By Sabrina Romano Ten local chefs are bringing their talent to the New Hazlett Theater in Allegheny Center this Saturday, Jan. 31 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for Northside Common Ministries' fourth annual Pantry Brunch Challenge. The challenge for the chefs is that they can only prepare brunch food w...

Photo courtesy of the Children's Museum By Justin Criado Two area museums are celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, Jan. 19 with a full schedule of activities for all ages. The Mattress Factory on 500 Sampsonia Way in Central Northside will hold a Martin Luther King Jr. birthday bash from ...

Photo by Justin Criado The Saturday Light Brigade radio station held a citywide celebration Wednesday, Dec. 17 at the Children's Museum in Allegheny Center to recognize its Crossing Fences program. By Justin Criado The Saturday Light Brigade (SLB) radio held a city wide celebration Wednesday, Dec. 1...

Photo by Justin Criado Innovation Works held its 13th annual AlphaLab Demo Day Wednesday, Nov. 12 at the New Hazeltt Theater in Allegheny Center. AlphaLab is a nationally ranked program of Innovation Works that provides seed-finding to start-up tech companies. By Justin Criado Innovation Works held ...

Photo by Justin Criado The new Pittsburgh Mercy mobile medical unit features state of the art medical equipment and will serve several communities, including Northside, through its Operation Safety Net and family health center programs.  By Justin Criado Pittsburgh Mercy Health System unveiled its n...

Photo courtesy of the Children's Museum By Bill Schlageter Director of Marketing at the Children's Museum Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh will host its 10th annual "Kindergarten... Here I come!" event on Saturday, August 9 from 9 a.m  1 p.m. Children entering kindergarten this fall and their familie...

Photo by Abbey Reighard Malek, who is in fourth grade, danced down the runway during the 4th Annual Newspaper Fashion Show held by the Allegheny Center Alliance Church Children’s Ministries kid’s summer program. By Abbey Reighard Adoring fans and photographers showed up to watch models show off thei...

Photo courtesy of Merecedes J. Howze By Merecedes J. Howze In part with Serve Pittsburgh, one local Northside school helped to "Beautify the Burgh" on Friday, May 9, 2014. Roughly 250 students at Pittsburgh King K-8 volunteered to help clean up the areas around our school. Staff and students had a g...

Photo by Abbey Reighard By Abbey Reighard Two young men have been selected to put their martial arts skills to the test at a world competition – skills they mastered while attending free lessons on the Northside. Gregory Young, a senior at Central Catholic High School, and 15-year-old Matt Mascellin...

Parents of children entering kindergarten for the 2014-2015 school year are invited to bring their children to Ready Freddy ‘Kindergarten Transition Events’ at Spring Hill School located at 1351 Damas Street, and at M.L.King School, located at 50 Montgomery Place, both on the Northside. The Spring H...