A museum visitor watches David Wojnarowicz's controversial video "A Fire in My Belly" at the Mattress Factory on Sampsonia Way. The video contains some disturbing images and was removed from the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery after creating a controversy. (Photo courtesy the Mattress Factor...

From long-awaited development projects taking off to charity projects and changes in education, 2010 was another big year for the Northside. Catch up on the news you might have missed or just reminisce about the big stories that happened during the pastyear. To read each story, click on the headline...

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The Northside Chronicle has paired with Manchester Academic Charter School to feature the works of students in grades 6-8. This month, 5 seventh graders will share their family's holiday traditions. You can also find the selected work of four additional students in our December 2010 print edition. <...

Although it may look like a single large building at first glance, the newly opened Stage AE amphitheater on the North Shore has not one, but three facilities. Stage AE opened unofficially with a community open house on Dec. 1, which featured local band Muddy Kreek Blues Band. Girl Talk officially o...

At a Pittsburgh Public Schools board of directors public hearing on Monday, eight Northsiders presented mixed opinions on Propel Charter School’s application to open a new school in the area. Propel Northside would begin as a K-4 school with 40 students in each grade, and grow to a K-8 school. The o...

Part two in a three-part series.  Click to read part one and part three . A niche market turns out profits Andrew Lee was a man on a mission. Having worked in the cigar industry for more than four years, he filled a void in the market by opening up Executive Cigars, a high-end shop with a walk-in hu...

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