A dog day afternoon at Dormont Pool

For 7-year-old Merlin, a golden retriever from Upper St. Clair, the only thing he wanted to do was to be in the water and chase the ball.

Dog day afternoon

JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Logan Hirsch, 8, serves his dog a bowl of water while navigating through the crowd of dogs at a water faucet at Central Bark.

True-life material proves irresistible at Telluride

The dramatic features 'The King's Speech,' '127 Hours' and 'The First Grader' score at the film festival. — Truth can certainly be stranger than fiction. If you look toward the Telluride Film Festival, it might also be stronger.

Around Your Town 9/7/10

Patricia Fedewa of Sierra Vista enjoys Labor Day Monday at Veterans’ Memorial Park. (Beatrice Richardson • Herald/Review)  Sierra Vista Woman’s Club monthly luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. today at the Pueblo del Sol Country Club. The guest will be Sue Stilwell from Stilwell’s Learning Center, talking about learning difficulties for children and adults. For membership information, call Leah Davis ...

Shoebox project fills a need

Operation Christmas Child is a shoebox project where children fill shoeboxes (adult-sized) with practical items for children in Third World countries. Yes, it is early for Christmas, but the back-to-school sales are on and what better time to start your shoebox! And while we are at it, we are [...]