The Vitamin Shoppe in the Waterfront (Old Boston Market Building) is scheduled to open Thursday September 25, 2008.
380 E. Waterfront Drive,
Homestead, PA 15120
Phone: 412-461-2367
Store Hours:
Monday-Saturday 9-9
Sunday 11-6
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Vitamin Shoppe Opens Thursday September 25, 2008
The Vitamin Shoppe in the Waterfront (Old Boston Market Building) is scheduled to open Thursday September 25, 2008.
380 E. Waterfront Drive,
Homestead, PA 15120
Phone: 412-461-2367
Store Hours:
Monday-Saturday 9-9
Sunday 11-6
Monday, September 15, 2008
Tickets for Kids Charities
Tickets for Kids Charities brings the wonder and magic of live arts & cultural, educational, sporting, and family entertainment events to lower-income children and their families who might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience what most of us take for granted.
Every two minutes, we create a magical moment. . . lifetime memory for a child. We've included over one million children and are now focused on making moments for the next million! Moments matter. To learn more about Tickets for Kids Charities, please visit our website: www.ticketsforkids.org.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Linda Barnicott at The 39er
Linda Barnicott, well-known Pittsburgh artist, will be at The 39er at the Waterfront on Saturday, September 27th from 11:00am to 2:00pm to personally autograph all of your purchases of her limited edition prints & art collectibles.
The 39er
39 Cent Cards & More!
155 East Bridge St., Homestead, PA 15120
Phone: (412) 476-8539
(Across from the Improv)
Linda Barnicott began her career as a portrait artist. Today she is beloved and sought-after for her enchanting portraits of Pittsburgh. Using rich pastel colors, she captures the unique beauty of famous Pittsburgh places with a charm all her own.
It began in 1989 with the now-famous tribute to downtown holiday shopping entitled “Meet Me Under Kaufmann’s Clock.” The work immediately won the hearts of Pittsburghers, who have been meeting friends under the clock downtown for years. From this work Linda created several series of Pittsburgh scenes, capturing warm memories that are loved by generations.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Waterfront Food & Wine Celebration
Support the Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and join us at the Waterfront Food & Wine Celebration on September 18th from 5pm - 8pm.
Donate $15 to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and sample food from Waterfront Restaurants and wines from local Pennsylvania Wineries.
Enjoy live music from Jazz Musician, Spider Rondinelli, as well as great shopping and a special gift compliments of The Waterfront.
Bring a bag of non-perishables for the Food Bank and receive $2 off your ticket price.
Tickets for the tasting may be purchased online at www.pittsburghfoodbank.org or during the evening of the event.
Participating Restaurants:
Bravo! Cucina Italiana
Dave & Busters
Mitchell's Fish Market
Bar Louie
Longhorne Steakhouse
Panera Bread
Rock Bottom Brewery
Unos
Red Hot & Blue
P.F. Changs China Bistro
Cold Stone Creamery
Sample Martini's from Bar Louie
Hand-crafted Beer from Rock Bottom
Sample Wines from Pennsylvania Winery and
Christian W. Clay Winery
2007 Waterfront Food & Wine Celebration
Donate $15 to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and sample food from Waterfront Restaurants and wines from local Pennsylvania Wineries.
Enjoy live music from Jazz Musician, Spider Rondinelli, as well as great shopping and a special gift compliments of The Waterfront.
Bring a bag of non-perishables for the Food Bank and receive $2 off your ticket price.
Tickets for the tasting may be purchased online at www.pittsburghfoodbank.org or during the evening of the event.
Participating Restaurants:
Bravo! Cucina Italiana
Dave & Busters
Mitchell's Fish Market
Bar Louie
Longhorne Steakhouse
Panera Bread
Rock Bottom Brewery
Unos
Red Hot & Blue
P.F. Changs China Bistro
Cold Stone Creamery
Sample Martini's from Bar Louie
Hand-crafted Beer from Rock Bottom
Sample Wines from Pennsylvania Winery and
Christian W. Clay Winery
2007 Waterfront Food & Wine Celebration
Munhall Community Day
Saturday September 20, 2008
Gummy Knight Memorial Field
FIREWORKS 9:00 PM!
Schedule of Events
Live Music All Day!
Suburban Sellouts, The Classmates (Doo Wop), Junior Tamburitzens,
Matt Tichon, The Dream Intended, and our Featured Act, Groove Guys
Food Vendors, Crafters, Children's Games and Games of Chance All Day!
11:00 AM Junior Olympics
Magician Eddie Ace
Following the Junior Olympics
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Car Cruise
Awarding Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and Fireman's
Choice. Dash Plates for the first 50 cars that enter.
2:00 PM - 8:00 PM ELF Inflatables
Your children can bounce away in these state-of-the art
inflatables.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Petting Zoo
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Steel Valley Boxing
9:00 PM FIREWORKS!!!
Munhall Community Day 2007
Gummy Knight Memorial Field
FIREWORKS 9:00 PM!
Schedule of Events
Live Music All Day!
Suburban Sellouts, The Classmates (Doo Wop), Junior Tamburitzens,
Matt Tichon, The Dream Intended, and our Featured Act, Groove Guys
Food Vendors, Crafters, Children's Games and Games of Chance All Day!
11:00 AM Junior Olympics
Magician Eddie Ace
Following the Junior Olympics
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Car Cruise
Awarding Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and Fireman's
Choice. Dash Plates for the first 50 cars that enter.
2:00 PM - 8:00 PM ELF Inflatables
Your children can bounce away in these state-of-the art
inflatables.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Petting Zoo
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Steel Valley Boxing
9:00 PM FIREWORKS!!!
Munhall Community Day 2007
Thursday, September 11, 2008
2008 Historic Steel Valley Christmas Parade
Dear Friends,
We are currently planning the 2008 Historic Steel Valley Christmas Parade and this year we hope to have the best Parade ever! But we can't do it without your help!
You can help by spreading the word, help us to get participant's, make a float, march in the parade with your craziest costume on or just come out and watch.
This is also a great way to advertise your business. The Steel Valley is your community and it would be a wonderful way to show your pride and holiday spirit.
As always, the 2008 Parade is the first Saturday in December, December 6th and it begins at 12:00 noon.
The participant’s lineup area is on Forest Avenue in West Homestead at 11:15 A.M. The Parade follows 8th Ave. from West Homestead to Munhall; approximately one mile.
There will be bands and units participating and they will be judged with the promise of a financial award as well as a certificate will be given for the most outstanding unit. There are also transportation funds available.
A $500.00 prize is being offered for the “best” creative float. Wouldn’t that be a wonderful way to make a donation to your favorite charity for the holiday season or as a fundraiser for your organization? Any organization can enter a float or if you aren’t a creative float maker, just march in the Parade.
We are looking for creativity and uniqueness in this year’s Parade. (A $10.00 float entry fee- made payable to the Spirit of Christmas)
After the Parade, the participants are then invited to enjoy refreshments which will be served at the end of the Parade in the Shop n ‘Save parking lot on Eighth Avenue. This is the area where the buses usually wait for the band members and all participants.
Don’t miss the activities at the Waterfront’s Town Center after the Parade too!
Your participation in this years Parade will be a great way to kick off your holiday season.
So put your creativity to work and join us in this year’s 2008 Parade.
Please contact me by email, fax or mail by November 7th so that we can add your organization to the 2008 HISTORIC STEEL VALLEY CHRISTMAS PARADE.
Sincerely,
Denise M. Kelly, Organizer
on behalf of Betty Esper, Mayor of Homestead, Ray Bodnar, Mayor of Munhall and John Dindak, Mayor of West Homestead
PS: We have some great surprises in store for everyone!!!!
Phone: (412)462-7272
Fax: (412) 461-2059
Email: homesteadwns@aol.com
140 E. 9th Ave.
Homestead, PA 15120
Munhall Light Up Night
Munhall Light Up Night, Friday September 19th From 6 to 9 pm
The Munhall Neighborhood Watch along with the Munhall Police Department will be holding our first annual Community Light Up Night.
We are inviting all the residents of Munhall to light up their homes, grab a chair, and join us outside to spend time getting to know your neighbors and show everyone that Munhall stands together to keep our community safe. ?
We are inviting all the surrounding police, fire, and ems departments in the area to join us.
For more information please Email munhallcrimewatch@comcast.net or call 412-464-7300.
Dan Boehme
Crime Prevention Officer
Munhall PD
Same recipies, new owners as bakery is back in business
Thursday, September 11, 2008
By Mary Niederberger, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
For 23 years, Judy and Dan Kevlish, of Carrick, made a weekly trek to Munhall to have coffee and doughnuts and to stock up on baked goods at A&B Donuts, a bakery on East Eighth Avenue.
But in January the bakery, which was operated for 46 years by Armand Panka, closed and the Kevlishes felt lost without their weekly fix.
Mr. Panka, 69, who used his great-grandmother's Slovakian recipes for his baked goods, closed the store on New Years' Eve, deciding that he was getting too old to operate it.
"We'd ride by here to see if maybe it had opened up again," Mrs. Kevlish said. "I just didn't believe that he would really close for good."
Then last month, the Kevlishes' wishes came true. The bakery was reopened. Inside, they found all the same delicious doughnuts and familiar Slovakian baked goods, including nut rolls, cold dough cookies filled with apricot, raspberry and nuts, and Paska, a traditional Eastern European Easter bread.
Mr. Panka had found a buyer for the business right next door -- Munhall District Justice Thomas Torkowsky, who had worked for Mr. Panka when he was 19 years old.
Mr. Torkowsky, 47, worked as a baker for various bakeries for about a decade before becoming a Munhall police dispatcher and constable. He was elected district justice in 1999.
Mr. Torkowsky's partner in the newly reopened A&B Donuts is Brad Hruska, who owns a plumbing and heating business.
Mr. Torkowsky gets to work between 1 and 3 a.m. every day the bakery is open -- Tuesdays through Sundays -- and bakes until it is time to go to work in his courtroom next door. He takes off his baker's whites, showers, then puts on his black judicial robe.
Mr. Hruska keeps all of the equipment in the kitchen operating and works at the counter during busy times. He's hoping to learn to bake as well.
Mr. Panka puts time in at the shop as "a supervisor." He was there on a recent Friday morning to tell Mr. Torkowsky he wasn't happy with the quality of some of the store's baked goods that he spotted on sale at a local gas station.
"I didn't like what I saw and I had to come in and tell him about it," Mr. Panka said.
As part of the sale of the bakery, Mr. Torkowsky and Mr. Hruska acquired the white binder that holds plastic-encased note cards bearing handwritten recipes for baked goods sold in the store. The plastic pages are smeared with dough and flour.
The new owners also got the decks of 12 commercial ovens that can bake 24 pans of pastries at one time.
The shop is now located across the street from the Homestead Post Office. But when it opened in 1963, it was across the street from the main gate to the U.S. Steel Homestead Works.
"The guys that were going into the mill, they made me," Mr. Panka said. "They ended up going home and telling their wives about me. We ended up with large crowds in here. I used to have three girls working in here in the mornings when the mills were really bustling."
As a young man, Mr. Panka learned the bricklaying trade, but decided instead to go into business for himself. He opened his shop initially as a doughnut shop. That was a success, "but it didn't seem to be enough."
His mother, Margaret, pulled out some of his great-grandmother's recipes and suggested that they start to offer some of those baked goods at the shop as well.
"We got the nut roll recipe and the cold dough cookies and the Paska and they became a very big hit," Mr. Panka said.
During Christmas and Easter seasons, patrons would line up on the sidewalk outside of the store and Mr. Panka would be so busy baking he would sleep in an apartment he kept in the shop building.
At one point, A&B Donuts had outlets in Duquesne and Homestead.
But the business hit a lean stretch in the years after the mill closed. Mr. Panka said he knew that however tough it was for him and his wife, also named Margaret, it was tougher for the laid-off steelworkers and their families.
"It was a struggle for us and other people in business. But it was a great struggle for the people who worked in the mill who had to get used to making $5-$6 an hour," he said. "There were suicides and divorces."
Things picked up again for the shop when the Waterfront shopping complex went in at the site of the former mill and a supermarket and drug store were built across the street.
"The people who were curious enough to see what the Waterfront was made of rode past here and stopped in," Mr. Panka said.
In recent years, he said, his customers have been a mixture of local Mon Valley folks and those passing though the area on their way to work or to shop.
Sundays, when the shop is open from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m., remain one of the busiest days, he said.
Mr. Panka's decision to close the shop at the end of the year was based solely on the fact that he was feeling physically unable to keep up with the demands of running the business. He had one knee replaced in 2007 and was facing another replacement in January.
He hung a sign on the shop in November letting customers know that his last day in business would be Dec. 31. Lines were out of the door that day.
"I couldn't believe how much we sold that day," he said.
Similar crowds appeared Aug. 5, the day the shop reopened.
"People were thrilled about it. They all wanted to know if it was the same recipes," Mr. Torkowsky said.
Business has been booming since the quiet reopening and Mr. Torkowsky said he is thinking about planning a grand reopening ceremony sometime in the near future. But for right now, he's busy keeping up with the demands of his two jobs.
"I was trying to see if they could cut a hole in the wall between the two buildings," he joked.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Festa Italiana
The tradition continues as the Italian Festival that thousands of people enjoyed at Station Square for years moves to Riverplex this year.
Set for Sept. 12-14, Festa Italiana returns with the traditional food and music. Visitors can try their hand at bocce, sample Italian delicacies and savory cookies, dance the tarantella, and purchase an authentic present from Italy.
An Italian Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sept. 14 with Bishop Anthony G. Bosco, Bishop Emeritus.
Festival hours are 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, go to www.sandcastlewaterpark.com or call (412) 462-6666, option 8
Specials & Discounts
Happy Hour Admission
Only $2
Friday 4 pm to 6 pm
College ID -Half Price Admission
Only $5
Friday 6 pm to 8 pm
Set for Sept. 12-14, Festa Italiana returns with the traditional food and music. Visitors can try their hand at bocce, sample Italian delicacies and savory cookies, dance the tarantella, and purchase an authentic present from Italy.
An Italian Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sept. 14 with Bishop Anthony G. Bosco, Bishop Emeritus.
Festival hours are 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, go to www.sandcastlewaterpark.com or call (412) 462-6666, option 8
Specials & Discounts
Happy Hour Admission
Only $2
Friday 4 pm to 6 pm
College ID -Half Price Admission
Only $5
Friday 6 pm to 8 pm
You Said What?!?!
Do you know which common mistakes lead to the most employment lawsuits?
Find out when the University of Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center presents
You Said What?!?!
The things you say can hurt you!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
8:00 AM- 10:30 AM
Pittsburgh Athletic Association, Oakland
Have you ever regretted something you said in the office? Join the University of Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center for tools, strategies and scenarios that will help you recognize lawsuits before they happen.
-Discuss most common pitfalls.
-Examine best practices for terminations.
-Review strategies for delicate situations.
-Learn to handle employees who respond angrily, even when you do everything right.
Every business owner, director and supervisor should be versed in these important skills. Join employment experts from Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP and Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C. for this critical workshop.
Registration is required and space is limited.
Register today at 412.648.1542 or ieeregistration@katz.pitt.edu.
Program fee of $35 includes breakfast, parking and program materials.
Registration deadline is Friday September 26, 2008.
Sponsored by Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP, PNC Bank, The Heinz Endowments, the PA DCED and the U.S. SBA.
Find out when the University of Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center presents
You Said What?!?!
The things you say can hurt you!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
8:00 AM- 10:30 AM
Pittsburgh Athletic Association, Oakland
Have you ever regretted something you said in the office? Join the University of Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center for tools, strategies and scenarios that will help you recognize lawsuits before they happen.
-Discuss most common pitfalls.
-Examine best practices for terminations.
-Review strategies for delicate situations.
-Learn to handle employees who respond angrily, even when you do everything right.
Every business owner, director and supervisor should be versed in these important skills. Join employment experts from Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP and Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C. for this critical workshop.
Registration is required and space is limited.
Register today at 412.648.1542 or ieeregistration@katz.pitt.edu.
Program fee of $35 includes breakfast, parking and program materials.
Registration deadline is Friday September 26, 2008.
Sponsored by Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP, PNC Bank, The Heinz Endowments, the PA DCED and the U.S. SBA.
PNC Legacy Trail Ride
On October 4, ride your bike on the same path George Washington traveled on his first trip to southwestern Pennsylvania more than 250 years ago. Sign up now to take part in the PNC Legacy Trail Ride celebrating the Great Allegheny Passage. Receive a commemorative button and blinky light, and pedal alongside thousands of others on this historic route from the Hot Metal Bridge to downtown Pittsburgh for the grand re-opening of Point State Park. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a part of the Pittsburgh region’s history with your family and friends.
This unique community trail ride caps a week of activities beginning with Celebration Saturday. And the grand re-opening of Point State Park kicks off a two-month birthday party – Pittsburgh 250 Celebrates: A Festival of Light – combining history, music, art and culture in honor of the region’s 250th anniversary.
www.bike250.org
This unique community trail ride caps a week of activities beginning with Celebration Saturday. And the grand re-opening of Point State Park kicks off a two-month birthday party – Pittsburgh 250 Celebrates: A Festival of Light – combining history, music, art and culture in honor of the region’s 250th anniversary.
www.bike250.org
Steel Valley Chamber of Commerce Jewelry Bash
SV Chamber Jewelry Bash
Proceeds Benefit the S.V. Chamber of Commerce’s Scholarship Fund.
Saturday October 18, 2008
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM(Doors open at 1:30 PM)
Pittsburgh Elks Lodge #115800 Buttermilk Hollow Road.
Tickets
1 for $20.00
2 for $30.00(500 tickets with 2 numbers per ticket)
JEWELRY PRIZES & CASH PRIZES
every 10 minutes plus…additional jewelry will be raffled, 50/50, and plenty of door prizes!
Appetizers and Refreshments
ONE GRAND PRIZE TO BE AWARDED
Winner need not to be present to win
Prizes must be claimed within 30 days. Unsold tickets become property of the Steel Valley Chamber of Commerce
Proceeds Benefit the S.V. Chamber of Commerce’s Scholarship Fund.
Saturday October 18, 2008
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM(Doors open at 1:30 PM)
Pittsburgh Elks Lodge #115800 Buttermilk Hollow Road.
Tickets
1 for $20.00
2 for $30.00(500 tickets with 2 numbers per ticket)
JEWELRY PRIZES & CASH PRIZES
every 10 minutes plus…additional jewelry will be raffled, 50/50, and plenty of door prizes!
Appetizers and Refreshments
ONE GRAND PRIZE TO BE AWARDED
Winner need not to be present to win
Prizes must be claimed within 30 days. Unsold tickets become property of the Steel Valley Chamber of Commerce
Monday, September 8, 2008
Grand opening of the Barack Obama & Joe Biden Campaign Headquarters
The grand opening of the Barack Obama & Joe Biden Campaign Headquarters located at 304 East Eighth Avenue, Homestead, PA is at 7:00 pm on Tuesday September 9, 2008.
It is located next door to the former Great American Federal Bank at Eighth & Anne Streets in Homestead, PA
Friday, September 5, 2008
Riverplex is the place for festivals
By Stacy Wolford
VALLEY INDEPENDENT
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Summer may be winding down, but the Riverplex amphitheatre and park is just starting to heat up.
Riverplex, located between Sandcastle Waterpark and The Waterfront in West Homestead, will host the Pittsburgh Irish Festival this weekend, the Festa Italiana Sept. 12 to 14 and the International Taste of Pittsburgh Sept. 19 and 20.
Located along the shores of the Monongahela River with tree-lined walkways and wooded areas, the 400,000-square-foot landscaped area features pavilions, tents and a children's playground.
Festival organizers found success hosting events there last year and decided to return.
Pittsburgh Irish Festival
The 18th annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival returns to Riverplex after a successful introduction there last year.
The festival will feature entertainment by Gaelic Storm (from "Titanic" fame), Glengarry Bhoys (Canada), POGEY (from Sidney Crosby's hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia), Beoga (Ireland), Screaming Orphans (Ireland), Gadelle (Prince Edward Island, Canada) and more.
There will also be plenty of Irish food and drinks.
Children will get to learn to dance a jig, make an Irish craft, and hear an Irish folktale.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Festival hours are 4 p.m. to midnight Friday; 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, go to www.pghirishfest.org or call (412) 422-1113.
Festa Italiana
The tradition continues as the Italian Festival that thousands of people enjoyed at Station Square for years moves to Riverplex this year.
Set for Sept. 12-14, Festa Italiana returns with the traditional food and music. Visitors can try their hand at bocce, sample Italian delicacies and savory cookies, dance the tarantella, and purchase an authentic present from Italy.
An Italian Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sept. 14 with Bishop Anthony G. Bosco, Bishop Emeritus.
Festival hours are 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, go to www.sandcastlewaterpark.com or call (412) 462-6666, option 8.
International Taste
of Pittsburgh
The International Taste of Pittsburgh, set for Sept. 19 and 20, will celebrate the best of Pittsburgh's multicultural food, dance, music and heritage featuring Bulgaria, Carpatho-Rus, England, Germany, India, International, Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Polynesia, Russia, Ukraine and West Africa. More are expected to be announced.
Festival entertainers will be Grammy Award-winner Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, Scott Blasey of The Clarks, Joe Grushecky, and The Elliotts.
Festival hours are 4 p.m. to midnight Friday; and 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday.
For more information, go to www.sandcastlewaterpark.com or call (412) 462-6666 option 8.
Prices for all three festivals are $8 for adults in advance or $10 at the gate.
Discounts are available for seniors, students with identification, active or retired military personnel and children, Children 3 and under are free.
Tickets can be purchased at the gate, in advance at www. sandcastlewaterpark.com, or at Sandcastle Guest Relations.
VALLEY INDEPENDENT
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Summer may be winding down, but the Riverplex amphitheatre and park is just starting to heat up.
Riverplex, located between Sandcastle Waterpark and The Waterfront in West Homestead, will host the Pittsburgh Irish Festival this weekend, the Festa Italiana Sept. 12 to 14 and the International Taste of Pittsburgh Sept. 19 and 20.
Located along the shores of the Monongahela River with tree-lined walkways and wooded areas, the 400,000-square-foot landscaped area features pavilions, tents and a children's playground.
Festival organizers found success hosting events there last year and decided to return.
Pittsburgh Irish Festival
The 18th annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival returns to Riverplex after a successful introduction there last year.
The festival will feature entertainment by Gaelic Storm (from "Titanic" fame), Glengarry Bhoys (Canada), POGEY (from Sidney Crosby's hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia), Beoga (Ireland), Screaming Orphans (Ireland), Gadelle (Prince Edward Island, Canada) and more.
There will also be plenty of Irish food and drinks.
Children will get to learn to dance a jig, make an Irish craft, and hear an Irish folktale.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Festival hours are 4 p.m. to midnight Friday; 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, go to www.pghirishfest.org or call (412) 422-1113.
Festa Italiana
The tradition continues as the Italian Festival that thousands of people enjoyed at Station Square for years moves to Riverplex this year.
Set for Sept. 12-14, Festa Italiana returns with the traditional food and music. Visitors can try their hand at bocce, sample Italian delicacies and savory cookies, dance the tarantella, and purchase an authentic present from Italy.
An Italian Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sept. 14 with Bishop Anthony G. Bosco, Bishop Emeritus.
Festival hours are 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, go to www.sandcastlewaterpark.com or call (412) 462-6666, option 8.
International Taste
of Pittsburgh
The International Taste of Pittsburgh, set for Sept. 19 and 20, will celebrate the best of Pittsburgh's multicultural food, dance, music and heritage featuring Bulgaria, Carpatho-Rus, England, Germany, India, International, Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Polynesia, Russia, Ukraine and West Africa. More are expected to be announced.
Festival entertainers will be Grammy Award-winner Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, Scott Blasey of The Clarks, Joe Grushecky, and The Elliotts.
Festival hours are 4 p.m. to midnight Friday; and 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday.
For more information, go to www.sandcastlewaterpark.com or call (412) 462-6666 option 8.
Prices for all three festivals are $8 for adults in advance or $10 at the gate.
Discounts are available for seniors, students with identification, active or retired military personnel and children, Children 3 and under are free.
Tickets can be purchased at the gate, in advance at www. sandcastlewaterpark.com, or at Sandcastle Guest Relations.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Men's Basketball League
A Men's Competitive Basketball League is scheduled to play on Wednesday nights, starting September 24, 2008 at The Athletic Club @ the Carnegie Library of Homestead.
Teams can join the 10-game league for $400 or individuals can sign-up for the Club team. Deadline for registration: September 19, 2008.
The Athletic Club @ the Carnegie Library of Homestead announces 7 weeks of Swimming Lessons for ALL ages and experience levels, starting on September 6, 2008.
Contact Director, Edward Child at (412)462-3444 x225 for more information or visit www.homesteadlibrary.org
Teams can join the 10-game league for $400 or individuals can sign-up for the Club team. Deadline for registration: September 19, 2008.
The Athletic Club @ the Carnegie Library of Homestead announces 7 weeks of Swimming Lessons for ALL ages and experience levels, starting on September 6, 2008.
Contact Director, Edward Child at (412)462-3444 x225 for more information or visit www.homesteadlibrary.org
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
West Homestead: A Legacy to Build On
POP CITY
September 2, 2008
Scratch the surface of the one square mile riverfront area called W. Homestead and you'll find what you find in every true Pittsburgh neighborhood: pride, history, sweat, tradition and, if you’re lucky, Eastern European delicacies.
In Mayor John Dindak and many others, you’ll also find a good story.
Dindak grew up just across the border in Homestead and like many here, spent decades working at U.S. Steel Homestead Works, a city in itself that once spanned more than 400 acres in West Homestead, Homestead, and Munhall and, in its heyday, employed more than 10,000. According to Dindak, most everyone worked at U.S. Steel or at Mesta Machine Co. which, at its peak, employed more than 4,000.
While those days are long gone, some fascinating historical sites remain, such as the Pump House and the Bost Building , home of the infamous and deadly steel strike. Your best bet: take a Rivers of Steel tour to deepen your appreciation of the once mighty steel industry.
While much has since been lost, much has been gained.
Now there is only one hotel in the area, the Courtyard Marriott, which is part of the Waterfront, a riverside development built on the site of the Homestead Works that provided a much need boost to the coffers of Homestead, Munhall and West Homestead. The Waterfront is now held up as an example nationwide of a brownfield site that underwent dramatic and successful transformation. (In June of 2004 Continental Real Estate valued the property at $300 million.)
It began in the 1980s when Ray Park, a salvager and liquidator of industrial sites, purchased the former U.S. Steel Homestead Works and Mesta Machine Co. properties. He started to develop the property and within a few years, Continental Real Estate came in bringing with it the retail and restaurants. The Waterfront is marked by the iconic stacks, a dozen towering and impressive brick structures that grace the entrance. They are the only thing left of the steelworks.
Striking a Balance
“The waterfront, as far as I am concerned, is a blessing. It brought the whole valley back alive,” says Dindak. With its dozens of stores and restaurants, including big box stores such as Costco and the Disneyesque Loew’s Theater, the Waterfront draws impressive crowds, especially on weekends. And in the summer? With Sandcastle, the popular water park down the street, with its Lazy River for rafting and steep water slides, Homestead/W. Homestead is quite the happening place.
Now West Homestead’s biggest conundrum is finding a balance between the old and the new, between the commercial success of the Waterfront and a community struggling to maintain its identity in its shadow.
And the Other Gold
Doyle Avenue alone is worth the drive just to view the last of the the turn-of-the- century mansions when industrialists and tycoons called the area home. First and perhaps most noticeable is Mesta Mansion, a sprawling structure built by the Mesta family, including George Mesta, who founded the Mesta Machine Co., now known as WHEMCO. The residence is now owned by Manoy and Stacy Chandran, who are restoring it.
The Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center on West Eighth Avenue stands as a reminder to the Eastern Europeans who once flocked to this region in search of jobs.
“In the ‘40s, there were 33 Bulgarian bakeries in Allegheny County,” says Penka “Patricia” French, who grew up in West Homestead in the ‘30s.
French, now president of the board of directors of the BMNECC, says her father emigrated to Pittsburgh from Bulgaria in 1913 and worked in the coal mines and railroad.
At the time, the BMNECC served as a beneficial association for Bulgarian and Macedonian families. French took Bulgarian lessons there. and later went on to work four decades as a translator in the state Department. These days the center, with its murals and museum and smooth, wooden dance floor, serves as tourist attraction and is the site of weekly dances like Cajun and Salsa. (To see the Pop City story, click here.)
The BMNECC also is the site of Soup Sega, a weekly gathering of local chefs skilled in Bulgarian cuisine. Every Saturday morning, they gather to make traditional recipes for soups such as Potato Leek and Beef Barley and also stews like Gyuvech, a rich and tasty concoction of beef, carrots, cabbage, green beens and tomatoes. The good news is these soups are then sold to the public.
Plans for the Future
While many residents can tell stories of West Homestead and what it once was, many other residents just as easily talk of their plans for its future.
And while the Waterfront has thrived, the streets behind, which were once lined with independent stores that defined the communities, have struggled to maintain their identity.
Last year, leaders from the Western Pennsylvania Brownfields Center at Carnegie Mellon University approached Homestead and West Homestead boroughs about developing the area behind the Waterfront—the businesses and shops along Eighth Avenue.
“In Homestead and West Homestead, one of their biggest issues is the tie between the old community and the Waterfront,” explains Deborah Lange, executive director of the Brownfields Center, adding that hardly any of the consumers who come to the Waterfront, cross over into Sixth, Seventh and Eighth avenues.
And while the Waterfront and Sandcastle, which opened in 1989 on the site of the former railroad beds of U.S. Steel Homestead Works, bring residents into the borough, the majority of that pedestrian traffic and their money never make it beyond the boundaries of the Waterfront into the municipalities that lie beyond.
Brownfields initially began as an initiative of the Environmental Protection Agency. Led by Pennsylvania, the initiative began examining former industrial and manufacturing sites for possible contamination that might prevent it from being reintroduced into the local economy. Their task now includes examining economic and social issues as well as environmental ones.
Lange's staff organized a workshop that included experts in industrial revitalization throughout the region. Although a list of recommendations is still being finalized, it includes a suggested partnership that would allow Homestead, Munhall and West Homestead to secure and share a grant writer from the Environmental Protection Agency who would help secure funding for projects.
That equation will no doubt involve David Lewis, an architect, professor, philosopher, and redeveloper. , and opiner. Lewis, a West Homestead resident who lives in one of the sprawling mansions along Doyle Avenue, took time out of a Sunday morning to talk about his vision and hopes for the borough.
Part of it will inevitably involve helping the communities identify a sense of themselves, he says. For example, West Homestead should recognize its two distinct personalities, the historic district along the shore and the post-World War II suburbia, including Calhoun Village, in a hill above the borough.
Another change in the future of West Homestead is the Southside Trail that ends just short of the community along the Mon. Eventually, once a connection through the area is figured out, the in-the-works Steel Valley trail will connect the Southside Trail into McKeesport. And that will bring even more people into the area. With all this traffic, W. Homestead and the surrounding communities of Homestead and Munhall will be more determined than ever to figure out how to strike a balance: between old and new, Waterfront and Eighth Avenue, legacies of the past and legacies of the future.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Steelers place Batch on injured reserve
Saturday, August 30, 2008
By Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Steelers have decided to place veteran quarterback Charlie Batch on the injured reserve list, ending his season and ensuring that Byron Leftwich will be the top backup to Ben Roethlisberger the remainder of the year.
Also, the team has decided to release wide receiver Willie Reid, a former third-round draft choice, and former Pro Bowl return specialist Eddie Drummond as part of the cuts that will be announced later today by Coach Mike Tomlin. The Steelers have to get to a mandatory 53 players by 6 p.m. today.
As part of the process, the team is considering a trade that would involve one of their veteran backup offensive linemen -- tackle Max Starks, center Sean Mahan and tackle Trai Essex.
Batch, 33, had surgery to repair a broken right collarbone after he was injured in the team's first preseason game Aug. 8 against the Philadelphia Eagles. His contact with the Steelers expires at the end of the season, but he will still be paid his $1.355 million salary this season, even on IR.
By Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Steelers have decided to place veteran quarterback Charlie Batch on the injured reserve list, ending his season and ensuring that Byron Leftwich will be the top backup to Ben Roethlisberger the remainder of the year.
Also, the team has decided to release wide receiver Willie Reid, a former third-round draft choice, and former Pro Bowl return specialist Eddie Drummond as part of the cuts that will be announced later today by Coach Mike Tomlin. The Steelers have to get to a mandatory 53 players by 6 p.m. today.
As part of the process, the team is considering a trade that would involve one of their veteran backup offensive linemen -- tackle Max Starks, center Sean Mahan and tackle Trai Essex.
Batch, 33, had surgery to repair a broken right collarbone after he was injured in the team's first preseason game Aug. 8 against the Philadelphia Eagles. His contact with the Steelers expires at the end of the season, but he will still be paid his $1.355 million salary this season, even on IR.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Neighborhoods shown in Homestead exhibit
The Pitt News
August 27, 2008
Located on Homestead’s Eighth Avenue is a national historic landmark operated by the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area. Known as the Bost building, it was built as a hotel in the late 19th century and served as the headquarters of striking steelworkers during the Homestead Strike in 1892.
But today, it is home to a regional museum that recently opened a new exhibit entitled, “Seeing Pittsburgh.”
Since it opened to the public on July 9, Seeing Pittsburgh has featured photographs, artwork and audio recordings from 11 different Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
“This actually evolved over a number of years of really observing those small and very interesting and often topographically defined neighborhoods in the city,” said Ron Baraff, director of museum collections and archives at Rivers of Steel.
Baraff, along with co-organizer Tiffani Emig, said they thought about including Oakland in the exhibit, but it just didn’t work out.
“We picked certain types of communities that we really wanted, and once we were able to get into those communities, we had to follow that path,” he said.
They wanted to profile post-industrial and industrial neighborhoods, white-collar suburbs and blue-collar suburbs as well as neighborhoods that had remained “fairly constant” throughout the years, he said.
Once they decided on the 11 types of neighborhoods they wanted to profile, Baraff and Emig approached community groups in each neighborhood to find photographers.
“We didn’t want to pick the photographers, what we wanted to do was to have the community decide who should be involved,” said Baraff.
Stephen Grebinski, a Pitt senior living in Squirrel Hill, was one of the 44 photographers who contributed to the project.
Grebinski said he learned of Rivers of Steel in an architectural preservation class he was taking and started work on the project in February or March.
August 27, 2008
Located on Homestead’s Eighth Avenue is a national historic landmark operated by the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area. Known as the Bost building, it was built as a hotel in the late 19th century and served as the headquarters of striking steelworkers during the Homestead Strike in 1892.
But today, it is home to a regional museum that recently opened a new exhibit entitled, “Seeing Pittsburgh.”
Since it opened to the public on July 9, Seeing Pittsburgh has featured photographs, artwork and audio recordings from 11 different Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
“This actually evolved over a number of years of really observing those small and very interesting and often topographically defined neighborhoods in the city,” said Ron Baraff, director of museum collections and archives at Rivers of Steel.
Baraff, along with co-organizer Tiffani Emig, said they thought about including Oakland in the exhibit, but it just didn’t work out.
“We picked certain types of communities that we really wanted, and once we were able to get into those communities, we had to follow that path,” he said.
They wanted to profile post-industrial and industrial neighborhoods, white-collar suburbs and blue-collar suburbs as well as neighborhoods that had remained “fairly constant” throughout the years, he said.
Once they decided on the 11 types of neighborhoods they wanted to profile, Baraff and Emig approached community groups in each neighborhood to find photographers.
“We didn’t want to pick the photographers, what we wanted to do was to have the community decide who should be involved,” said Baraff.
Stephen Grebinski, a Pitt senior living in Squirrel Hill, was one of the 44 photographers who contributed to the project.
Grebinski said he learned of Rivers of Steel in an architectural preservation class he was taking and started work on the project in February or March.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Student to face mentor when Steel Valley, KO meet
By JOSH YOHE, Daily News Staff Writer
08/28/2008
When Nick Kamberis played football at Steel Valley in 1988, his defensive coordinator was a promising young coach named Ray Braszo.
By Kamberis' senior season, Braszo had left Steel Valley to take the head coaching job at West Mifflin Area.
Two decades later, Kamberis is a head coach himself and will meet one of his mentors at the place their respective football journeys began long ago.
Kamberis will guide his Keystone Oaks team into Campbell Field for an early season Century Conference showdown against defending champion Steel Valley Friday night.
"It should be a great night," Kamberis said. "Coach Braszo is someone that I have a lot of respect for. He's a great football coach and I think there are a lot of similarities in our teams. We're all coach (George) Novak guys. When you look at my teams, (Bill Cherpak's) teams, Ray's teams, they are all similar. We learn from each other."
Braszo has done a marvelous job at Steel Valley, turning what was a mediocre program for many years into a winner. Steel Valley went undefeated in the 2007 regular season and beat East Allegheny in the first round of the WPIAL Class AA playoffs before losing in the quarterfinals.
This year, however, could be different for the Ironmen.
Star quarterback Ryan Sabo and a host of other talented players were lost to graduation. Even Braszo admits he doesn't know how good his team will be this season.
"I don't know," he said. "I think we can be good. We're just so young. I mean, when I say we're young, I mean it. This is an extremely young football team and you never know how young kids are going to react."
Kamberis isn't buying that Steel Valley is too young to compete for another conference crown.
"Not for a second," he said. "Trust me, that's a scary football team. They are just so incredibly talented and so athletic. They are very good. It's the kind of game that will always get your attention, especially in Week 1."s
08/28/2008
When Nick Kamberis played football at Steel Valley in 1988, his defensive coordinator was a promising young coach named Ray Braszo.
By Kamberis' senior season, Braszo had left Steel Valley to take the head coaching job at West Mifflin Area.
Two decades later, Kamberis is a head coach himself and will meet one of his mentors at the place their respective football journeys began long ago.
Kamberis will guide his Keystone Oaks team into Campbell Field for an early season Century Conference showdown against defending champion Steel Valley Friday night.
"It should be a great night," Kamberis said. "Coach Braszo is someone that I have a lot of respect for. He's a great football coach and I think there are a lot of similarities in our teams. We're all coach (George) Novak guys. When you look at my teams, (Bill Cherpak's) teams, Ray's teams, they are all similar. We learn from each other."
Braszo has done a marvelous job at Steel Valley, turning what was a mediocre program for many years into a winner. Steel Valley went undefeated in the 2007 regular season and beat East Allegheny in the first round of the WPIAL Class AA playoffs before losing in the quarterfinals.
This year, however, could be different for the Ironmen.
Star quarterback Ryan Sabo and a host of other talented players were lost to graduation. Even Braszo admits he doesn't know how good his team will be this season.
"I don't know," he said. "I think we can be good. We're just so young. I mean, when I say we're young, I mean it. This is an extremely young football team and you never know how young kids are going to react."
Kamberis isn't buying that Steel Valley is too young to compete for another conference crown.
"Not for a second," he said. "Trust me, that's a scary football team. They are just so incredibly talented and so athletic. They are very good. It's the kind of game that will always get your attention, especially in Week 1."s
Fellowship center in Homestead moves beyond coffee
Eighth Avenue Place opens doors to virtually everyone
It was New Year's Eve 2006, and the Rev. Keith Kaufold had just conducted a service at a Methodist church in Penn Hills.
Driving back to his residence in Homestead, he crossed the Grays Bridge and glanced to his left.
There, on the door of a commercial building, was a "For Rent" sign he hadn't noticed before.
It was, for him, literally, a sign from God.
Two days later, his birthday, he phoned the owner of the building and took the first steps toward establishing Eighth Avenue Place.
He explained to Lloyd Cunningham that he wanted to create a safe environment for anyone to come in and have Fair Trade coffee, find fellowship or a free meal, or perhaps participate in Christian worship services.
"Finally, I asked Lloyd, 'What are your views on this?' and he said, 'You are me, 20 years ago.' "
"From a community standpoint, he's good for the town," said Mr. Cunningham, who owns Steel Valley Printers and leases another part of his building to a nonprofit art gallery.
"It's another viable business, per se, on Eighth Avenue, which is good for the business district."
Eighth Avenue Place had its grand opening last October, and as it approaches the first-year anniversary, its services have grown beyond free coffee and snacks from 6:30 to noon every morning.
There are evening programs addressing the needs of women (Tuesdays), recovery groups (Wednesdays), men (Thursdays) and a Bible study (Fridays).
Twice a month on Saturdays, there is "One Gathering," with a free meal provided at 3 p.m. followed by a service.
"A lot of churches have the service first, then the dinner, so people will stick around," said the Rev. Kaufold.
"Regardless of what you think about Jesus, you can have a meal. I don't want it to seem like 'If you worship God, we'll feed you.' "
Small-group participation runs from 5 to 20 participants each night; there have been upwards of 60 or 70 people for the Saturday gatherings.
Local churches, he added, have been generous in their support for Eighth Avenue Place, with donations of food and help.
A remarkable contribution was that of Christ United Methodist in Bethel Park, which staged a capital campaign to raise $50,000.
Individual donations can be sent to Eighth Avenue Ministries, 101 E. Eighth Ave., Homestead, PA 15120.
The Rev. Kaufold, 29, has roots in Munhall, where his family lived until 1992. They moved to Bethel Park and he graduated from Bethel Park High School in 1998. He has a degree in social work from California University.
Although he wasn't particularly religious growing up, he said he "had the fire lit within me," and later attended Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He also was a counselor at Jumonville, a Christian camp in the Laurel Highlands and worked with at-risk youth in various programs.
"I got to see these kids at the heart level," the Rev. Kaufold said.
Both of the Rev. Kaufold's parents are teachers: Susan, at Barrett Elementary in the Steel Valley district, Charles at Bethel Park High School.
There was a period, a few years back, where he found himself walking the streets, praying. On that New Year's evening, he said, he discovered his purpose.
Renovating the former WAMO/WHOD radio station, including the studio where disc jockey Porky Chedwick famously spun records, took about eight months. The Rev. Kaufold's girlfriend who helps run the place, is Monica Richmond, of Munhall. His father, his uncle David Duerr, of Bethel Park and a friend, Martin Davis, of Homestead, worked through the summer months, cleaning, painting, fixing up a kitchen.
"We were here every day, full-time," said Mr. Duerr, a retired software engineer who called the efforts "a labor of love."
Through Eighth Avenue Place, Mr. Duerr became friends with frequent visitor Aaron Hayes, of New Homestead.
The two were classmates at Steel Valley High School but didn't know each other back in the 1970s.
"I wish I'd would have [made friends] with him years ago," Mr. Duerr said.
This underscores a point that the Rev. Kaufold is trying to make with the coffee house: All are welcome, even though race has, in the past, been a divider.
"I believe this ministry is to encompass the whole life experience, the good and the bad," the Rev. Kaufold said.
"I grew up in upper Munhall. There is this notion that 'we don't go down there' [to Homestead] and in the same way, I'm sure some people who live there don't think to go 'up there.' "
On a recent morning, West Homestead resident Lori Speicher walked through the door, hand-in-hand with her daughter, Shania, 5.
There were hugs all around from staff, then Shania and Ms. Richmond settled onto the couch to read a book.
Ms. Speicher said she enjoys coming to Eighth Avenue Place for the company, and hoped to be able to convince some friends to join her.
For Mr. Hayes, visiting the coffee shop on a daily basic is more than pleasant routine: "These people keep my head right," he said.
It's therapeutic as well for Mr. Duerr, who said going to Eighth Avenue Place gives him a sense of purpose.
"I believe in Keith's vision," he said.
Getting that vision to the people has been the tough part. The grand opening of the coffee shop was a big deal, with about 100 visitors, including Homestead Mayor Betty Esper and her little fluffy dog.
But on the first real day of operation, the Rev. Kaufold arrived at 5:30 a.m., made the coffee and flung open the doors an hour later to find ... nothing.
Mr. Cunningham suggested that if people didn't come to him, perhaps he should go to them. Which is how the Rev. Kaufold ended up sitting under the bridge by a bus stop, handing out hot coffee.
"I think it was also out of loneliness," he said, laughing. "I got all set up, and we had a blast."
He said he'll continue playing basketball on Ninth Avenue and walking the streets because it might benefit those who need help but don't realize it.
"I refuse not to be seen," he said.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
By Maria Sciullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It was New Year's Eve 2006, and the Rev. Keith Kaufold had just conducted a service at a Methodist church in Penn Hills.
Driving back to his residence in Homestead, he crossed the Grays Bridge and glanced to his left.
There, on the door of a commercial building, was a "For Rent" sign he hadn't noticed before.
It was, for him, literally, a sign from God.
Two days later, his birthday, he phoned the owner of the building and took the first steps toward establishing Eighth Avenue Place.
He explained to Lloyd Cunningham that he wanted to create a safe environment for anyone to come in and have Fair Trade coffee, find fellowship or a free meal, or perhaps participate in Christian worship services.
"Finally, I asked Lloyd, 'What are your views on this?' and he said, 'You are me, 20 years ago.' "
"From a community standpoint, he's good for the town," said Mr. Cunningham, who owns Steel Valley Printers and leases another part of his building to a nonprofit art gallery.
"It's another viable business, per se, on Eighth Avenue, which is good for the business district."
Eighth Avenue Place had its grand opening last October, and as it approaches the first-year anniversary, its services have grown beyond free coffee and snacks from 6:30 to noon every morning.
There are evening programs addressing the needs of women (Tuesdays), recovery groups (Wednesdays), men (Thursdays) and a Bible study (Fridays).
Twice a month on Saturdays, there is "One Gathering," with a free meal provided at 3 p.m. followed by a service.
"A lot of churches have the service first, then the dinner, so people will stick around," said the Rev. Kaufold.
"Regardless of what you think about Jesus, you can have a meal. I don't want it to seem like 'If you worship God, we'll feed you.' "
Small-group participation runs from 5 to 20 participants each night; there have been upwards of 60 or 70 people for the Saturday gatherings.
Local churches, he added, have been generous in their support for Eighth Avenue Place, with donations of food and help.
A remarkable contribution was that of Christ United Methodist in Bethel Park, which staged a capital campaign to raise $50,000.
Individual donations can be sent to Eighth Avenue Ministries, 101 E. Eighth Ave., Homestead, PA 15120.
The Rev. Kaufold, 29, has roots in Munhall, where his family lived until 1992. They moved to Bethel Park and he graduated from Bethel Park High School in 1998. He has a degree in social work from California University.
Although he wasn't particularly religious growing up, he said he "had the fire lit within me," and later attended Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He also was a counselor at Jumonville, a Christian camp in the Laurel Highlands and worked with at-risk youth in various programs.
"I got to see these kids at the heart level," the Rev. Kaufold said.
Both of the Rev. Kaufold's parents are teachers: Susan, at Barrett Elementary in the Steel Valley district, Charles at Bethel Park High School.
There was a period, a few years back, where he found himself walking the streets, praying. On that New Year's evening, he said, he discovered his purpose.
Renovating the former WAMO/WHOD radio station, including the studio where disc jockey Porky Chedwick famously spun records, took about eight months. The Rev. Kaufold's girlfriend who helps run the place, is Monica Richmond, of Munhall. His father, his uncle David Duerr, of Bethel Park and a friend, Martin Davis, of Homestead, worked through the summer months, cleaning, painting, fixing up a kitchen.
"We were here every day, full-time," said Mr. Duerr, a retired software engineer who called the efforts "a labor of love."
Through Eighth Avenue Place, Mr. Duerr became friends with frequent visitor Aaron Hayes, of New Homestead.
The two were classmates at Steel Valley High School but didn't know each other back in the 1970s.
"I wish I'd would have [made friends] with him years ago," Mr. Duerr said.
This underscores a point that the Rev. Kaufold is trying to make with the coffee house: All are welcome, even though race has, in the past, been a divider.
"I believe this ministry is to encompass the whole life experience, the good and the bad," the Rev. Kaufold said.
"I grew up in upper Munhall. There is this notion that 'we don't go down there' [to Homestead] and in the same way, I'm sure some people who live there don't think to go 'up there.' "
On a recent morning, West Homestead resident Lori Speicher walked through the door, hand-in-hand with her daughter, Shania, 5.
There were hugs all around from staff, then Shania and Ms. Richmond settled onto the couch to read a book.
Ms. Speicher said she enjoys coming to Eighth Avenue Place for the company, and hoped to be able to convince some friends to join her.
For Mr. Hayes, visiting the coffee shop on a daily basic is more than pleasant routine: "These people keep my head right," he said.
It's therapeutic as well for Mr. Duerr, who said going to Eighth Avenue Place gives him a sense of purpose.
"I believe in Keith's vision," he said.
Getting that vision to the people has been the tough part. The grand opening of the coffee shop was a big deal, with about 100 visitors, including Homestead Mayor Betty Esper and her little fluffy dog.
But on the first real day of operation, the Rev. Kaufold arrived at 5:30 a.m., made the coffee and flung open the doors an hour later to find ... nothing.
Mr. Cunningham suggested that if people didn't come to him, perhaps he should go to them. Which is how the Rev. Kaufold ended up sitting under the bridge by a bus stop, handing out hot coffee.
"I think it was also out of loneliness," he said, laughing. "I got all set up, and we had a blast."
He said he'll continue playing basketball on Ninth Avenue and walking the streets because it might benefit those who need help but don't realize it.
"I refuse not to be seen," he said.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
By Maria Sciullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Steel Valley Arts Council hosts,
Ayo Sharpe-Mouzon for a dynamic interactive African Experience
artspace 105, 105 East Eighth Avenue, Homestead (next to Homestead Grays Bridge)
Saturday, August 30, 2008
3:00PM and 4:00PM (two one-hour performances)
Tickets available at the door:
Adults - $3.00
Children - $1.00 - must be accompanied by an adult
families encouraged!
Children and adults, join Ayo Sharpe-Mouzon as she presents authentic music from Africa. Learn the traditional call and response of African song as Ayo shares excerpts from her educational program, “The A, B, C’s of African Cultural Multi-arts.” Sing the “name song,” dance to the sound of a tapping drum or the shake of a shekere.
Energize your spirit as you listen, watch, and are inspired to move and make a joyful sound.
New to Pittsburgh, Ayo Sharp Mouzon is an African dancer/teacher, spoken-word entertainer, and motivational speaker who has over 25 years of experience gained throughout the country engaging children and adults as an eloquent and effective emissary for the transfer of knowledge regarding traditional and classical African cultural dance and song.
She has conducted workshops using movement as a tool to inspire people to acknowledge their internal energy. Ayo is currently listed with the Arizona Commission on the Arts Roster, in Pheonix, Arizona. She has worked as an Artist-in-Residence in schools in Arizona and California, and taught Master African Dance classes in Uniontown and Pittsburgh, PA through the YMCA and the Legacy Arts Project, respectively. Some of the songs that Ayo will be sharing are in her “Cowrie Shells” CD. Ayo also has a wonderful instructional DVD, “African Dance for Fitness.”
Steel Valley Arts Council (SVAC) is a non-profit arts organization with a mission to bring the arts to our community, nurture emerging artists, and encourage the participation in the arts. “Hosting Ayo in our gallery enables us to introduce this artist who is new to the area and celebrate a vibrant component of our community,” Roslyn Stulga, President of SVAC said, “Ayo embodies the magic of a storyteller. Moments after we met, I found myself drawn into the magic and before I knew it, I was hearing my own voice repeating her beautiful tones. She gives a delightful and uplifting performance, what a great way to start the holiday weekend with your family and friends.”
Ayo will be joined by the dynamic, Joy Brown (Ms. Jizrock) of the TruVibes Project Band. Joy is a popular Pittsburgh artist, singer, musician and songwriter, whose messages are positive and uplifting.
CONTACT:
Brian Britza, Artistic Director
Steel Valley Arts Council
412.476.0755
bbritza@gmail.com
www.steelvalleyarts.org
artspace 105, 105 East Eighth Avenue, Homestead (next to Homestead Grays Bridge)
Saturday, August 30, 2008
3:00PM and 4:00PM (two one-hour performances)
Tickets available at the door:
Adults - $3.00
Children - $1.00 - must be accompanied by an adult
families encouraged!
Children and adults, join Ayo Sharpe-Mouzon as she presents authentic music from Africa. Learn the traditional call and response of African song as Ayo shares excerpts from her educational program, “The A, B, C’s of African Cultural Multi-arts.” Sing the “name song,” dance to the sound of a tapping drum or the shake of a shekere.
Energize your spirit as you listen, watch, and are inspired to move and make a joyful sound.
New to Pittsburgh, Ayo Sharp Mouzon is an African dancer/teacher, spoken-word entertainer, and motivational speaker who has over 25 years of experience gained throughout the country engaging children and adults as an eloquent and effective emissary for the transfer of knowledge regarding traditional and classical African cultural dance and song.
She has conducted workshops using movement as a tool to inspire people to acknowledge their internal energy. Ayo is currently listed with the Arizona Commission on the Arts Roster, in Pheonix, Arizona. She has worked as an Artist-in-Residence in schools in Arizona and California, and taught Master African Dance classes in Uniontown and Pittsburgh, PA through the YMCA and the Legacy Arts Project, respectively. Some of the songs that Ayo will be sharing are in her “Cowrie Shells” CD. Ayo also has a wonderful instructional DVD, “African Dance for Fitness.”
Steel Valley Arts Council (SVAC) is a non-profit arts organization with a mission to bring the arts to our community, nurture emerging artists, and encourage the participation in the arts. “Hosting Ayo in our gallery enables us to introduce this artist who is new to the area and celebrate a vibrant component of our community,” Roslyn Stulga, President of SVAC said, “Ayo embodies the magic of a storyteller. Moments after we met, I found myself drawn into the magic and before I knew it, I was hearing my own voice repeating her beautiful tones. She gives a delightful and uplifting performance, what a great way to start the holiday weekend with your family and friends.”
Ayo will be joined by the dynamic, Joy Brown (Ms. Jizrock) of the TruVibes Project Band. Joy is a popular Pittsburgh artist, singer, musician and songwriter, whose messages are positive and uplifting.
CONTACT:
Brian Britza, Artistic Director
Steel Valley Arts Council
412.476.0755
bbritza@gmail.com
www.steelvalleyarts.org
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Homestead native donates to Steel Valley
Thursday, August 21, 2008
By Mary Niederberger, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Steel Valley School District is about to receive what appears to be its largest single donation yet from benefactor William Campbell, a Homestead native who is chairman of Intuit Inc., a technology software company.
School Director Joe Ducar, a friend of Mr. Campbell's, announced at Tuesday's board meeting that Mr. Campbell is willing to donate $3 million to build a full-sized gymnasium with locker rooms and four additional permanent classrooms at Barrett Elementary in Homestead.
Barrett is the smaller of the district's two elementary schools that hold grades 1-5. It currently has no gym and has some classes held in modular structures attached to the school, Mr. Ducar said. He said the cafeteria at Barrett doubles as a gym.
The donation will be made to the Steel Valley Foundation for Education, which plans to advertise bids for the project soon that an actual price can be determined, Mr. Ducar said.
Mr. Ducar said the donation will have to be accepted by the board during a formal vote. He's hoping that can be in the next month or two, but first, he said, the foundation wants to advertise for bids on the project.
Two members of the audience questioned why all of Mr. Campbell's donation was going to Barrett and not being shared with Park Elementary, which is in Munhall.
Mr. Ducar said although the gym will be attached to an elementary building, it will be full-sized and could be available for games of high school teams or community sports leagues.
In addition, he said community groups will be able to hold activities there.
"This is the first of Mr. Campbell's money to go to Barrett," Mr. Ducar said.
The $3 million donation is in addition to the $5.5 million Mr. Campbell already has donated to the district in recent years, including $1.1 million for improved technology last year and $1 million for a new middle school gym that is named after his late brother James.
Mr. Campbell also has donated money for improvements to the high school football field, for laptops for teachers, batting cages, pitching machines, football uniforms and equipment and band uniforms.
By Mary Niederberger, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Steel Valley School District is about to receive what appears to be its largest single donation yet from benefactor William Campbell, a Homestead native who is chairman of Intuit Inc., a technology software company.
School Director Joe Ducar, a friend of Mr. Campbell's, announced at Tuesday's board meeting that Mr. Campbell is willing to donate $3 million to build a full-sized gymnasium with locker rooms and four additional permanent classrooms at Barrett Elementary in Homestead.
Barrett is the smaller of the district's two elementary schools that hold grades 1-5. It currently has no gym and has some classes held in modular structures attached to the school, Mr. Ducar said. He said the cafeteria at Barrett doubles as a gym.
The donation will be made to the Steel Valley Foundation for Education, which plans to advertise bids for the project soon that an actual price can be determined, Mr. Ducar said.
Mr. Ducar said the donation will have to be accepted by the board during a formal vote. He's hoping that can be in the next month or two, but first, he said, the foundation wants to advertise for bids on the project.
Two members of the audience questioned why all of Mr. Campbell's donation was going to Barrett and not being shared with Park Elementary, which is in Munhall.
Mr. Ducar said although the gym will be attached to an elementary building, it will be full-sized and could be available for games of high school teams or community sports leagues.
In addition, he said community groups will be able to hold activities there.
"This is the first of Mr. Campbell's money to go to Barrett," Mr. Ducar said.
The $3 million donation is in addition to the $5.5 million Mr. Campbell already has donated to the district in recent years, including $1.1 million for improved technology last year and $1 million for a new middle school gym that is named after his late brother James.
Mr. Campbell also has donated money for improvements to the high school football field, for laptops for teachers, batting cages, pitching machines, football uniforms and equipment and band uniforms.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Raves: The Carnegie Library of Homestead
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
By Vincent DiRicco
It's all happening at the Carnegie Library of Homestead, the 'jewel of the valley'
What a place!
I'm slumped in a soft-pillowed chair in the adult reading section of the Carnegie Library of Homestead. About two hours ago, on the adjacent music hall stage, WTAE's Sally Wiggin began interviewing Anna Mae Gorman-Lindberg, a Mon Valley native who competed as a swimmer in the 1932 Olympics at the age of 16. After the interview, the audience moved to the main library area where I'm seated for a catered buffet luncheon.
Right now, my wife and several other volunteers are clearing the tables of plates, cups and other items left over by the 100 or so invited guests. As I watch, the image of the man, whose portrait hangs on a nearby wall, keeps popping into my mind.
Andrew Carnegie would be proud indeed to see how his philanthropic largess is still paying off today as the institution -- a library, music hall and athletic club all in one -- celebrates its 110th year of continuous operations.
For 10 years (1988-98), I served as a member of the library's board of directors. During that stretch, I came to appreciate what the so-called "jewel of the valley" meant to the surrounding communities in providing families with a wealth of educational, cultural and recreational opportunities. (For the record, the library is located in what's now Munhall, but it was all Homestead back in the day.)
Showcases, wall displays, framed photographs and trophies offer ample evidence of the CLoH's rich heritage in swimming, basketball, baseball and other sports endeavors. The music hall has been host to countless dance recitals, musicals, lectures and plays. Community events continue to attract an appreciative audience. The shuffleboard room, adjacent to the library, has remained a popular gathering venue for art auctions, meetings, receptions, book sales and workshops. And the athletic club gets a steady, year-round workout from its members.
I'm one of them. Three times a week I paddle away in the swimming pool -- the very pool where Anna Mae Gorman took lessons -- or work up a sweat on the treadmill or some other piece of equipment in the club's air-conditioned fitness room.
While I wait for my wife to finish up, I think back to some of the good times and the fun times I was privileged to experience as a board member. There was that electrifying evening in 1994 when the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra made a return visit to the library after an absence of 98 years. Ninety-eight years? Back on Nov. 19, 1898, the PSO, under the music direction of Victor Herbert, performed the second concert in the music hall of the newly dedicated Carnegie Library of Homestead. The cost of that concert was 35 cents.
The PSO's return in 1994 was considered a major community cultural event and board members went all out to publicize the occasion. That night, the audience gave the orchestra one of the greatest standing ovations it had ever received. I can't prove that. Just take my word for it.
There were other memorable moments. Then-Gov. Tom Ridge came to the library as a special guest to kick off its Centennial Celebration in 1989. Mr. Ridge was born in the former Homestead Hospital in 1945. The family moved to Erie when he was still young, but it was obvious to me and all the other guests that he was thoroughly enjoying the occasion that brought him back to his roots.
My wife interrupts my reverie to say she's ready to go and we head for the exit.
On the way out, I glance at the bulletin board with its jumbled array of announcements, schedules and coming events: chess classes, swimming classes, Silver Sneaker fitness classes, River City Brass Band appearance, toddler story time, a sunny funny fair and tickets on sale for performances by Citizen Cope and Hanson. (I frown. Never heard of them.)
"I guess that's what a library is supposed to be," I remark. "Something for everybody. What a place!"
"Are you going swimming tomorrow?" my wife asks on the drive home. I nod my head.
"Who knows, I may be lucky and see Anna Mae there. She's 92, you know, and I'm 81, so I think I should be able to keep up with her for a lap or two."
"In your dreams," my wife laughs.
By Vincent DiRicco
It's all happening at the Carnegie Library of Homestead, the 'jewel of the valley'
What a place!
I'm slumped in a soft-pillowed chair in the adult reading section of the Carnegie Library of Homestead. About two hours ago, on the adjacent music hall stage, WTAE's Sally Wiggin began interviewing Anna Mae Gorman-Lindberg, a Mon Valley native who competed as a swimmer in the 1932 Olympics at the age of 16. After the interview, the audience moved to the main library area where I'm seated for a catered buffet luncheon.
Right now, my wife and several other volunteers are clearing the tables of plates, cups and other items left over by the 100 or so invited guests. As I watch, the image of the man, whose portrait hangs on a nearby wall, keeps popping into my mind.
Andrew Carnegie would be proud indeed to see how his philanthropic largess is still paying off today as the institution -- a library, music hall and athletic club all in one -- celebrates its 110th year of continuous operations.
For 10 years (1988-98), I served as a member of the library's board of directors. During that stretch, I came to appreciate what the so-called "jewel of the valley" meant to the surrounding communities in providing families with a wealth of educational, cultural and recreational opportunities. (For the record, the library is located in what's now Munhall, but it was all Homestead back in the day.)
Showcases, wall displays, framed photographs and trophies offer ample evidence of the CLoH's rich heritage in swimming, basketball, baseball and other sports endeavors. The music hall has been host to countless dance recitals, musicals, lectures and plays. Community events continue to attract an appreciative audience. The shuffleboard room, adjacent to the library, has remained a popular gathering venue for art auctions, meetings, receptions, book sales and workshops. And the athletic club gets a steady, year-round workout from its members.
I'm one of them. Three times a week I paddle away in the swimming pool -- the very pool where Anna Mae Gorman took lessons -- or work up a sweat on the treadmill or some other piece of equipment in the club's air-conditioned fitness room.
While I wait for my wife to finish up, I think back to some of the good times and the fun times I was privileged to experience as a board member. There was that electrifying evening in 1994 when the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra made a return visit to the library after an absence of 98 years. Ninety-eight years? Back on Nov. 19, 1898, the PSO, under the music direction of Victor Herbert, performed the second concert in the music hall of the newly dedicated Carnegie Library of Homestead. The cost of that concert was 35 cents.
The PSO's return in 1994 was considered a major community cultural event and board members went all out to publicize the occasion. That night, the audience gave the orchestra one of the greatest standing ovations it had ever received. I can't prove that. Just take my word for it.
There were other memorable moments. Then-Gov. Tom Ridge came to the library as a special guest to kick off its Centennial Celebration in 1989. Mr. Ridge was born in the former Homestead Hospital in 1945. The family moved to Erie when he was still young, but it was obvious to me and all the other guests that he was thoroughly enjoying the occasion that brought him back to his roots.
My wife interrupts my reverie to say she's ready to go and we head for the exit.
On the way out, I glance at the bulletin board with its jumbled array of announcements, schedules and coming events: chess classes, swimming classes, Silver Sneaker fitness classes, River City Brass Band appearance, toddler story time, a sunny funny fair and tickets on sale for performances by Citizen Cope and Hanson. (I frown. Never heard of them.)
"I guess that's what a library is supposed to be," I remark. "Something for everybody. What a place!"
"Are you going swimming tomorrow?" my wife asks on the drive home. I nod my head.
"Who knows, I may be lucky and see Anna Mae there. She's 92, you know, and I'm 81, so I think I should be able to keep up with her for a lap or two."
"In your dreams," my wife laughs.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Sandcastle's Jukebox Sunday Nights offer beach-like ambiance
Shaking your groove thing under the stars is not limited to a vacation on the Riviera.
Just ask Kathleen and David Hahner, of Munhall. The couple spent Sunday night dancing, holding hands and strolling along the water.
And, in these days of high prices, all they had to do was take a short trip to West Homestead.
"It's like you're in paradise -- the music, water, food and drink, camaraderie and beach-like ambiance," echoed Kathleen O'Hare, 67, about the delights of Jukebox Sunday Nights held at Sandcastle water park each Sunday evening in the summer.
On Sunday, Ms. O'Hare, a nurse anesthetist from West Homestead, joined about 800 other fans of rhythm and blues, do-wop, rock 'n' roll and jitterbug, twisted, rocked and slow danced on an open-air dance floor.
The oldies fest, in its seventh year, is held through Aug. 31, from 6 to 10:30 p.m. in the Sandbar at Sandcastle, which is part of the Kennywood Entertainment family of parks.
"It's a day's vacation for many people," said the evening's disc jockey, Jeff Allen, 63, of the summer dancefest in the water park nestled along the banks of the Monongahela River.
To keep the floor in full swing, the Murrysville resident focuses on tunes from the 1950s, with a sprinkling of Motown, soul and pop from the 1960s and line dances.
Dancing Queens note: Mr. Allen plays no disco.
"I love to boogie-woogie to the old-time music," said Joseph Cabray, 72, of West Mifflin, a school bus driver, who said his favorite is, not surprisingly, "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu."
He and his wife, Angie, 70, a retired accounting clerk, come by twice a month.
"It's nice being outside, and I love the festive atmosphere," she said.
Bonnie McElhaney, 67, of Butler, began attending Jukebox Sunday Nights five years ago.
"It's a wonderful place to meet new people," said the retired teacher who is recently engaged.
It was an encore visit for Teresa and Andrew Yourish, both 47, of Monroeville.
While they attend oldies and ballroom dances, this dance "is special because it is held outside," said Mr. Yourish, a self-employed advertising photographer.
Sue Bryan, 64, of Turtle Creek, a nurses' aide, comes by every week to relax in the fresh air and socialize.
A widow, she listened to the oldies as she lounged in a nearby hot tub.
"You feel like you're out of Pittsburgh," she said of the experience.
Kathy and John Koerber, of Baldwin Borough, said they will return. Mr. Koerber won two future admission tickets in a raffle that evening.
But they would have come again anyway.
"I love watching other people dance. It brings back memories of my Carrick High School days," said Mrs. Koerber, 59, a retired cashier.
Her brother, Jim Farrier, 49, of Brentwood, a disc jockey who recommended the place to his sister, called the dance "a peaceful and inexpensive night out."
Renee Fera, 48, of Baldwin Borough, who swam at the water park earlier, enjoyed relaxing by the large fire pit in her bathing suit and munching on snacks.
"As a single parent, I have to watch my finances. I buy an annual pass and all this is included," she said. Ms. Fera is a customer service administrator who likes to dance.
"This is my vacation," she said.
For more, visit: www.sandcastlewaterpark.com
Admission to Jukebox Sunday Nights is $9.95 with buffet, or $6 without the buffet. After 8:30 p.m., the cover charge is $3. Full-service bars are available. Admission is free for season pass holders but does not include the buffet.
Post Gazette
Thursday, August 07, 2008
By Margaret Smykla
Just ask Kathleen and David Hahner, of Munhall. The couple spent Sunday night dancing, holding hands and strolling along the water.
And, in these days of high prices, all they had to do was take a short trip to West Homestead.
"It's like you're in paradise -- the music, water, food and drink, camaraderie and beach-like ambiance," echoed Kathleen O'Hare, 67, about the delights of Jukebox Sunday Nights held at Sandcastle water park each Sunday evening in the summer.
On Sunday, Ms. O'Hare, a nurse anesthetist from West Homestead, joined about 800 other fans of rhythm and blues, do-wop, rock 'n' roll and jitterbug, twisted, rocked and slow danced on an open-air dance floor.
The oldies fest, in its seventh year, is held through Aug. 31, from 6 to 10:30 p.m. in the Sandbar at Sandcastle, which is part of the Kennywood Entertainment family of parks.
"It's a day's vacation for many people," said the evening's disc jockey, Jeff Allen, 63, of the summer dancefest in the water park nestled along the banks of the Monongahela River.
To keep the floor in full swing, the Murrysville resident focuses on tunes from the 1950s, with a sprinkling of Motown, soul and pop from the 1960s and line dances.
Dancing Queens note: Mr. Allen plays no disco.
"I love to boogie-woogie to the old-time music," said Joseph Cabray, 72, of West Mifflin, a school bus driver, who said his favorite is, not surprisingly, "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu."
He and his wife, Angie, 70, a retired accounting clerk, come by twice a month.
"It's nice being outside, and I love the festive atmosphere," she said.
Bonnie McElhaney, 67, of Butler, began attending Jukebox Sunday Nights five years ago.
"It's a wonderful place to meet new people," said the retired teacher who is recently engaged.
It was an encore visit for Teresa and Andrew Yourish, both 47, of Monroeville.
While they attend oldies and ballroom dances, this dance "is special because it is held outside," said Mr. Yourish, a self-employed advertising photographer.
Sue Bryan, 64, of Turtle Creek, a nurses' aide, comes by every week to relax in the fresh air and socialize.
A widow, she listened to the oldies as she lounged in a nearby hot tub.
"You feel like you're out of Pittsburgh," she said of the experience.
Kathy and John Koerber, of Baldwin Borough, said they will return. Mr. Koerber won two future admission tickets in a raffle that evening.
But they would have come again anyway.
"I love watching other people dance. It brings back memories of my Carrick High School days," said Mrs. Koerber, 59, a retired cashier.
Her brother, Jim Farrier, 49, of Brentwood, a disc jockey who recommended the place to his sister, called the dance "a peaceful and inexpensive night out."
Renee Fera, 48, of Baldwin Borough, who swam at the water park earlier, enjoyed relaxing by the large fire pit in her bathing suit and munching on snacks.
"As a single parent, I have to watch my finances. I buy an annual pass and all this is included," she said. Ms. Fera is a customer service administrator who likes to dance.
"This is my vacation," she said.
For more, visit: www.sandcastlewaterpark.com
Admission to Jukebox Sunday Nights is $9.95 with buffet, or $6 without the buffet. After 8:30 p.m., the cover charge is $3. Full-service bars are available. Admission is free for season pass holders but does not include the buffet.
Post Gazette
Thursday, August 07, 2008
By Margaret Smykla
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