By Alyse Horn After a great success last summer, the Deutschtown Music Festival will be coming back for a second year on Saturday, July 12. Event Organizer Ben Soltesz said last year about 2,500 people attended the event throughout the day and night, and this year at least 10 more bands will be adde...

On May 26, Pittsburgh Public School’s only JROTC Program once again distinguished themselves by participating in the Legion Park Memorial Day Ceremony. The Ceremony began at 10:00 a.m. with the JROTC Commodore Battalion presenting the Colors and the POW/MIA Flag, which was hung at Half Staff on the ...

By Kate Kay On Saturday, May 31st from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Mexican War Streets Yard Sale will take place neighborhood wide from Brighton Road to Federal Street and North Avenue to Jefferson Street. Over 40 homes are participating in the yard sale, making it the biggest MWS Yard Sale ever. The day o...

Photo by Matthew Sabatine By Alyse Horn With a celebration heard around the world, The Andy Warhol Museum held its 20th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, May 17 and raised just over $1 million. The night began with a cocktail hour and the debut of the newly installed "Halston and Warhol: Silver and Sued...

Photo by Alyse Horn Curator of Behavioral Management and Education Kathy Schlott holds a Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot, which is one of the birds that can be seen at the Aviary's summer show. By Ed Skirtich A global garden for the birds has arrived, said Don Fallon, producer of “Taking Flight: An Aeria...

     

Photo courtesy of Allegheny Elks Lodge No. 339 By Abbey Reighard The Allegheny Elks Lodge No. 339 will host its annual Flag Day celebration on June 14 at 400 Cedar Ave. The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. and will be followed by food and entertainment. Keith Olash, Allegheny Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler, ...

Photo by Jena Ruszkiewicz Clint Hurdle, the Pittsburgh Pirates manager, speaks to the crowd after accepting the Inspirational Leadership Award. By Alyse Horn On Tuesday, May 6 at PNC Park the Northside Northshore Chamber of Commerce held its 2014 Business Awards Luncheon to recognize local businesse...

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...

Photo by Alyse Horn By Alyse Horn The annual Observatory Hill House Tour will take place on Sunday, June 1, but attendees can expect something new this year. Jane Sestric, the co-chairman of the house tour committee, said one or two trolleys will be rented from Molly’s Trolleys to take people around...