New displays at the museum in Renziehausen Park place historic McKeesport items in their original settings, such as this area representing a typical 1930s home. (Submitted photo courtesy McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center)
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“History is Here” Grand Reopening
Where: McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center, 1832 Arboretum Drive, Renziehausen Park, https://mckeesportheritage.org/
A McKeesport native, Kunes retired from teaching in 2023 but soon grew restless. The urge to go back to work led him to the History & Heritage Center where his goal is to get the organization back in the forefront of the community’s mind.
Since taking his new role, Kunes has worked alongside board members and volunteers to prepare the museum in Renziehausen Park for its grand re-opening — including a new 3,500-square-foot exhibit space putting many of its treasures on public display for the first time.
“This reopening is a big step forward for us,” Kunes said. “So we want to put together presentations of all kinds.”
Friends of a Westmoreland County woman who died after being struck by a tree branch in Renziehausen Park have begun a fundraiser to offset medical and funeral expenses.
Gendie N. Miller, 49, of Ligonier died at AHN Forbes Hospital in Monroeville on Thursday night, about an hour after the accident, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Witnesses said Miller was a spectator at a softball game when she was struck by a falling tree branch and knocked to the ground.
About 40 municipalities in Pennsylvania have banned retailers from providing customers with single-use plastic bags, which are difficult to recycle. (Tube City Almanac photo)
A new report says Pennsylvania ranks near the bottom of all 50 states in its efforts to reduce pollution from plastic waste, including plastic bags.
July is Plastic-Free Month and the Ocean Conservancy’s “United States of Plastics” report gave the state a score of just 1.5 of a possible 5.
Anja Brandon, director of plastics policy for the advocacy group Ocean Conservancy and co-author of the report, said Pennsylvania has laws to support recycling of harmful chemicals. She said the state should consider doing the same with plastic waste.
A gas-drilling site in Penn Twp., Westmoreland County, shown in October 2022. (Ted Auch photo for FracTracker Alliance, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic)
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is asking the public to weigh in on a federal Environmental Protection Agency proposal to curb methane emissions from oil and gas sites.
Methane is a greenhouse gas more than 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide and is thought to be a driver of climate change.
Barbara Jarmoska, former director of the Responsible Decarbonization Alliance who lives in Lycoming County, said the EPA plan is built on Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act efforts. Its federal funding has been cut but people can still review the plan and share their feedback during the public comment period. She noted the EPA proposal would decrease pollution, improve air quality and create jobs.
Drivers who use Patton Street to travel from Wilmerding to Monroeville Boulevard and vice versa are having to find another way to get where they’re going until at least September.
The street is closed between Monroeville Boulevard and Mt. Pleasant Drive to allow for construction of a retaining wall, paving, drainage improvements, pavement marking and guide rail replacement, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works.
In foreground, from left, are Joe Kosha as Jeremy Heere, Danny Gavlik in one of his several roles as Mr. Reyes, Katie Hall as Jeremy’s love interest Christine Canigula, and Michelle Roque Alvarez as The SQUIP. (Bonnijean Adams photo for Tube City Almanac)
When a high school junior finds out there might be an easy way for him to overcome his low self-esteem, advance his social standing, and win the girl of his dreams, he embraces the opportunity ... but at what cost?
That answer and much more can be found in the musical "Be More Chill," which opens Friday at McKeesport Little Theater.
Based on a 2004 novel by Ned Vizzini, with original music and lyrics by Joe Iconis, the show follows Joe Kosha as Jeremy Heere and his classmates as they deal with finding one's identity, popularity, jealousy, betrayal -- theme definitely not confined to the teen years.
If you have tires, old appliances or other hard-to-recycle items in your garage or basement, Pennsylvania Resources Council has an event for you.
The non-profit group, in partnership with the Allegheny County Health Department, will host two events to collect hard-to-recycle items such as electronic waste, tires and small Freon appliances.
Aug. 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Elizabeth Forward Middle School, 401 Rock Run Road, Elizabeth Twp.
Aug. 23, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Boyce Park, 754 Center Road, Plum
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About a month ago, we asked readers for help. Advertising income is down, expenses are way up, and we’re going to need to raise about another $5,000 every year just to keep going.
Well, I’m very humbled to report that readers and listeners came through in a big way!
We received around $900 in PayPal donations in June, which is a major jump from our normal revenue.
Many, many of you also sent donations in the mail, via check, and we’ll be depositing those soon.
The bad news is that we’re going to have to raise money on a regular basis from now on; I hate writing that sentence even more than you hate reading it, but there’s no use beating around the bush about it.
If you would like to donate to support Tube City Community Media Inc., we are a tax-exempt non-profit corporation. You may send a check or money order to Tube City Community Media Inc., P.O. Box 94, McKeesport, PA 15134-0094. Every dollar we raise goes directly to pay our writers for their work, and our expenses, including rent, Internet service and other fees.
In the meanwhile, here is an old-school thank you to everyone who donated via PayPal:
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