Staff Reports 2015 Deutschtown Music Festival The Deutschtown Music Festival has become one of the most anticipated free music festivals in the city, let alone the Northside. The third installment of the fest will be on Saturday, July 11 this year, and while it’s always a fun time for all, this year...

Photo by Erika Fleegle Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, and Tomas Fujiwara of Thumbscrew treated an audience to selections from their newest jazz album created through the BNY Mellon Jazz Residency at City of Asylum on July 5, 2015. By Erika Fleegle It was an idyllic summer night on Sampsonia Way i...

Photo by Erika Fleegle Free shirts promoting 3E Studios were given at the ceremony honoring Sidney Jake Huffmyer as Young Entrepreneur of the Year on July 2, 2015. By Erika Fleegle Easy. Efficient. Enjoyable. Now, Sidney Jake Huffmyer can add a new description to his line of work at 3E Studios; Youn...

Photo by Erika Fleegle Flowers bloomed outside the Manchester community garden during the dedication ceremony on June 26, 2015.  By Erika Fleegle From a typically quiet street corner in Manchester, reggae music flows. Locals drift in and around, admiring flower beds and mingling with neighbors. Whil...

Guests mixed and mingled at the Mattress Factory's annual fundraiser on Friday, June 19, 2015. by Justin Criado Weird is welcomed. That's the sentiment when it comes to the Mattress Factory's annual Urban Garden party, which was held June 19 this year. "We encourage uniqueness," Caitlin Harpster, MF...

Photo by Justin Criado The National Aviary opened its newest exhibit June 19 in Condor Court, which is home to four Andean Condors, making it the only accredited zoo in North America to feature two pairs of Andean Condors, as well as actively managing them for breeding. By Justin Criado Birds are th...

Photo by Justin Criado Chris Biondo of Troy Hill's Scratch Food & Beverage accepts his crown and trophy as the new Sandwich King during the fourth annual Northside Leadership Conference (NSLC) Northside Sandwich Week Sampler June 18 at the Priory’s Grand Hall in Historic Deutschtown. By Justin Criad...

By Justin Criado The most delicious time of the year is back once again as the fourth annual Northside Sandwich Week sponsored by the Northside Leadership Conference kicks off today and runs until June 24, including a bike tour for the first time ever. All week long hungry sandwich-lovers will be tr...

Photo courtesy of the Preserve Croation Heritage Foundation By Justin Criado The Preserve Croatian Heritage Foundation will be holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new St. Nicholas Church Historic Site as well as a public dedication of a Pennsylvania Historical Marker for the former St. Nichola...

Photo by Justin Criado T he Northside Leadership Conference (NSLC) 32 nd Annual Scholarship & Awards dinner June 11 at the Northside Institutional Church of God CNBE Center in Central Northside recognized Northside students, community members and businesses alike.  By Justin Criado Pride is somethin...