Northside Business & Community Briefs March 2025
Northside Chronicle cuts ribbon for 40th Anniversary
The Northside Chronicle celebrated its 40th anniversary with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Feb. 14.
Representatives from The Northside North Shore Chamber of Commerce were on hand to help with the celebration and remarks were given by Northside Chronicle Managing Editor Sean P. Ray.
“We’re really proud of it and how the Northside community has accepted us,” Ray said at the ceremony. “We think we’re a really modern service that really does a great service, and we’re really happy to reach this major milestone.”
The Northside Chronicle launched with a February/March edition in 1985.
Northside Steelers unveil new logo
The Northside Youth Athletic Association (NSYAA) announced the creation of a new logo emblem to represent its youth football team.
According to Audie “Coach Ace” Chapman, executive director of NSYAA and president of the Northside Steelers, the new logo is supposed to represent a time of change and growth for the team. The youth football team has been a staple youth city league since the 2000s, according to the organization’s Facebook page.
The Northside Steelers youth football team unveiled a new logo in February. Image courtesy of NSYAA
While the team does make a nod to the NFL pro football team that plays on the North Shore, Chapman said the team’s new logo has a deeper meaning than this.
“The red star represents youth development, signifying our dedication to shaping young athletes into leaders through mentorship and discipline,” Chapman said in a statement. “The gold star symbolizes [the] Northside, honoring the strength, resilience, and unity of our community. The blue star stands for academics, reinforcing our belief that success in the classroom is just as important as success on the field.”
Keeping players in check both on the field and in school has always been part of the Northside Steelers mission, according to an article on the team from the Post-Gazette.
The Northside Steelers youth football team unveiled a new logo in February. Image courtesy of NSYAA
The start of the 2025 season has not been announced yet, but the Northside Steelers play at Fowler Field in the Perry Hilltop neighborhood.
GoFundMe pages launches to rebuild Learning Hub
NORTHVIEW HEIGHTS — A GoFundMe page was launched to rebuild The Learning Hub, an educational facility in Northview Heights which was heavily damaged by a Feb. 6 fire.
The fundraising campaign was set up by the United Methodist Church Union, which ran programs at The Learning Hub through the union’s non-profit organization Kidcelerate.
While no injuries occurred during the fire, it resulted in extensive damage to the building.
The campaign has a goal of $150,000. The money will be used to rebuild the structure, as well as replace lost supplies and educational materials, and to continue children’s programs as soon as possible. At time of writing the campaign has raised around $10,000.
The Learning Hub opened in early 2021 as a space for students to complete their online school work during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has since transitioned to an afterschool and summer education program.
The GoFundMe page can be found at gofundme.com/f/learning-hub-fire. Donations to the reconstruction are tax deductible, according to the page.
