Monday, November 26, 2012
There will be single-lane traffic in the outbound tunnel along the Parkway East through Dec. 11.
Overnight single-lane traffic in the outbound (eastbound) Squirrel Hill Tunnel on the Parkway East (I-376) will begin on Wednesday night, Nov. 28. Single-lane traffic will occur in the outbound tunnel according to the following schedule through Dec. 11: According to PennDOT, crews will be conducting rehabilitation work in the tunnel and improvements to the Commercial Avenue Bridge. Motorists are advised to use caution and allow extra time when traveling through the area. The work is part of the $49.5 million Squirrel Hill Tunnel rehabilitation project. Overall work will conclude in summer 2014. The prime contractor is the Walsh Construction Co. of Canonsburg. Visit 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Some dedicated volunteers finally track down the missing feline in Frick Park after a man recognized the cat from a Patch story.
Danielle, the pretty kitty missing after she escaped from a carrier near the Animal Nature shop in Regent Square on Oct. 16, is in a warm Forest Hills home today after being found Saturday in Frick Park. Danielle had last been seen at the corner of South Braddock Avenue and Guthrie Street, headed away from Frick Park and into the residential area. Volunteers, who had rescued Danielle after her former family got rid of her because she had fleas, were heartsick when they couldn't find her. Patch ran one story after Danielle escaped and a second one on Oct. 31, as volunteers were making a renewed effort to find her after Hurricane Sandy brought bad weather the first part of the week. On Friday, Silvano Gallego of Swissvale was running near …
Saturday, October 20, 2012
In July 1979, Carol Jursik picked up some groceries on her way home from jogging but vanished just 10 houses from her front porch.
Life seemed like it was on the right path for Carol Jursik that July evening in 1979 as she jogged with a housemate. A nationally ranked college woman fencer and possible contender for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, Carol, 24, was a Penn State graduate student working for the summer at the U.S. Steel Corp. in Monroeville through a cooperative job program. Carol and a friend, Michael Pierce, had jogged 15 miles together the night of July 30 before they separated at roughly 9:15 p.m. about one mile from the home, which had been converted into apartments, on Murrayhill Avenue (also spelled Murray Hill) in Squirrel Hill they shared with four other friends. Carol continued on to the Squirrel Hill Giant Eagle supermarket on Murray Avenue at …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Two additional weekend closures anticipated this fall.
The westbound (inbound) Squirrel Hill Tunnel on the Parkway East (I-376) will be closed this weekend, Oct. 12-15. The westbound closure will occur from 9 p.m. on Friday through 5 a.m. on Monday, according to PennDOT District 11 Press Officer Jim Struzzi. Signs will be posted to guide motorists. The posted detour will require westbound traffic to form a single lane exiting at the Edgewood/Swissvale interchange. Significant delays should be expected and alternate routes considered. The outbound (eastbound) tunnel will remain open, although short-term traffic stoppages may occur for equipment access and material removal. The same westbound closure of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel is also planned for next weekend, Oct. 19-22, and tentatively the …
cynthia savitt
9:07 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Wow--that's fantastic. I'm so happy this sweet cat was found and has a second chance. more ›