By Anna Yoder | Columnist “Coming through the Northside since he was a baby” to visit relatives in Fineview, Jason Farahi is not new to the area. In 2008 following college graduation, he found himself living on the Northside to embark on his career and has been on the Northside ever since. Lauren Br...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist How many of us remember when Federal Street was bustling with hundreds of businesses and trolley cars from Perrysville all the way to the river (yes, prior to the Allegheny Center Mall)? And how many 100-year-old women do you know who continue to design and sew their own dr...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist “Coming through the Northside since he was a baby” to visit relatives in Fineview, Jason Farahi is not new to the area. In 2008 following college graduation, he found himself living on the Northside to embark on his career and has been on the Northside ever since. Lauren Br...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist How many of us remember when Federal Street was bustling with hundreds of businesses and trolley cars from Perrysville all the way to the river (yes, prior to the Allegheny Center Mall)? And how many 100-year-old women do you know who continue to design and sew their own dr...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist *Editor’s note: This column contains a description of how bodies are prepared for funerals which some readers may find graphic. Reader discretion is advised. Also, this article was updated from its print version to correct names of Stephen and John Brady. Some people may th...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist We have experienced a winter this year that has been a bit colder than the last few. And on one of the coldest nights in January, my husband and I decided to visit an exciting pop-up restaurant on East Ohio Street called tacOcat. We did not know what to expect, yet realized...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist Some people may think they are invincible and will live forever. Others fully understand our time on earth is limited. Regardless of your school of thought, it happens to all of us — we pass on from this world. “Don't Fear The Reaper” is a song by the American rock band Blu...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist We have experienced a winter this year that has been a bit colder than the last few.  And on one of the coldest nights in January, my husband and I decided to visit an exciting pop-up restaurant on East Ohio Street called tacOcat. We did not know what to expect, yet realize...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor The end of a year and the start of a new one is often a time of reflection for many people. For The Northside Chronicle, it has become tradition in our January issue to do a year in review, where we look back at our top stories from the past year. How do we determine...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist While pondering which Northside business to feature this month it occurred to me why not simply write about ‘The Northside’ and why we choose to call it our home. (And it seemed like a great way to end the last issue of Town Talk for 2024). If you are reading this column, y...