By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor We have a tie! In a first for The Northside Chronicle’s photo contests, two entries have received an equal amount of votes. We’ve had a few near-misses in the past, and once almost had a three-way tie until a single vote under half an hour before the deadline broke t...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor DEUTSCHTOWN — A hallmark of the Allegheny Elks’ annual Mardi Gras party is the crowning of a Mardi Gras King or Queen. This year took a different turn as the crowned royalty was not human, but a pierogi. Jalapeno Hanñah, one of the contestants at the Great Pierogi Ra...

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By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor HISTORIC DEUTSCHTOWN — The banjo might not have a reputation as the most elegant or prestigious of instruments, but for the members of the Pittsburgh Banjo Club, it certainly is among the most fun ways to make music. “It’s the happiest instrument ever made,” Norm Azi...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor Fall is normally the season for horror films due to Halloween taking place during the season. Which makes it all the more shocking that one of the best recent horror films would come out in winter instead, and fully embrace that colder time of the year. “Nosferatu” b...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor When we said “anything goes,” we meant it. Our latest photo contest was a completely open category, with participants able to send in pictures of just about anything they wanted. What that ended up being was a lot of landscapes and nature shots, though with a wide va...

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By Anna Yoder | Columnist While pondering which Northside business to feature this month it occurred to me why not simply write about ‘The Northside’ and why we choose to call it our home. (And it seemed like a great way to end the last issue of Town Talk for 2024). If you are reading this column, y...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor More than 2,000 miles might separate the Northside from Hollywood, but it’s a distance Chimechi Oparanozie was able to cross to see his dreams come true. A Northside native (he grew up in various Northside neighborhoods, but cites Manchester as his main one), Oparano...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor The end of a year and the start of a new one is often a time of reflection for many people. For The Northside Chronicle, it has become tradition in our January issue to do a year in review, where we look back at our top stories from the past year. How do we determine...