When PPG founder John Baptiste Ford built the YMCA in Tarentum and insisted that it have a reading room, he couldn’t have imagined that a few stacks of books would eventually result in a multimillion-dollar facility in Harrison visited by more than 40,000 people each year. That was 100 years
Kathy Bollinger was a sophomore at Tarentum High School in the 1960s when she started her part-time job at Community Library of Alle­gheny Valley. Little did she know that her stint as a page would transform into a six-decade career helping the library grow into a community hub that serves
Growing up in 1940s Natrona, Mary Ann Debor didn’t have to look far for a perfect riverfront getaway. Her family was among a dozen who built wooden cabins on Jack’s Island, an idyllic retreat plopped in the middle of the Allegheny River between Harrison and Lower Burrell. “We had a
After selling The Dairy Frost on Bath Road last year, longtime owner Kathy Bollinger and her family are helping to keep the Brunswick institution running.
After selling The Dairy Frost on Bath Road last year, longtime owner Kathy Bollinger and her family are helping to keep the Brunswick institution running.