Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Collier Township police blotter, April 21 to May 4.
Collier Township police are investigating a theft at Sally’s Beauty Supply on April 25. According to the police report, a black male who looked to be in his 30s stole two flat iron, each valued at $70, from the store in Great Southern Shopping Center. He reportedly left the area in an older-style Jeep driven by a white female. Those with information can contact Collier police. Also in the blotter: April 24 May 4 Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter!
Monday, April 15, 2013
The seafood restaurant had a “soft opening” over the weekend and plan to formally open on Monday afternoon.
The Rumfish Grille in the Great Southern Shopping Center is expected to open Monday. The seafood restaurant had a “soft opening” over the weekend and plan to formally open on Monday afternoon. The new restaurant is located in the corner of Great Southern next to Tuesday Mornings. The opening date has been slowed over the past year for unknown reasons. Construction started on the restaurant in Kirwan Heights more than a year ago. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter
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Great Southern Shopping Center
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
We’ve put together a “live traffic map” that shows you how Route 50 and other roads around the South Hills are moving as people make a final rush on Christmas shopping.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Mike Jones
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
There are only a few more shopping days left before Christmas and the strip malls and stores that dot Route 50 from Bridgeville to Heidelberg are expected to be packed. That means Washington Pike likely will be bumper-to-bumper traffic as people try to get out of Chartiers Valley Shopping Center, Great Southern, Collier Town Square or Raceway Plaza. We’ve put together a “live traffic map” that shows you how Route 50 and other roads around Pittsburgh are flowing. You can click on the map and move it around to see other parts of the South Hills. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Firefighters from Collier Township’s three departments collected Toys for Tots at Great Southern Shopping Center over the past two weekends.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Mike Jones
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Sunday, December 9, 2012
Firefighters from Collier Township’s three departments spent the past two weekends collecting Toys for Tots. The firefighters collected toys all day Saturday and Sunday next to the Texas Roadhouse at Great Southern Shopping Center. They collected boxes and boxes of toys that filled a Kirwan Heights ambulance. They also received two bicycles for kids. Tiffini Marucci and her two sons, Jake and Nico dropped off toys and got to meet the firefighters and look at their trucks on Saturday afternoon. Firefighters from Kirwan Heights, Presto and Rennerdale also collected toys toys for the organization last weekend. Do you have photos of the Toys for Tots drive? Upload them to this story! Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for…
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Great Southern Shopping Center
1155 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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Friday, October 19, 2012
A Washington County man allegedly exposed himself to workers at two Collier tanning salons.
Police say a Washington County man who came into two Collier Township tanning salons this month was looking for more than a tan. The man apparently exposed himself to the women working at the two separate tanning salons when he came in to inquire about their rates, Collier Township police said. Heath W. Piper, 31, of Canton Township, now faces numerous charges of indecent exposure, open lewdness, harassment, disorderly conduct and criminal attempt. Police said Piper walked into the Sun Club in Great Southern Shopping Center on Oct. 6 and talked to a worker there about purchasing a tanning package. While she showed Piper around the business, police said he exposed himself as they were looking at tanning lotions on display. Like the …
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1597 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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The Sun Club
1155 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
A man accused of huffing furniture polish was arrested while at Great Southern Shopping Center last month.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Mike Jones
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
A man accused of huffing furniture polish was arrested while at Great Southern Shopping Center last month. Collier Township police said they arrested Joseph Kundra, 20, of South Fayette, after he was found sleeping at the shopping center and later allegedly argued with two women. Police were first called to the shopping center on Sept. 20 after patrons at LA Fitness apparently saw him sleeping nearby. He awoke and appeared to be under the influence of drugs, police said. He later was seen arguing with two women at Sally’s Beauty Supplies on the other side of the shopping center, police said. Police charged him with public drunkenness, illegal use of solvents and disorderly conduct. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up …
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Great Southern Shopping Center
1155 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
A Scott Township woman who is a three-year survivor of thyroid cancer is organizing a fundraiser at Fitness Fanatics to raise money and awareness for the fight against thyroid cancer.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Mike Jones
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
A Scott Township woman who is a three-year survivor of thyroid cancer is trying to raise money and awareness for the fight against the disease. Christine Sypien is organizing the Pilates and More for a Cure fundraiser on Sept. 29 at Fitness Fanatics in Great Southern Shopping Center. The event will go from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and offer food, door prizes, a Chinese auction and speakers talking about thyroid cancer. Sypien hopes it will raise awareness about the disease and allow people to share their stories and offer strength to others. “It’s a goal that I have,” she said. “I educate a lot of people through Facebook. A lot about what I’ve learned and what I’ve experienced.” The fundraiser costs $20 per person and you can either buy tickets …
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Fitness Fanatics
1155 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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Friday, March 30, 2012
A place called Rumfish and a small lunch shop called Mike and Tony's Gyros are opening soon.
Two new restaurants will be opening up this year in the Great Southern Shopping Center. Construction is moving forward on Rumfish, a restaurant that apparently will be owned by the same people who operate Coconuts in the Pittsburgh area, in the corner of the shopping center next to Tuesday Mornings. The other restaurant, Mike and Tony’s Gyros, which already has an eatery located in the South Side, will be on the other side of the shopping center closer to Texas Roadhouse. Tom Plietz, who is Collier Township’s code enforcement officer, said the restaurant has been on Carson Street for “many years” and the owners are trying to expand their business. “That have pretty good gyros, actually,” Plietz said. Construction on Mike and Tony’s hasn’t …
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Phoenix Big Cinemas
1025 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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Giant Eagle
1025 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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Great Southern Shopping Center
1155 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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Tuesday Mornings
1155 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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Texas Roadhouse
1155 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
A Beechview man accused of breaking into cars was caught by police after trying to run away from officers.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Mike Jones
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Police arrested a Beechview man wanted for several car break-ins around the South Hills after a brief chase along Route 50. Scott police officers said they saw 44-year-old William Smith trying to break into a car at the Legacy of Dance Studio off Main Street on Feb. 16 and tried to stop him. He left the scene and went to Great Southern Shopping Center, where Collier police joined the pursuit. Officers followed him over a hillside and were able to arrest him near Interstate 79. Scott police charged him with criminal mischief, prowling and theft. Collier police charged Smith with flight to avoid apprehension, resisting arrest, receiving stolen property and possessing instruments of crime. Police said he was also wanted for breaking into cars…
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Great Southern Shopping Center
1155 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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1810 Main St, Bridgeville, PA
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Friday, January 27, 2012
The discount grocery store chain opened seven new stores in the Pittsburgh area Thursday.
The inflatable orange piggy bank was flying high Thursday as Bottom Dollar Foods opened seven new discount grocery stores around Pittsburgh. Hundreds of people packed the new store in the Great Southern Shopping Center all day and found great deals and long checkout lines. “We’ve been very well received by the community, I’m pleased to say,” store manager Bob Powell said. “Pittsburgh has really embraced us.” The North Carolina-based grocery store chain also opened stores in Scott, Baldwin, Penn Hills, McKeesport and Aliquippa with more on the way. Despite the strong showing during the grand opening Thursday, he expects even more people to pack the store over the weekend. “We expected a strong opening, but this exceeded our expectations,” …
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Great Southern Shopping Center
1155 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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10:43 am on Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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