CONTENTS
summer
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2016
features
10 WACL Welcomes Amanda Kirby to New Role
Former Assistant Library Director starts new chapter as
Director.
13 Special Section: Real Estate
If you’re ready to move, here are 10 ways to be a strong
competitor in the real estate market.
19 Summer’s Local Harvest
Take advantage of this season’s vibrant organic bounty at one
of the local farmers markets in your community.
24 Scouts Honored
Troop 248 scouts win international award for conservation
efforts.
27 Endless Summer Fun!
Our 2016 Summer Events Guide is packed with community
festivals, outdoor concerts and movies, family-friendly
destinations and other summertime treats.
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on the cover
Left to Right: Jacob Kanaskle, Ethan Cooper and Alex Knot. See story on
page 24.
PHOTO BY CATHY SNYDER.
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From the Publisher
IN the Loop: What’s News in West Allegheny
IN Good Taste: Randy Tozzie, Chef and Owner, Bakn
IN Focus: West Allegheny at a Glance
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IN Community is a publication dedicated to representing, encouraging and promoting the West Allegheny 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.
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