By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor The Northside Chronicle was granted the Community Journalism Award at the seventh annual Greater Pittsburgh Media Awards on Oct. 19. The awards ceremony, which is hosted by Pittsburgh Community Television (PCTV), annually awards community media producers at PCTV, Bet...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor “Within its broken hills, nooks, dells, and secluded spots, the young can whisper into each other’s ears and can draw pictures of the future without either paint or brush.” This excerpt from the proclamation made by Thomas M. Marshall for the inauguration of Rivervie...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist An abacus, a book entitled “The Drunken Botanist” and a magenta-colored vintage velveteen couch are a few of the items that adorn the inviting sitting area of Scratch & Co., a multi-faceted, unique establishment owned by Don Mahaney. Scratch sits at the crest of Troy Hill a...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor HISTORIC DEUTSCHTOWN — A collaboration between the Pittsburgh Steelers and an area print shop is benefitting a Northside non-profit which supports artists. CommonWealth Press, which is headquartered on Pittsburgh’s South Hills area, has been supporting Artists Image ...

A large section of Chestnut Street will likely be closed for the rest of the year, as the city began rehabilitation work on the brick road on Sept. 25. The work is the first of a planned three stage rehab of the street, and pertains to the section of Chestnut between Spring Garden Avenue to Tripoli ...

ALLEGHENY CITY CENTRAL — On a pleasant September morning, a group of Pittsburgh King PreK-8 students sat together on the school’s enclosed patio to have a story read to them. However, while storytime is an honored tradition of elementary school, this was a special occasion. Why? Because it was Mr. M...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor The first month of fall — or autumn, if you want to be fancy — has come and gone, which means it’s time once again to take a look at the results of The Northside Chronicle’s weekly polls. We kicked off the month asking how everyone planned to spend their Labor Day. W...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor OBSERVATORY HILL — It’s officially deer hunting season in Riverview Park, though only in a limited capacity, as the City of Pittsburgh seeks to limit the environmental damage caused by the herd. Pittsburgh City Council approved an agreement with the United States Dep...

On Oct. 12, 2019, the 28th Annual Northside Pumpkinfest took place at Allegheny Commons Park, the same as it ever had for the past nearly 30 years. It had rides, a petting zoo, puppet shows and more, all the things people had come to expect from the traditional Halloween event on the Northside. Few ...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor It came down to the wire folks. When we at The Northside Chronicle got into the office Wednesday morning to finish the paper, our Best Northside Views Photo Contest was locked in a three-way tie. We had to start making plans for how we were going to accommodate three...