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The Allegheny County Health Department reported Appliance Warehouse's countywide free pickup and recycling program for refrigerant-containing household appliances has been successfully completed. The program collected and recycled more than 3,500...

Allentown Community Development Corp. board president Judy Hackel wants to attract new businesses and young families to move to her neighborhood. She mentioned improvements made recently to Allentown at the CDC's regular meeting on June 30. Ms. Hacke...

Dorine Bracket (right), director of Elder-ado's McKinley Park center, presents Gertrude Jackson with the Elder-ado's eighth annual Lifetime Service Award. The award is a tribute to Ms. Jackson's...

16th Ward Brian Seanor to Jonathan and Yulia Bayat at 94 S. 22nd St. for $180,000. JT Rodgers Corp. to Paul Bieniek at 2501 Sarah St. for $288,000. Robert Harvey to Christopher Nirschel at 29 Telescope St. for $247,500. Estate of Nelda Moucheron to...

The Department of Agriculture's annual report, "Expenditures on Children by Families," finds a middle-income family with a child born in 2010 can expect to spend about $226,920 ($286,860 if projected inflation costs are factored in) for food,...

The Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary Schools awarded re-accreditation to Bishop Leonard-Saint Mary of the Mount Academy. The school has been accredited since 2006. The school earned accreditation by completing an intensive evaluati...

Animal Friends is offering low-cost spay/neuter services so local pet owners can afford to provide their pets with this important surgery. They are urging all pet owners to take advantage of low-cost spay/neuter services. Call 1-800-SPAY-PGH to...

In collaboration with Gallery Sim, the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh presents Myths & Fables at Gallery Sim, 1735 East Carson Street, through August 7. The title of this exhibit, Myths & Fables, defines the latest challenge to AAP Artist members....

Jean and Wayne Miller of Mount Oliver recently celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary. The Millers celebrated with family and friends at the South Hills Italian Club. Celebrating the couple's anniversary were their sons and spouses, Dean and Sue...

The Community Design Center of Pittsburgh (CDCP) board of directors has appointed Stephen A. (Steve) Glassman as its president and CEO.. Mr. Glassman succeeds Anne-Marie Lubenau, AIA, who is starting a Loeb Fellowship at Harvard University later this...

A multi-year reunion for St. Joseph High School in Mount Oliver is being planned for September 23-24. St. Joseph High School alumni who graduated from 1953 to 1963, as well as others, are welcome to attend. For information and reservation forms,...

The Allegheny County Health Department has released summer schedule of food protection certification courses for food industry workers. The two-day course will be offered July 22 and 29 at Shaler Area Middle School in Shaler; August 4 and 11 at...

More than $100 million in foreclosure aid　is available for Pennsylvania through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Emergency Homeowners' Loan Program (EHLP). "In Pennsylvania, foreclosures are up, and experts predict...

Steve Hutter, executive director of the Elder-ado, Inc. (left) is presented with a check for $5,000 by State Senator Wayne Fontana. The senator sponsored the grant from the Commonwealth of...

Slippery Rock University students from across Pennsylvania and the nation earned dean's list honors during spring semester 2011. To qualify for the SRU dean's list, a student must earn a 3.5 grade-point average or higher on a 4-point scale while...

Two South Pittsburgh area students were among those graduating from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania at spring commencement ceremonies. Local students receiving degrees included: Timothy D. Gill with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and...

Local teens have the rare opportunity to learn digital filmmaking for free through a summer partnership between Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Filmmakers. The library's QuickFlix 2011, a teen video creation contest, is designed to...