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spring 2019
22 Hello Spring!
Say goodbye to Old Man Winter and dig into spring
with flower shows, craft fairs, festivals and more!
15 Special Section: Spring Renovation Guide
If you’re looking to move (or stay and improve),
here are some of the best home improvement and
renovation projects for the spring.
26 Cookies, Pastries, Pies, Oh My!
Every city has its beloved local bakeries—
and Pittsburgh is no exception. Here’s a list of
neighborhood bakeries that offer a variety of
wedding and birthday cakes, cookies,
cupcakes, donuts, pies, pastries and breads. Dough
not hold back!
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From the Publisher
IN the Loop: What’s News in Murrysville
IN Good Taste: Ricky Kirsop, Co-Owner and
Executive Chef, Coast & Main Seafood +
Chop House
IN Person: New Library Director
Emma Beaver
School District News
Municipal News
IN Focus: Murrysville at a Glance
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Industry Insight
9 Eye Care: Associates in Ophthalmology (AIO)
on the cover
IN Community is a publication dedicated to
representing, encouraging and promoting
the Murrysville 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.
Franklin Regional School District Superintendent
Dr. Gennaro R. Piraino, Jr. is surrounded by students from
every FR school as he celebrates being named the 2019
Pennsylvania Superintendent of the Year by the Pennsylvania
Association of School Administrators (PASA). Dr. Piraino is with
FR Senior High School students Marissa Mansour, Kwaku &
Kwame Frempong-Manso and Marshal Mao; FR Middle School
students James Swift, Toryn Fulton and Jadyn Linde; Heritage
Elementary students Kelsey McGee and Nolan Slavonic;
Newlonsburg Elementary students Akshara Anand and Avi
Razey; Sloan Elementary students Luca Bertucci and Amanda
Schaut. See story on page 33 & 34. Photo by Primetime Shots.
See Excela Health page 12
MURRYSVILLE ❘
SPRING 2019
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