Few existing Northside institutions can trace their history back to the years before the Civil War. Time, economic changes and population shifts have often caused the decline and disappearance of what were, in their day, thriving organizations and programs. That is why the story of the Metropolitan ...

Marcia Bisland, the new director of the Girls, Math & Science Partnership based out of the Carnegie Science Center, is working to ensure that girls have a fighting chance in today’s increasingly math and science-oriented world. According to Bisland, the next generation of our workforce will encounte...

An initial flood of stimulus funds to Pittsburgh seems to have dried up. There have been no new projects in the city resulting from federal grants made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act since July. “I check regularly for opportunities that the City of Pittsburgh can apply for s...

If the thought of a mall at Christmas time makes you cringe, or if you’re tired of giving the same old gifts every single year, think locally and buy your friends family a Northside gift! The Northside is full of museums, institutions, talented musicians, great writers and great local businesses. Th...

This obituary was written by Mrs. Ralph's family and reprinted with permission. Betty Jane Ralph departed from this life quietly in her home on Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 after an extended illness. She was born in Pittsburgh to Lee and Florence McCormick and educated in the Pittsburgh Public School System...

Over the past year, Manchester has celebrated many milestones on its way to rebranding as a thriving, desirable community, including major progress on two housing projects designed to bring new residents into the neighborhood. Soon, though, the Manchester area will find itself the location of a deve...

A new gym in Fineview’s Allegheny Dwellings is providing a safe space for the community’s young people, and helping to curb violence in local neighborhoods. The facility, the North Side Fitness Center, provides both mental and physical resources for youth in public housing communities, and creates a...

Development in areas of the Northside encouraged executives of two health care organizations to relocate their offices from Downtown to East Ohio Street. The Consumer Health Coalition is a health care advocacy organization that helps individuals access insurance programs and other tools necessary fo...

Part one in a three-part series . Read part two . In a time when the word “recession” has become equivalent to a swear word, the common theme has been small businesses halting production, corporations doing mass layoffs, and others closing their doors altogether. There are mixed opinions on starting...

The Federal Street underpass, once an ugly reminder of Pittsburgh’s industrial era, will now function as an art gallery supporting rotating installations and welcoming pedestrians and motorists to the Northside. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh led efforts to renovate the dark, damp underpass tha...