Laurel: To seeking solutions. Many post-­secondary schools in Pennsylvania and nationwide are dealing with the challenges of falling enrollment. It comes as institutions compete with each other for students and as those students struggle with the crushing financial burden of tuition and debt. So it doesn’t come as a surprise
A Polish newspaper detailing the death of Pope Leo XIII in 1903 was among the treasures in a time capsule unearthed Wednesday at St. Ladislaus Church in Harrison’s Natrona neighborhood. A metal box pulled from the cornerstone of the church was a pleasant surprise for demolition crews. “All the old
Conrad Zylinski was in the middle of cleaning his oven when the power to his Spruce Street home in Natrona went out. He blamed crews from Minniefield Demolition Services, who are working this week to raze St. Ladislaus Church. “A guy running the crane knocked a bunch of bricks down
Rachel Brown doesn’t have the energy for social media. But the Natrona resident has a keen eye for what might go viral. Her interest in the architectural salvage of St. Ladislaus Church, shuttered in 2022, has drawn people from across the country to Spruce Street to rescue items before the
Fourteen timeworn cherubs and crucifixes were carted off from St. Ladislaus Church in Harrison as the building continues to be stripped of religious artifacts. The items, part of the wall-mounted Stations of the Cross for 120 years, were saved by an anonymous donor who is paying to have them restored