By Alyse Horn In December 2013, Pittsburgh Public Schools released the plan for the Whole Child, Whole Community Conversation project that will be making its way to the Northside on March 18. The meeting will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Institutional Church of God in Christ, 302 W. North A...

Photo by Geoffry Crowe Attendees of the 11th Annual Glass Slipper Ball were able to wine and dine on a plethora of different appetizers from over 20 different food and libation purveyors. By Alyse Horn On Saturday, February 22, the 11th Annual Glass Slipper Ball was held at the Four Points by Sherat...

Photo courtesy of Ruby Helvy Summerlove, Bryce and Imani are the girls who make up the musical group 3TG . By Alyse Horn Starting a music group requires devoting a lot of time and energy to ensure recognition on any level. Add school work, a social life and extracurricular activities into the mix an...

Photo by Kevin Pugh NorthShore Community Alliance Executive Director Carol Washington (left) and NCA member James Freeman (right) presents Northside Leadership Conference Executive Director Mark Fatla (center) with an award at the NCA 4th Annual Partner Recognition Awards Gala.   By Alyse Horn The N...

By Kristin Douty On Saturday night, Feb. 8, 2014, Abraham Lincoln visited the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall, 4141 5th Avenue – in the form of nineteenth century photographs. The exhibit, “Abraham Lincoln: The Man, The Myth, The Legend,” traces the photographic history of Lincoln’s life to commemo...

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...

By Kristin Douty For the past three years, the Carnegie Library has not only made Black History Month a priority, but also a tradition. This year’s planning committee for Black History Month ensured a system-wide celebration for the Carnegie Library. Joyce Broadus, the manager of the Hill District b...

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 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 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...