By Anna Yoder | Columnist When a new friend shared a tip that she worked at a Spanish-influenced restaurant with a Bulgarian flair nestled on an overlook in Brighton Heights not far from the St. George’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, I simply had to try it! “Eat. Cook. Travel.” is the theme of this res...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist My father is a gifted musician who shared his talent of playing the accordion with me. Regrettably, I did not inherit his level of talent. In 1972, he gave me a little porcelain accordion figure that I never knew anything about until, as an adult, I discovered it was an “Oc...

By Caitlyn Scott & Madison Stokes | Staff Writers BRIGHTON HEIGHTS — With the COVID-19 pandemic presenting local residents and businesses with unexpected challenges, many had to quickly develop new plans of action, figuring out how to maintain both personal interaction and business. This was particu...

By Caitlyn Scott & Madison Stokes | Staff Writers BRIGHTON HEIGHTS — With the COVID-19 pandemic presenting local residents and businesses with unexpected challenges, many had to quickly develop new plans of action, figuring out how to maintain both personal interaction and business. This was particu...

Photo: A deer is spotted through the trees at Riverview Park. Photo by Nancy Schaefer | Riverview Park Ranger By Mark Kramer | Contributor *Editor’s note: The following is an opinion piece submitted by local writer Mark Kramer. The piece was originally part of Pittsburgh’s Art in the Parks program, ...

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 Urban Impact Foundation, The Pittsburgh Project, J R's Bar, and two community groups doing good in the neighborhood....

Tara Czekaj of Brighton Heights was recognized by The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) for her work on banning the declawing of cats in Pittsburgh. Photo courtesy of Tara Czekaj By Matthew Benusa A local Northsider has won an award for her work to protect some of our cutest neighbors. Tara...

What's now a vacant, semi-wooded lot will become a green space that includes "significant green infrastructure elements" to manage stormwater. By Ashlee Green The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is planning a new green space in Brighton Heights. According to a Nov. 13 press release from the City...

Photo: The "Shops on California" make up the popular "one-stop shopping" business district of Brighton Heights. The Brighton Heights main business district offers "one-stop shopping" along California Avenue. Story and photos by Amanda Andrews Brighton Heights is one of those neighborhoods that if yo...

This weekend in the Northside, it's a Halloween extravaganza: There's a Halloween Special Storytime at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Allegheny Branch, the Spring Hill Annual Halloween Parade, a costume party at BJ Events Center, and more. Photo from the 2016 Brighton Heights Citizens Federation P...