing numbers. There are thousands of people […]
It took moving away for Rick Sebak to see Pittsburgh with fresh eyes. After graduating from Bethel Park High School in 1971, Sebak did what many other people did in those days – he shook off the soot and grime of what was then the still-industrial Steel City and lighted out to the Sun Belt. […]
ARTS & MUSIC The Bethel Park Art & Music Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 25 along the Park Avenue streetscape, from the School House Arts & History Center to the community center. Admission is free. The music schedule at the community center is: 10 a.m. Jessica Lee & Friends […]
The Keystone State has quietly become the biggest online casino market in the country. Here’s a look at why the numbers keep going up, what’s behind the surge and what all this means for folks in Washington County. Pennsylvania’s never been shy about gambling. From the slot floors at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows on […]