By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor The Northside is saddened by the death of one of its most prominent citizens, as Gus & Yiayia’s owner Gus Kalaris passed away on June 28, at the age of 92. Such was Kalaris’ prominence that his death was announced by the City of Pittsburgh Facebook page. The post in ...

Stella “Yia Yia” Kalaris passed away this year on October 26. Beloved by many, she was known for her time spent with her husband Gus at their ice ball cart along Western Avenue by the park. In her remembrance, we look back on an article written in 2012 by local historian John Canning that documented...