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Bethel Park junior Sophia Willis took center stage at Carnegie Hall in February. Soph performs the role of Ursula in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” Photo by Thomas Evans Photography. For Sophia Willis (Soph), music has always been part of her life—but this year, it reached a whole new level. The 16-year-old junior at Bethel Park High School recently earned the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall, a milestone that many young artists only dream of. “It was exhilarating,” sa

How courts are becoming the hottest summer hangout in the south suburbs. In the rolling hills and leafy cul-de-sacs of Pittsburgh’s south suburbs, a new sound has officially overtaken the Friday night roar of high school football stadiums and the Sunday afternoon crack of a baseball bat. It is the rhythmic, plastic pop-pop-pop of the pickleball, a sound that has transformed the region into one of the sport’s most intense hotspots for active older adults looking for low-impact

Bethel Park martial arts instructor and world champion Alicia Tavani joins hundreds of players vying for victory in a high-stakes Netflix reality series. When Alicia Tavani stepped off a plane in London to film “Squid Game: The Challenge,” she knew exactly what she was walking into—and what she was leaving behind. No phone. No schedule. No certainty. For most people, that kind of isolation would be unsettling. For Tavani, a 13-time world champion martial artist and owner of N

LevelUp Pickleball Club’s Baseline Bar & Grille turns pickleball into an all-day hang, with fresh food, drinks, and a cool social vibe. Baseline Bar & Grille feels like the kind of place you instantly belong. Located in Canonsburg, the neighborhood restaurant can be found inside the LevelUp Pickleball Club on Mayview Road, giving it an unmistakably sporty, community-driven feel. At the heart of it all is Greg Braeudigam, chef and manager, whose passion for food, people, and c

A Bethel Park family, the Ciaramellas, pen local history books as they research and unravel special hometown stories close to their...

Dinosaur enthusiast Dominic Bianco brings lifelong passion to the South Park Fairgrounds with ‘Jurassic Alcove.’ Dominic Bianco, 39, has...