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CONTENTS spring • 2 016 features 45 Special Section: Remix, Remodel, Remake Improving your home is synonymous with improving your life. Here are some amazing ways to transform your home into a place you never want to leave. 58 Centering on the Community The new Lauri Ann West Community Center in O’Hara Township offers innovative programming and a revitalization of the facilities to provide a friendly community gathering place for all ages. 60 Special Section: Family Law The most common questions — and expert answers — on personal injury, marriage, divorce, child support, adoption, guardianship and more. 63 Celebrate Spring 10 on the cover Fairview Elementary School computer literacy teacher Lisa Lang works with kindergartners using a B-Bot®, a programmable floor robot. The students program the robot to determine its moves. For example, the B-Bot can be programmed to move to a specific letter on the floor map, where the students then provide a word or words that begin with that letter’s sound. See story on page 10. Photo by Primetime Shots. Welcome the warmer weather with our guide to the spring events and festivals in your area. 70 Proud Pittsburgh Pipers The prestigious Balmoral School of Piping and Drumming brings the culture of Scotland to Fox Chapel. 75 Gardens Galore Spring is the perfect time to visit a local public garden or even join a garden club! departments 6 8 From the Publisher 32 IN the Loop: What’s News in Fox Chapel 36 IN Good Taste: Scott Croyle, Executive Chef, Table 86 by Hines Ward Fox Chapel Area School District News sponsored 38 IN Person: Fox Chapel’s Jared Reichbaum 40 IN Events: 16th Annual Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive 42 IN Events: St. Lucy’s Auxiliary to the Blind 52nd Medallion Ball 80 IN Focus: Fox Chapel at a Glance 58 content Business Spotlights 7 Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky 52 Premier Granite & Stone LLC 54 LMS Greenhouse & Nursery 69 Horizon Hospitality 73 Confluence Financial Partners 74 Zora Family Dental Industry Insights 31 Real Estate: Berkshire Hathaway - 33 Your Hearing: Eartique 41 Dental Care: Fox Chapel Advanced Dental Care 44 Family Law: Iwanyshyn & Associates 50 Mitigation: FireDEX of Pittsburgh 57 Dealing with Addiction: Gateway Rehab 62 Funeral Services: Perman Funeral Home Jane Siddons Herrmann IN Community is a publication dedicated to representing, encouraging and promoting the Fox Chapel Area area and its comprising municipalities by focusing on the talents and gifts of the people who live and work here. Our goal is to provide readers with the most informative and professional regional publication in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Fox Chapel Area | Spring 2016 | icmags.com 5