On Saturday, January 10, a husband and wife team threw a charity concert to help the victims of a recent Northside Fire. More than 70 residents from all over the Northside opened their ears and their wallets to the fire relief fund set up by the Allegheny West Civic Council and the Northside Leaders...

By Andy Medici More than 75 people braved the coldest temperatures so far this year in order to be a part of the Deutschtown Merchant’s Association’s first “Light up Night.” The event was geared to showing people all of what East Ohio Street has to offer and to give families a fun evening out. Local...

By Andy Medici In the midst of stalled contract negotiations, the Port Authority is moving ahead on their long-term plans to develop new traffic infrastructure, including the light rail system known as the North Shore Connector. As workers continue to tunnel under the Allegheny River, construction h...

By Andy Medici Years ago a young girl would go to the Carnegie Science Center as often as possible to race against the time of an Olympic track athlete. Years later that same girl would go on to win silver in the 2004 summer Olympics. Ann Metzger, the acting co-director of the Carnegie Science Cente...

By Andy Medici After years of community effort and three different mayoral administrations, Western Avenue will be given a pedestrian-friendly makeover. The $1.7 million project will focus on improvements to the sidewalk, street lights and the overhanging power lines. In a bricklaying ceremony on We...

As the early enthusiasm surrounding the presidential race took a severe nosedive after the Pennsylvania primary in late April, residents of one Northside neighborhood turned their attention to a more immediate election—that of the Central Northside Neighborhood Council’s board of directors. In a stu...

In a recent ranking of children's museums nationwide by Parents magazine, the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh made it to spot number seven. According to a press release, rankings were decided based on "clever educational exhibits, mommy-and-me outings and festivals, healthy places for lunch, nursing...