By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor OBSERVATORY HILL — After a long delay, Friends of Riverview Park (FOR Park) held their second community meeting on May 22 to give the public the chance to offer feedback on the re-envisioning of the Grand Avenue entrance and Kilbuck Valley of Riverview Park. The dela...

By Veronica Rodriguez | Staff Writer PERRY HILLTOP — Wilson’s Bar-B-Q is a family restaurant. It’s where George Wilson Sr. achieved six decades of successful business. It’s where Darnella Wilson learned how to run a business and found her love for cooking. It’s where George Wilson Jr. gained his bar...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor It’s time to once more check in on the results of The Northside Chronicle’s weekly polls! This time we’re looking at the results from the month of May. We had five polls in total for the month, starting out by asking what everyone’s favorite type of pet was. It was a...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor In 1968, Bill Shay would take the position of head basketball coach at Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC). He would go on to become the winningest college basketball coach in Western Pennsylvania history, finishing his coaching career with 803 wins to 358 l...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor EAST DEUTSCHTOWN — In the spring of last year, The Garden Café owner Gayle McGarril got the idea to add a free community fridge to the exterior of her business. Inspired by examples of the concept in other areas, the fridge would be a source of free food for anyone i...

Reader criticizes historic district expansion The story of the expansion-by-accident of the Mexican War Streets Historic District (April 2023) would be comical if it were not for the serious consequences that will likely follow. Despite apparent opposition from the people affected and the unanimous ...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor In 1968, Bill Shay would take the position of head basketball coach at Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC). He would go on to become the winningest college basketball coach in Western Pennsylvania history, finishing his coaching career with 803 wins to 358 l...