Thruway Project Starts, Brewpub Opens: Cranberry Year In Review

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA — The news in Cranberry in 2020 didn't exclusively involve the coronavirus, although there was no shortage of pandemic coverage

Here's what else occurred:

MSA Thruway project begins

The $12 million project will link the Cranberry Springs development and the Cranberry Woods Business Park.

Cranberry gets new brewpub

Checked out the Dented Keg yet?

Cranberry renovating Community Park rotary amphitheater

The amphitheater needed an expanded canopy and state, new lighting, audio upgrades, improved restrooms and ADA accessibility.

Seneca Valley teachers make face shield for first responders

Yes, it's a coronavirus story. But there was no escaping them this year.

Here are some of 2020’s other top stories from around the Pittsburgh area:

Trump, Biden focus on Pittsburgh area, Pennsylvania during the presidential campaign

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden made western Pennsylvania appearances during the campaign and for good reason: Biden’s victory in the state won him the presidency.

Trump rips Pittsburgh Black Lives Matter protesters

Trump took to Twitter to label protesters who interrupted outdoor diners in Pittsburgh as anarchists.

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor’s Wife Called Racial Slur

Pennsylvania second lady Gisele Fetterman recorded the insult, uttered in the parking lot of a Pittsburgh-area grocery store, on her phone.

Pennsylvania Turnpike crash near Pittsburgh leaves five dead, 60 injured

The fatal wreck 30 miles east of the city involved a tour bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles

Steeler quarterback’s barber fires back at Gov. Tom Wolf’s criticism

Wolf criticized Ben Roethlisberger after a video surfaced of him getting a haircut when salons were closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Big Ben’s hair stylist promptly came to his defense and cut down the governor’s remarks.

KDKA-AM takes Wendy Bell off the air

The controversial talk show host was removed from the air, and ultimately departed the station, after she suggested that park rangers should shoot people who vandalize monuments honoring historical figures.

WPXI-TV reporter reveals cancer diagnosis.

Cara Sapida disclosed she is battling breast cancer.

Kennywood retires legendary rides, announces chaperone policy

The West Mifflin amusement park disclosed that four rides that have been mainstays for decades will not return in 2021. Kennywood also announced that minors will require chaperones beginning next year.

Say it isn’t so, O
Without any advance warning, the legendary Original Hot Dog Shop in Oakland closed in April. Then came word that Mt. Lebanon native and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was interested in buying and reopening it. When that didn’t happen, the O’s new owners revealed the future fate of the property.

Legendary Pittsburgh pizza maker retires

After 40 years of tossing dough at one of Pittsburgh’s most revered pizzerias, this man took his final pie out of the oven.