By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor Wow, dear readers. Just wow. To say that The Northside Chronicle’s second photo contest was more popular than our first one would be an understatement. Our first contest, which ran from January through March, received only two photo entries and the number of votes ca...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor *Editor's note: This article was edited on Oct. 25 to update the cost of a Northside Chronicle subscription. Hello dear readers. You may have noticed that The Northside Chronicle’s front page is looking remarkably different in this month’s issue. We’ve redesigned our...

Two parties interested in Observatory Hill church property At least two parties are interested in purchasing the former Lamb of God Lion of Judah Christian Church property, located at 3936 Perrysville Ave. in Observatory Hill, The Chronicle has learned. The information was revealed at the May board ...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor OBSERVATORY HILL — After a long delay, Friends of Riverview Park (FOR Park) held their second community meeting on May 22 to give the public the chance to offer feedback on the re-envisioning of the Grand Avenue entrance and Kilbuck Valley of Riverview Park. The dela...

By Veronica Rodriguez | Staff Writer PERRY HILLTOP — Wilson’s Bar-B-Q is a family restaurant. It’s where George Wilson Sr. achieved six decades of successful business. It’s where Darnella Wilson learned how to run a business and found her love for cooking. It’s where George Wilson Jr. gained his bar...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor EAST DEUTSCHTOWN — In the spring of last year, The Garden Café owner Gayle McGarril got the idea to add a free community fridge to the exterior of her business. Inspired by examples of the concept in other areas, the fridge would be a source of free food for anyone i...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor EAST DEUTSCHTOWN AND SPRING GARDEN — Chestnut Street will likely soon see a new set of bricks under a renovation plan by the City of Pittsburgh that will also see the road lose its historic streetcar rails. At a public meeting at Tripoli Street Community Center on Ap...