Photo courtesy of Ron Donoughe Painting the Mexican War Streets (above) has been one of Ron Donoughe's favorites to paint thus far. By Alyse Horn Last summer Ron Donoughe, a Pittsburgh artist, decided to start a year-long journey around the 90 neighborhoods in the city and document what he saw throu...

Photo courtesy of Allegheny Historic Preservation Society The Afro-American Institute Boys' Choir, pictured above, will be performing for the Tiffany Concert Series later this month.  By Alyse Horn Presented by the Allegheny Historic Preservation Society, The Tiffany Concert Series at Calvary United...

Photo courtesy of PSYEP 2013 Report Moving the Lives of Kids (MLK) Mural Project provided youth with an opportunity to consider art as an occupational choice. They planned and painted a mural depicting Pittsburgh’s rich Jazz heritage, located in the Strip District. By Alyse Horn In part of his refor...

By Alyse Horn At 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, TEDxGrandviewAve will host an event at the New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square E. TEDx is similar to the annual TED Conference, but TEDx is an independently organized and community based version of the original TED experience. At a TEDx event, TEDT...

Photo courtesy of Robin Weber Desiree Wienand is from Pittsburgh, but previously worked and lived in Southern California and Hawaii.   By Alyse Horn On November 1, 2013 the National Aviary welcomed Desiree Wienand to the team as the new director of development. As director of development at the avia...

Photo by Alyse Horn The Northside and Allegheny General Hospital representatives after the re-signing of the agreement. By Alyse Horn On Thursday, January 30, the Northside community and Allegheny General Hospital celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Allegheny General Hospital Northside Partnershi...

Photo courtesy of Open Your Hear to a Senior website The above image shows senior citizens in our area who request assistance.   By Kristin Douty The location chart of seniors in need of assistance is growing, especially in central Pittsburgh areas like the Northside. United Way launched the program...

Photo courtesy of Melissa Butler   By Alyse Horn At Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5, 810 Arch Street, children are being taught to think outside the block. Circuit Blocks that is. Circuit Blocks are components used in the Children’s Innovation Project, which started the development at the school in 2010. C...

By Alyse Horn Sometimes people make questionable purchases. Take Jim Smith, a military veteran and drum aficionado, who said he once bought a snare drum that looked like a piece of coal. “It had been stored in an attic. It was covered in soot and bird dropping,” Smith said. When he took the drum hom...

By Alyse Horn The Old Allegheny Victorian Christmas House Tour may be sold out for this year, but visitors can still purchase items from The Holiday Shoppe and tour the famous Toy Train Museum. The Toy Train Museum, 719 Brighton Ave., houses the largest toy train collection in the world. The train t...