"We're two bookends," said U.S.S. Requin veteran Eric Silver (left) to fellow vet Salvatore Nigido.  Nigido served on the Requin's first dive, and Silver on its last. (Photo/Kelly Thomas) On Aug. 21 and 22, U.S. Navy veterans who served about the submarine U.S.S. Requin gathered on the sub for a beh...

The squirrels in West Park capture the attention of Otto, a Shiba-Inu owned by Samantha Crawford. (Photo/Jacob Flannick) For more West Park dog photos, check out our West Park Off Leash Area Photo Gallery , courtesy Clif Page. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4...

Although the West Park Off-Leash Exercise Area is generally a source of enjoyment for people and their dogs, in August it became the center of a three-way debate between park users, the city and the Northside Oldtimers. The city closed the off-leash area of West Park for two permitted events, one th...

With Brighton Heights resident Bill Weiner on guitar and Beaver native Charlie Barath on harmonica, the Bill Weiner and Charlie Barath Duo play authentic pre-war blues with a few gems of their own.  Video taken at a concert at the Borders on McKnight Road Aug. 20, 2010. (Video/Kelly Thomas) At the r...

Jennifer Shaffer talks about Levels for Love while friends Becky Cech and Melissa McClure play their way through Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the Wii. (Video/Kelly Thomas) Brightwood resident Jennifer Shaffer and a group of her gamer friends proved that girls who love video games are not only awesome, b...

A concept drawing of a proposed green park that would replace the sunken concrete park in Allegheny Center. The park's centerpiece will be a ball of mist created by nozzels on poles. (Photo courtesy the Children's Museum) With the Children’s Museum, New Hazlett Theater, apartment buildings and plent...

The Northside Community Development Fund was recently awarded a $600,000 grant from the U.S. government’s Community Development Financial Institution Fund. The Northside Fund, started in 2000, invests in and makes small business loans to businesses and organizations on the Northside that may be unab...

Adrienne Walnoha presents a list of questions to the city's representatives at the 2011 capital budget and Community Development Blog Grant Program hearing on Aug. 18. (Photo/Kelly Thomas)   Several Northside groups made an appearance at the city’s 2011 capital budget and Community Development Block...

A woman checks out the healthy snack table at the North Side Christian Health Center's Family Day Aug. 14. (Photo courtesy Floyd Cephas) The North Side Christian Health Center celebrated health and wellness Saturday with its first-ever Family Day. The event, in honor of National Health Center Week, ...

Amelia Williams with her "Ring of Hope" samples at Bistro Soul. (Photo/Kelly Thomas) Jewelry designer Amelia Williams is fighting domestic violence with beauty. Her “Ring of Hope,” a ring designed with the struggles of victims of domestic violence in mind, debuted today at Bistro Soul on East Ohio S...