An outdated and derogatory term for a Native American woman will be removed from Fox Chapel’s borough code after officials approved the change Monday. About 15 sections of the borough code will be updated to reflect present terms such as changing Old Squaw Trail to Eliza Fox Trail, Squaw Run
Sometimes compromise is a good thing. It brings people together on a middle ground where everyone can agree to work together. That’s how houses are sold, with people arriving at a price one party is willing to pay and the other is willing to accept. That’s how employment contracts are
The federal renaming of a stream that runs through Fox Chapel, Indiana Township and O’Hara is a long-sought triumph for people who battled years against what is now a nationally recognized slur. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on Sept. 8 announced that Squaw Run will be called Sycamore Run, striking
O’Hara and Fox Chapel are set to launch the compilation of a joint comprehensive plan, part of which will include the renaming of Squaw Run. A tributary of the Allegheny River, the stream runs through O’Hara, Fox Chapel and Indiana Township. While local municipalities voted to rename parks and roads
Two short bridges in Fawn are among those to be replaced by Allegheny County for poor conditions revealed in recent inspections. Both are part of Thompson Road and cross Bull Creek. Designated as Bull Creek bridges No. 7 and No. 8, they carry a combined 550 vehicles a day. Neither