Donald E. Fortune, 80, of Ambridge, passed away on April 26th, 2025, at Beaver Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Rochester on August 17th, 1944, a son of the late Arthur Fortune and Jacqueline Haddock McCaskey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Timothy Cermak and five brothers. He is survived by his loving wife, Alice A. (Cermak) Fortune, three sons, Richard (Wendy) Fortune, Dale Fortune and John Cermak, two daughters, Deborah (Rick) Todd and Norma Todd, four sisters, seventeen grandchildren and twenty-one grandchildren. Donald was a water tender at J & L Steel for many years who enjoyed spending time with his family. Friends will be received on Tuesday, April 29th from 2-4 P.M. and 6-8 P.M. in the CORLESS-MATTER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, LLC, 1133 Church Street, Ambridge, where a service will be held on Wednesday, April 30th at 12 noon. Interment will follow in Economy Cemetery, 1690 Ridge Road Extension, Ambridge.
May brings a double dose of Pearl Jam and an eagerly awaited return of AC/DC to Pittsburgh, plus the season opener at The Pavilion at Star Lake and other cool concerts in western Pennsylvania.
Post Malone and George Strait headline Pittsburgh stadiums this May.
Barry Manilow plays his final Pittsburgh show, the last of The Monkees makes a Strip District winery stage appearance; Herb Alpert brings a taste of Tijuana to the Cultural District and a Hollywood film star’s book-signing will pack a McKees Rocks club.
The Pittsburgh area concert guide for May and beyond:
July 17: Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake; July 18: Ghost; July 22: Shinedown; Aug. 19: Linkin Park; Oct. 15: Tate McRae; Oct. 18: Cody Johnson; Oct. 19: Mumford & Sons; Oct. 23-24: Sabrina Carpenter; Nov. 12: Jonas Brothers.
June 3: Vampire Weekend; June 6: Teddy Swims; June 7: Mt. Joy; June 12: Slightly Stoopid; June 13: Jack’s Mannequin (sold out); June 14: Less Than Jake; June 20: Megan Moroney (sold out); June 21: Khruangbin; June 23: Whiskey Myers; June 25: Brand New; June 28: The Clarks; July 1: 311; July 11: Sam Barber; July 23: Keshi; Aug. 1: Blackberry Smoke; Aug. 2: Rock, Reggae & Relief with Stephen & Damian Marley; Aug. 3: The Head & The Heart; Aug. 7: Lord Huron; Aug. 9: Flaming Lips/Modest Mouse; Aug. 21: Chevelle and Asking Alexandria; Aug. 26: Gary Clark Jr.; Sept. 3: Men I Trust; Sept. 5: Women Who Rock; Sept. 8: PUP; Sept. 9: Alabama Shakes; Sept. 10: Vance Joy; Sept. 12: Pixies; Sept. 13: Bruce Dickinson; Sept. 20: Suicide Boys; Sept. 25: Garbage; Sept. 26: Gavin Adcock; Sept. 27: Russell Dickerson.
June 8: The Menzingers; June 14: Santigold; June 15: Band of Horses; June 23: Billy Corgan; July 16: Yelawolf; July 23: Jojo Siwa; Aug. 18: Silversun Pickups; Aug. 19: The Struts; Sept. 11: Rilo Kelly; Sept. 20: Marilyn Manson; Sept. 30: Franz Ferdinand; Nov. 11: Minus The Bear.
June 6: Los Lonely Boys; June 18: Big Country, Tommy Tutone; June 26: Mark Farner; June 27: Slaughter; July 3: Samantha Fish; July 8: Ace Frehley; Aug. 17: Stryper; Aug. 27: Sister Hazel; Sept. 10: Michael Schenker; Sept. 24: Lita Ford; Oct. 4: Here Comes the Mummies; Oct. 26: Tab Benoit.
June 3: Jill Sobule; June 7: Jorma Kaukonen; June 8: Napoleon Dynamite Live; June 14: Bob Schneider; June 25-26: Robert Glasper; July 6: Kasey Chambers; July 14: Mekons; July 26: Joe Grushecky.
June 29: Frankie Avalon; July 3: Robin Trower; July 10: The Wallflowers; July 11: Little River Band; Aug. 3: Graham Nash; Sept. 14: Vicki Lawrence & Mama; Oct. 1: Don Gatlin & the original Kenny Rogers Band; Oct. 3: Geoff Tate; Nov. 22: The Outlaws.
June 13: Thomas Rhett; June 14: Halsey; June 26: Avril Lavigne; July 9: The Lumineers; July 15: Pantera; July 19: Wiz Khalifa; July 24: Toto, Christopher Cross and Men at Work; July 26: Kesha; July 31: Kidz Bop; Aug. 2: Luke Bryan; Aug. 6: Doobie Brothers; Aug. 9: Jason Aldean; Aug. 10: Styx, Kevin Cronin and Donnie Iris; Aug. 29: Dierks Bentley; Sept. 5: Hardy; Sept. 20: $uicide Boy$; Oct. 1: Alice Cooper-Judas Priest.
July 2: Diana Krall; July 12: Vince Gill; July 20: Frankie Valli; July 26: Nas with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Aug. 6: Wilco; Aug. 23: Louis C.K.
June 5: Trace Adkins; June 6: Warrant, Lita Ford; July 5: Jon Anderson; July 10: Lee Brice; July 18: Old Crow Medicine Show; Aug. 8: Billy Currington; Sept. 6: Gabby Barrett.
June 26: Ryan Adams, Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh; June 27: Buckcherry, Westmoreland County Fairgrounds; Sept. 13-14: Four Chord Music Festival, EQT Park, Washington, Pa.
PITTSBURGH—The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival announced its free concert lineup and new location in Pittsburgh’s Strip District.
Performing and visual arts attractions including an Artist Market with 200 regional and nationally touring artists, a Juried Visual Art Exhibition, dance performances, the Creativity Zone with family-friendly activities, film and more will take place June 5-8 at the riverfront lots at the 15th Street Plaza along Waterfront Place in the Strip, while its future home at Arts Landing, a new four-acre civic space in the Cultural District, is constructed in 2025.
“New neighborhood, same spirit,” summarized Brooke Horejsi, chief programming & engagement officer for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, coordinators of the annual festival. “Gathering together in the Strip District adds a new dimension to this year’s festival but the artistry and community spirit that has defined this cherished event for decades will have us feeling right at home.”
FEATURED MUSIC LINEUP
The following concerts will take place on the Dollar Bank Main Stage, located on the west side of the riverfront lots at the 15th Street Plaza along Waterfront Place. Additional shows are listed among the complete lineup at TrustArts.org/TRAF.
Thursday, June 5
Las Cafeteras (7:30-9 p.m.) | Las Cafeteras’ infectious live performances have crossed many genres and borders along the way. They remix roots music as modern-day troubadours. From Afro-Mexican to Americana, soul to son jarocho, roots to rock and hip hop, Las Cafeteras take folk music to the future. “Creative, socially conscious, it’s perfect.” – NPR
Friday, June 6
Preservation Hall Jazz Band (7:30-9 p.m.) | The Preservation Hall Jazz Band has held the torch of New Orleans music aloft for more than 60 years, all the while carrying it enthusiastically forward as a reminder that the history they were founded to preserve is a vibrantly living history.
Tiera Kennedy (6-7 p.m.)| Tiera Kennedy is an artist, visionary and movement-builder who aims to inspire and share her truth as liberation – and a lesson to live life fully with love and joy. Tiera is emerging as one of the most exciting voices in the format—injecting country music with a breath of vitality. Tiera’s talents have already garnered acclaim, including recognition as a collaborator on Beyoncé’s groundbreaking Grammy-winning album Cowboy Carter.
Saturday, June 7
Cautious Clay (7:30-9 pm) | The singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist also known as Joshua Karpeh hits a galvanizing stride that unfolds hour-by-hour on his newest project, “The Hours: Morning,” a conceptual endeavor that’s equal parts mixtape and emotive timetable.
Souls of Mischief (6-7 p.m.) | The hip hop/funk group from Oakland, Calif. is composed of emcees A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai.
Sunday, June 8
Suzanne Vega (7:30-9 pm) | The acclaimed songwriter helped spearhead the folk revival of the early 1980s. Vega will perform a career-spanning show including favorites like “Tom’s Diner,” “Luka,” and many more, plus new material from her new album, “Flying with Angels” (May 2025) joined by longtime guitarist Gerry Leonard (of David Bowie fame) and cellist Stephanie Winters.
Lisa Loeb (6-7 pm) | With a career spanning nearly 20 studio albums and EPs, multiple entrepreneurial ventures, the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter is best known for her platinum hit “Stay (I Missed You)” from the 1994 film ”Reality Bites.” Loeb was the first independent artist to have a #1 single on the charts without a recording contract.
Lisa Loeb will entertain at the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. Photo: Juan Patino
PERFORMING & VISUAL ARTS HIGHLIGHTS
The popular Artist Market returns with more than 200 artists from around the region and nation selling fine art and fine crafts. Some artists will be on-site for two days and others all four days, meaning visitors can discover new artists starting on Saturday. A full list of artists and their exhibition dates is available at TrustArts.org/TRAFmarket (Daily, 12-8 p.m.)
Celebrated as one of the region’s longest-running, juried exhibitions, the 2025 edition of the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival’s annual Juried Visual Art Exhibition celebrates the rich history, vibrant culture, and scenic beauty of the Pittsburgh region. This open call invites artists within a 150-mile radius of downtown Pittsburgh to submit works that reflect the spirit, resilience, and diversity of this area—whether through landscapes, portraits, urban scenes, or abstract (Daily, 12-8 p.m., SPACE Gallery downtown.)
The Giant Eagle Creativity Zone returns to the Festival featuring a dozen arts organizations and community partners from throughout the region. Families can expect hands-on activities with new organizations each day (Daily, 12-6 p.m).
Learn garba, sanedo, and other Gujarati folk dances with the dance instructors, and dance (or just listen) to live music with Garba360. When people in the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat want to celebrate, the ecstatic dance tradition known as garba often provides the fuel. Garba is an intoxicating, high-energy folk-dance style marked by hand claps and twirls, danced in a circle (reflecting the cyclical Hindu conception of time). Garba360 brings this lively celebration to new spaces for all to celebrate and participate. (Sunday, June 8, 12-1:30 pm, Dollar Bank Main Stage).
The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival Dance Battle returns for its 11th year. This year’s All Styles battle will include cash prizes and trophies for the finalists. DJ Inception will be spinning for the entire event. The Guardians of Sound Hip Hop Orchestra will open the festivities, showcasing original songs written and performed by a group of young musicians from Pittsburgh alongside their teaching artists (Saturday, June 7, 12-4:30 p.m., Dollar Bank Main Stage).
Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande (film) | The British group Cymande are unsung heroes: the first British band to play at Harlem’s legendary Apollo, their message of peace, love and funk sailed far beyond Britain’s shores and helped shape music for five decades (June 6 at 3 p.m.; June 7 at 5 p.m.; June 8 at 1 p.m., Harris Theater, Pittsburgh.
Additional music performances on the Dollar Bank Main Stage include Calico Dogs, Dov Beck-Levine, Kahone Concept, Laurel Lowlifes, Megan Paullet and the HR Department, Morgan Gruber, Ras Prophet, Rell Z The Genius, Rocket Loves Blue, The Shiners, Turpentiners, Woodland Creatures, and more.
Additional events are listed at TrustArts.org/TRAF. All events are subject to change.
UPDATED LAYOUT
The 2025 festival footprint, located at the riverfront lots at the 15th Street Plaza along Waterfront Place in the Strip District, is a one-year-only temporary host site while the Festival’s future long-term home at Arts Landing, a new four-acre civic space in the Cultural District, is constructed in 2025. A map of this year’s Festival grounds is available at TrustArts.org/TRAF, including some Cultural District destinations like indoor galleries and the Harris Theater that are a 20-minute walk or short ride from the primary Festival site. Updates on Arts Landing are available at TrustArts.org/ArtsLanding.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Sullivan’s nearly decade-long tenure running the Pittsburgh Penguins is over. The team announced Monday that it was parting ways with the two-time Stanley Cup winning coach just over a week after the Penguins missed out on the playoffs for a third straight season. Sullivan’s 409 wins with Pittsburgh are a franchise record. He led the Penguins to back-to-back championships in 2016 and 2017 and had two more years left on his contract. Sullivan said recently that he wanted to remain with the club as it tries to retool around future Hall of Famer Sidney Crosby. Instead, general manager Kyle Dubas said “we felt it was the best course forward for all involved” to move on.
(Baden, PA) Baden Academy Charter School will host a free creative art festival part of Arts at the Academy with the theme of “Art through the Looking Glass” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 3rd. There will be activities with interactive art and art exhibits from some students that go to Baden Academy Charter School. The band Harmony Hot Haus, which excels in folk-fusion, will perform along with some of the students. Artisans and vendors that are local will also be at the event. STEAM challenges will alos be offered along with a lesson for all ages in step dance. A balloon artist and caricaturist will also be present at the event, while a Spanish story time will be provided for guests. Pittsburgh Cultural Trust artists will also have a mini-workshop series. Shuttle service from the Walmart in Baden will also be free during the event in the parking lot.
(Monaca, PA) The Monaca Market was robbed on Sunday by a suspect that has escaped. The market at 1099 Bechtel Street issued information on Facebook on Sunday and confirmed nobody was hurt that day. The suspect was a white male who had a mongoose bike. He hadpossibly a bigger nose andwas possibly wearingan undershirt that was blue black plaid, dark pants, a hoodand a ski mask. He is also believed to be a middle-aged man. If you have any information, you can visit the market or call 724-775-9211.
Tee up for a great time at our 2025 Chamber Golf Outing!
Join us Monday, June 9th for a full day of fun, food, and friendly competition — plus greens & cart fees, breakfast, lunch on the turn, buffet, all-day beverage service (yes, that includes adult beverages ), and exciting contests throughout the day!
Don’t miss out — register today to reserve your spot on the green!
Connoquenessing Country Club | 9 AM–4 PM | Shotgun start at 10AM
Interested in joining this event as a sponsor? Email info@bcchamber.com.
Gold (Albatross) $2,000
1 Golf foursome, including carts, a light breakfast, lunch at the turn, and a late lunch buffet.
1 Extra-large tee sign, 1 Large tee sign and 2 Medium tee signs.
Three-quarter page program ad
Twelve 50/50 tickets
Company logo included in all event marketing.
Social media post after event.
Opportunity to provide promo items for all participants
Golf Ball – Company Logo $1,750
1 Golf foursome, including carts, a light breakfast, lunch at the turn, and a late lunch buffet.
Company logo printed on golf balls
Quarter page program ad
Eight 50/50 tickets
Company logo included in all event marketing
Social media post after event.
Golf Ball – Company Name $1,500
1 Golf foursome, including carts, a light breakfast, lunch at the turn, and a late lunch buffet.
Company name printed on golf balls
Quarter page program ad
Eight 50/50 tickets
Company logo included in all event marketing
Social media post after event.
Silver (Eagle) $1,000
1 Golf foursome, including carts, a light breakfast, lunch at the turn, and a late lunch buffet.
1 Large and 2 Medium tee signs.
Half page program ad
Eight 50/50 tickets
Company logo included in all event marketing
Social media post after event.
Bronze (Birdie) $750
1 Golf foursome, including carts, a light breakfast, lunch at the turn, and a late lunch buffet.
Last week members of the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and guests were invited to tour the Pittsburgh International Airport’s Modernization Project.
“This project is about more than just building a new airport. It helps to advance the entire Pittsburgh region forward, including Beaver County. The project impact includes 14,300 total jobs, $2.5B in economic activity with zero local or state tax dollars used, and over 90% of materials and services sourced locally.
The new airport will provide for an improved passenger experience for the traveling public, stable and predictable costs for the airlines operating at PIT, and a new front door that our region deserves for the 10 million passengers that travel through Pittsburgh International Airport each and every year.”
Thank you for the preview of what is to come!
Earth Day, April 22, 2025, was spent outside to celebrate the Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening of Reforest Our Future‘s Forest Exploration Center & Native Tree Nursery, located in Brady’s Run Park in Beaver County, PA. Thank you to the local and state elected officials, and many community members, who attended the celebration and enjoyed the sunshine and delicious cake from Carol’s Cakes!
The BCCC is excited to announce our Yearlong Partnership initiative. These unique yearlong partnership opportunities are an investment into the Chamber’s ability to lead and advocate for impactful change. Please consider a Yearlong Partnership as a Bridges ($5,000), Rivers ($10,000), or Legacy ($15,000+) level.
Any opinion and other statement contained in Member News below in no way reflects the views and beliefs of the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce, its staff or Board of Directors.
SPRING into LIFE: Supporting Seniors at Home
Join us at our LIFE Beaver County Adult Day Center to learn how LIFE (Living Independence for the Elderly) supports eligible adults 55 years and older to remain in their community while receiving complete healthcare to meet their individualized needs.
Tues., April 8th 9 AM – 1:30 PM
Tues., April 15th 9 AM – 1:30 PM
Tues., April 22nd 9 AM – 1:30 PM
To schedule your day please call 878-217-9262
Celebrate Women Entrepreneurs with “Queen B of the Beaver Valley”
Register Now for the May 22, 2025 event at 6 PM, taking place at Penn State Beaver. This event is hosted by Beaver Valley Launchbox.
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(File Photo: Caption for Photo: Smoke emission from factory pipes)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) A report from the American Lung Association gave a passing grade to Beaver County with only several days with bad air. According to the ALA 2025 “State of the Air” report released to the public on April 23rd, over 156 million people live in communities classified as “failing” for public health. The report also states that in Beaver County from 2021 to 2023, three days got recorded with high levels of ozone and seven days got recorded with pollution in high particles.
(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)
(New Sewickley Township, PA) A tractor trailer and a vehicle crashed on the New Sewickley Township turnpike this morning at 5:40 a.m. The Pennsylvania State Police responded to the crash and according to a report, one person was taken to the hospital. A state police spokesmanconfirmed that otherdetails of the crash have notyet been released.We will have updates as soon as they are available in this developing story.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: Norfolk Southern locomotives are moved through the Conway Terminal in Conway, Pa., Saturday, June 17, 2023. Norfolk Southern reports their earnings Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Atlanta, GA) The profits of Norfolk Southern continue to increase despite the company being involvedinthe East Palestine train derailment that occurred in 2023. According to a report on Wednesday from results, Norfolk Southern had $750 million in profit during the first quarter this year.A class action settlement of $600 million was paid to residents close to the derailment. Norfolk Southern also got insurance payments of almost $1 billionto cover spending of almost $2 billion.
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Connoquenessing Country Club | 9 AM–4 PM | Shotgun start at 10AM
