The Pittsburgh Philharmonic celebrates 50 years of bringing accessible, high-quality music to the region. For more than 50 years, the Pittsburgh Philharmonic has been bringing the power of live orchestral music to audiences across southwestern Pennsylvania—proving that passion, dedication and community can create something truly extraordinary. Founded in 1975 as the North Pittsburgh Civic Symphony, the orchestra was created to give local musicians the opportunity to perform c

Ross Township’s resident orchestra, the Pittsburgh Philharmonic, celebrates 50 years of bringing accessible, high-quality music to the region. For more than 50 years, the Pittsburgh Philharmonic has been bringing the power of live orchestral music to audiences across southwestern Pennsylvania—proving that passion, dedication and community can create something truly extraordinary. Founded in 1975 as the North Pittsburgh Civic Symphony, the orchestra was created to give local m

Ross Township’s Dyed In The Wool has offered inspiration and education for more than two decades. For more than 20 years, Dyed In The Wool on Babcock Boulevard in Ross Township has been a vibrant part of Pittsburgh’s fiber arts community—an inviting space filled with color, texture and connection. At the heart of it all is owner Carol Briggs Dragos, whose lifelong love of yarn has shaped not only a business, but a welcoming creative home for knitters, spinners, weavers and cr

This year’s Community Day took place on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Ross Township Community Center. From 3 to 8 p.m., families and neighbors gathered to enjoy a full afternoon and evening of activities including food, live music, touch-a-truck, balloon art, local vendors and entertainment. PHOTOS BY RALPH LOVUOLO