YouthPlaces offers Northside youth a platform for creative, communal pursuits
YouthPlaces began small, as a safe place for children to go after school when few programs of the sort were available. Now, young people go there to find tutoring, mentoring, sports leagues, leadership development...
Permanent makeup can serve as bookend to breast cancer journey
Tanya Chasse's permanent makeup studio in Observatory Hill is a nontraditional haven for clients with alopecia, people who identify as transgender and breast cancer survivors.
Story and photo by Ashlee Green
Tanya Chasse is an artist...
The Tao of Foo: How this Northside entrepreneur uses tech to build community
Foo Conner, social media entrepreneur and co-director of Randyland, on activism, beauty and Eastern philosophy.
By Ashlee Green
Photos by Clifton Loosier
He doesn’t talk much about the time he spent camping in Zuccotti Park in 2011,...
Imbibe Northside began as a meet and greet for local brewers, now it’s a...
Jake Bier, founder of War Streets Brewery, discusses the roots of his nanobrewery and the chance encounter that put his annual event, Imbibe Northside, into play.
By Nick Eustis
From dark, empty rooms, to sculptures as...
Young Brothers Bar a catalyst for revitalizing Marshall-Shadeland
Jamie Younger, Owner of Young Brothers Bar in Marshall-Shadeland, is a visionary in the community. This past fall, he opened BJ Events Center, attached to his bar, in an effort to make the space...
Sarah Heinz House acts as second home for many Northside youth
The Sarah Heinz House in Pittsburgh's Northside offers over a century of service to youth in the community. Its mission is to empower kids to "Laugh, Learn & Lead."
By Nick Eustis
The name “Heinz” is...
Little Sisters find big purpose in housing low-income seniors
By Chloe Burkart
Living arrangements at the Little Sisters of the Poor in Brighton Heights mimic a household environment, to encourage a sense of community and familial bonds.
From the Archive: Wilson’s Bar-B-Q maintains legacy of flavor
George Wilson Sr., long-time owner of Wilson's Bar-B-Q on the Northside, died on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the age of 90.
In this 2016 profile of the popular establishment, The Northside Chronicle talked with Wilson...
Podcast ponders nitty-gritty of life as a working artist
Brian Howe started his podcast in 2014, recording casual discussions with friends. Now, close to 200 episodes later, he's turning common conversation threads into specialized, multi-person panel discussions.
By Ashlee Green
Brian Howe, creator of START...
Walt Maddox of The Marcels, a living legend
The Marcels were part of a wave of musical talent to emerge from Pittsburgh's Northside in the late 50s and early 60s. The original group broke up around 1972, but Walt Maddox, a Manchester...
