Dear Editor, I am grateful for the ROOTS (Reaching Out On The Streets) program that the City sponsors under its Office of Community Health and Safety. For many years I have been picking up litter in Allegheny Commons East, below East Ohio Street. I try to engage with the people I see as I am doing m...

Dear Northside Chronicle, In your July 2024 edition of The Northside Chronicle you published a very nice, meaningful article of Gus and Yiayia’s ice ball, peanut and popcorn stand near the West Park tennis courts on the Northside of Pittsburgh. I, myself, can fondly recall many visits to that vendor...

On Mar 24, 15 local teens from the Pittsburgh area competed in the annual Omega Talent Hunt. The stage at the sanctuary of the Pittsburgh Project facility was transformed into a pedestal of stars. There was spectacular singing, dramatic interpretation, musicianship and art as the brothers of the Iot...

Concerning the killing of deer in Riverview Park Many years ago someone shot a deer with a bow and arrow about a half mile from my home. The deer died in agony in my front yard. I had to bury it because the hunter didn’t know where it was. It was the most horrible thing I ever saw. Deer hunting is t...

To whom it may concern, I know there are a lot of deer in Riverview Park and they eat all the vegetation. They are coming into the city neighborhoods and eating everything. Other animals are coming in Riverview Park. A couple years ago I saw a small bobcat in Highwood Cemetery. I thought it was just...

Reader criticizes historic district expansion The story of the expansion-by-accident of the Mexican War Streets Historic District (April 2023) would be comical if it were not for the serious consequences that will likely follow. Despite apparent opposition from the people affected and the unanimous ...

Teenagers should be living a carefree life and spending time with friends and making new ones. Social media and gun violence has made it difficult for that to happen. If you have young children and or teenagers please remember how much they need our support to have a healthy social life. Check in wi...

Letter to the Editor Check your children’s social media pages often. Children are using social media to express hurt, pain, and sometimes negative feelings towards others, all to gain their peers’ approval. Our children are using whatever means they can to gain attention from their peers and to be h...

Recent visitors to The Northside Chronicle’s website, thenorthsidechronicle.com, may have noticed a few changes to its layout. Well, maybe more than a few. The Chronicle launched the new version of its website in mid-January, and we think it is quite the step up. We’re still working out all the kink...

Photo: Sean P. Ray, the new managing editor of the Northside Chronicle, is an Allegheny County native and Duquese University graduate. By Lauren Staffer By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor Hello loyal readers of The Northside Chronicle. I am the new managing editor of the paper, Sean P. Ray, and I want...