Above: Conrad Hampton and his wife and business partner Meiya with their food truck. by Lindsay Allen It’s tough to tell from Conrad Hampton’s carefully smoky chicken and tender ribs, but barbeque is a relatively new endeavor for him. For the past several months Hampton and his wife Meiya, have been...

Brighton Farm Stand volunteers celebrated the successful season. (photo by Kelsey Shea) by Kelsey Shea On October 30, volunteers in Brightwood wrapped up the season with the final Brighton Farm Stand with a small celebration to recognize the success of the neighborhood project. The farm stand was se...

This weekend Brightwood Civic Group celebrated the fall season with its annual Pumpkinfest. About 500 Northside residents and their children came to Horace Mann field for face painting, pony rides, a petting zoo, a moon bounce and of course pumpkin picking, all sponsored by the neighborhood. “The ki...

Volunteers from Brightwood, Rivers Casino and Tree Pittsburgh spent Tuesday, October 8, cared for 75 trees and planted  nearly 700 daffodil bulbs on Brightwood Streets. More than 20 volunteers pruned and landscaped treebeds and planted daffodils, provided by Rivers, along Shadeland Avenue, Woodland ...

Brightwood's Farm Stand opened today and is selling tomatoes, kale, squash, mushrooms, peppers, plums, potatoes, onions, strawberries and other fruits and veggies until 6 p.m. this evening. If you're looking for fresh, affordable produce, be sure to stop by the lot at the corner of Lecky Avenue and ...

Above: The farm stand will be in the BCG-owned lot at the corner of Lecky Avenue and Brighton Road . by Kelsey Shea A new farm stand in Brightwood will fill the lot at the corner of Lecky Avenue and Brighton Road with fresh fruits and vegetables this summer. The Brightwood Civic Group and the Farm S...

Spring is in the air, and Northsiders are already getting to work. Throughout the Northside, community organizations will be picking up litter and planting flowers in their neighborhoods, some in celebration of Earth Day and others to chase away winter’s unattractive effects. Check out some clean-up...

Next year, Flloyd McCrea will step down from his position of Pittsburgh Public Schools school board member from District 9, which includes Summer Hill, Brighton Heights, Observatory Hill and part of Brightwood. Looking to take his seat are Dr. Lorraine Burton Eberhardt, Dave Schuilenburg and Carolyn...

Representatives from BCG, NSLC, Rivers Casino, the City and the NSCDF cut the ribbon at 1324 Woodland Ave. (Photo by Kelsey Shea). by Kelsey Shea Brightwood residents are continuing to see slow and steady change on Woodland Avenue. The Brightwood Civic Group, The Northside Community Development Fund...

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,...