Photographer David Burke believes photographers
should follow unobtrusively and let the participants
create the story. If you agree and are planning a
wedding or special event, you may want to meet
him. His studio is open at 633 Washington Road.

SAY CHEESE David Burke Photogra-
phers has moved into space at 633 Wash-
ington Road, right in an area of Uptown
where art has made a home.

“It’s a rockin’ area,” Burke says of the
northern end of Washington Road, not-
ing the location of nearby art galleries. “It’s
urban but suburbia is right around the
corner.” Burke has a style he describes as “docu-
mentary—I follow. I’m an observer. People
lead by doing what they do.” He tells the
story in pictures simply by watching and
then capturing what he sees. His portfolio
is full of crisp color, sharp black and white
shots and glimpses of emotion such as tears
at a wedding or laughter from a child.

Although he lives in Washington
County, Burke chose Washington Road
for his business because of the shopping
district. “It certainly doesn’t hurt to have
high-quality bridal salons, jewelers, flo-
rists and caterers on the avenue as well,”
he says. His firm specializes in documen-
tary weddings, contemporary children’s
portraiture, senior pictures and a little
bit of commercial work. To see a portfo-
lio, log on to www.davidburkephoto.com.

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Boy Scouts J.D. Dorn, Mike Donovan and Chris Glodd label a storm water catch basin on Washington
Road as part of a volunteer project for Pennsylvania American Water Company. The team applied decals
to the inlets with warnings aimed at preventing pollution. The decals read: “Don’t Pollute—Flows to Wa-
terways.” They hope the decals will deter people from tossing plastic dog waste bags into the basins. Mt.

Lebanon has more than 1,500 of these storm inlets. The labeling project will continue through September.

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BEVERLY ROAD This summer, the
Beverly Road shopping district will get
a little facelift thanks to the Mt. Leba-
non Sunrise Rotary. The Rotary sup-
ports many local charities and organi-
zations—from Mt. Lebanon’s classic car
show to the Mt. Lebanon and Dormont
libraries and South Hills Interfaith Min-
istries—but since the 25-member rotary
meets at Bado’s, 307 Beverly Road, ev-
ery Wednesday morning at 7, president
Scott Deaton says they wanted to do
something special for that business dis-
trict. After speaking with Lee Heckman,
owner of Lee Heckman Custom Framing
and Gallery and president of the Beverly
Road Merchants’ Association, the rotary
donated $800 toward a beautification
project. Heckman says the money will be
used to remove the old planters and trees,
which are “past their prime,” and install
new pyramidal boxwoods. Mt. Lebanon
Public Works department will help with
the removal and planting.

Mt. Lebanon Sunrise Rotary’s biggest
fundraiser is Art in The Park, a juried
art show and sale. This year’s event will
be held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and
Sunday, October 4 and 5, in Mt. Leba-
non Park.

TRAFFIC ISSUES Expect some minor
traffic and parking woes on Washington
Road starting this month. Equitable Gas
Company is slated to begin a pipeline re-
placement project this summer that will
involve excavating sections of Washing-
ton Road from Castle Shannon Boule-
vard to Shady Drive. The work will be
divided into two halves and representa-
tives from Equitable say no more than a
block or so of the street will be affected at
any one time. The work is not expected
to affect Washington Road events such as
First Fridays and Sidewalk Saturdays.

Work between Castle Shannon and
Alfred Street should begin in mid-July
and, if all goes according to plan, the final
section (Alfred to Shady) should be com-
pleted by mid- to late November.

Residents and business owners who
will be directly affected by the work will
receive written notification from Equi-
table at least 48 hours prior to the begin-
ning of work.

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