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Saturday, December 03, 2011

Friday, December 02, 2011

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Butler High School ~

How many have walked up this elegant staircase?
Photo: Barbara Bloom

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Alameda Park ~

Where the merry-go-round used to be . . .
Photo: Robert Emigh

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Butler Eagle Building ~



We have been reading the revered Eagle since 1903.
This art deco ofice building was constructed in 1924 by Harry Wimer.
Photo: Barbara Bloom

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Bret Michaels ~

Born in Butler, Bret Michaels is a musician, actor, director, screenwriter, producer and reality television personality. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Poison.


Saturday, October 08, 2011

The Phillips Mansion ~ Rt. 8 South

Photo: Chuck Schneider
Once Ernie's Esquire Inn but now called 
"The Mansion".
It is an elegant venue for weddings, parties, corporate events.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Maridon Museum ~

The Maridon opened on May 8th, 2004. It is the only museum in the Western Pennsylvania region with a specific focus on Asian Art and Culture coupled with German Meissen porcelain. The museum — both the objects and the buildings that house them — is the gift of Mary Hulton Phillips.
Photo: Barbara Bloom

Saturday, September 03, 2011

Dight's Diner ~

Photo: Ron Dylewski 
The American Roadside.com
At the corner of Washington and Jefferson Streets. In 1953 it was bought by Bill Morgan who set up his first restaurant here.

Friday, September 02, 2011

BHS Football Results ~ 2011


Photo: GoldenTornadoSports.net
BHS 24 [W] 14 New Castle
BHS 07 [L ] 49 North Allegheny
BHS 16 [W] 06 Canon-McMillan
BHS 00 [L ] 35 Pine Richland
BHS 06 [L ] 34 Shaler
BHS 00 [L ] 38 North Hills
BHS 10 [L ] 42 Mars
BHS 07 [L ] 42 Erie McDowell
BHS 21 [L ] 47 Seneca Valley