It’s spring cleaning time! It’s time to gather the cleaning products, garbage bags, paint, gardening supplies and anything else needed to give our homes the necessary spruce up to welcome the spring season. It’s time to dust off, clean out, bag up, dig into and touch up the areas that we have neglec...

Muddy Cup Coffee owner Renee Tokar jokes with a customer while making her latte. (Photo/Kelly Thomas) Since Renee Tokar in March opened a Northside location of her Muddy Cup coffee shop in the former JR’s Bar on the corner of East Ohio Street and Cedar Avenue, she said she’s seen a steady increase o...

Trail update: Construction projects, upcoming races and activities A portion of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail (Riverfront Trail) along the North Shore that was closed for two months is open again.  A segment of the trail in front of PNC Park, from Mazeroski Way to Federal Street, is now complete a...

Work on the restoration of the northeast portion of Allegheny Commons Park began about two weeks ago and should be completed by July, according to the Allegheny Commons Initiative. This leg of the project covers the park along Cedar Avenue from East Ohio to Tripoli streets and will cost around $800,...

An errant auto swerving on an ice-covered Lowrie Street in Troy Hill smashed into the neighborhood's World War I memorial . Fortunately a number of Troy Hill residents collected the pieces of the damaged monument and stored them for safe keeping in the local VFW. Within a few months several communit...

This weekly round-up includes information from City Council, Historic Review Commission, Planning Commission and Urban Redevelopment Authority agendas, zoning board hearings, demolition bids, and housing court schedules as it relates to the Northside. Information is compiled from various websites an...

Michael and Nicole Flaherty didn’t expect to end up on the Northside, but they’re glad they did. The young couple, who in June 2010 bought an Energy Star-certified house on Meadville Street in Fineview, spent six months looking for the perfect place. Much of that time was spent looking for houses in...

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Statistics of 2010 home transactions on the Northside show a mixed real estate picture, with sales and median home prices varying widely from neighborhood to neighborhood.      In all of 2010, 479 homes sold on the Northside, based on recorded arm’s length sales of homes, townhomes and duplexes with...

  More people seem to be calling the Northside home these days, and with good reason. With plentiful parks, a rich history and easy access to other parts of the city, developers and community groups are putting their money into improving and enriching our communities. Our 2011 Homebuyer and Home Imp...