District 20 News: State Rep. Kinkead School will soon be out for summer but that doesn’t mean kids should stop learning, growing and having fun! As a state representative, ensuring that families with children can safely enjoy the summer months in our community is of utmost importance to me. Our regi...

District 1 News: Councilman Wilson Hello everyone, In this month’s column, I wanted to highlight a few updates and programs that are available just in time for the start of the summer season. Allegheny County Senior Citizen Tax Relief Program (Act 77) is available to qualified senior citizen homeown...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor With the start of May, it’s officially time to report the results of all The Northside Chronicle’s polls during the month of April. For this month, since the primary election was coming up in May, we decided to focus most of our questions around electoral matters. Ho...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor After a long delay, Friends of Riverview Park (FOR Park) held their second community meeting on May 22 to give the public the chance to offer feedback on the re-envisioning of the Grand Avenue entrance and Kilbuck Valley of Riverview Park. The delay between this meet...

Christ Our Savior Parish holds cross walk Christ Our Savior Parish held a Stations of the Cross walk on Good Friday, April 7, through the Brighton Heights neighborhood. The parish is composed of the former St. Peter, St. Boniface, St. Francis/Risen Lord and St. Cyril churches. Other area churches an...

Bicycle Heaven announces Biannual Bicycle Show & Swap Meet, begins this Saturday, May 27 through Sunday, May 28, 2023. Photos by Lauren Stauffer Cycling enthusiasts who travel the Three Rivers Heritage Trail know intuitively where to turn off in the sea of warehouses. Other riders, joggers and walke...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor EAST DEUTSCHTOWN — In the spring of last year, The Garden Café owner Gayle McGarril got the idea to add a free community fridge to the exterior of her business. Inspired by examples of the concept in other areas, the fridge would be a source of free food for anyone i...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor CHATEAU — It was a time of celebration for the Northside North Shore Chamber of Commerce on May 11, as the organization once more held its annual luncheon. Taking place at Carnegie Science Center, this year’s iteration of the event was one of the largest in its histo...

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 ...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist The first time I visited the home of my future husband, I was taken aback at the collection of fine, handmade Persian, Oriental and kilim rugs gracing the floors of each room. It’s not that men can’t or don’t have good taste when it comes to fine rugs; it’s just, well, my h...