Interviews
By Victoria Kelly
...BOTTLE WORKS can give credit a lot of its lively activity to its Executive Director, Angela Rizzo. Hailing a Masters in Public Administration and Non-Profit Management from the University of Pittsburgh, Rizzo has over nine years of experience with non-profits. Her drive has pushed BOTTLE WORKS to the forefront of activity in Johnstown, and Rizzo has no plans of slowing down. ...More
By Ashley Grego
Pittsburgh Steelers 4-time Super Bowl Champion and Hall of Fame Linebacker, Jack Ham, recently sat down for an interview about his life before, during, and after his NFL years. What do you remember most about your hometown of Johnstown, PA.? "I remember the people. Even when I moved on to Penn State and then Pittsburgh, they supported me. Johnstown cares about their homegrown guys." ...More
By Dominique Smith
The “real world” is a scary place for people who are just getting a handle on their lives. After attending school, the test is just the beginning of the whirlwind of experiences that are to come. James Scott III, a graduate from University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, has informed me about life prior graduation ...More
By Kylie Truscello
Sue Minchau, a name that is well known in the tennis realm not only throughout Johnstown, Pennsylvania, but across the country as well. As a past high school tennis coach at Westmont Hilltop High School for nearly 30 years, she has been recognized nationally for her accomplishments and her love of the game ...More
By Kayla Stockdale
Erin Royer is a labor employee relations major at The Pennsylvania State University, who is also an aspiring makeup artist. Although Royer is a full time student, her passion falls within the competitive makeup industry. Throughout the last 2½ years, her interest and knowledge about cosmetics have sky rocketed tremendously ...More
By Dom DiDomenico
Off of the 219 exit in Windber, Pennsylvania, sits a seemingly vacant warehouse. The outer coat of paint is faintly chipping, a stair is absent from the front set of twelve, and piles of junk, standing eight feet high, surround the premises. This isn’t a junkyard, though it might resemble one; this is the office of Jack Horowitz, undercover film director. For the previous fourteen years of Mr. Horowitz’s life, machinery, loud noises, and calloused hands accompanied him to work everyday. But now, at the age of forty-three, a new lifestyle awaits Jack: movie director ...More
