Washington’s cherry blossoms hit peak bloom, sending a fleeting burst of pink across the capital
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March 28, 2026

Washington’s cherry blossoms hit peak bloom, sending a fleeting burst of pink across the capital

By By MEG KINNARD Associated Press 

It’s finally peak bloom for the airy pink cherry blossoms in Washington, a welcome sign of spring in a city of concrete and granite continuously weighed down by the necessary heft of the nation’s decision-making.

Local entrepreneurs win funding at 4th Mon Valley I2E Awards
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April 17, 2026
The grand prize went to Hannah Conard of Sesame and Lillies in Monongahela. For the MVI The Mon Valley Alliance Foundation, in partnership with Washington & Jefferson College’s Ignite Business Incubat...
Mobile home park owner now county’s biggest taxpayer
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
April 17, 2026
The owner of Westmoreland Mall drops to second place. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive A New Jersey-based company that owns mobile home parks and prefabricated residential communities in a dozen states wi...
Madonna Catholic students to stage ‘Peter Pan Jr.’
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 17, 2026
The musical will be presented at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ringgold High School auditorium. Pirates are practicing sword fights, Lost Boys are learning dance numbers and somewhere backstage, Peter Pan is...
West Mifflin to crack down on illegal dumping, clean up vacant properties
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By By TOM LETURGEY For the MVI 
April 17, 2026
Council is targeting the location of the former CarSalas bar as an area of concern in the borough. West Mifflin council is on a mission to clean up borough neighborhoods. The former CarSalas bar at 56...
Main Street Program prepares for first-ever arts festival
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MONONGAHELA
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 17, 2026
Art vendors are being sought for the Aug. 1 event. The Monongahela Main Street Program is preparing for its first-ever arts festival and is calling for all artists in the region to apply and participa...