Fineview, Perry Hilltop citizens councils executive director steps down Fineview Citizens Council and Perry Hilltop Citizens Council are seeing a change in leadership, after executive director Joanna Deming stepped down from her role on Jan. 19. In a Jan. 12 press release, the organizations announce...

A new event series created by Bike Pittsburgh and the Office of Public Art celebrates city steps. By Haley McMonagle On Oct. 11 and 12, H. Gene Thompson, a nonbinary artist working in collaboration with Fineview Citizens Council, debuted their communal wearable sculptures for Steps We Take, a new ev...

This weekend in the Northside: Blue Sparrow Food Truck is back at Commonplace Coffee in the Mexican War Streets, the Steps We Take event series, Jazz at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, and more. Photo: Snapshot from a practice session of H. Gene Thompson's "Steps We Take" performance, in collaboration wi...

Dolores Swartworth, longtime Northside activist and resident of Fineview, died on May 24. In her 88 years, she was a dedicated volunteer, community activist, and spiritual inspiration. By Amanda Andrews Photos courtesy of the Northside Leadership Conference It was finally here. Time for the ribbon-c...

This weekend in the Northside: A screening of David Bernabo's "Wild Human" at the Mattress Factory, a lecture at the Allegheny Observatory called "How to Go Beyond the Discovery of the Higgs Boson," a Bar Climb in Troy Hill and Spring Garden, a BBQ in Fineview, and more.  Photo from David Bernabo's ...

It's finally here: This weekend, Deutschtown Music Festival celebrates its seventh year, with a brand-new Sunday Gospel Brunch to boot! Plus, an Aquatic Jamboree at The Pittsburgh Project, a Fineview Walking Tour, and AIR's Annual Open House Party. All of this and more, this weekend in the Northside...

This past Sunday, residents from across the Northside gathered to watch the official unveiling of Unity Corner, a new mural at the intersection of Federal St. and Perrysville Ave. The project was a cumulative effort between the Perry Hilltop and Fineview Citizens Councils, The Pittsburgh Project and...

Photo courtesy of Robin AlexanderPieces of the Unity Mural that will be installed in Fineview and Perry Hilltop at the end of August. By Victoria Stevans The two neighborhoods have a long-standing history of communal and cultural ties Fineview and Perry Hilltop, two neighborhoods with distinct, rich...

Photo courtesy of Robin AlexanderJoanna and Asher Deming work together to screen print a shirt at Artists Image Resource. By Victoria Stevans The Unity Corner, a forthcoming mosaic mural gateway and parklet for the Perry Hilltop and Fineview neighborhoods, is ready to move on to the next phase of it...

The Pittsburgh Project has been the home base recently for the creation of a mosaic mural gateway sign for the Fineview and Perry Hilltop neighborhoods with organizers utilizing the help from local youth to create the artwork for the project. Robin Alexander, project manager for the mural, said the ...