A 90-day contract extension from the Urban Redevelopment Authority has given Garden Theater Block developer Wayne Zukin more time to court financiers and tenants for the project. Developers Zukin Development and Collaborative Ventures hope to secure the East End Food Co-op as the project’s anchor te...

The Northside Chronicle has partnered with Manchester Academic Charter School to feature articles from students in grades 6-8. The latest installment of stories is a continuation of the Northside Voice's project with Saturday Light Brigade Radio, a series of interviews between MACS students and thei...

Team Laminates, Co. and the Children's Museum are requesting proposals to install public art and a garden in this lot at the corner of Vinial Street and Spring Garden Avenue. (Photo courtesy Children's Museum) The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh along with Team Laminates is accepting proposals to be...

Tony and Lauren Dungy sign copies of their new children's book "You Can Be a Friend" Jan. 19 at Pittsburgh MLK Elementary School. (Photo/Emily Leone) Tony Dungy put the sports commentating on the bench Wednesday to tell kids that friendship and reading are MVPs in the game of life. The iconic former...

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When the first computer entered our home I kept my distance. When friends began conversations in cyber language I simply replied, in a somewhat defensive and arrogant tone, that I was a Luddite. Luddites, the artisans who threw their sabots (wooden shoes) into the machines of the early industrial re...

Leo Baumbach, Olivia Scott, Cassandra Aguglia, Elijah Baraff and Julius Romano, of Sarah Heinz House, were 10-12 age group winners. While some kids are dancing “the robot,” these kids are actually making them.   The robotics team at Sarah Heinz House took first place for hardware design at the Dec.4...

On Wednesday, January 12, the Port Authority of Allegheny County announced a 15% service reduction that will take effect March 27, 2011. This reduction is in lieu of the Port Authority's original plan that would have cut services by 35%.  Below are the changes to routes that service the Northside. F...

If searching for a job has made you blue, try going green. Green Jobs — Northside! is a newly-launched program through the Northside Leadership Conference Neighborhood Employment Center designed to connect Northside job-seekers with Northside businesses in the “green” industries. According to the 20...

Below Right: Andrew's Steak & Seafood's steamed mussels with saffron and sofrito. Below Left: Halibut with wild mushroom sauce, fennel and Brussels sprout leaves.(Photos/Steven Hughes) I began my meal at Andrew’s Steak & Seafood at the Rivers Casino at dusk, watching the sun dance on the Ohio River ...