By Carrie Nolan-Robson | Executive Director, Northside North Shore Chamber of Commerce On Oct. 15, the Northside|North Shore Chamber of Commerce’s workforce program, Northside Works!, kicked off a Digital Literacy Program in collaboration with WIN-Spirations, Inc. and One Northside. A celebratory ri...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor DEUTSCHTOWN — Oct. 12 was a day to celebrate as Northside’s Pumpkinfest reached its 30th iteration, a major milestone. It was also, however, the last Pumpkinfest with Barbara Burns, who co-founded the festival, as the lead organizer. “I’ve been saying for three years...

By Councilman Wilson Hello everyone, As Pittsburgh City Council begins its focus on negotiating and passing a balanced budget for 2025, I wanted to share with you some small, but equally important projects that have been going on throughout the Northside. I’m happy to share that new outfield fences ...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor One Northside's education committee is holding a series of community engagement sessions in response to Pittsburgh Public Schools' planned changes to its Northside schools. Among the changes, which were announced via a draft plan on Aug. 13, are the closures of Pitts...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist When I drive down Spring Garden Avenue, it seems I am always in a hurry going to or coming from somewhere. Regrettably, I had never taken the opportunity to stop at Threadbare Cider and Mead. Nor did I know what exactly Threadbare Cider and Mead was; yet I vowed I would sto...

Two new murals adorn the outer walls of Allegheny Center Alliance Church (ACAC), commemorating the church’s 130th anniversary. The murals were unveiled during a celebratory weekend over Sept. 28-29, and were painted by Pittsburgh artist Kyle Holbrook. One of the paintings depicts Dr. Martin Luther K...

By Rep. Kinkead For families living on low incomes in Pennsylvania, financial assistance is available through LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) to help pay heating bills during the cold winter months. Approved applicants for LIHEAP receive a one-time cash grant (does not need to be ...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor The United States general election will take place this month on Nov. 5. Polls across Pennsylvania will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., though anyone in line at 8 p.m. will still be permitted to vote. The headlining race for this election will undoubtedly be the one b...

By Rep. Abney Hello, Northsiders! I’m eager to share with you some of the important work I’ve been doing across Pennsylvania and here at home. I joined state Rep. Rick Krajewski in Centre County for the next stop on the statewide initiative to get people to the polls this November. After touring the...