Photo by Alyse Horn Detroit Artist Scott Hocking talking about his installation "Coronal Mass Ejection."   By Alyse Horn On Thursday, January 30 the Mattress Factory held and An Evening of Art + Conversation with Detroit Artist Scott Hocking. This was the first of a series of events that the Mattres...

Photo by Alyse Horn The Northside and Allegheny General Hospital representatives after the re-signing of the agreement. By Alyse Horn On Thursday, January 30, the Northside community and Allegheny General Hospital celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Allegheny General Hospital Northside Partnershi...

Photo courtesy of Open Your Hear to a Senior website The above image shows senior citizens in our area who request assistance.   By Kristin Douty The location chart of seniors in need of assistance is growing, especially in central Pittsburgh areas like the Northside. United Way launched the program...

Photo courtesy of Mexican War Streets Society A participant of the Annual MWSS Progressive Dinner 2013 prepares a dish for the evening.   By Alyse Horn The 8th Annual Mexican War Streets Progressive Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 22. The event works like a pub crawl, but trade t...

By Alyse Horn The third annual Food Pantry Brunch Challenge took place at 11 a.m. on January 25 at the New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square E. Northside Common Ministries Executive Director Jay Poliziani said there were 150 people in attendance. Poliziani said 250 tickets were sold, but believes ...

By Alyse Horn Once a month, the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh holds an Xtreme BINGO event where part of the proceeds are given to a nonprofit. This month, Delta will be sharing the profits with Northside Community Food Pantry and Pleasant Valley Shelter. Doors open at 6 p.m. on February 8 and the g...

Photo courtesy of Patrick Jordan By Alyse Horn Beginning February 13, “A Steady Rain” will be performed at The New Hazlett Theater under barebones productions, concluding its 10th season. The play will run until March 2, and will be held Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Pa...

Photo courtesy of Northside Common Ministries Community Food Pantry   By Alyse Horn The third annual Food Pantry Brunch Challenge will take place at 11 a.m. on January 25 at the New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square E. Northside Common Ministries Executive Director Jay Poliziani said tickets are $...

Oliver Lake, the musical curator of City of Asylum’s annual Jazz-Poetry Concert, is gathering community members to talk about life in the Northside at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21. The meeting will be at the Young Men’s and Women’s African Heritage Association, 1205 Boyle St. Another meeting wil...

Photo courtesy of The Saturday Light Brigade Children read the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. last year during the "King for a Day" program at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, hosted by The Saturday Light Brigade Radio Show.   Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 20 is being c...