By Chloe Burkart Living arrangements at the Little Sisters of the Poor in Brighton Heights mimic a household environment, to encourage a sense of community and familial bonds. The Little Sisters of the Poor is anything but “little.” Run by 13 Roman Catholic sisters and a slew of volunteers, the nurs...

George Wilson Sr., long-time owner of Wilson's Bar-B-Q on the Northside, died on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the age of 90. In this 2016 profile of the popular establishment, The Northside Chronicle talked with Wilson Sr. about growing up in Hansley, Louisana and Little Rock, Arkansas, the key to running a f...

Brian Howe started his podcast in 2014, recording casual discussions with friends. Now, close to 200 episodes later, he's turning common conversation threads into specialized, multi-person panel discussions. By Ashlee Green Brian Howe, creator of START THE BEAT with Sikes, a podcast for and about Pi...

The Marcels were part of a wave of musical talent to emerge from Pittsburgh's Northside in the late 50s and early 60s. The original group broke up around 1972, but Walt Maddox, a Manchester native and the current bandleader, has reformed it to be what it is today. By Samantha Luu Between the late 19...

The Baytree Community Garden in Observatory Hill, started by Northsider Doug Deckert, is an example of residents working together to make their neighborhood safer and more beautiful. By Samantha Luu If you are looking for a serene slice of nature in the middle of the city, the Baytree Community Gard...

Every Wednesday night at the Elks Lodge #339 in the Northside, the Banjo Club, a neighborhood staple since the late 80s, performs banjo music for a lively crowd. By Sophia Mastroianni Young hipsters and vibrant elders sing, applaud and praise the Banjo Club performers in the dining hall at the Elks ...

ioby is a standout crowdfunding platform that bankrolls projects benefiting local communities and provides coaching for project managers on how to engage their neighbors. By Nick Eustis Photo by Leah Johns of Leah Loves That Photography In the past 10 years, crowdfunding, or collecting donations fro...

The Jazz Conspiracy started as a "rehearsal band" but ended up fueling a larger swing movement in Pittsburgh's Northside. By Nick Eustis Photos by Clifton Loosier Pittsburgh has a significant place in the history of jazz music. Greats like Mary Lou Williams, Art Blakey and Errol Garner all have root...

By Atiya Irvin-Mitchell On the Northside, there is a barbershop that acted as a second home for much of the Manchester community: Richey’s Barbershop. On July 6, James Richey, the man who made the shop a fixture in the neighborhood, died at the age of 77. After Richey’s passing, it became clear that...

By Nick Eustis Pittsburgh is a city of different neighborhoods, but it is not always clear where one ends and another begins. Three neighborhoods in the Northside, however, have come up with their own solution. Three new neighborhood signs were erected last month for the Brighton Heights, Charles St...