Several thousand runners will pass through the Northside Sunday morning for the EQT Pittsburgh Ten Miler race. Western Avenue, Cedar Avenue, East Ohio Street  North Commons Street, and East Commons Street will all be closed from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday Nov. 3. Streets will reopen on a rolling ...

(photos courtesy Randy Strothman) by Mark Powell More than 5,000 parents and 1,300 children attended the 22 nd annual Pumpkinfest Saturday, which included a pumpkin carving contest, pony rides and much more. With the help of volunteers in the Northside community, East Park was turned into a sea of o...

406 and 408 Foreland are undergoing renovations this year. by Lindsay Allen Despite the rot, dirt and mold, when New Yorker Sarah Sims Erwin stepped into the row homes at 406 and 408 Foreland Ave., she knew it was the place for her. “When I first walked in, I took two steps into that house and I lov...

Rotary members delivered $1,ooo in school supplies to Allegheny Middle School. by Mark Powell Northside Rotary and Lion's Club donate school supplies The Northside Rotary and the Lion’s Club made a joint donation of $1,000 in school supplies to a local middle school. The Rotary donated folders, bind...

The Allegheny Elks Lodge held its annual Elk of the Year Dinner on September 21,2013 an honored three prominent individuals on the Northside. Joe Brown Elk Officer of the Year; George Martin, presenter; Keith Olash, Elk of the Year; and Northside Leadership Conference Executive Director Mark Fatla, ...

Deutschtown neighbors celebrated their neighborhood's German heritage this weekend with an annual parade. Check out the photos below! 2013 Deutschtown German Parade in Pittsburgh

Neighbors in Historic Deutschtown kicked off this weekend’s celebration of German heritage with signs, singing and strudel.   Just 24 hours before the annual German Parade and auto show, Deutchtown residents celebrated a new installation of public art that highlights Deutschtown’s German Heritage. R...

Grandma's Kitchen is on the second floor of 509 Tripoli St. by Kelsey Shea On August 19 th , a new hotdog shop called Grandma’s Kitchen quietly opened in the Northside, much to the surprise of some Historic Deutschtown neighbors. “Someone came in yesterday and said ‘I was so surprised! I woke up, an...

Kids on the lower Northside know that the best place to take their broken bikes is to Allegheny Commons on a Thursday night. Northsider Patrick Roberts  leads weekly bike repairs each week from 7-9 p.m., This week, 35 kids who showed up to the East  Commons also received bike helmets along with thei...

by Kelsey Shea The Northside Leadership Conference is in the exploratory phase of developing a space where Northside artists could come together to form an artisan market. “Recently, we’ve been getting calls from artists and craftsmen who are looking to rent low-cost exhibition or studio space, so t...