QUESTION; My son was convicted of a felony a few years ago.  He is now living with my husband and me and my husband has firearms in the house.  I understand that there is a federal law that says a felon who is found in possession of a firearm faces a mandatory 5 year prison term.  Should my husband ...

    Columbus School in the 40’s was a kindergarten to sixth grade school.    Mr. Kirschbaumer was the principal, Miss Ferguson was the dreaded sixth grade teacher and her friend, Miss Elliott, was the kindly science teacher, and Miss Urbanic  taught  gym.    I don’t know if they call it gym today or...

The Penn Brewery will be sticking around for the next five years – at least. In an agreement reached late February and announced in a press conference on Feb. 28, the Penn Brewery had agreed to a new five-year lease and an option to renew for five more. Len Caric, the president and CEO of Penn Brewe...

Vera Dereskavich has been going to St. Michaels All Angels Lutheran Church for more than 70 years, and for her the place is filled with fond memories. She remembers a bustling hub of activity, with everything from girl scouts and weddings, to neighborhood events. For more than 120 years, the Church ...

The Northside might be getting a new recreation center. Residents and community activists gathered inside the Pressley Ridge Administrative building in Brightwood to listen and comment on proposed plans for the six-acre recreation concept presented by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, State Representative Don ...

The Northside Youth Summer Guide is out! Not only is it currently on stands in more than 200 businesses, churches and organizations across the Northside, but it is now available online. Just read below to find out information about the guide. For a PDF file of all the camps, as well as summer activi...

The Penn Brewery will remain open for the foreseeable future. In a compromise on some of the key issues facing the Northside restaurant and landmark, the Penn Brewery has decreased the amount of space they will be using going forward in exchange for a decrease in the rent. The deal was helped by nei...

The Aviary is undergoing some growing pains, but visitors will soon be seeing some big changes at the Northside attraction. Right now much of the focus is on an all-new penguin exhibit and a revamp of the entrance and hallways leading into the Aviary. But this exhibit is just part of 10 new exhibits...

A Feb. 4 event at the New Hazlett Theater highlighted end of life issues and elder care with informational displays and a short play about the struggles of one family in providing care for their grandmother “Vesta.’ Written by Spokane, Wash. Playwright Bryan Harnetiaux, Vesta has been presented in a...

Shelly Bowers has lived in Pittsburgh for a long time. The 44-year-old was a Taylor Allerdice graduate, and has lived in the East End and on Cedar Avenue in the Northside before moving to Observatory Hill in 2001. Now Bowers has the honor of being the first Northside resident to be hired by the Rive...