By Neil Strebig The Light of Life Rescue Mission in Central Northside announced the approval of a licensed agreement for property near Madison Avenue and the Veterans Bridge in East Deutschtown Jan. 14 with the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The new agreement comes in the wake of a collaborative eff...

Photo by Neil Strebig The Mattress Factory in Central Northside celebrated MLK Day Jan. 18 during its annual Birthday Bash, complete with birthday cake. Photo by Neil Strebig Two participants work on a collage by cutting up magazines and creating celebratory art during the MLK Birthday Bash as the M...

Photo courtesy of Nils Balls Chapters 1 & 2 of comic You Can Did It, created by Cent ral   N or thside's Nils Balls.  By Neil Strebig Dan McCloskey and Nils Balls, both of Central Northside, are two comic book artists proudly displaying their Pittsburgh muse in their latest creations. Players in the...

Photo courtesy of City of Asylum From L to R: Henry Reese, co-founder COA/Pittsburgh; Mayor Bill Peduto;  COA/Las Vegas director Joshua Shenk; Asst. Director COA Silvia Duarte; ICORN Director Helge Lunde; and Diane Samuels, co-founder, COA. City of Asylum/Pittsburgh was recently named the Internatio...

The second annual Mattress Factory Winter Arts Market, open now until Dec. 20, features artisanal gifts from local and regional artists, which range from original artworks, prints, ceramics, jewelry and practical goods. The market will be open during museum hours.

By Justin Criado Central Northside’s Light of Life Rescue Mission will serve traditional Thanksgiving meals today from 1-6 p.m. during its annual Great Thanksgiving Banquet sponsored by UPMC.  In addition to meals served at the Mission, volunteers will be delivering hot meals to 14 local high-rise b...

By Justin Criado Jake Bier, resident of Central Northside, and Zach Ingoldsby are planning to open the War Streets Brewery in early 2016. The nanobrewery, which produces less than 100 gallons of beer at a time, will include a tasting room will be located on the first floor of the historic Firehouse ...

By Justin Criado Alphabet City to be open by next summer City of Asylum's Alphabet City project in the former Masonic Building on W North Avenue in Central Northside has been in the works for over five years with construction just starting months ago.  The $10.5 million redevelopment of the long-aba...

By Justin Criado Dreams on display at City of Asylum event Central Northside’s City of Asylum will host the grand opening  of Denise Mahone’s “The Dreamplace Project” installation Nov. 15 from 10-11:30 a.m. Coffee and light food will be served at 10 a.m. and Mahone, a Central Northside resident, wil...

Photo by Justin Criado City of Asylum announced it will begin construction on the former Masonic building on West North Avenue in Central Northside. By Justin Criado Central Northside’s City of Asylum, through its affiliate COA Northside LLC, has closed on the purchase of the historic Masonic Buildi...