District 1 News: Councilman Wilson Hello everyone, In this month’s column, I wanted to highlight a few updates and programs that are available just in time for the start of the summer season. Allegheny County Senior Citizen Tax Relief Program (Act 77) is available to qualified senior citizen homeown...

Important Deadlines Primary Election Day is May 16, and polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. This is a primary election, and the general election will take place on Nov. 7 later this year. May 9 is the last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot. May 16, at 8 p.m., is the latest ...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor EAST DEUTSCHTOWN AND SPRING GARDEN — Chestnut Street will likely soon see a new set of bricks under a renovation plan by the City of Pittsburgh that will also see the road lose its historic streetcar rails. At a public meeting at Tripoli Street Community Center on Ap...

District 20 News: State Rep. Kinkead Despite the fact that we live in a democracy, research shows that a majority of Americans have an extraordinarily low level of confidence in our government’s ability to actually solve problems. How did we end up in a situation where people get to elect their loca...

District 21 News: State Rep. Innamorato Hello Neighbors, For those of you I haven’t had the chance to meet, my name is Sara Innamorato, and I’m the State Representative for Pennsylvania’s 21st Legislative District. This past December, Pennsylvania’s legislative district lines were redrawn. In that r...

District 19 News: State Rep. Abney Hello, Northsiders! I’m eager to share with you some of the important work I’ve been doing in Harrisburg and here at home. Most significantly, my House Democratic colleagues and I made history two-fold. First, I was honored to help elect Rep. Joanna McClinton as th...

District 1 News: Councilman Wilson Hello everyone, In this month’s column, I wanted to highlight three available grant opportunities that I encourage you to pursue if applicable to your organization. The first opportunity comes through the city’s Community Development Division of the Office of Manag...

In June of 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was still in its initial stages, the city’s Mexican War Streets Historic District saw a major expansion of its boundaries. It was the end result of years of municipal legal drama, but perhaps got overshadowed in the moment by the global outbreak. Howeve...

District 20 News: State Rep. Kinkead On Feb. 7, voters in Allegheny County elected Joe McAndrew, Abigail Salisbury and Matthew Gergely to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, confirming a Democratic House majority for the second time since the election on Nov. 8. Now with three new Democratic ...

District 19 News: State Rep. Abney Hello, Northsiders, and happy spring! I’m eager to share with you some of the important work I’ve been doing in Harrisburg and here at home. Last month saw the Commonwealth Court issue a historic ruling that Pennsylvania does not adequately or equitably fund its pu...