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Dick’s Diner in Murrysville ready to celebrate 80 years in business

Dick’s Diner in Murrysville isn’t closing anytime soon, according to manager Erik Retzer, and he’s not sure why rumors about it have been making the rounds on social media recently. “People can drive by and see the cars in our parking lot,” Retzer said. “People know how many years this...
Murrysville area: National Night Out, history scavenger hunt, health fair, more

Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Export blood drive The AMVETS Post 85 Ladies Auxiliary is hosting a community blood drive with Vitalant on July 31. The event will run from 3 to 7 p.m. at the White Valley AMVETS Social Hall, 2100 Carolina St. in Export. As...
Delmont 10-year-old recruits baseball teammates to give back to local seniors

Roscoe List is involved in so many community service projects, it’s a wonder he has time to play travel baseball in the summer. Over the years, List has operated a charity lemonade stand, created a sled bin to provide sleds for children at Delmont’s Newhouse Park and volunteered with the...
Franklin Regional’s Luke Williams signs with Washington Nationals for $2.5 million

When Luke Williams was selected in the third round of the MLB Draft last weekend, the notion of him signing a professional contract was more of a formality than anything else. Sure, the Franklin Regional alum loved everything about Vanderbilt, and a lucrative NIL deal was imminent had he gone...
Export Historical Society dedicates new headstones for Revolution-era immigrant couple

On July 13, 1782, Seneca raiding parties attacked and burned what was then known as “Hanna’s Town.” On Monday evening, exactly 244 years later, members of the Duff family gathered in Export to honor the memory of a local couple who survived the incident’s aftermath and founded one of Westmoreland...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 19, 2026

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Edgewood Estate of Kevin McQuoid sold property at 229 Dewey St. to Rebecca Davis and Rebecca Roth for $215,000. Getgo Portfolio 2 L.P. sold property at S. Braddock Ave. to Giant Eagle Inc. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $1,270,615). Elena Facchini sold property...
Landon Lane dedicated in Delmont to keep memory of slain 5-year-old aliveVideo

Landon Maloberti was only 5 years old when he died in February 2023 after suffering what prosecutors described as years of emotional, psychological and physical abuse. The young boy’s memory, however, will live on in Delmont. On Wednesday afternoon, a short street running past the Delmont Police Station was officially...
Murrysville area: History scavenger hunt, nature walk, National Night Out, more

History scavenger hunt Murrysville Parks and Recreation has partnered with the Murrysville Historical & Preservation Society to host a history scavenger hunt, Participants will be given clues at MurrysvillePArecreation.com to seven historically significant locations in Murrysville before July 31. At each location, they will find a flier with information that...
Westmoreland Land Trust buys 23 acres along Heritage Trail, expands protected habitat

A portion of the Turtle Creek gorge along the Westmoreland Heritage Trail near Trafford will be permanently preserved following the purchase of 23 acres of wooded land. The Westmoreland Land Trust paid $12,000 for the property, which sits along a steep gorge hugging the creek. The tract stretches about 1¼-miles...
Delmont community volunteer day scheduled to restore Shields Farm

During the past few years, Delmont officials have regularly discussed ideas and proposals for the Shields Farm property. It is home to the annual Apple’n Arts Festival and Delmont Pilgrimage, and also to a host of events throughout the year. Borough officials have floated ideas including a disc golf course...
Murrysville Eagle Scout spends winter volunteering at historic Swiss Alps chalet

When Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts, held the first World Scout Jamboree in 1920, he laid out a vision for a place where the event’s feeling of brotherhood, peace and international friendship could be felt year-round. Two years later, Baden-Powell and Switzerland Chief Scout Walther von Bonstetten...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 12, 2026

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Wayne Schwoegl sold property at 146 Highland Ave. to Katherine Erazo for $185,900. Edwin Atwood sold property at 240 Wilkins Ave. to Joseph Brannagan and Ryan Wagner for $155,000. Churchill William Monroe McCall Jr. sold property at 2415 Collins Road to Dimas and Simrin Perez for $310,000....
Franklin Regional’s Williams goes to Nationals in 3rd round of MLB Draft

Luke Williams enjoyed his graduation party Saturday at his Murrysville home, a quiet get-together with family and friends to celebrate his ascent to college. But it looks like college might have to wait. Williams, the five-tool baseball star from Franklin Regional, suddenly has a professional career to think about and...
New Franklin Regional football coach Brian Johnson pleased with progress

It has been a busy summer for new Franklin Regional football coach Brian Johnson. Between his role as the school’s director of facilities, where he oversees maintenance, repairs and contractor coordination on building projects, and coaching the football team, Johnson has little free time. Johnson, 43, replaced Luke Getsy, who...
Parkway closure expected to detour drivers through the Alle-Kiski Valley

Drivers in the Alle-Kiski Valley will have to make a little room on the road for cars detouring through the area during the Parkway East closure. The highway between the Squirrel Hill Tunnel and the Edgewood/Swissvale exit is expected to be closed until the morning of Aug 3. while PennDOT...
University of Pittsburgh forms 1st-ever summer concert bandVideo

Luke Fritz has been playing the trumpet since his elementary school days in the Franklin Regional School District. He continued engaging with music while attending college at the University of Pittsburgh, even though he was majoring in geology. “I think music and bands have always fostered a camaraderie that you...

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