By Gretchen North, YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh Residents of Pittsburgh’s Northside can reverse their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by participating in the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program, which will be offered at Allegheny General Hospital for the first time on June 3. Led by the Centers for ...

Photo courtesy of BrandMill Priory Director of Operations John Graf welcomes guests to the Stash Bash. The Priory Hotel joined Stash Hotel Rewards in January 2014. By Alyse Horn On May 7, the Priory Hotel invited patrons to dash over to its Stash Bash, the launch party for joining the Stash Hotel Re...

The Allegheny YMCA, 600 W North Ave., will be holding a free Learn To Swim week-long program for beginner swimmers from Tuesday, June 10 through Friday, June 13. Children ages 5-7 will have lessons from 12 to 1 p.m., ages 8-9 from 1:15-2:15 p.m. and ages 10-12 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. There will also ...

Photo courtesy of Samantha Strahota The Mattress Factory made all of the pant packs using felt. Th bags will be saved for further use in the schools and the museum. By Alyse Horn Central Northsider’s may catch a glimpse of a wild rumpus through the streets as the Mattress Factory Plant Parade travel...

Photo by Jill Porada (above) Last year was the third Arts Night hosted by Urban Impact. Over 200 children come together to showcase their talent in the performing arts. Photo courtesy of Urban Impact website (below) The Urban Impact Singers is an invitation-only group that travels across the country...

On Easter Sunday the Brown Chapel Church, 1400 Boyle St., will host its Northside Community Spring Resurrection Festival during Sunday School hours. Beginning at 9 a.m., the free festival will start with the Resurrection Egg Hunt, followed by a breakfast at 9:30 a.m. At 10 a.m. after breakfast, a pe...

Photo courtesy of Pleasant Valley Men's Shelter Ann is an 8-year-old lab mix who is the most recent addition to the men's shelter. By Kristin Douty Northside Commons Ministry provides a refuge for the displaced at the Pleasant Valley Men’s Shelter, but now there is one female resident to keep them c...

Photo courtesy of Jay Poliziani Above are the p articipants who helped make the video for the Northside Common Ministries Food Pantry. By Alyse Horn Recently, the Pittsburgh YouthWorks and Northside Common Ministries Community Food Pantry collaborated to create a healthy cooking video for individual...

By Alyse Horn Spring has sprung, and the Mexican War Streets Society is celebrating by holding its annual yard sale on May 31 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be a pamphlet and map provided to all visitors of the yard sale to help them find sellers locations. The pamphlet will also be made availa...

By Alyse Horn The Food Pantry Advisors are asking those who can to donate dishes to the Northside Common Ministries Food Pantry as Passover and Easter approach. Donations can be made to NCM, 1601 Brighton Rd., or can be sent directly to the food pantry by using NCM Amazon Wish List . Jay Poliziani, ...