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Time to breathe new life into old malls

In April, when a water main break shut down the Washington Crown Center for three days, owner Michael Kohan didnÎÞëÊÓƵ™t sound terribly enthusiastic about having the once-thriving shopping center in his portfolio. When contacted by the Observer-Reporter, Kohan mused heÎÞëÊÓƵ™d be ÎÞëÊÓƵœmore than ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: The summer edition of the Olympic Games gets underway today in Paris, and five different athletes from this region are among the 10,000 athletes who will be competing over the next 16 days. One of those athletes is Josh Matheny, a 2021 graduate of Upper St. Clair High School and ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: The recent addition of the drug Kislunla to aid in the treatment of the early stages of AlzheimerÎÞëÊÓƵ™s disease is being applauded by victims and caregivers alike. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval to the drug earlier this month, and Denise Galloni is among those ...

America needs to get better grades in civics, history

To hear some people tell it, we are a nation of ignoramuses. Well, not generally. Given AmericaÎÞëÊÓƵ™s standing in the world and the preeminence of its economy, we must be doing something right. But year after year organizations dedicated to civic health or education unleash reports that find ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: LetÎÞëÊÓƵ™s be honest: most of us, when we pull into a garage to get our cars fixed, expect a male mechanic to be there to look under the hood and offer a diagnosis. Work in auto repair, maintenance and towing is one of those professions that has traditionally been considered the domain ...