Triboro Ecodistrict and South Hilltop Men’s Group/Hilltop Rising LLC will also be recognized at the live-streamed event on June 20. By Alyse Horn Pyatt Photo: The Brown Mamas started as a safe space for moms-of-color in Pittsburgh. Now, the groups online presence is growing, with hundreds of new mem...

New Sun Rising’s One Northside (ONS) Mini-Grants are back. Story and photo by Alyse Horn-Pyatt Sometimes a lot of funding is needed to get a project off the ground, and sometimes it isn’t. For those small-scale community projects, New Sun Rising’s One Northside (ONS) Mini-Grants are back. Created to...

Family Legacy Dinners hosted by the North Side Partnership Project and Save Garvin Field are two community initiatives started with the help of New Sun Rising’s One Northside Mini-Grant Program. By Alyse Horn-Pyatt Much of the building that was McNaugher School in Perry Hilltop remains the same sinc...

The One Northside Mini-Grant program has helped to fund a dance troupe in Northview Heights and workshops for expecting mothers. The next deadline for project proposals is Thursday, Nov. 29.  By Alyse Horn On Wednesday nights, the community gym in Northview Heights Estates is filled with kids. Boys ...

The New Sun Rising initiative helps local entrepreneurs learn how to successfully develop and sustain their ideas. By: Alyse Horn It takes a village to build, grow and support business sustainability. And the recent Peer Networking Event at Alloy 26 , was an illustration of how Pittsburghers can con...

New Sun Rising and Ignite Northside continue their monthly workshops offering opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs By: Alyse Horn   During a July 26 Northside Leadership Development workshop, improvisation was turned into an unlikely tool for entrepreneurs to put empowerment skills into action. ...

Steel City Shakespeare Center will be returning to Troy Hill for the second year to perform "The Tempest," which will run from June 17-18, and June 24-25 in Troy Hill Citizens Park. The performances will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday's and Sunday's with a suggested donation of $15. The cast of "The Te...

Photo by Ryan Haggerty Anne George explains her app iXMessage to Demo Day attendees. The app is designed to create a trusted environment for tween girls to socialize. By Alyse Horn “I know people who want to start their own business, and they need to be here.” DeLaina Smith, who attended the Ignite ...

Photo by Ryan Haggerty Nicole White talks to the Feb. 22 group about the moment she knew she wanted to start her business. By Alyse Horn For the first time, Anne George felt like she had a safe place where she could discuss concerns and ideas regarding her business. George is the founder of iXMessag...

Photo courtesy of Ebony McQueen-Harris By Alyse Horn Annie O’Neill has been the owner and proprietor of her photography business for eight years, but a workshop she went to in March had her “thinking of things I’ve never thought of before.” Ignite Northside held its first meeting at Chateau Café and...