Brighton Heights House Tour taking place Oct. 4
The 19th Annual Brighton Heights House Tour will take place on Oct. 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The tour is the largest community fundraiser for Brighton Heights Citizens Federation, and highlights prominent local buildings in the neighborhood.
For this year’s tour, the homes will take on a Halloween twist, working in spooky but tasteful decor representative of the holiday. A total of nine private homes and two small businesses are featured on the tour.
Tickets are available online at eventbrite.com/e/brighton-heightshalloween-house-tour-2025-tickets-1553150327439 or are available on the day of the tour at Legion Park.
Free Molly’s Trolley’s stops will be provided along the tour route.
In addition, the Brighton Heights Summer Series Finale from Allegheny City Brewing will be held at Legion Park from noon to 8 p.m., and tour participants are encouraged to attend after the tour finishes. The Summer Series Finale is a free event featuring live music, special house tour beer from Allegheny City Brewing, food vendors, lawn games and more.
Spring Garden Road reopen
Spring Garden Road between Ramage Road and Beech Street in nearby Reserve Township is reopened to traffic.
The road was closed on June 2 and reopened on Sept. 5. The closure was done to allow for construction of a roadway support structure, roadway repairs and curb and pavement marking replacement.
Pittsburgh Regional Transit resumed its 7-Spring Garden bus route to the road on Sept. 8.
Sarah Heinz House lobby reopens
After several months-long renovation work, the Sarah Heinz House lobby reopened to the public on Sept. 22.
While a few minor touches remain, the entrance can now be used by visitors to the house. The renovations were made possible thanks to funding provided by the Henry L. Hillman Foundation.
A grand reopening is planned to take place sometime in late October.
Renovation work at Science Center begins
The newly renamed Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center is undergoing a series of renovations which began on Sept. 13 and will result in upgrades to around 75% of the museum, according to a Sept. 11 press release.
The first wave of renovations included a redesigned main lobby, a new entrance garden and changes to the building’s signage.
In coming months, the museum will unveil two new exhibits: Sports360, set to open in December of this year, featuring the science behind various sports games; and the Science of Speed, set to open in summer next year and will focus on the “physics, engineering, and adrenaline behind the world’s fastest race cars.”
Other planned projects over the next two years include four more new exhibits, a beautification of the museum’s north parking lot and a new first floor gallery space.
The Carnegie Science Center had its name changed to the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center last year following a $65 million donation, the largest in the museum’s history. The museum remains part of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.
Sarah Heinz House welcomes new CAO
Sarah Heinz House has a new chief administrative officer (CAO).
Mike Waruszewski was announced as the organization’s new CAO on Sept. 9. Waruszewski previously worked as a senior controller at the National Education Telecommunication Association and as assistant vice president for finance at Saint Vincent College. He also served in multiple roles at WQED Multimedia, including finance director, chief financial officer and chief operating officer.
