By Rep. Abney Hello, Northsiders! I’m eager to share with you some of the important work I’ve been doing in Harrisburg. The biggest and most important success is that my affirmative vote helped pass the 2024-25 fiscal year budget, which Gov. Josh Shapiro recently signed into law. An essential part o...

By Rep. Powell Happy August! I hope everyone has had a beautiful and fun summer so far filled with ice cream, pool time, and late-night activities. As many of you know, we recently passed the 2024-2025 budget in Harrisburg. While we didn’t get everything in the budget that we were hoping for, Pittsb...

By Judge Duncan On July 12, 36 people representing nearly every level of local government and invested community organizations came together for an all-staff retreat at the Schenley Ice Rink Building in Schenley Park. Under the watchful eye and leadership of Assistant Director David A. Jones of the ...

By State Rep. Kinkead The War on Drugs has been a complete and utter failure. As addiction and overdose death rates continue to climb every year, it has become abundantly clear that criminalizing a substance does not deter its use and, in many ways, creates more problems than it solves. In 2024, it ...

By State Rep. Abney Hello, Northsiders! I’m eager to share with you some of the important work I’ve been doing in Harrisburg and back at home. I was proud to cast my affirmative vote for a basic education funding bill that would help get our public schools the dollars they need to assist students, t...

By Councilman Bobby Wilson Hello everyone, At the start of the summer season, my office received numerous calls asking about the status of various water features and drinking fountains within city parks. The City has one plumber who is responsible for preparing the pools, spray parks, drinking fount...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor Chestnut Street is reopen after a lengthy renovation project which saw new bricks and sidewalks installed along the history road, among other improvements. A ribbon cutting ceremony celebrated the reopening on July 16. The ceremony was attended by Pittsburgh Mayor Ed...

By State Rep. Kinkead June is National Homeownership Month, arriving at a time when affordable housing feels impossible to find for almost anyone looking. Everywhere you turn, people are talking about how dramatically the cost of homeownership has risen over the last several years. It has gotten to ...

By State Rep. Abney Hello, Northsiders! I hope everyone who celebrated had a safe and enjoyable Mother’s Day and Memorial Day. I’m eager to share with you some of the important work I’ve been doing in Harrisburg and here at home. I’m excited to collaborate with state Rep. Danielle Friel Otten in the...

By Judge Leah Williams Duncan Esq. (The subject of this month’s submission stems from a question I received during the monthly Northside Public Safety Council meeting. Thanks to Council President Yvonne Rainey for suggesting that I take the opportunity to make this information available in this foru...