Work began this week on an approximately $4.3 million reconstruction of the Prospect Pool complex in Dutch Hill that will be paid for by an anonymous donor. Based on a design by a Millersburg firm that was commissioned by City Council in December, a King of Prussia company will renovate the ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A local Hollidaysburg landmark is back as Blue and White Snack Bar, 905 Union St., reopened for business May 12. “The Blue and White is a landmark in Hollidaysburg and really all of Blair County. To say that people are excited to see it open again is an understatement,” ...
EVERETT — Thad Benton, who became one of the most accomplished wrestlers in program history for both Claysburg-Kimmel High School and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, has always learned to regard adversity as an ally. Benton, who was one of eight individuals inducted into the 2026 ...
Revenues for both consumer and display fireworks hit record highs in 2025 and another record-setting year is likely this year as America celebrates its 250th anniversary on July 4. According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, the fireworks industry saw revenues of $2.3 billion for ...
In late 2024, the Railroaders Memorial Museum reported that after a yearslong shutdown of the Horseshoe Curve funicular due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and after an electronics inspection led to replacement of the computer drive and software, the funicular was operational again. It didn’t ...
Allegheny Trade Co. owner Ken Westover doesn’t play skill games and hasn’t had them in his store for long, but he questions the basis of Monday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that the games don’t actually require significant skill. “Something’s going on (in the realm of ...
