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E. McKeesport Council OK’s Ice Plant Hill Fix
(T.J Martin photo for Tube City Almanac) East McKeesport Borough has awarded a bid for a project to help alleviate a stormwater runoff issue and part of the project will utilize drainage pipes that...
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End of an Era: Laughter, Tears Mark Final Day
Zachary Beauchamp and Adam Blank have one last drink at The Elbow Room as part of the restaurant’s last day celebration. (Yousuf Lachhab Ibrahim photo for Tube City Almanac) Sometime Sunday afternoon,...
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MASD, Teachers Settle Contract Dispute
Students from the arts enrichment class at Founders’ Hall Middle School show their work to school directors during Thursday’s meeting. (Adam Reinherz photo for Tube City Almanac) After a nearly-seven...
View Article$50K Grant Will Target Storm Basins in Wilmerding
Wilmerding Borough has received a $50,000 grant to use to repair rainwater catch basins in the borough. Borough Engineer Brad Branthoover of Glenn Engineering & Associates, Ltd. told the borough...
View ArticleDuquesne Looks To Crack Down On Landlords
Duquesne City Council is again talking about cracking down on landlords whose rental properties have code or property maintenance violations. At this month’s meeting, City Councilman Aaron Adams...
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Duquesne: Water Quality, Billing on City To-Do List
(Tube City Almanac photo) Duquesne officials say that improving the city’s water infrastructure and billing are at the top of their to-do list for 2024. At the Feb. 6 council meeting, City Councilman...
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E.A. May Alter Firefighter Tax Relief Plan
(File photo by NZDave via Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic) Volunteer fire department members who are homeowners in the East Allegheny School...
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Audubon Asks for Help With Mon Valley Count
ASWP community conservation coordinator Ben Kehoe at the Mon Valley Bird-Friendly Community Project Kickoff in June. (Vickie Babyak photo for Tube City Almanac) Mon Valley residents of all ages and...
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Students’ Mural Brightens Hallway at Hospital
Students pose for a portrait in front of the mural they designed and constructed for the oncology department in UPMC McKeesport. Left to right, Tyler Reigh, 16, of White Oak; Victoria Fast, 17, of...
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W.O. Welcomes Two New Police Officers
White Oak Mayor Ina Jean Marton (center) is flanked by the borough’s newest police officers, Gerry Athans (left) and Matt Cerasuolo, after administering the oath of office to the pair at White Oak...
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PA Still Lags Nation in Post-H.S. College, Training
(Source: Lumina Foundation) Pennsylvania lags slightly behind national figures for the number of working-age adults who have earned college degrees or other professional certifications after high...
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Stadium Closed to Public, Open for Activities
(McKeesport Area School District official photo) McKeesport Area High School stadium is temporarily closed to the public after a fight last week and several acts of vandalism. Weigle-Schaeffer...
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Duquesne Comes Together to Support VFD
A large crowd of Duquesne residents came out Saturday for a fundraiser to support the fire department. (Tom Leturgey photo for Tube City Almanac) Duquesne residents filled the Croatian Club on...
View ArticleNV Twp. Workers Thanked for Water Rescue
Three North Versailles Twp. employees participated in the rescue of an elderly woman who fell into Turtle Creek earlier this month and one was on hand at the township commissioners monthly meeting to...
View ArticleAdvocates: State’s Pipeline Rules Need Update
Pennsylvania environmental groups want to see a new rule implemented to improve the detection and repair of leaks from gas pipelines. The Keystone State has over 94,000 miles of pipelines used to...
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Renzie’s Main Pavilion Gets Major Makeover
McKeesport city electrician Tom Rosso and Nate Graboski of the public works department replace lighting and wiring in a ceiling at Jacob Woll Pavilion. The heavily used facility is receiving a...
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League: Voters Will See New Mail-In Ballots
This photo from the Bucks County, Pa., elections division shows the new yellow secrecy ballot that will be supplied to all Pennsylvania voters for the April primary. (Bucks County, Pa., official...
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UPMC: Kelly Center Demolition Begins Soon
Built in the early 1960s to house the hospital’s School of Nursing, the Kelly Center at UPMC McKeesport is being demolished this month. (Tube City Almanac photo) Demolition of the J. Clarence Kelly...
View ArticleDuquesne Posts Easter Event, Community Day
Duquesne will host an Easter egg hunt and — for the first time in nearly two decades — hold a parade on community day. Officials announced that People Residing in Duquesne Equally (PRIDE), Duquesne...
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Fast-Paced Comedy Comes to MLT Stage
Cast members of McKeesport Little Theater's latest production, the comedy "Nana's Naughty Knickers," in front from left, are Terri Davis as Vera Walters, Matt Tracy as Tom O'Grady, Emily Buckel as...
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