In wake of PA Supreme Court ruling, URA moves forward with Federal-North development Front page story in February 2007 By The Northside Chronicle Managing Editor Dan Richey After more than ten years of frustration, negotiation, trepidation and agitation, it appears that the other shoe may have final...

  A front page story in February 1990 by The Northside Chronicle Managing Editor, John H. Lyon Some of the signs read “We need a theater for the Kids” “This Garden Stinks” and “you can’t pick anything from this garden” as about 80 North Side residents picketed the Garden Theater, the City of Pittsbu...

Guests remembered MF late founder Barbara Luderowski with local eats, alien ensembles and an honorary "moment of shouting." By Chloe Burkart On the evening of Friday, June 15, the Mattress Factory hosted its 21st annual Urban Garden Party, “Galactic Get Down,” transporting over one thousand party go...

ATA and King PreK-8 are yards from each other, yet they’re drastically different in terms of student success rates and public perception By: Tyler Dague   This is a tale of two schools: Allegheny Traditional Academy and Pittsburgh Martin Luther King PreK-8. Separated by less than half a mile of road...

The cheese and wine café will close its doors this Saturday, December 23 after 11 months of business. By: Neil Strebig   On Saturday, December 16 Casellula in Alphabet City announced they will officially be closing their doors. The statement was released on their website and later shared through the...

Following a brief summer closure, City of Asylum Books at Alphabet City is reopened and offering bibliophiles more than just the routine literature findings. By: Nick Eustis   The ambiance was more cocktail party than the advertised book reading and Q&A session; guests walked back and forth, glasses...

Local videographer and contributor, Willy James recently released his latest YouTube video, "Pittsburgh chili dogs and art, man." The video features Nana's North Side Dogs on Federal Street, Randy Gilson of Randyland and the Mattress Factory's newest exhibit, "New Installations: 40th Year." To see m...

The Mattress Factory museum has announced [email protected], a series of events that will celebrate the organization's past, present, and future. Founded in 1977, the organization has featured work by more than 650 artists through its 40 year history. "A Walk Through the Archives," the inaugural [email protected] event, wi...

Photo courtesy of Gina GroneA teacher reads to a child at the AGH Center for Children. In Deutschtown, at the corner of East North Avenue and East Street, sits an unassuming building without distinguishing features or signage. Most of the thousands of passersby each day are unaware that this buildin...

Photo of Tuhin Das courtesy of Renee Rosensteel By Donnie Mangino Tuhin Das is the ICORN writer-in-residence of City of Asylum in Pittsburgh, and is the author of seven poetry books. In April 2016 he had to flee his home and country Barisal, Bangladesh from threat of death and violence from fundamen...