March 07, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, Politics & Elections
(Submitted photo)
White Oak resident Adam Kitta has announced his candidacy for the 35th Legislative District and is running on the Libertarian Party ticket.
Kitta, a lifelong resident of the Mon Valley, said the driving force of his candidacy has been his “passion to make a difference and determination to bring people together.”
A special election is being held March 25 to fill the vacancy left by the Jan. 19 death of State Rep. Matt Gergely of McKeesport.
The 35th District includes McKeesport, Clairton, Duquesne, Homestead, Liberty Borough, Lincoln Borough, Munhall, Port Vue, South Versailles Twp., Versailles, West Homestead, Whitaker, White Oak and portions of West Mifflin.
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March 03, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
Pittsburgh native and actor Joseph Cannon volunteered at the St. Sava fish fry in 2022. (Submitted photo courtesy St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church)
Lent begins on Wednesday for Western Christianity, and Lenten fish fries are just around the corner.
St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, 901 Hartman St., will hold its fish fry every Friday beginning March 7 and continuing weekly through April 4, a spokeswoman said. Hours are 12 noon to 6 p.m.
The church will accept both pre-orders Sundays through Wednesdays, or walk-in orders on Fridays. To place a pre-order, call (412) 287-6249. All orders must be paid in advance with a credit card, the spokeswoman said.
The St. Sava fish fry was voted best in the Pittsburgh area in 2024 by the NextPittsburgh website.
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March 03, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements, McKeesport and Region News
MAHS students Monae Chance, clarinet, and Emma Cantu, bass clarinet, prepare for Music in Our Schools Month. (Submitted photo courtesy McKeesport Area School District)
McKeesport Area School District will celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Music in Our Schools” month with a free concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the high school auditorium, 1960 Eden Park Blvd.
A district spokeswoman said the concert will feature several instrumental and vocal groups from the middle and high school, as well as combined band and orchestras from both age levels.
“Music in Our Schools Month” was created in 1985 by the non-profit National Association for Music Education, formerly the Music Educators National Conference. The group, representing 58,000 music teachers from all 50 states, was founded in 1907.
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February 27, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
McKeesport Area Family Support Group of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will host a discussion by Dr. Amira Wolfson at its next monthly meeting, a spokeswoman said.
Wolfson will discuss PACE schools and providing individualized education with mental health, behavioral and autism support services. There will be a question-and-answer period afterward if time allows.
NAMI McKeesport meets at 6 p.m. March 5 at Penn State Greater Allegheny, 4000 University Drive, Frable Building, Room 122. Regular meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month and are open to the public.
February 17, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
U.S. Steel Clairton Plant in a file photo. (Mark Dixon, Blue Lens, LLC, via Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons)
Grants totalling $250,000 will be distributed to local health and welfare groups from a fund created as part of a settlement between Allegheny County and U.S. Steel Corp., officials announced.
And the public is being invited to weigh in on future rounds of funding at two meetings being held this week on Tuesday and Thursday.
The awards are being made from the Mon Valley Public Health & Welfare Grant Program, which was established as part of the settlement from the 2018 fire at the U.S. Steel Clairton Plant, said a spokesperson for Allegheny County Economic Development.
“ACED’s investment in these programs is a direct response to the voices of the Mon Valley community. By actively listening to constituents as we developed the application system, sought applications, reviewed submissions, and awarded funds, we are able to support projects that not only improve the environment but also protect the health and well-being of Mon Valley residents,” said Lauren Connelly, ACED director.
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February 17, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements
Arlene Harvey and JoAnne Rodgers will be honored Saturday during a Black History Month celebration at McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center. (Submitted photos)
McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center and a group of alumni from historically Black colleges and universities will celebrate Black History Month with a program this Saturday honoring two local pioneers.
“Dare to Be the First” will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Heritage Center, 1832 Arboretum Drive, Renziehausen Park. The event is free and open to the public.
The guests of honor will be Arlene Harvey, who retired after a career at Carnegie Library of McKeesport, and JoAnne Rodgers, the first Black school nurse in the McKeesport Area School District, said Denise Sinker of McKeesport HBCU Vision.
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February 12, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements
Jeremy Renner and co-star Emma Laird in a publicity still from Season 3 of “Mayor of Kingstown” (Paramount+ photo via Instagram)
The Paramount TV series “Mayor of Kingstown” has returned to the Mon Valley and is shooting scenes in McKeesport, Port Vue and other nearby locations.
Crews were expected to be on the scene at multiple locations today (Feb. 12), Thursday and Feb. 18. A city spokesperson said that the producers have asked that filming locations be kept confidential to minimize disruptions.
Periodic street closures are possible, the spokesperson added. Locations will include both residential and commercial areas. The city will be reimbursed for police overtime, parking and other expenses, the mayor’s office said.
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January 31, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements
Not getting calls is unbearable. (Tube City Almanac photo by F. Stop Fitzgerald)
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January 31, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements, Politics & Elections
(File photo: Vickie Babyak for Tube City Almanac)
As a public service, Tube City Community Media Inc. again will make available this space as a free, public outlet for local political candidates — although there are rules attached.
CANDIDATES: Please do not depend on Facebook messages or posts. Facebook does not always deliver messages or posts.
Please send candidate announcements to us at tubecitytiger@gmail.com, or Tube City Almanac, 409 Walnut St., Suite 200, McKeesport, PA 15132; we will publish candidate announcements as they are received at our office.
Deadline is May 1; announcements will be published at Tube City Almanac in the order they arrive.
Any candidate for a municipal (city, borough or township) or school board office in the Duquesne City, East Allegheny, McKeesport Area, South Allegheny or West Mifflin Area school districts* may submit a candidate announcement or statement for publication at Tube City Almanac.
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January 27, 2025 |
By Yousuf Lachhab Ibrahim | Posted in: Announcements
The McKeesport Model Railroad Club’s HO-scale model represents Western Pennsylvania in the 1950s era. (Yousuf Lachhab Ibrahim photo for Tube City Almanac)
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What: 75th Anniversary Open House
Where: McKeesport Model Railroad Club, 2209 Walnut St.
When: 12 noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1
Admission: Free
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The McKeesport Model Railroad Club is celebrating its 75th birthday, and it’s inviting the whole town to the party.
The local hobby group, located at 2209 Walnut St. in Christy Park, is riding high this month, with a cover story in the issue of Model Railroader magazine on sale now.
On Saturday (Feb. 1), the public will be invited to a free open house to admire 2,200 square feet of an idyllic 1950s-era Western Pennsylvania, complete with more than 75 locomotives and 1,200 freight cars.
“There are very few hobbies where you’re going to have seven-, eight-, nine-year-olds working right alongside retired guys [who are] teaching them something,” said Steve Raith, vice president of the MMRC. “There's a lot of people that think the hobby is kind of dying out, but we're definitely not seeing that. We have a lot of growth with younger people involved with the hobby.”
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