In association with Pittsburgh's public-access TV station PCTV21, The Northside Chronicle Channel is a YouTube series highlighting local small businesses, nonprofits, and personalities on the Northside. In this episode, Managing Editor Ashlee Green interviews Karla Lamb, senior program manager, and ...

Artist Winifred Lutz first designed the garden to put the "physical memory" of what used to reside there on display. Photo: This photo, taken in 1986, shows the raw site of  "Garden Installation," before work began. Courtesy of Winifred Lutz By Amy George Many old buildings throughout Pittsburgh hol...

A new event series created by Bike Pittsburgh and the Office of Public Art celebrates city steps. By Haley McMonagle On Oct. 11 and 12, H. Gene Thompson, a nonbinary artist working in collaboration with Fineview Citizens Council, debuted their communal wearable sculptures for Steps We Take, a new ev...

Photo: A shelf of the tool library's available power tools, courtesy of Dan Malakoff. Library card holders can borrow over 600 hand and power tools from the collection. By Dan Malakoff Once a tool library opened in Millvale last year, it didn’t take long for Bill Halstrick of Troy Hill to sign up. "...

Photo: Dorothy Mae Richardson speaks at the 16 th anniversary of Neighborhood Housing Services with former Mayor and Pennsylvania State Representative Tom Murphy (from left); former Pittsburgh Mayor Caliguiri; and former Neighborhood Housing Services Executive Director Steve Roberts (behind). Courte...

In the following 2015 feature story, The Northside Chronicle dives into the day-to-day processes of bread making at “Pittsburgh Born and Bread” bakery, BreadWorks, located in Charles Street Valley*. On Oct. 19, BreadWorks will celebrate 40 years of operation on the Northside. By Haley McMonagle and ...

The enduring career of Etta Cox is one of successes, challenges, and interminable faith. By Zach Armstrong Photo by Kahmeela Friedson Audiences in jazz clubs, Broadway theaters, film screenings and social gatherings have found themselves entertained for decades by the immense singing and acting tale...

Timmy Willis, professional drummer for 52 years, talks about what piqued his interest in the instrument, his love for videography, and his ties to Allegheny General Hospital (AGH). By Alexander Oh Not many people can say they have held the same passion for half a century, but Northsider Timmy Willis...

Ashley Lynn Priore was four years old when she began playing competitive chess. Now she runs her own nonprofit, The Queen's Gambit Chess Institute, to teach others the "science of decision making." By S. Rose Eilenberg Photos courtesy of Ashley Lynn Priore Pittsburgh native Ashley Lynn Priore began ...

Correction: In the August print edition of The Northside Chronicle, Finesse Institute Founder Naomi Ritter was incorrectly identified as a mother. Ritter is not a mother. We sincerely regret the error. Naomi Ritter started her content development firm, The Finesse Institute, in 2018. Based out of Ar...