Photo by Sabrina Romano  Riley Baker (left) and a Pittsburgh Cares volunteers reads to students at Propel Northside in California-Kirkbride Monday, March 30. By Sabrina Romano The saying “better late than never” came into play Monday, March 30 at the Propel Northside school during the first annual c...

By Sabrina Romano When a man had a heart attack and collapsed outside the Consol Energy Center during a Penguins game, Officer Forrest Hodges acted quickly and performed CPR on the man, saving the man’s life. When a cigar shop on Suismon St. spiraled into a gentleman’s club with parties until dawn, ...

Photo by Justin Criado Northside Common Ministries director Jay Poliziani looks through toys that were donated by SMS Siemag and SMS Millcraft LLC Friday, Dec. 5. The North Shore sister companies donated 300 toys this year. By Justin Criado The Northside Common Ministries (NCM) received its first to...

Photo provided by Northside Community Food pantry PRESS RELEASES Northside Community Food Pantry in desperate need of holiday donations Thanksgiving is less than a month away and hundreds of local families will be wondering where the turkey, stuffing and fixings will come from. The Northside Communi...

Photo by Justin Criado NCFH executive director Ronell Guy (center, white hat) and Kevin McKnight (left of Guy) of Alcoa Foundation cut the ribbon after the completion of a children's playground on 912 California Ave. Thursday, Oct. 16.  By Justin Criado Ronell Guy has wanted to build a playground in...

Photo courtesy of Joan Kimmel of the Urban Gardener Urban Gardener worker Nancye Luisi stands behind dozens of vegetables, which were donated by the local California-Kirkbride post office. The center is one of two drop-off points for a larger Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank effort.    By Just...

Photo by Justin Criado.   By Justin Criado Area youth finished a huge original mural on the side of the Northside Coalition for Fair Housing (NCFH) building on 1821 Brighton Rd. last week in conjunction with the MLK Community Mural Project. The organization provides at-risk youth summer jobs that re...

Photo by Alyse Horn By Justin Criado Volunteers created a garden space for the Northside Coalition Senior Housing at 1500 Brighton Place on Tuesday. Board members of the NCFH and Rivers Casino team members transformed the grassy space in the back of the housing as part of a beautification project, w...

Photo by Alyse Horn Cameron Simpson adds his creative touch to the mural being painted on the side of the Northside Coalition for Fair Housing, 1821 Brighton Rd. By Justin Criado Roberto "Mad Max" Maxwell painted from a high-lift 20 feet off the ground. The Pittsburgh tattoo artist was working with ...

By Alyse Horn Individuals engage in physical self-care every day, but with the demands of daily life, emotional well-being can take a back seat. On July 12, Northside Common Ministries will be working with the community on spiritual healing, healthy living and why it is important in our daily routin...