Photo by Alyse Horn Empty Lake Elizabeth with the Soldiers Monument being worked on in the background. By Alexandria Stryker Allegheny Commons has been a recreational space for Pittsburgh residents for over 100 years — now, restorations and repairs are needed to maintain this important area. Accordi...

Beginning on Friday, May 13 and running through November, the Northside Leadership Conference will be hosting "A Place To Start," a health and activity table at the Farmers Market on the East Common at Cedar Avenue. Allana Morrison, Allegheny General Hospital Partnership Coordinator for NSLC, said t...

Photo by Erika Fleegle Light of Life's annual Day of Hope Picnic in Allegheny Commons West Park July 23 is a way to celebrate and bring community members together. By Erika Fleegle In the still heat of a summer afternoon, jazz music wafts from a stage. Neighbors lounge in the shade and children play...

Photo by Justin Criado The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy announced a new partnership with the Northside Leadership Conference (NSLC) and its Allegheny Commons Initiative Monday, March 30. The next project will be to restore the Victorian-style fountain in the park's northeast corner across from Alleg...

Photo by Justin Criado A group of Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) officials visited Northside Wednesday, Sept. 17 to tour the area and view development projects that have benefited from DCED support. The group took the hour-long tour on a ducky boat.  By Justin Cri...

By Justin Criado The 10th annual City of Asylum/Pittsburgh Jazz Poetry Concert has grown too big for the friendly confines of its Sampsonia Way home and will take place in Allegheny Commons' West Park this Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7:45 p.m. The free music and poetry event will feature the Oliver Lake Bi...

By Justin Criado The Student Conservation Association (SCA), Allegheny Commons Initiative and the Pittsburgh police and fire bureaus will beautify East Park in Allegheny Commons as well as surrounding neighborhoods this Saturday, Sept. 6 as part of a 9-11 remembrance project, according to a press re...