Sophomore Dominic Porter talks about his love for dek hockey, and why more kids should give the sport a try. Dominic (Dom) will be a sophomore this fall, and he’s excited to play for the Penn Hills Indians Ball Hockey team (sometimes called dek hockey) for the second year. As a freshman player, he was the third top scorer for the year and was voted Most Valuable Player twice. He started playing the sport when he was just six years old. “I started out as a center, but I now play right wing,...

Step inside one of the best-kept secrets in the South Hills. This tea room is a wonderland of exquisite pieces that were carefully curated for several years, to reflect the European roots of the tea tradition. Chanel, the area resident who is the creator of this enchanted little corner of the world, has a natural talent for interior design. And her father was a chef in New York who often cooked for the famous Rat Pack of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. among others. Chanel...

The Cook family builds their company, family and the community. Reagan Cook began working for the Greenfield Basket Company at the age of 16. The local company in North East had been in business since 1933, supplying people across the country with handmade baskets for harvesting and many other purposes in the home. He learned about all phases of the business from owners who had acquired the company 30 years earlier. But the owners were now ready to retire. Reagan’s parents, Steve and Janel...