by Kelsey Shea This week Allegheny Commons Park was added to the National Register of Historic Places, which preservationists hope will give them a stronger voice in the reconstruction of the West Park pedestrian bridge. The honor of being added to the National Register came on the heels of an annou...

by John Canning Residents of the Manchester and Allegheny West neighborhoods share a 15233 zip code – the name for this postal district is Kilbuck. Kilbuck was a Native American leader in the late 18th and early 19th centuries who was supposedly buried in wilderness area nearby the present day inter...

Northside bike ride

Above: The Delta Foundation purchased the empty storefront at 911 Galveston Ave. for their new office space. (Photo by Kelsey Shea) by William Park While advocates of the LGBTQ community fight for marriage equality in Harrisburg, the Delta Foundation will be advocating for gay pride and equality fro...

by Kelsey Shea A proposed expansion of the Children’s Museum might not only mean more space for the museum, but for the Northside community as well. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is considering leasing the old Allegheny Library building in Allegheny Center to expand the museum facilities and o...

by William Park Pittsburgh residents have long flocked to the National Aviary to see its rare collection of birds. This Saturday night, people will have the opportunity to party with them in an event that also benefits the nonprofit. Attendees of the annual “Night in the Tropics” party will mingle w...

The Saturday Light Brigade’s Solar Concert Series will return to the Northside this year with live musical performances that are amplified using the power of the sun! The sixth annual series will take place in Buhl Community Park at Allegheny Square Wednesdays in July and August, from 12:15 to 1:00 ...

Above: Allegheny Commons bloomed this year. (Photo by Kelsey Shea) by Kelsey Shea Friends of Allegheny Commons and other Northsiders interested in the park, gathered last night at Babb Inc., for the first annual Allegheny Commons Community Update. The first community update was hosted by the Alleghe...

by Kelsey Shea Even when Steelers’ chairman Dan Rooney was working in Ireland as a U.S. ambassador, his thoughts and efforts were still in the Northside. Together with local historian Carol Peterson, Rooney co-authored the book “Allegheny City: A History of Pittsburgh’s North Side,” which was publis...