- Best Places in Beaver County to Beat the Winter Blues This article is brought to you by our friends at Beaver County Auto With the temperature dropping and the winter blues in full swing, it’s easy to get trapped in the doldrums of January and February. As I like to call it, “winter hibernation” is upon us. However, if you’re looking to get out of the […]
- Top 5 High School Basketball Teams in Beaver County History This is another article we published a little while back. High basketball season kicked off last weekend around the WPIAL and PIAA. Since we published this article, I don’t think much has changed. As a way to kick off the season, I’ve compiled my list of the top five high school basketball teams in Beaver County […]
- Top 5 High School Basketball Coaches in Beaver County History With basketball about to start in a few short days, it’s time to revisit this article we published two years ago. Where do we start? There are so many great coaches in Beaver County history with such tradition-rich programs, it was hard to narrow this list down to five, so I included a few honorable […]
- Opportunities to Volunteer in Beaver County In order to kick off this season of giving on the right foot, Abby put together a list of opportunities to give back by volunteering with some great organizations in our community. If you really want to volunteer in Beaver County, these are great places to start!
- Club Cycle: Beaver County’s New Fitness Addition for 2016 Indoor cycling, commonly referred to as spinning, isn’t quite a “thing” yet in Beaver County. But come mid-January, that’s about to change. Fitness enthusiasts will be jumping for joy with the opening of Club Cycle in Hopewell Shopping Center.
- Three Must-See Holiday Light Displays Christmas is quickly approaching but there’s still time for a few more holiday festivities. Put down that tray of gingerbread cookies. Take a break from wrapping lightsabers and Elsa dolls. Now, get in the car and go see some Christmas lights!
- Leaving Nursing Behind: The Story of Lindsay J’s Cleaning Service “I am a servant. If you are a servant leader, you serve people. I had this professor that once called me a servant leader and I was like, ‘Okay, let me see who is a servant leader’ and I found that Mother Theresa is a servant leader and I thought, ‘You mean I am in […]
- Do You Realize How Much The Jaycees Do for Our Community? “A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” – Saint Basil The Jaycees have always been a little bit of a mystery to me. Years ago a few of my friends’ dads were members. It always made me think of the Flintstones, when the […]
- 10 Signs You Might Be From Brighton Township We all know that the highway signs on I-376 stating that “Brighton” is 1 mile ahead are blatantly wrong. Who says they’re going to “Brighton?” Founded in 1816, Brighton Township has built a community of residents that maintain the kind of neighborly atmosphere of an ideal suburbia. Whether we were short a cup of sugar […]
- Modern-Day Milkman & More: Beaver County Businesses Reminiscent of Times Past The mill industries have dwindled, and much of our farmland has been replaced with housing developments. Although the scenery has changed significantly in the past 50 years, Beaver County residents can still find comfort in these nostalgic businesses that have persevered throughout the years. Brunton Dairy 3681 Ridge Rd. Aliquippa, PA 15001 – 724-375-5910 You have […]
- 7 Places Pope Francis Would Visit in Beaver County It looks like Pope Francis will not be making a surprise visit to Beaver County, but Flat Francis (a spinoff of Flat Stanley) loved touring our little slice of Pennsylvanian paradise. The pope’s inaugural visit to the United States comes to a close today in Philadelphia. Why Philadelphia? We all know that given the choice […]
- Running in Beaver County: 8 Awesome Routes You Need to Know Up until recently, I really hated running. I thought it was boring and stupid and I really didn’t understand how people can just go do nothing but run for more than five minutes at a time. That was, until I found a running buddy to go with after work during the week, and a couple […]
- Beaver County Adventures: 7 Exciting Activity and Food Pairings It’s almost time to bundle up for winter and hibernate for the next six months. Sad face. And if you’re like me, then you’ll want to blow torch and gasoline the good ol’ Farmer’s Almanac for calling for a winter like the one we had last year. Sub-zero temperatures here we come!! I for one, […]
- Beaver County Bucket List: 10 Things You Must Do in Beaver County I’ve always loved the concept of a bucket list. That special collection of things you absolutely must to do before you die. While I was rolling the idea of a bucket list around in my head one afternoon, I realized that we should put together a list of things you absolutely must do that are […]
- Looking Back: The History of Junction Stretch Over a century ago, the short stretch of land along the cliffs on Route 65 between New Brighton and Rochester was the hottest spot in Beaver County… a place called Junction Stretch. People flocked from all over the county, as well as most of Pennsylvania and neighboring states to get in on the fun and […]