Friday, May 17, 2013
The art show is today, Friday, and Saturday at Dormont Municipal Center.
The lobby of Dormont Municipal Center is a little more colorful this weekend. Through this Saturday, May 18, the 11th annual Spring Art Exhibit and art sale is in the lobby of municipal center. The art show is sponsored by Primary Colors Art Guild and LifeSpan's Hillsdale Community Resource Center. Artists will be at the municipal center today, Friday, between 6 and 9 p.m. and tomorrow, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to show off their work. The event features appetizers, a Chinese auction and raffles. Pittsburgh artist Robert Daley will judge the event. The art show is free to the public, and a free shuttle to the art show from the Dormont Pool parking lot will be provided Friday evening. Join Patch for more community news or join us on …
Monday, May 6, 2013
Dormont Council's regular meeting is Monday, May 6.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Dormont Council's regular meeting is Monday, May 6.
Dormont Borough Council will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, May 6, at 7 p.m. at Dormont Municipal Center. Council plans to approve several new hires in the borough, including Jeff Stakich as Fire Apparatus Operator/Desk Officer, and Adam Schmidt and Robert Barnes III as police officers. Council also plans to fill a vacancy on the planning commission, approve a donation to Boy Scout Troop 23, and to approve several items relating to borough policy and maintenance issues. Updates about the West Liberty Avenue Redevelopment Plan, the CMU parking study, and the traffic calming study on Voelkel and Belrose avenues will be provided. Parts I and II of the agenda package are attached to this article as PDF documents. The agenda also is …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Dancers from Shovlin Academy of Irish Dance competed March 29 in the 2013 World Irish Dance Championship.
Dancers from Shovlin Academy of Irish Dance took their talents from a studio in Dormont Municipal Center to the world stage last weekend. The troupe performed at the 2013 World Irish Dance Championship in Boston, and placed ninth out of 13 groups. Instructor Sheila Shovlin created and choreographed the narrative drama the troupe performed—a unique performance, considering that many competitors at the Championship perform solo, rather than in a group. Shovlin's sister, instructor Liz Shovlin Grinko, said considering the level of competition the troupe was up against, ninth place is not bad at all. "They were very happy with that," she said. "We were competing with dancers from higher brackets who were there for solos as well, so you had …
Monday, April 1, 2013
Dormont Council will meet today, Monday, April 1.
Dormont Council meets today, Monday, April 1, at 7 p.m. at Dormont Municipal Center. Agenda items include amending the fee schedule, amending the agreement with Cochran Real Estate, and approving a memorandum of understanding with Keystone Oaks School District to provide for procedures in case of an emergency at the schools. The borough manager also will provide updates on the West Liberty Avenue Redevelop project, the Voelkel and Belrose avenues traffic calming project, and the CMU parking study. The meeting agenda, as well as all related documents, are attached to this article in PFD format. The documents also are available on the Dormont Borough website. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Shovlin Academy of Irish Dance will compete in the 2013 World Irish Dance Championship in Boston on Friday.
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Wednesday, March 27
Six minutes. It’s enough time for one dance, and it’s all the time one Dormont troupe will have to impress judges at the 2013 World Irish Dance Championship this weekend. The team from Shovlin Academy of Irish Dance is one of 14 groups competing in their category Friday, and instructor Liz Shovlin Grinko said her dancers—ranging in age from 10 to 18—are ready. “The kids are excited about the experience,” she said. “They’ve had a lot of fun, and like in anything, they support each other as a team.” The experience is one many dancers never get to take part in, and the world stage will be quite different from their home studio on the lower level of Dormont Municipal Center. In the world of Irish dance, this competition is the highest level, …
Monday, March 4, 2013
Here is the agenda for the March 4 Dormont Council meeting.
Dormont Council will meet today, Monday, March 4 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at Dormont Municipal Center for its regular monthly meeting. An executive session will be held prior to the meeting. The agenda for the meeting is attached here as a PDF document. The agenda and all materials related to the agenda also are available on the Dormont Borough website. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for our email Newsletter.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Input from residents will be increasingly important as the year-long process continues, local officials said.
Dormont Borough officials last week began the process of developing a comprehensive plan for the borough, a project that hasn’t been completed since 1995. “This is day three,” said Scott Page, in an interview with Dormont-Brookline Patch on Thursday. “This is about as early in the process as it gets. This is the fact-finding stage, where we get to know Dormont, collect available data and put together our own.” Page is an urban designer and planner, and founding principal of Philadelphia-based Interface Studio. The company has done work in the Pittsburgh and Chicago areas, and will be leading Dormont’s comprehensive plan process. Page and his team were camped out in Dormont Municipal Center for much of last week, interviewing staff, council…
Friday, February 8, 2013
Mardi Gras on Main Street is in Dormont is this weekend at Dormont Rec Center.
You don't have to be in "The Big Easy" this time of year to celebrate Mardi Gras—you can celebrate right here in Dormont. All are welcome—if they are age 21 or older—to celebrate the event at Dormont Rec Center tomorrow, Feb. 9, and enjoy beer, mixers, music and a light buffet. A Chinese auction and 50-50 "Basket of Cheer" Raffle will be held. The event starts at 8 p.m. and ends at midnight. The cost is $20 per person. Tickets are available at Dormont Municipal Center, or by contacting Karen Coyle at 412-720-8081 or karencoyle@prudentialpreferred.com, or Michele Ross at 412-860-9035. Proceeds benefit Dormont Main Street's efforts to help the Allegheny Together Program. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
One change you might notice this month.
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Tuesday, January 29
Dormont residents—if you haven't already received your garbage bill, you will soon, and you might notice one big change. Since Central Tax Bureau, the company that used to handle garbage billing for the borough, went out of business, Jordan Tax Service will now be issuing the bill. Jordan Tax Service is now the agent for garbage billing, as well as for collection of current or delinquent funds. Those with questions can contact Dormont Municipal Center, or Jordan Tax Service. This information was sent by email blast from Dormont Borough. To sign up for the Dormont Borough email blasts, click here. To sign up for the Dormont-Brookline Patch newsletter, click here. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up…
proudmumof2
7:03 pm on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
So proud of my cousin Morgan and her fellow dancers. They worked so hard to get there. Way to go ladies! more ›