The meet-and-greets, which took place throughout the month of September, raised money for the Officer Rocco K-9 Memorial Fund. By Noah Manalo Photo: Pittsburgh Police Officer Vicky Butch, Wagsburgh Owner Joe Thornton, and Zane, the first comfort dog on the Pittsburgh Police K-9 Unit at the “Protect ...

The fall fundraiser for Pittsburgh-based publisher Autumn House Press was held on Sept. 12* at the Wigle Whiskey Barrelhouse & Whiskey Garden. Story and photos by Ashlee Green Autumn House Press held its second fall fundraiser to support their mission, "to publish and promote poetry and other fine l...

The second annual Fresh Fest returned to the Northside for an all-day event on Saturday, Aug. 10 at Nova Place. Story and photos by Ashlee Green Fresh Fest, which originated last year, is the nation’s first Black brew festival. It was founded by Mike Potter, creator and editor-in-chief of Black Brew...

Northsiders came together for National Night Out, an annual community initiative to highlight police-community relationships and build neighborhood fellowship. Story and photos by Ashlee Green National Night Out (NNO) 2019 was a hit. This nationwide initiative to put a spotlight on relations between...

After five months of surveying city of Pittsburgh residents to gather feedback about their parks, the results are in. Story and photo by Ashlee Green It's confirmed: This November, there will be a city parks tax referendum on the ballot. Jayne Miller, president and CEO of Pittsburgh Parks Conservanc...

“Radish Night” at Teutonia Männerchor has been a tradition for over 20 years. The event is a way to pay homage to Munchener Bier radishes, which were introduced to the club in the mid-1990s. Story and photos by Alexander Oh The basement bar of Teutonia Männerchor, the Northside’s German club, quickl...

Northside's first water lantern festival comes to Allegheny Commons West Park this summer https://youtu.be/ylelsv3b2ME The first annual Pittsburgh Night Lights Water Lantern Festival will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Lake Elizabeth in Allegheny Commons West Park. The gates open at 6:30 pm...

This year's Deutschtown Music Festival was back and better than ever. The seventh annual Deutschtown Music Festival (DMF), held in the Historic Deutschtown neighborhood of Pittsburgh's Northside, took place on Friday, July 12, Saturday, July 13, and expanded to a third day, Sunday, July 14, this yea...

Photo: The first of two annual auditions for the Pittsburgh Steeline, the official drumline of the Pittsburgh Steelers, took place on June 2. Members of Pittsburgh Steeline, the official drumline of the Pittsburgh Steelers, hold auditions every year for 25 spots. The group is "part of Steelers cultu...

This year's party happened to fall on the first official day of summer, so event organizers went with a theme somewhere between A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Lord of the Rings . Story and photos by Amy George This year’s summer solstice fell on Friday, June 21, and it proved to be the perfect da...