The 2011 filing season is under way, and there are a number of changes to note. Last-minute tax changes, on top of a number of other changes throughout the year, add many surprises for individuals. If you're looking to get an early start on filing your 2010 return, here are some key points to know. ...

The Pittsburgh Public Schools Charter Review Team announced earlier this week its recommendation that the school board not approve the charter school application of Propel Charter Schools to open a location on the Northside. The Board of Directors’ vote on the Propel application as well as three oth...

A year or so ago we had a fairly decent amount of snow. The kids were off school for a few days. Snow covered trees keeled over and blocked some streets. The power was off for a couple of hours. Photo opportunities were everywhere. Folks kept referring to the big snow of 2010. But for some Northside...

This article was updated on Feb. 4 to include comments from the Northside Oldtimers. To read The Chronicle's previous coverage on this issue, read ' Tug of war over dog park between city, residents continues '. A City Council hearing Monday requested by petition signed by nearly three dozen area res...

Accidents like this one are common at Middle Street and North Avenue.  Middle Street resident Joe Renckly urges his neighbors to call 311 whenever they see an accident to request a stop sign at the intersection. (Photo/Joe Renckly) Everyone loves to complain. In Pittsburgh, city officials encourage ...

The Northside seems more or less content with Pittsburgh’s new snow removal plan, if low attendance at a late January meeting about the plan is any indicator. City officials, including Public Works Director Rob Kaczorowski, Community Outreach Coordinator Christie Berger of the Mayor’s Office and Aud...

The only sounds heard coming from the crypt at Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church in the evening hours of Jan. 27 are steady, syncopated breathing and the tick-tock of an old wall clock. Inside, folks of all different ages stretch their arms and hands above their heads and move fluidly and effo...

Each month The Northside Chronicle will feature a profile of a green business. This month: Underwood Solar Future. Left: Underwood Solar Future employees install solar panels on a roof in Williamsport, Pa. (Photo courtesy Underwood Solar Future) Northsider Fred Underwood is helping build Pittsburgh’...

As we close 2010 I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the faith that you have placed in me to be your city councilman. It is both an honor and a privilege to serve you in this capacity. I have spent the year learning the innermost workings of city government and how the work is accompl...

The weather in Allegheny City was cold, overcast and rainy on Feb. 14, 1861. Yet on that day 150 years ago thousands of citizens gathered at the Allegheny Station of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad station on Federal Street to welcome President-elect Abraham Lincoln and his family. T...