West Park Court, the 112-unit senior citizen apartment building located at the corner of Brighton and North Avenues in Allegheny City Central, is on track to be back to community ownership by December 2021. By Nancy Schaefer West Park Court (WPC) is a 112-unit senior citizen apartment building, loca...

Riverview Park turns 127 years old on July 4, 2021. Photo: Watson Cabin, according to Park Ranger Nancy Schaefer, was the only building in Riverview Park when it opened. Courtesy of the author The 4th of July is a special day for Riverview Park, as the park celebrates its birthday: This year it’s tu...

Park Ranger Nancy Schaefer outlines the importance of supporting native plants, insects, and birds in Riverview Park. Photo: University of Guelph Friends of Riverview Park (FORP) is a volunteer committee that advocates and works to improve Riverview Park. Organized in 2016 by the Northside Leadershi...

Winter in the Northside’s Riverview Park is great for wildlife viewing, night hikes, and birding. Photo: David Bennett, Sean Brady, and David Grinnell were participants in the recent Audubon Christmas Bird Count, the nation's "longest-running community science bird project." Courtesy of Ranger Nancy...

A favorite winter activity in Riverview Park is looking for great horned owls.  Photo: Wikimedia Commons Winter provides surprising opportunities in Riverview Park: There is no better time to explore the park’s landscape, tree shapes, and animal behavior. Although it gets dark early, the park is sti...

Horse riding in Riverview Park was a common sight 60 years ago, Ranger Nancy Schaefer explains.  Photos courtesy of Nancy Schaefer It’s a fascinating feature of Riverview Park that four miles from downtown Pittsburgh, you may encounter people riding horses. It’s an activity that’s occurred here sinc...

Collapsing roads in and around Riverview Park are more a result of the land’s ecology and overbrowsing deer than politics. Photo courtesy of Nancy Schaefer Visitors to Riverview Park take note of collapsing roads and suggest that they are the result of politics. Without a doubt, all city parks are d...