Photo: A look inside Little House Big Art, which celebrated eight years in Pittsburgh's Northside community on Feb. 15. By Ashlee Green By Hallie Lauer Tiny terrariums, balls of yarn, beads, sequins and art supplies of all kinds line the walls of Little House, Big Art in the Northside’s Spring Hill ...

Photo: Volunteers met at Rivers Casino to make the Disney character-themed wigs, which are made out of soft yarn so children can comfortably wear them while they're going through chemotherapy. The Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh’s Northside hosted The Magic Yarn Project on Feb. 21 as part of their River...

“JFK was the president, Bill Mazeroski had won the world series, and George was tending bars.”  Photo: George Martin, believed to be the longest regularly scheduled bartender in the country, conducts the crowd in a live rendition of "Happy Birthday" at Elks Lodge #339, where he served drinks in cele...

Díaz read from her latest book, "Ordinary Girls," as part of City of Asylum's ongoing Memoir Series in Pittsburgh's Northside. Photo: Poet Steffan Triplett moderates a Q&A session with writers Jaquira Díaz and Kaveh Akbar on Feb. 6 at City of Asylum in the Northside of Pittsburgh. Story and photos b...

Local and out-of-state fans of the late rapper Mac Miller gathered in Historic Deutschtown in Pittsburgh's Northside for the weekend-long "Circles: Til Infinity," a pop-up multimedia exhibition and listening party. Photo: Mac Miller fans settle into a renovated former blacksmith's horseshoeing shop ...

Photo: Gina Grone, executive director of the North Side/North Shore Chamber of Commerce, leads a Q&A session with District 1 Councilman Bobby Wilson at the Chamber's "Food for Thought" lunch-and-learn series on Jan. 23 at Birgo Realty in Allegheny West. Story and photos by Ashlee Green Close to just...

Courtesy of Iota Phi Foundation Photos by Carlton Heywood On Dec. 14, the spirit of holiday joy and cheer was strong and contagious at BJ’s Event Center on Woods Run. Proprietors Jermain and Keith Younger served as hosts of the first annual “Breakfast with Santa.” They worked alongside members of th...

A new event series created by Bike Pittsburgh and the Office of Public Art celebrates city steps. By Haley McMonagle On Oct. 11 and 12, H. Gene Thompson, a nonbinary artist working in collaboration with Fineview Citizens Council, debuted their communal wearable sculptures for Steps We Take, a new ev...

The Second Annual RP Day took place in Riverview Park on Sunday, Sept. 29. RP Day activities included cyclocross races, musical performances by Colonel Eagleburgers Highstepping Goodtime Band, Sierra Sellers , and the Bill Henry Band, puppetry by the David T. English Puppet Company, and clowning by ...

Kaffeehaus Cafe regularly raises money for community causes. This time, they decided to return a regular customer's goodwill. By David S. Rotenstein Photo: Jerry Cozewith with Kaffeehaus owners, Tammy and Chris Waraks. The Warakses held a benefit for Cozewith in their store on Saturday, Sept. 14, to...