A few days ago, Lost Monongahela posted about an 1895 bicycle race that attracted 3000 spectators to the "Race Track" (or at that time, the "Driving Park") on Park Avenue. I just wanted to let you know of another local bicycle race coming in May 2023 called the Whiskey Rebellion Gravel Race. For … [Read more...] about Whiskey Rebellion Bicycle Gravel Race – May 20, 2023
New Eagle Boro council meeting dates and times for 2023
Not much in the paper about the Monongahela area today (and that can be a good thing!) I did notice in the classified section that The Borough of New Eagle posted council meeting dates for 2023 : January 10, 2023 February 14, 2023 March 14, 2023 April 11,2023 May 9, 2023 June 13, 2023 July … [Read more...] about New Eagle Boro council meeting dates and times for 2023
Lessons Learned (and Unlearned) from the Donora Smog Disaster – December 14, 2022
Lessons Learned (and Unlearned from the Donora Smog Disaster is a December 14 online presentation about the Donora smog event of 1948. The folks at Donora Smog Museum are taking part so you know this will be an outstanding presentation. The event is being hosted by The Group Against Smog and … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned (and Unlearned) from the Donora Smog Disaster – December 14, 2022
Monongahela Area News Roundup for 11-21-2022
A few headlines from today's issue of the Mon Valley Independent: ★ GRANTS FOR DONORA - Donora Industrial Park gets $2 Million grant for expansion. This is great news for the valley, but why do Donora, Speers, and Bentleyville always get the multimillion-dollar industrial grants but never … [Read more...] about Monongahela Area News Roundup for 11-21-2022
Santa’s in the House🤘
For decades the City of Monongahela has been at the Vanguard of the tiny house movement as the location of Santa’s cutting-edge front-gabled T1-11 Santa House. Forget reindeer because Santa traveled in style from his summer home on Pigeon Creek to downtown Monongahela on a Ram Cummins Diesel Jerrdan … [Read more...] about Santa’s in the House🤘