By Councilman Wilson Hello everyone and Happy New Year! I’m happy to share that at the end of 2024, Pittsburgh City Council passed the City of Pittsburgh’s 2025 operating and capital budgets. In addition to the projects noted in last month’s column, my colleagues on Council and I funded an additiona...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor BRIGHTON HEIGHTS — The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) is in the process of replacing several water mains and service lines under streets in a section of Brighton Heights. At a meeting of the Brighton Heights Citizens Federation on Sept. 12, PWSA Construc...

By Sean P. Ray |Managing Editor October has come once more, the spookiest time of year. As we get closer and closer to Halloween, the Northside is getting into the spirit with a series of fun activities and events to celebrate the holiday. We’ve collected four such local events, presented in no part...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor BRIGHTON HEIGHTS — Roughly 15 years after its previous iteration was dismantled, ground was broken on the new Davis Avenue Bridge on April 11, once more connecting Brighton Heights with Riverview Park. The bridge, unlike its predecessor, is a pedestrian and bicyclist...

New café opens in Brighton Heights A new café in Brighton Heights held its grand opening in January and is now open for business. Collective Boutique Café celebrated its grand opening from Jan. 16-19. The café is located at 3889 Brighton Road. The cafe’s hours are Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a....

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor BRIGHTON HEIGHTS — It was in November that Alex Ansari and Ali Sajit took over Tom Friday’s Market, the grocery store which has been a staple business of Brighton Heights for decades. Those first few weeks of ownership were something of a trial by fire for the pair. ...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor The Northside Chronicle’s Spirit of the Holiday photo contest has come to a close, with a returning contender taking the victory. Indeed, this contest was in many ways a bit of a repeat of our Cutest Pet photo contest, which remains our most popular. Of all the photo...

Brighton Heights Marlene Troup to Mark and Norma Bryant at 1804 Cottage Pl for $59,109. Katherine Frederick to 3939 McClure Tr at 3939 Mcclure Ave. for $45,000. California-Kirkbride Virk & Bahl LLC to Rattandeep Virk at 1309 Sigel St. for $42,273. Fineview Devon Zimnox to Amagu 218 Belleau LLC at 21...

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...