🌱 What will replace Oakmont’s empty Rite Aid on Allegheny River Boulevard?

Good morning Oakmont! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What will replace Oakmont’s empty Rite Aid on Allegheny River Boulevard?
• How Oakmont kept 2026 taxes flat while boosting police funding
• Why a U.S. Open champ was banned from Oakmont Country Club

Also on today's calendar: Cello Fury & Friends Holiday Show and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 54 and low of 36 degrees.
• Friday: Snow showers; windy, cooler, temps: high: 42, low: 21.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Another Vacant Pittsburgh Rite-Aid Store Finds New Life (patch.com) — A long-vacant Rite Aid on Allegheny River Boulevard in Oakmont is being transformed into a Dollar General, with opening expected early next year. The deal, brokered by a commercial real estate firm, is part of a broader trend of former Rite Aid locations across the Pittsburgh area being repurposed into new pharmacies and grocery stores.
   

2. Oakmont residents to see no tax increase for 2026 (triblive.com) — Oakmont residents can expect no increase in borough real estate taxes for 2026, after council unanimously approved a budget that keeps the rate at 4.95 mills. The $6 million plan boosts police funding, supports public works and administration, and still leaves a small financial cushion heading into next year.
   

3. Golf superlatives for 2025: Rory McIlroy's drama, Scottie Scheffler's cooking honored amid whirlwind season (cbssports.com) — Oakmont gets a brief but notable mention in a national roundup of 2025 golf storylines, highlighting Wyndham Clark’s locker room outburst and subsequent ban from Oakmont Country Club. The piece mainly focuses on PGA Tour stars like Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and others, handing out tongue-in-cheek “superlatives” for their seasons.
   

4. Gen Z, Millennial Workers Spur Growth in Health Savings Accounts for New Year (workerscompensation.com) — An Oakmont-based retired investment planner helps explain how health savings accounts work as Gen Z and millennial workers drive rapid HSA growth heading into 2026. The piece outlines HSAs’ triple tax advantage, their role alongside high-deductible health plans, and why they’re increasingly viewed as a powerful tool for covering rising medical and retirement costs.
   

📸 Around Oakmont

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oakmont

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Doug Edgell Music
  Generoasta Cafe & Bistro, 901 Warrendale Village Dr, Warrendale
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• DMS Spirit Day Winter/Holiday Hat Day
  Dorseyville Middle School , 3732 Saxonburg Blvd. , Pittsburgh
  8:15 am
• Cello Fury & Friends Holiday Show
  The Oaks Theater , 310 Allegheny River Blvd , Oakmont
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• The New Pure Gold
  The Oaks Theater , 310 Allegheny River Blvd , Oakmont
  7:00 pm
• The New PURE GOLD — The Oaks Theater
  The Oaks Theater , 310 Allegheny River Blvd , Oakmont
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• The Polar Express
  The Oaks Theater , 310 Allegheny River Blvd , Oakmont
  11:00 am

Monday December 22

• DMS Spirit Day Grinch Day
  Dorseyville Middle School , 3732 Saxonburg Blvd. , Pittsburgh
  8:15 am

Tuesday December 23

• DMS Spirit Day Winter Wonderland
  Dorseyville Middle School , 3732 Saxonburg Blvd. , Pittsburgh
  8:15 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• DMS Spirit Day Fuzzy Holiday Sock/Slippers Day
  Dorseyville Middle School , 3732 Saxonburg Blvd. , Pittsburgh
  8:15 am
• Puppy Class
  Misty Pines Dog Park Co , 2523 Wexford Bayne Rd , Sewickley
  6:30 pm
• HS- HS and HP Orchestra Concerts
  Plum Senior High School , 900 Elicker Rd , Pittsburgh
  7:00 pm
• Open Stage at Moondogs Pub
  Moondogs , 378 Freeport Rd , Blawnox
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The wait is ALMOST over!
  ⌛ The Boyce Park Ski Slopes and Snow Tubing Area will welcome visitors on Saturday, December 20, for the 2025-26 winter season! For new pricing and… (Nextdoor )

• Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Team Member in New Kensington. Apply here.
• ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Janitorial in Monroeville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oakmont here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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