In her scholarship application essay, CCAC student Katie Picciano said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the courts relied more heavily on technology, which ‘exposed weaknesses in the courts as well as in society as a whole.’ By Ashlee Green Katie Picciano, a court reporting student at Pittsburgh’s...

Stay up-to-date on what’s coming, going, and changing in the Northside business community with The Northside Chronicle’s monthly Northside Business Briefs. This month’s briefs feature Caruso Beer Distribution, Allegheny Elks Lodge #339, PCTV, Wagsburgh, and Pear and the Pickle. By Ashlee Green Photo...

By Bryant Schmude Photo: A 1942 Pittsburgh streamliner-type T car #1676 climbs Itin Street near Goehring Street on the route #5-SPRING HILL light rail line with ease. Courtesy of Edward Miller In 1963, this #13-EMSWORTH via California Avenue "T" pauses at the intersection of Federal Street and East ...

Stay up-to-date on what’s coming, going, and changing in the Northside business community with The Northside Chronicle’s monthly Northside Business Briefs. This month’s briefs feature Ya Momz House, Inc. ; 40 North Restaurant and Bar; Scratch & Co.; and Happy Day Dessert Factory. By Ashlee Green Pho...

A mix of both virtual and in-person events will lead up to a May 2022 ‘Peace Summit.’ Story and photos by Ashlee Green Pastor Cornell Jones has a simple request: He wants to go to more graduations than funerals. Jones spoke as part of a Pittsburgh Black Elected Officials Coalition (PBEOC) press conf...

Surviving the early stages of the pandemic was a ‘balancing act on a razor blade’ for Owner Nick Mastros, but his restaurant—a cornerstone of the Allegheny West community—has kept customers coming back for homestyle meals since 1981. By Sylvan Lebrun  Photo: A frequent haunt of Northside politicians...

5th Annual Readers' Choice Award Nominations for Favorite Northside Small Businesses Photo by Lauren Stauffer Nominate your favorites and share with your neighbors to show your support for the many fine small businesses in our community, especially now with the pandemic taking it's toll on all small...

Underrated and ahead of her time, writer and mystery novelist Mary Roberts Rinehart of the former Allegheny City has earned her enduring legacy. By Ashlee Green Photo: Mary Roberts Rinehart, née Mary Ella Roberts, known as the "American Agatha Christie," is one of the former Allegheny City's biggest...

Stay up-to-date on what’s coming, going, and changing in the Northside business community with The Northside Chronicle’s monthly Northside Business Briefs. This month’s briefs feature Live Fresh Cold Pressed Juice + Smoothie Bar, Nearby Creative, Riverview Church Thrift Store, PCTV, Elks Lodge #339,...

The remarkable legend and legacy of this enterprising woman and industrialist merits our recognition. By Gloria Forouzan Photo: One of the only remaining traces of Mary Pattison Irwin's life is this brick-sized headstone in Lawrenceville's Allegheny Cemetery, which simply reads "Mary." On the surfac...