Photo by Erika Fleegle  A free library box in the garden next to Northside Common Ministries in California-Kirkbride is on of several such boxes in the Northside. By Erika Fleegle In a “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” sort of way, the small box situated in the garden next to Northside Common Ministries in...

Photo by Erika Fleegle Zone 1 Commander Lavonnie Bickerstaff (right) talks with local residents during the "Coffee with a Cop" event Tuesday, June 30 at Brightwood's Cafe on the Corner. By Erika Fleegle Coffee and cops seem to go hand-in-hand. For Zone 1 Commander Lavonnie Bickerstaff, coffee seemed...

Courtesy of Carnegie Science Center Carnegie Science Center and Allegheny Health Network (AHN) announced a new partnership to develop BodyTech, a dynamic, three-pronged health and science educational program for the region Wednesday, May 20. The initiative includes a new exhibit at the Science Cente...

Photo by Erika Fleegle The Pittsburgh Sea Cadets visited North Shore Sunday, May 17, watching a World War II documentary at the Carnegie Science Center before visiting the area's military monuments.  By Erika Fleegle In celebration of Armed Forces Day Saturday, May 16, the Pittsburgh Sea Cadets roll...

Courtesy of Carnegie Science Center In honor of Armed Forces Day, active members and veterans of the U.S. military can receive a free ticket to see D-Day: Normandy 1944 at the Rangos Omnimax Theater at Carnegie Science Center on May 16 by presenting their military ID at the ticket counter (one ticke...

Photo by Justin Criado Manchester Academic Charter School fifth-graders clean-up a roadway near the school Friday, April 17 in recoginition of Earth Day, which was Wednesday, April 22. By Justin Criado Northside celebrated Earth Day, which was officially Wednesday, April 22, this past week with seve...

Photo by Justin Criado MACS students Destany Best (center) and Ryan Jones (left of Best) received a proclamation from the city of Pittsburgh Tuesday, April 7 in recognition of the students qualifying for the Academic Games Leagues of America (AGLOA) national tournament April 24-27 in Orlando, Florid...

Image courtesy of the dailycaller.com An artist depiction of Abraham Lincoln's assassination on the fateful night of April 14, 1865. By Justin Criado Tuesday, April 14 marks the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, which happened while Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd, were watching ...

Photo by Justin Criado The National Aviary in Central Northside welcomed two new family members in mid-December. The two African Penguin chicks made their public debut Thursday, Jan. 8   Photo by Justin Criado Making their first public debut since hatching on a live nest cam Dec. 15 and 18, respecti...

Photo by Justin Criado The VEX Robotics Competition qualifier was held at the Sarah Heinz House Friday, Dec. 19. Overall, 48 middle school and high school teams from the tri-state area competed in the day-long tournament. By Justin Criado The Sarah Heinz House hosted the VEX Robotics Competition qua...