Peters Township High School alum Alisha Cohen turned a hobby into a creative production agency—and now her colorful photography is featured on planners and calendars in more than 1,000 Walmart stores nationwide. When Alisha Cohen was growing up in Peters Township, she didn’t necessarily see photography as a career. In fact, she thought the opposite. “I always thought that photography/art wasn’t a practical career choice, so it was something that I did on the side just for fun,” says Cohen, a...

First United Methodist Church celebrates 100 years in McKeesport. For 100 years, the Gothic-style building at the corner of Cornell Street and Versailles Avenue has stood as a familiar landmark in McKeesport. But the history of First United Methodist Church of McKeesport stretches back much farther than the building itself. The congregation was founded in 1841 as the Methodist Episcopal Church of McKeesport. After meeting in several temporary locations, the congregation constructed a...

At just 9 years old, Allison Park’s Callie Cochran is turning her love of softball into a growing apparel brand—and encouraging others to use their voices, too. Young athletes show off their Game On, Girls! spirit at Hampton Community Park. For 9-year-old Callie Cochran, it all started with a simple question. A softball player and fourth grader at Wyland Elementary, Callie was shopping for clothes when she noticed the boys in her grade had plenty of baseball-themed options to choose from. She...