Perry High School damaged by gunshots, none injured Shots were fired in the area of Perry Traditional Academy on Dec. 17, resulting in no injuries but damage to the school. According to Pittsburgh Police, the shots occurred just after 8 a.m. and were apparently targeting a juvenile male. A 17-year-o...

By Clark Ehman | Staff Writer When most think of high school football in Western Pennsylvania they think of “Friday Night Lights.” Games that bring everyone from the community to watch high school players fight for glory on the gridiron. For Perry Traditional Academy, the lone remaining public high ...

*Editor's note: This story was updated from the print edition to correct the name of the Perry High School football team. Chestnut Street reopens Chestnut Street has reopened after a lengthy renovation project that saw new bricks and sidewalks installed along the historic road, among other improveme...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor *Editor's note: This story was edited before its digital publication to correct some errors with time frames. On March 13, 2020, then-President Trump declared a national emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdowns and stay-at-home orders began, and most everyone ...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor OBSERVATORY HILL — On a sunny and warm March 14 morning, a group of around 45 students from Perry High School put down their textbooks, picked up gardening tools and headed down to Zenshine Community Garden, all in the name of making sure they can graduate. And it wo...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor OBSERVATORY HILL — On a sunny and warm March 14 morning, a group of around 45 students from Perry High School put down their textbooks, picked up gardening tools and headed down to Zenshine Community Garden, all in the name of making sure they can graduate. And it wo...

A Perry High School graduate will install two of her own books in the school's library in an event this Friday. Maisha Howze , who graduated from Perry in 1991, will add two of her books to the school's library, including her upcoming release "Hidden Gems: Black Women in the Workplace," according to...

Photo: Carl Watson is Pittsburgh Morrow PreK-8's new principal. He is a graduate of the Pittsburgh Public Schools system. Photo by Sean P. Ray By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor While teachers are the school personnel students most often interact with, principals also play a vital role in the educatio...