145 Colgan Terrace, Verona Pa 15147 Presented by Staci Rullo Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices The Preferred Realty Custom build in 2002, this home with a level main entry features a main floor, equipped laundry room, vaulted ceilings and a master bedroom ensuite with a soaking tub. Adjacent to the kitchen in a morning room and a great room with a brick…
128 Majestic Drive, Mars, PA 16046 Presented by Jill Stehnach Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices The Preferred Realty Featuring four bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths, this custom-built home sits on a .75 acre lot in the Carriage Manor neighborhood of Cranberry Township. The open floorplan includes vaulted, two-story ceilings and hardwood flooring throughout. The main level owners suite includes a tray…
1430 Laurel Drive Franklin Park, PA 15143 Presented by Kay Barchetti Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices The Preferred Realty This custom-built carriage home includes three bedrooms and is located in the North Allegheny School District. The kitchen features thick granite countertops, a center island, stainless appliances, and additional built-in cherry and granite server and china cabinet. There are dual dens on…
3121 Tall Oak Dr, Hampton, PA 15101 Presented by Joan Sorce Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices The Preferred Realty This four-bedroom ranch is located in Hampton Township and is just 25 minutes from Downtown. The kitchen Is lined with cherry cabinets and granite countertops offering plenty of space. The master suite is features a 14×9 walk-in closet and hardwood floors….
207 Thornberry Court, Mars, PA 16046 This home is located in the Sewickley Farms community in the North Allegheny School District. An updated kitchen with granite countertops features an open floor plan. The kitchen is adjacent to a spacious living area. The owner’s suite comes equipped with a walk-in closet and plenty of room. Dual vanities…
PHOTOS BY JENNI GRACE PHOTOGRAPHY (Editor’s Note: This story was first published in March 2020) The series finale of the television sitcom, “Schitt’s Creek,” is in sight, and fans of the show are preparing for the Rose family’s final farewell. Local photographer Jenni Repcik, owner of Jenni Grace Photography, decided to get creative with her end-of-series celebration — a wedding…
3843 Meyers Lane, Hampton, PA 15101 This home in Hampton features a maintenance-free brick exterior and is located close to to Hartwood Acres Park Upon entering the home, visitors are greeted by a two-story entry way. Hardwood floors extend from the house’s entry point to the living and dining rooms. French doors line the living area and…
PHOTOS COURTESY ACE HOTEL PITTSBURGH Editor’s Note: Ace Hotel Pittsburgh closed in March 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are pet-friendly hotels, and then there is the Ace Hotel Pittsburgh, the local outpost of the hip Ace Hotel brand headquartered in Los Angeles and New York, housed in a century-old former YMCA in East Liberty. Dogs (and…
PHOTOS COURTESY KIMPTON HOTEL MONACO PITTSBURGH A stay at Kimpton Hotel Monaco opens Downtown up, allowing you to see the Golden Triangle the way a tourist might. You’ll be able to stroll from one cultural landmark to the next, scheduling great meals before marquee performances. Of course, the hotel is so hospitable you’ll also be disinclined to ever leave the…
PHOTOS COURTESY THE OAKLANDER Considering Oakland’s historical importance and centrality to Pittsburgh’s two most significant talking points — eds and meds — it was a longtime oversight that there wasn’t a top-flight place for people to stay in the neighborhood. Enter The Oaklander Hotel, part of the Marriott Autograph Collection, which opened in a new building last year. Ascend 10…
PHOTOS BY LAURA PETRILLA The North Side’s Priory Hotel, built in 1888, is comfortable in the most home-away-from-home sort of way. Staying at the former monastery-turned-42-room hotel, which retains many of its original features, feels like staying in a small European inn — or even the stately home of a distant relative. Aside from Monk’s Bar, a three-table bar…
PHOTO BY CHUCK BEARD If you’re a hard-core camper with antifreeze in your veins and crickets as your noise machine, you’ll want to pitch a tent at one of Cook Forest’s 210 campsites. Each has a picnic table and fire ring, and pets are permitted for an additional fee. Full-hookup campsites have on-site water, electric (50-amp) and sewage; electric-only sites…
PHOTOS BY TYLER NORMAN Like nearly all of the projects Laken Design has tackled in its 18 months of existence, the renovation of a 9,000-square-foot home on 52 acres in New Wilmington began with the lighting. “Lighting isn’t just there to provide light,” says Laken Design co-founder Kate Tomalis. “For us, it’s a statement. We build off of it.” For…
PHOTOS BY ED MASSERY When Rob and Barb Spagiare told Debbie Battistone, the project manager at Studio d’ARC on the South Side, and Gerard Damiani, the design principal, the goals for their kitchen renovation, the two knew how to give the Spagiares their dream kitchen — and their future dream home. It involved knocking down walls. “We set up a…
PHOTOS BY ANTHONY MUSMANNO For years, the triangular, sloping lot in a well-established Murrysville neighborhood sat empty — passed over by buyers. While others may have seen difficulty in developing the unique lot, Darren Lloyd, associate principal at mossArchitects in Garfield, and his clients — Joanna Fong and Justin Isariyawongse — clocked something else. “We saw potential in it,” Lloyd says….
116 Barnes Ridge Lane, Butler, PA 16001 This log house is located in Butler, just 30 minutes from Cranberry and 40 minutes from Pittsburgh. The kitchen features top-of-the-line appliances including a Subzero refrigerator. The kitchen shares a double-sided fireplace with, and is adjacent to, a large dining area. Spacious ceilings accompany the open living area accented by…
In their own words, the designers explain their vision for this very special room. “When designing the Ultimate House Study Room, we wanted the room to reflect our store mission of ‘bringing together the Best Makers in Pittsburgh and placing their heart and skill into your own home’. Each piece was harmoniously designed to speak individually to you as you…
119 Southridge Drive, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066 This house is located in the community of Southridge Estates in Cranberry Township. The open-floor kitchen has granite countertops, 9-foot ceilings, and access to a pantry. Connected to the kitchen is an open family room that has a gas fireplace. The second floor contains four bedrooms…
A small church on Lincoln Way in White Oak caused a traffic jam early Wednesday morning. For the sixth year running, Faith Lutheran Church held its annual “drive through ashes,” where people could receive ashes for Ash Wednesday, in the front parking lot of the church without having to leave their cars. Pastor William B Meekins Jr. of McKeesport Shared…
9727 Harmony Drive, McCandless, PA 15237 Rustic meets luxury in this four-bedroom home nestled in McCandless. An eat-in kitchen spans almost 30 feet and includes an island, six-burner stove, a warming tray and two dishwashers among other highlights. Beamed ceilings expand from the kitchen to a casual dining area accompanied by a fireplace. The large dining room…
As you might imagine in a $2.65 million luxury terrace penthouse Downtown, the bedrooms are amazing spaces. “Using the glorious nearly 360-degree view enveloping this pied-a-terre in the sky, our team envisioned bringing that sense of openness to the bedrooms; using glass legs, expansive headboards and creatively shaped pieces, we evoked a sense of serene, sensuous luxury,“ says the PerLora…
163 Overlook Drive Pittsburgh Pa 15237 Located on a half-acre lot, this spacious home is in the Avonworth School District. Visitors are greeted by a 19 X 6-foot concrete porch. The entire house has just been professionally painted. The home features a light and airy flow, with new, high-end light fixtures. The kitchen includes new stainless-steel…
PHOTOS BY JARED MURPHY Saturday’s weather wasn’t exactly ideal for a run in your underwear. But temperatures barely above freezing did not deter more than 600 runners from taking part in the 6th annual Cupid’s Undie Run on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The one-mile run helps to raise awareness and find a cure for neurofibromatosis, a genetic tumor condition affecting one…
PHOTOS BY RICHARD COOK On Feb. 2, 2010, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter. What Phil, and many meteorologists, didn’t predict was the massive winter storm three days later. Burying Pittsburgh in 21 inches of snow over Feb. 5 and 6, “Snowmageddon” was the fourth largest winter storm to ever hit the Pittsburgh area. 10…
