P-G: Fire damages Mt. Lebanon home

A fire early today damaged a Mt. Lebanon home.

No one was hurt in the blaze that was reported at 2:30 a.m., according to an emergency dispatch supervisor. The fire was brought quickly under control and was confined to a sun-room area, the dispatcher said.

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• www.post-gazette.com/pg/11100/1138430-100.stm (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

P-G: 'Sore thumb' billboard in Castle Shannon draws much attention from Mt. Lebanon

If the job of a billboard is to attract attention, then the one installed recently in front of the building at 250 Mt. Lebanon Blvd. is working overtime.

The 180-square-foot billboard was erected in a commercial zone of Castle Shannon sometime in early to mid-March.

Not long after, a blogger in neighboring Mt. Lebanon took notice. Fake Lebo, the anonymous satirist of all things related to Mt. Lebanon, posted a picture of the billboard on a Facebook page and wrote, "If you hate this, 'like' this."

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• www.post-gazette.com/pg/11097/1137473-55.stm (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)