Sharpsburg’s parks and rec commission recently welcomed two new members.

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Kate Friday spent much of the Fourth of July looking around with astonishment. But it wasn’t the fireworks that caught her eye. The 19-year-old Fox Chapel graduate and 5-foot-7 midfielder for the Pittsburgh Riveters was swept up in the community’s response to her team.

Fox Chapel senior Max Melocchi enjoys the pressure that comes with playing quarterback. However, Melocchi is happy to be preparing to play wide receiver and power back for the Foxes in the upcoming season.

Twilight Picnic for the Parks

Pamela Vrabel was a teenage Springdale Dynamo when she started working at the now-defunct Peterson’s Greenhouse.

Residents are encouraged to get their hands dirty to help complete the transformation of McCahill Park in Fox Chapel.

The annual Summer Reading Challenge has returned to Cooper-Siegel and Sharpsburg community libraries and runs through Aug. 9.

Amy (Barrick) Coco never forgot a saying learned from her late Advanced Placement English teacher Shirley Stevens at Quaker Valley High School.

Astrid Bitzer was diagnosed with lobular breast cancer in 2022 and after 13 biopsies, ultimately decided on a full mastectomy.