Fort Couch Middle School student Juliette Hirzel pushes past limits to honor the legacy of World War II heroes. Juliette Hirzel crossing the 13-mile marker in the shadows of the Organ Mountains of New Mexico. It’s not every day that a 14-year-old chooses to test her limits. But for Juliette Hirzel, who took on one of the most grueling endurance challenges in the country, the 65-mile Bataan Memorial Death March, the challenge meant something more. The 14-year-old Fort Couch Mi

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

At just 9 years old, Upper St. Clair’s Maya Bhandari is finding success on the mat as part of the fastest-growing high school sport in the country—girls wrestling. On wrestling mats across Pennsylvania and beyond, Maya Claire Bhandari is making her presence known—not just with wins, but with more confidence than the average elementary school student. A fourth grader at Streams Elementary School in the Upper St. Clair School District, Maya is only 9 years old, but she already

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

Upper St. Clair’s Isabel Vilensky shines on the Carnegie Hall stage. At just 17 years old, Upper St. Clair High School graduating senior...

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