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Demolition work on Century III Mall continues as once-thriving shopping mall comes closer to being torn down
WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) - Work continues on the old Century III Mall, but it has now progressed beyond the parking structure. Work is happening inside the old mall moving it one step closer to coming down.According to the West Mifflin solicitor Phil DiLucente, the work being done on the inside of the old mall is to make it easier for when the outside finally comes down.For those who shopped at Century III, it's barely a skeleton of what it used to be. A once thriving place of commerce is slowly becoming rubble. Crews are still tearing down the parking structure,...
Pleasant Hills Atria's to close, but a new restaurant will open in its place
Aug. 14—Another Atria's restaurant is closing. The Pleasant Hills location will become a Juniper Grill in October. Atria's Facebook post said it's a new chapter ahead. The restaurant will remain operating until the transition to Juniper Grill, a sister company. The last day for Atria's will be Sept. 1 "We truly appreciate your loyalty to Atria's during the many, many changes we are ...
Turtle noodler: Irwin man continues family legacy of catching turtles with bare hands
Aug. 14—Joe Clemens of Irwin has a dangerous hands-on hobby. Clemens is a fourth-generation turtle noodler, a pursuit where one catches snapping turtles with their bare hands from underwater holes in the banks of freshwater rivers, creeks and ponds. "I'm pretty much one of the last ones left around here in Western Pennsylvania, and I'm trying to teach others," said Clemens, 52, a full-time ...
Bargain-basement yearling looms large in Friday’s PASS at The Meadows
Washington, PA — It was the 2023 yearling auction at Harrisburg, and trainer Roland Mallar was in a buying mood. After examining the youngsters for sale, Mallar put a mark by the name of Wedlock Blue Chip, a smallish but well built son of Bettor’s Wish-Heavenly Bride that caught Mallar’s eye.
Norwin Public Library Concludes Popular Children’s Summer Reading Program with Art Gala
The Norwin Public Library's nine week Children's Summer Reading Program, "Adventure Begins at Your Library", came to a conclusion on August 14th with a Children's Art Gala. Seventy-nine children submitted original pieces of art for the event. A record number of children – 1,047 -participated in this year's program. Throughout the nine-week program, children were encouraged to read every day and track their weekly progress. Children borrowed 19,616 books in June and July and 2,728 children and their caregivers attended one of 40 educational children's programs offered this summer. The Children's Summer Reading program was sponsored by the Friends of the Norwin Public Library. For more information about upcoming events at the Norwin Public Library, please visit the Library's website at https://norwinpubliclibrary.net/events/.
Sunrise School in Monroeville celebrates summer picnics
Sunrise School in Monroeville, part of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, had a “Picnic Month” theme during recent lessons. The school’s pupils, ages five to 21, are primarily special education students from the eastern part of Allegheny County. Class curriculum is geared toward learning support, life skills, multi-disabilities and autism, as well as vocational programming.
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