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...

QUESTION; I am a realtor and often I sell homes to unmarried couples and do not feel comfortable advising them how to take title to a new home. What do you suggest? ANSWER; That is a very difficult question to answer simply. It depends on a number of variables many of which would be particular to in...

The National Aviary has named a new Executive Director – the chief operators officer Patrick Mangus. He has been in that position for two years. Other staffing changes include the promotion of Cheryl Tracy to the position of chief financial officer. Tracy has held the position of director of finance...

I recently came across some interesting statistics on New Year’s Resolutions when reading a blog by Stephen Shapiro , business consultant and author of the book Goal-Free Living: How to Have the Life You Want Now. Since the Chinese have only just observed their New Year (January 26 th ushered in the...

  On February 22 nd , films such as the political-journalsitic “Frost/Nixon,” the Brad Pitt acted “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” and the Bollywood influenced “Slumdog Millionaire” will compete for eternal Oscar glory. However, another film that has been heaped with nominations, including Bes...

Linda Dickerson, the CEO of the National Aviary, resigned Tuesday, Jan. 27 citing incompatibility of business practices. Pat Mangus, the chief operating officer for the Aviary, told The Northside Chronicle Monday, Jan. 26 at 5 p.m. that he had no knowledge of Dickerson leaving, and that he only lear...

Walt Green stood at the corner of Sedgwick Street and California Avenue, contemplating the ruins of the Institutional Church of God in Christ, which went up in flames Sunday evening, January 25. With a blue coat and hat, and in 20-degree weather, Green watched reporters from KDKA-TV set up their cam...

As part of an ongoing effort to improve the quality of The Northside Chronicle and to make the newspaper the available to all Northside residents, the Chronicle has placed seven street boxes at key intersections around the Northside. These distinctive red boxes will provide copies of the newspaper t...