Category: from the editor




December 28, 2012
about the issue
On a recent Sunday afternoon, I took a “long cut” to avoid the single lane of traffic snaking up Cochran Road from Virginia Manor shops to Bower Hill Road.

November 26, 2012
about the issue
Mt. Lebanon School District’s winning formula for attracting and keeping top-notch teachers.


September 27, 2012
in this issue
What was the best advice anyone ever gave you? That question prompted a lively debate on our deck one evening this past summer with people of various ages sharing good…


June 21, 2012
about the issue
As a municipal employee, I’ve had plenty of chances to see Mt. Lebanon’s police and fire departments in action, so my opinion may be suspect—some police officers and firefighters are my friends.

May 21, 2012
about the issue
A couple of years ago, my across-the-street neighbor knocked on my front door at 8 a.m. wearing a raincoat over her nightgown. “Look,” she said, pointing to my next-door neighbors’…