The highlight of the fifth annual Kenneth Minton Memorial Softball Picnic was the unveiling of a new plaque in memoriam of the beloved Northsider. By Ashlee Green Photo: The "Minton Seven," as they're playfully called, gather at the fifth annual Kenneth Minton Memorial Softball Picnic to commemorate...

A ribbon-cutting at 9 and 21 Lanark Street in Fineview marked another step toward keeping the Northside an affordable place to call home. By: Anthony John Wiles Jr. Photo: Elected officials and community representatives joined Mayor Bill Peduto on Feb. 5 for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate th...

By Lauren Stauffer Census takers are hitting the streets door knocking to follow up with households that have not responded to the 2020 Census. They're in a rush to meet the new, pandemic-altered deadline of September 30 instead of the original pandemic-altered deadline of October 31. It is projecte...

4th Annual Readers' Choice Award Nominations for Favorite Northside Small Businesses Photo by Lauren Stauffer Nominate your favorites and share with your neighbors to show your support for the many fine small businesses in our community, especially now with the pandemic taking it's toll on all small...

Dear Readers, We hope this letter finds you well during these uncertain times. As an essential business, it is our honor to provide the Northside community a resource and connection. We are diligently working to cover the unprecedented changes happening within our neighborhoods and deliver those sto...

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...

This weekend in the Northside: Blue Sparrow Food Truck is back at Commonplace Coffee in the Mexican War Streets, the Steps We Take event series, Jazz at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, and more. Photo: Snapshot from a practice session of H. Gene Thompson's "Steps We Take" performance, in collaboration wi...

This weekend in the Northside: a class about birds hosted by a National Aviary Ornithologist, CreativeMornings/PGH with Thaddeus Mosley at The Andy Warhol Museum, RAD Free Day at Children's Museum and Museum Lab, and more. Photo by Ashlee Green Thursday, September 26 “Better Choices, Better Health” ...

This weekend in the Northside: a class for bird lovers at the National Aviary, the Third Annual Garbage Olympics, the 15th Annual Chocolate House Tour in Brighton Heights, and more. Photo from a stop on the 2017 Brighton Heights Chocolate Tour by Neil Strebig Thursday, September 19 Celebration of Hu...

3rd Annual Readers Choice Award Nominations for Favorite Northside Small Businesses Photo by Lauren Stauffer Nominate your favorites and share with your neighbors to show your support for the many fine small businesses in our community. Official voting begins November 1, 2019. Winners will be announ...