Thursday, May 23, 2013
Proceeds will go toward building a playground for children with special needs.
Former Major League Baseball all-star Sean Casey, often known as "The Mayor," has used his connections to bring one of the country's top baseball camps to the South Hills of Pittsburgh. "It's going to be great," Casey told Patch. "It's something I've been wanting to do for years." Casey teamed up with his friends Billy and Cal Ripken to create Sean Casey's Champions Baseball Camp for the southwestern Pennsylvania area. Casey will be an instructor at the three-day camp along with four other men with impressive baseball résumés. "They're some of the best coaches and players I've worked with in my 12 years of Major League Baseball," Casey said. Casey was particularly excited to work the camp with Bill Mosiello, an assistant baseball coach at …
Monday, May 20, 2013
The suspect allegedly told a Castle Shannon firefighter that he had bomb materials in his briefcase.
The elderly man accused of causing the evacuation of South Hills Village Mall last month was in tears apologizing to the judge and thanking Bethel Park police for treating him well at the end of his preliminary hearing on Monday. District Judge Robert Wyda continued the hearing for Frank Zahler until July 1 so that behavioral health specialists could help Zahler discover the underlying cause of why he made the "callous and stupid" remarks on April 21, just days after the Boston Marathon tragedy. "What you said was clearly wrong," Wyda told Zahler. "We need to get things mentally and emotionally under control. "You need to continue to work with these people (health specialists) to help you help yourself." Zahler was handcuffed in the middle…
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Paddle Without Pollution, a nonprofit organization, cleans waterways throughout Pennsylvania and cleared 2.6 tons of litter from Chartiers Creek in April. Sponsored by Post Grape-Nuts.
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. This story was originally posted on the ChartiersValley Patch. Facing the Challenge Melissa Rohm and her husband, David, both avid kayakers, got tired of picking litter out of the waterways that they love. So, they founded the nonprofit organization Paddle Without Pollution to make a difference. Finding the Inspiration "In the summer of 2011, we launched our kayaks on the South Side downtown just for kicks and thought we'd paddle to Heinz Field and come back," Melissa said. "We didn't get very far when we started…
Friday, May 17, 2013
The event will take place Saturday, May 18, at South Hills Village.
Aspiring young chefs and little foodies are invited to get a taste of just how fun food can be at Simon Kidgits Club Lil' Chefs, an annual Simon Malls event designed to get kids learning about the craft of cooking and all things food. South Hills Village Mall's Lil' Chefs event will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, in the mall's lower level north court as part of a series of children's culinary programs being hosted at approximately 100 Simon locations across the country. The hands-on atmosphere of Lil' Chefs will engage both parents and children in exploring the endless imaginative possibilities of pairing creativity with cuisine. At the event, families will have the chance to participate in a variety of food-focused …
Friday, May 3, 2013
The event is free to enjoy.
With Mother's Day right around the corner, it's high time for moms to be pampered. On May 9, South Hills Village Mall will host a free event featuring relaxation and fun in honor of national "Mom's Nite Out," sponsored locally by Pittsburgh Magazine. Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy refreshments, entertainment and fashion and beauty services and will find information on mom-friendly organizations and events, all focused on rewarding mothers. The event will kick off at 5 p.m. in the mall's lower level north wing and will last until 8 p.m. South Hills Village officials and their event partners will treat moms with makeovers from Sephora and the entire Macy's cosmetics department and with massages from Massage Envy. Moms are also …
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South Hills Village
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Friday, April 26, 2013
The free event is on Saturday, April 27.
Take on summer with YMCA's Healthy Kids Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at South Hills Village Mall. The free community event encourages attendees to move, learn and live healthier. Families can come and have a blast in a big bouncy house, run through a preschool obstacle course, get cool giveaways and South Hills YMCA program and class-offering information, watch a Kang's Karate demonstration and take part in fun activities provided by the Bethel Park Library and other local organizations. The fun will take place in the mall's lower level north court. --- Follow the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for the (free) daily Baldwin-Whitehall newsletter.
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Bethel Park police charged Frank Zahler, 70, with three felonies on Sunday.
Bethel Park police have charged a Castle Shannon Borough man with making terroristic threats, threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction and causing or risking a catastrophe following a bomb threat at South Hills Village Mall on Sunday. All of the charges against Frank Zahler, 70, are felonies. Zahler, who is accused of making a bomb threat at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at South Hills Village on Sunday night, blames his arrest on "hoity, toity kids," according to The Associated Press. Police say that Zahler asked some other customers at Barnes & Noble to watch his briefcase and joked that it contained some explosives relating to the Boston Marathon. The customers alerted the store's manager, who then called police. Police evacuated …
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South Hills Village
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
A witness tells Patch that he saw a man get taken into custody at Red Robin.
Bethel Park police evacuated South Hills Village Mall, Carmike 10 cinemas and surrounding restaurants at around 6:30 on Sunday night after a man claimed that he had bomb-making material in his briefcase. South Hills Village officials released the following statement at 10:30 p.m. Sunday: The local authorities have confirmed that there is no longer a threat, and the mall is now safe for our customers, tenants and employees. We will re-open for business tomorrow at 10 a.m., regular business hours. A man went into Barnes & Noble Booksellers at around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday and said that he had bomb-making material in the case. Two customers overheard the 70-year-old man and called police, according to WTAE. The man left and went into the Red …
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South Hills Village
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The 72,000-square-foot facility will replace Bladerunners.
Fundraising has begun for a new YMCA in nearby Bethel Park, and construction is expected to start in the spring of 2015. The 72,000-square-foot facility will replace Bladerunners at 305 Church Rd. Once construction is complete, the South Hills YMCA property in Upper St. Clair Township will go up for sale, and employees will move to the Bethel Park facility, which will be called Spencer Family YMCA. The $10-million facility will keep one of Bladerunners' ice rinks and try to keep ice rink happenings as consistent as they have been in the past. There will also be an aquatics center at the new YMCA with an indoor recreation pool and a six-lane pool, as well as possibly an outdoor pool. Rig Riggins, the CEO of the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh, …
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Bladerunners
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Here's a list of some places to take items that should not be sent to landfills or placed at the curb.
Although Earth Day is officially April 22, it's not too early for residents of Baldwin and Whitehall boroughs and Baldwin Township to begin to look at ways to be more environmentally friendly. The following is a list of items, provided in part by the Allegheny County Health Department, that should not be in landfills and generally aren't collected through municipal recycling. Listed below those items are places at which those items can be disposed/recycled. Appliances Tube City, West Mifflin Borough Appliance Warehouse, South Side Local Goodwill Stores may also accept some small appliances. Automotive Oils Call the Department of Environmental Protection Recycling Hotline at 1-800-346-4242 for information about used oil recycling facilities…
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