The ‘Northside Network’ is a series of collaborative projects in the works to provide better access to areas in the Northside through bike lanes and walking routes. The first phase of projects focuses on Manchester and Allegheny City Central and the second phase on access to Riverview Park and the R...

Funds are in the form of a one-time grant, which is applied directly to customers’ utility bills. By Jason Phox Photo: Gabby K via Pexels Peoples Gas seeks to help customers in western Pennsylvania with their heating bills or heating-related problems this winter through the Low-Income Home Energy As...

Muyango lived her life by the words of “The Dash,” a poem by Linda Ellis. By Jason Phox Photo: John Altdorfer Geraldine R. Muyango, known as “Ms. Bert” to the Northside community, died on Dec. 29, 2020 at 53 due to complications from COVID-19.   According to her obituary, Muyango attended New Hope U...

Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit” has nothing on this real-life Pittsburgh chess institution. By Jason Phox Photo: Ashley Lynn Priore chats with a class at The Ellis School about all-girls education and how chess remains a male-dominated sport. Courtesy of Priore Ashley Lynn Priore is the real-life Bet...

The Christian Immigration Advocacy Center, headquartered in Pittsburgh’s Northside, can help clients with green cards, family reunification, and removal defense services. By Jason Phox Photo: Samuel and Sarah Smith give video testimony for the Christian Immigration Advocacy Center (CIAC). Samuel met...

Plus: Major upgrades have been made to the Buhl Planetarium. By Jason Phox Photo: A figure of Daisy Lampkin, plus a model of her Hill District home was added to this year's railroad model. Courtesy of Carnegie Science Center Carnegie Science Center officials have revealed Buhl Planetarium‘s new cap...