A red tail hawk soars in the sky.  Notice the reddish tail coloring and its broad wings compared to the inset photo of an osprey (a type of falcon) that has pointed wings. (Photos courtesy Todd Katzner) The peregrine falcons that nest atop the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland and the Gulf Tower Down...

Just like the Northside, The Chronicle welcomes growth and change. Although not new to the Chronicle, we welcome our Managing Editor Emily Leone and Assistant Editor Kelly Thomas. Emily previously served solely as the marketing and advertising manager for The Chronicle. Now, in addition to continuin...

Rivers Casino General Manager Todd Moyer hands over $1 million to Northside Leadership Conference board member Tony DiPardo. (Photo/Henry Clay Webster) Rather than receiving gifts on its one year anniversary, the Rivers Casino used the occasion to honor one of its oldest pledges. At a private event ...

Big changes are afoot in the Pittsburgh Public School District. It is in the process of assessing, reorganizing and renovating buildings and programs district-wide. The Northside Chronicle spoke with Ebony Pugh of the Pittsburgh Public School District to get the run-down on changes that will affect ...

A drawing of S&A Homes's proposal for the Central Northside. (Image courtesy S&A Homes) Sometimes it takes a seemingly impossible goal to bring about great change. That’s one of the reasons the Central Northside Neighborhood Council added a year to its vision statement: “By the end of 2015 CNNC will...

Back to school time is right around the corner for children, teens and college students, but what about the rest of us? Through its Community Education program the Community College of Allegheny County offers between 3,000 and 4,000 classes in which anyone can enroll. The program offers classes in f...

Northsiders at the Citiparks Northside Farmers Market. (Photo/Henry Clay Webster) There are still five weeks left to check out Fresh Fridays at the Citiparks Northside Farmers Market. If you haven’t stopped by, maybe it’s because you didn’t know that Fresh Fridays features musical entertainers, acti...

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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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