By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor ALLEGHENY CITY CENTRAL — Local grocery store Mayfly Market & Deli will see a significant size increase under a planned move into the historic Garden Theater later this year. In an April press release, Mayfly — along with Q Development and Trek Development Group, who ...

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...

Officials attempt to quell fears of higher property taxes from planned development By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor MANCHESTER — Snowfall was heavy on Jan. 14, but that did not stop more than 50 people from gathering at Manchester Citizens Corporation to voice their concerns about the upcoming Espla...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor DEUTSCHTOWN — Oct. 12 was a day to celebrate as Northside’s Pumpkinfest reached its 30th iteration, a major milestone. It was also, however, the last Pumpkinfest with Barbara Burns, who co-founded the festival, as the lead organizer. “I’ve been saying for three years...

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By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor Everyone loves a good vacation. And that’s why, for our most recent photo contest, we invited our readers to share their vacation experiences this summer with our Northsiders on Vacation Photo Contest. Well the voting period has come and gone, and we have a winner. A...

By Sean P. Ray |Managing Editor October has come once more, the spookiest time of year. As we get closer and closer to Halloween, the Northside is getting into the spirit with a series of fun activities and events to celebrate the holiday. We’ve collected four such local events, presented in no part...

By Ethan Markon | Staff Writer City of Asylum is the iconic Northside asylum organization and bookstore working to promote freedom of expression and speech. The organization was founded in 2004, housing their first asylum seeker that same year. The building for the bookstore was acquired 10 years ag...

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By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor *Editor’s note: This story appears as part of Newsapalooza at Point Park University, Sept. 26-28 celebrating local journalism in southwestern Pennsylvania. This fun event brings the public together with 30 newsrooms, 20 civic sponsors and leading newsmakers. Tickets ...