Work off all that holiday turkey with Black Friday celebrations at Get Hip, Small Business Saturday deals and the first-ever Museum Store Sunday.   By: NSC Staff Friday, November 24 Black Friday at Get Hip Record Store All weekend long the Get Hip Record Store in Chateau will be hosting 20 percent o...

Multiple organizations come together to complete new mile of trails from to Brighton Heights and Riverview Parks. By: NSC Staff Hollow Oak Land Trust has recently completed an additional mile of trails that will connect Riverview Park with Brighton Heights Park. “This is not something that happens o...

Three-week long festival celebrating the cycling community begins tonight and runs through until August 27. By: Neil Strebig Pittsburgh’s 13 th annual BikeFest kicks off today at The Grist House in Millvale and will be followed by 17 days of city-wide events. “One of the cool things about the event ...

Photo by Bridget Fertal Isaiah Dean (left) and Jermaine “J.J.” Younger (right) working on the Bridle Trail steps in Riverview Park. By Nick Eustis Two members of Boy Scout Troop 348 have recently completed a renovation of two dilapidated staircases in Riverview Park. To attain the rank of Eagle Scou...

Photo by Bridget Fertal By Victoria Stevans On Saturday, June 10, Northsiders of all ages explored Riverview Park’s leafy trails and grassy hillsides to celebrate the 11th Annual Heritage Day Festival. Festivities, which started at 12 p.m. and lasted until 4 p.m., included pony rides, bounce houses,...

Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy A group of students planted a tree in Riverview Park on Wednesday, May 31. Accounts of Jubilee Day in the last years of Allegheny City were of throngs of school children marching from their respective schools to spend a day of fun and frolic, yes, even ...

By Victoria Stevans Join your neighbors, explore the city, and enjoy free events this summer with 2017’s OpenStreetsPGH. Instead of cars and traffic, Pittsburgh’s streets will be filled with fitness workshops, community arts programs, and promotions from hundreds of local businesses on the last Sund...

Photo courtesy of Neighborhood Allies You bring the team. We bring the tools. That’s the slogan for the PGH Mobile Toolbox, which supports a growing network of Pittsburgh residents who are ready to mobilize to transform their communities. Beginning in April, 2017, this shared community resource will...

By Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is working on restoring Pittsburgh oldest park , Allegheny Commons, and community members can help by supporting the initiative by submitting public comments. Through the competitive Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) stat...

Photo courtesy of PPC Architectural rendering of planned North Allegheny Commons fountain restoration. By Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy The founders of Pittsburgh’s public parks understood well the value of fountains to the urban experience. With their sprays and splashes of sparkling water, fountain...