Shaylah Brown

1 month ago | triblive.com | Shaylah Brown

A New Kensington man and his business partner are taking pothole matters into their own hands … or phones. George Brian has partnered with City Bucket List, an app that helps people get around Pittsburgh while also highlighting attractions and places to eat and drink. He wants the app also to help folks avoid the region’s ubiquitous potholes. His idea is to incorporate another section into the app that would mark potholes on a digital map and provide alternative routes to help drivers avoid them.

1 month ago | triblive.com | Shaylah Brown

Shelley Bosanac has been a scrapbooker for 20 years. The Ross native wanted to open up a store that focused on paper crafting and scrapbooking. Her store, Crafts -n- Scraps Studio, has fostered community since its opening in August 2021. “There are not as many stores like that anymore so I also decided to add in crafts,” Bosanac said. In addition to crafting, there also are card-making classes.

1 month ago | triblive.com | Shaylah Brown

Jim Posney knows electrical supply better than most. He should — he’s been in the business for 50 years, including the past two decades as owner of Allegheny Valley Winlectric Co.For Winlectric’s 20th anniversary celebration Tuesday, the community and customers came out to celebrate his company’s legacy. And while Winlectric’s electrical supply operations have benefited businesses, it’s their customer service and family ethos that set them apart.

1 month ago | triblive.com | Shaylah Brown

Art King knows egg prices nationally have been on a roller coaster ride. They still cost an average of almost three times what they did in July 2023, but not at his farm market. As co-owner of Harvest Valley Farms in West Deer, King has been selling eggs for about $6 per dozen for years, and his prices haven’t changed. He attributes it to producing some of the eggs at his own farm and buying the rest from another small local farm, not a large national egg producer.

1 month ago | triblive.com | Shaylah Brown

Already facing a civil lawsuit over the condition of its roads at the Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer, owner Namdar Realty Group now could face criminal charges. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s office confirmed Friday it has executed search warrants aimed at Namdar and opened a criminal investigation. “We can confirm that a search warrant was applied for, approved and executed as part of an investigation.