Tickets for Allegheny West’s wine tour are still available. “A Tour and Tasting in the Homes and Gardens of Old Allegheny” will be in early June and feature wines from countries south of the Equator and the historic homes of Allegheny West. The guided tour starts at historic Holmes Hall at 5 p.m. on...

Monday afternoon a few regulars of the dog park in Allegheny Commons showed up at Lake Elizabeth with rakes and garbage bags rather than their usual furry friends. Several volunteers raked and cleaned up the edges of the lake that was temporarily drained by the city this weekend. The lake was refill...

Above: Several walkers finished last year's Hearts in the Park walk. (Photo courtesy Laura Smith). by Megan Trimble Allegheny General Hospital is calling all Northsiders to learn more about their hearts, health and community next month. AGH’s Cardiovascular Institute is hosting its 10th annual Heart...

Data is based on recorded arm’s length sales of homes, townhomes and duplexes with a price of at least $10,000. Data was taken from RealStats and compiled by The Northside Chronicle. by Kelsey Shea The Northside housing market saw significant growth between 2011 and 2012 in almost all neighborhoods,...

by Kelsey Shea A new agreement between Garden Theater Block developers and City of Asylum will push forward two major projects on the lower Northside. City of Asylum announced this week that its new literary venue, community center and book shop Alphabet City will be an anchor in the Garden Theater ...

SLB’s Larry and Rikki Berger receive City Counicl proclamation that was sponsored by Councilman William Peduto, and co-sponsored by Council President Darlene Harris. (Courtesy SLB) by Kelsey Shea The Northside-based radio program Saturday Light Brigade celebrated 35 years on the air Tuesday with a p...

Above: Allegheny Commons Park overlooking the city of Pittsburgh. (Photo courtesy Allegheny Commons Initiative) A new project of the Allegheny Commons Initiative will offer visitors to the park a new way to engage with some old trees. A $7,500 grant from the Sprout Fund will finance a new set signs ...

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Above: Lola Bistro is the building where Hoi Polloi once was in Allegheny West. Customers can see chef Michael Barnhouse’s personal philosophy applied to the food and décor of his new restaurant Lola Bistro in Allegheny West. “I like to keep it very simple and very well done,” said Barnhouse, who is...

Above: The bar at BRiX specialized in wine before the restaurant was transformed into Benjamins. (Photo by Kelsey Shea). Northsiders who were looking forward to the opening of BRiX Winebar last September shouldn’t be too disappointed by the recently announced change of plans for the Allegheny West l...