Photo courtesy of PPC Architectural rendering of planned North Allegheny Commons fountain restoration. By Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy The founders of Pittsburgh’s public parks understood well the value of fountains to the urban experience. With their sprays and splashes of sparkling water, fountain...

On Friday, February 24, Gwen's Girls will host its 2nd Annual Teen Dating Violence Awareness event from 5-7 p.m. at the New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East. The event, called Real Talk: Keys to Healthy Relationships, is being hosted in recognition of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Th...

EXHIBITS MEASUREMENT  RULES   – Opens March 11 ! Through May7 Learn the language of measurement and work with others to become a measuring wizard! Measurement is an essential part of our lives, but not always easy to understand. Gauge height, distance, mass and time using traditional and not-so-trad...

The Highmark Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2017-2018 Creating a Healthy School Environment Grant and Awards Program, which will make available a total of $425,000 for schools grades K-12 in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The goal of the program is to create healthier school envir...

The Saturday Light Brigade has released an exclusive Northside Youth playlist  from previously recorded radio shows for The Northside Chronicle's readers. Share this playlist and amplify youth voices to encourage story telling, and idea sharing, by kids and families through local Northside community...

Photo courtesy of SLB Monday, January 16 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year. Here are some of the events going on around the Northside to celebrate the day. Mattress Factory’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Bash The museum will hold its annual event from 12-4 p.m. with free admission for v...

Stella “Yia Yia” Kalaris passed away this year on October 26. Beloved by many, she was known for her time spent with her husband Gus at their ice ball cart along Western Avenue by the park. In her remembrance, we look back on an article written in 2012 by local historian John Canning that documented...

Drawing of a bluejay by artist Sherri Thompson who was featured at "Wings and Wildlife." By Ed Skirtich Woodwork, paintings, watercolor, and photographs of birds fascinated visitors during the Wings and Wildlife at the Aviary on Sunday, November 6.  Artist explained to patrons at their booths at Win...

Photo by Alyse Horn By Alyse Horn Mr. McFeely of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was at the Children's Museum this morning to kick off the 17th Annual Sweater Drive. There were 108 students from Fort Cherry Elementary Kindergarten Class and Children's Museum Pre/K-Head Start programs that is operated by...

Photo by Laura Slovesko By Alyse Horn Prime Stage Theatre, which runs out of the New Hazlett Theatre at 6 Allegheny Square East, will open its season with the Pulitzer Prize winning book by Harper Lee “To Kill a Mockingbird” on Friday, November 4 and run through Sunday, November 14. The Saturday, No...