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In today's newsletter:

• What Sewickley council's Herbst House vote means for Walnut Street's future.
• Free WWII documentary screening coming to Sewickley's Lindsay Theater Sept. 3.
• Which teams are opening girls volleyball play at Sewickley Academy Saturday?

Also on today's calendar: "Forever Young: A Bob Dylan Tribute" World Premiere and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: An afternoon thundershower, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
• Sunday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sewickley council votes in favor of Herbst House preservation (triblive.com) — Sewickley council has voted 7-1-1 to preserve the historic Herbst House on Walnut Street, ruling it structurally salvageable and rejecting the Catholic Diocese's economic hardship claim. The decision keeps demolition on hold while legal findings are prepared, even as the parish weighs options, including possible federal action, and potential buyers express interest in restoring the long-vacant building.
   

• World War II POW story from Pennsylvania gets told at Sewickley theater (beavercountyradio.com) — A free World War II documentary screening is coming to the Lindsay Theater in Sewickley on Sept. 3, with filmmaker and Pittsburgh native Steve Mancini hosting a Q&A. The award-winning film explores how Italian POWs at Letterkenny Army Depot forged lasting bonds with a Pennsylvania community, highlighting kindness and reconciliation amid wartime hardship.
   

• High school roundup: OLSH golf team splits first two matches (westhillsgazette.com) — Local high school fall sports are kicking off, with girls volleyball action bringing Carlynton to Sewickley Academy this Saturday. The roundup also highlights OLSH golf's split start and upcoming girls soccer matchups, giving Sewickley-area fans an early look at who's playing where as the new season begins.
   

📸 Around Sewickley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sewickley

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Saturday August 22
• UCU Global 5K →
  Sewickley Borough, PA Calendar Sewickley, PA 15143
  6:30 am
Monday August 24
• MS Meet the Teacher Night (Gr. 6-8)
  Quaker Valley Middle School Middle School
  6:00 pm
• Water Quality Testing Walk at Churchill Valley Greenway
  Allegheny Land Trust Churchill Valley Greenway, 1000 Beulah Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235, United States
  6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Borough Workshop Meeting →
  Sewickley Borough, PA Calendar Sewickley, PA 15143
  6:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• ES Meet the Teacher Night →
  Edgeworth Elementary School Edgeworth Elementary
  5:30 pm
• OS Meet the Teacher Night →
  Osborne Elementary School Osborne Elementary
  5:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Volunteer BYO-Boat Workday: Sycamore Island Invasives
  Allegheny Land Trust Verona Public Docks, 101 Arch St, Verona, PA, 15147, United States
  9:00 am
• 2026 Night Mart →
  Sewickley Borough, PA Calendar Sewickley, PA 15143
  6:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• "Forever Young: A Bob Dylan Tribute" World Premiere →
  The Lindsay Theater, 418 Walnut St, Sewickley
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 22
• Moon Area Girls Varsity Soccer @ Quaker Valley →
  Quaker Valley High School, 625 Beaver St, Leetsdale
  10:00 am
• Book Discussion Group @ Ambridge →
  Laughlin Memorial Free Library, 99 11th St, Ambridge
  10:30 am
• South Side Girls Varsity Soccer @ OLSH →
  Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School, 1504 Woodcrest Ave, Coraopolis
  11:00 am
• Markets at The Strip District Terminal
  Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce 2101 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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• Kimco Facility Services, LLC posted a job opening for Warehouse Floor Technician in Coraopolis. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Coraopolis

• Cornell High School football's young roster showing promise entering 2026 (ellwoodcityledger.com)

Moon

• Another round of heavy rain triggers flash flood warnings around Pittsburgh (post-gazette.com)
• North Catholic to kick off '412 Football Classic' in Thursday night clash vs Neshannock (cranberryeagle.com)

Carnegie

• He brings a simple, powerful message of hope to people all over Pittsburgh (post-gazette.com)
• 'The future of school safety': Hempfield Area to launch novel weapon detection system next month (triblive.com)
• With my best friend, Teddy, we ruled Dormont in the 1970s (post-gazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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