Archives for 2015

The Bridgeville farmers market has been discontinued. After five years, there just weren’t enough customers in 2015 to make it worthwhile for the vendors to return for another year, market organizer Liz Calabro told council two weeks ago. However, if you have ideas to make the market succeed in the future, you could step in as the new organizer. “It’s… [Read More]

You know that old saying, “You can’t get there from here?” If you’re on Greenwood Place in Bridgeville and trying to go somewhere else, you might already be there—it just depends which map you’re looking at. Here’s the problem: Greenwood Place is a stretch of road that runs from Dewey Avenue to Gregg Avenue. That’s simple… [Read More]

Bridgeville residents will pay a little more in sewage costs next year, as will residents in many other communities throughout Allegheny County. In 2016, Bridgeville residents will pay $11.84 per 1,000 gallons of water used. That’s a 5.5% increase from the 2015 rate of $11.22 per 1,000 gallons. The ALCOSAN service charge will also increase from… [Read More]

Parents and teachers are supporting a plan to dramatically renovate and expand Chartiers Valley’s high school and middle school buildings, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. On Tuesday, the district held a public hearing regarding the project, which could cost up to $88.5 million. From the P-G: Norman Hargraves, a parent from Collier, said he liked the arguments made… [Read More]

Tambellini Bridgeville is closing its doors at the end of this year. Since 1984, the restaurant has been one of Bridgeville’s most iconic businesses. This spring, a  microbrewery called The Railyard will move into the Tambellini building at 413 Railroad Street. Dan Tambellini said that after running a restaurant in one location for 30-plus years, he’s ready… [Read More]

That vacant lot across from the post office could be home to a sleek new five-story, glass-walled office building. At last week’s borough council meeting, developer F. Lynn Foltz revealed an artist’s rendering of the proposed building, which bore the name “Gopal Towers.” Gopal Real Estate, the firm behind the proposed development, is owned by Dr…. [Read More]

The man who used a knife to rob the Station Street CoGo’s store last week has been arrested in Florida, according to the Bridgeville Police Department Facebook page. The robbery took place Thursday evening. Surveillance footage shows the man pacing outside of the store for a few minutes before walking in and robbing the clerk at… [Read More]

Peace, Love & Little Donuts is opening a location at Great Southern Shopping Center, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported today. The Pittsburgh-based chain is known for its smaller-than-usual donuts, which it bills as “the perfect size.” Owner Ron Razete says that when he bought his first donut maker, his set up the machine incorrectly, resulting… [Read More]

Nino Petrocelli Sr.’s decades-long run as a borough councilman has come to an end, but that doesn’t mean that Bridgeville’s best-dressed elected official is ready leave public service. In a Post-Gazette profile last week, Petrocelli Sr. said that he hopes to stay involved in the community as a volunteer on one of the borough’s commissions. “I’m 81,… [Read More]