Walking through the archway at Penn Brewery is like entering a Nuremberg castle. The stately building, located at 800 Vinial Street at the foot of Troy Hill, reopened its restaurant to serve faithful patrons who missed the owners, Tom and Mary-Beth Pastorius, their award winning Penn Pilsner, and of...

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From July 19 to July 24, the Pittsburgh-based dance company, Evolve Productions, is commandeering the New Hazlett Theater in Allegheny Center for their dance intensive program. The training spans this entire week and culminates with the world premier of their sixth full-length show, “ONE”, being per...

A rendering of the proposed soccer field by J. T. Sauer & Associates.   Pending an okay from the state Department of Environmental Protection, the City of Pittsburgh is ready to break ground on the $1.6 million Riverview Park soccer field, finally. Originally, construction on the field was set to st...

Just as eager as the kids that play there, Central Northside residents packed the Children’s Museum’s lower level on Monday, July 19 to hear from four developers on their proposals for the Garden Theater block. Choosing a developer won’t be easy, but it will require the full community’s input, said ...

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One of artist Sarah Higgins's photos taken from her dog Abbot's perspective. In an effort to raise money for an artist’s vital medical expenses, Buena Vista Coffee will be hosting an unusual photography exhibition by Northside photographer Sarah Higgins this Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. Higgins has rec...

This map shows one of three possible road alterations. This option would connect Behan Street and Jabok Way, both currently dead ends, to W. North Avenue. Allegheny West, the smallest neighborhood on the Northside, could get a whole lot bigger in terms of residents. That’s because the Allegheny West...

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Frank Rossi, left, leads members of the Pittsburg Banjo Club in a ragtime tune. (Photo/Henry Clay Webster) When bragging about the Northside’s many cultural institutions to out-of-towners, many locals forget to mention one that has appeared on a weekly basis for more than twenty years. The Pittsburg...