Brightwood celebrated its 25th Pumpkinfest on Saturday, October 22 at at Horace Mann School Field, 2819 Shadeland Ave., with over 100 children in attendance who participated in a handful of activities provided by organizations. "Despite the fact that Mother Nature gave us a cold, wet and windy day f...

Fall is finally here in the City of Pittsburgh, which means it’s time to wear boots, watch football, and sip on hot apple cider! This year, East Allegheny will be hosting its annual Pumpkinfest on October 8th, Brightwood will be hosting its 25th annual Pumpkinfest on October 22nd, and Brighton Heigh...

Brightwood Pumpkinfest is celebrating its 25th Anniversary Year on Saturday, October 22 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Horace Mann School Field, 2819 Shadeland Ave. Admission is $5 for children between the ages of 2-14 and is free for adults. Nancy Noszka, member of the Brightwood Civic Group , said there...

The 9th Annual Women's Walk for Peace will take place this Saturday, September 24 at 10 a.m. The walk will start at The Pittsburgh Project , 2801 N. Charles St., and end at West Park, 700 Arch St. A shuttle service will be available where participants can park their cars near West Park and ride the ...

To combat the recent violence in some neighborhoods, churches in Marshall-Shadeland, Brightwood, and Brighton Heights are coming together in an effort to increase awareness and restore safety throughout the communities. The at 2 p.m. on June 12, the Prayer Rally for Peace will be held in Legion Park...

Photo by Alyse Horn A 2014 Sandwich Week sammitch. By: Neil Strebig Sandwiches, check. Beer garden, check. Ten days of deli meat, carb-loading and condiment chasing madness, check. Tonight's “Sandwich Sampler V: The Pastrami Strikes Back” officially kicks off the fifth annual Northside Sandwich Week...

An outline of the two neighborhoods that will be toured on June 4. Photo courtesy of Allegheny City Society On Saturday, June 4, the Heartland Neighborhoods Tour will lead two bus tours of Marshall/Shadeland and California-Kirkbride. Both tours are free and open to the public, but seating in limited...

Courtesy of www.sproutfund.org One Northside, a Buhl Foundation initiative, in partnership with The Sprout Fund, is offering support to those who live or work on the Northside through Neighbor-to-Neighbor Grants and One Northside Grants. Neighbor-to-Neighbor Grants of up to $1,000 can be awarded to ...

By Neil Strebig The smell of freshly grilled hot dogs filled the basement of 3113 Brighton Rd., as kids decorated tree houses, made their own edible arrangements, and played corn hole on boards they hand-painted. Art, family, and fun were plentiful this past weekend at the Providence Connections. Th...

By Neil Strebig Brightwood Civic Group (BCG) is looking for promising youth to help infuse positive change in their local community. BCG is looking for middle school and high school students ages 13-18 to help participate in their ‘Shape the Future’ program. Students must be Brightwood residents and...