This map shows how each census "tract" is doing in terms of mail in participation rate. An interactive version of the map is available here . (Graphic courtesy U.S. Census Bureau)   Curtis Knox and Gwen Brown — along with 61 percent of their Northside neighbors — filled out their 2010 Census forms a...

Though the Urban Redevelopment Authority rescinded its agreement with Jim Aiello Jr. to develop part of the Garden Theater block last Thursday, the future of the rundown block on West North Avenue looks far from dim. Northside Leadership Conference Executive Director Mark Fatla, a partner in the mar...

Watch Brewer's Row in action as they play a few of their "rust belt americana" songs and talk about their music. (Video/Ricardo Robinson) Roots rock band Brewer’s Row has — appropriately — deep roots that come from more than a decade of sharing music as a family. Brother Nicholas Hohman and older si...

We all have that one colleague or friend. We might get along part of the time, but when we’re forced to work together, incompatibilities of style or method arise out of nowhere, as if it were both of your innate sensibilities to disagree. You might feel that it’s the other person’s fault. After all,...

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., strode down the middle of Monterey Street in the Central Northside. In the bright morning light, Casey squinted up at a glass orb perched high on a pole above the street. “So that’s it, huh?,” Casey asked. Commander RaShall Brackney, head of the Pittsburgh Police’s Zone 1...

Frank Serrao, center, stands with his son and five of his six grandchildren in his Shoe Repair shop on its last open day, Friday, April 2. (Photo/Kelly Thomas) Frank Serrao’s Shoe Repair store in Allegheny Center Mall was the last indication that the giant office complex once bustled with retail sto...

Kerry Kennedy updates his Facebook fan page regularly and has 106 fans. Social media marketing might be free, and it might look easy, but experts say it requires planning, time and a high level of interaction with other media users. Of course, that hasn’t stopped many Northside businesses from expan...

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Darlene Harris, now president of city council, helps clean up in Spring Hill in 2009. (Photo courtesy Audrey Glickman) Friends and community members describe her as selfless, hardworking and dedicated to getting the job done, whether it takes a day or a year — or 10. But Darlene Harris, who was elec...

No matter what you order at The Wheelhouse, it's sure to satisfy.  (Photo/Matt Kovacick) The Wheelhouse, located in the Rivers Casino, is a winning bet dressed with superior service, ultra lounge aesthetics and good eats that will make any foodie’s heart content. What I first noticed as I walked in ...