James Street Gastropub & Speakeasy needs to undergo renovations to meet the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board requirements, as they have received noise complaints and violations. Kevin Saftner, the general manager of James Street, said the sound of amplified music that can be heard beyond the licens...

Photo by Henry Pyatt The Bastard Bearded Irishmen closed down the Main Stage on Saturday night during the Deutschtown Music Festival. By Alexandria Stryker Deutschtown was alive and rocking last weekend with the sights and sounds of its fourth annual music festival — an event that drew bands, vendor...

Photo by Alyse Horn Amy Novelli and Gus Dieker work on the top portion of the mural on Wednesday, July 6. By Alyse Horn The side of the Allegheny City Brewing building, 507 Foreland St., is getting beautified. Residents who walk by will notice “Deutschtown!” painted on the building, accompanied by b...

The Deutschtown Music Festival is a free event that began in 2013 with 46 bands. Today, it had grown to 189 bands performing in multiple venues throughout Historic and East Deutschtown, but also other neighborhoods such as Troy Hill and Spring Garden. Cody Walters, co-founder for the event, said alm...

Photo by Alyse Horn By Alyse Horn Allegheny City Brewing, 507 Foreland St., is planning to officially open its doors to the public by the end of July. “People pop their heads in asking when we’re going to be open, and we’re with you. We want to be open too,” said Al Grasso, who shares ownership of t...

James Street Gastropub is trying something new, and we think you might light it, too. Yesterday marked the first Wednesday’s that James Street offered a 20% discount to patrons who did not take their phones out during dinner. Dubbed the “Hands Free Happy Hour,” the event ran from 5-10 p.m. Kevin Saf...

Photo by Alyse Horn A 2014 Sandwich Week sammitch. By: Neil Strebig Sandwiches, check. Beer garden, check. Ten days of deli meat, carb-loading and condiment chasing madness, check. Tonight's “Sandwich Sampler V: The Pastrami Strikes Back” officially kicks off the fifth annual Northside Sandwich Week...

Photo by Alyse Horn Keith Olash, Michelle Maust and Ann George organize the cleaning supplies and fill take home bags for patrons of the Northside Common Ministries Food Pantry. By Alyse Horn On May 9, members and volunteers with the Allegheny Elks Lodge and Northside Common Ministries packed cleani...

Courtesy of www.sproutfund.org One Northside, a Buhl Foundation initiative, in partnership with The Sprout Fund, is offering support to those who live or work on the Northside through Neighbor-to-Neighbor Grants and One Northside Grants. Neighbor-to-Neighbor Grants of up to $1,000 can be awarded to ...

Photo by Neil Strebig An inside look of Allegheny City Historic Gallery. By Neil Strebig Century old photos decorate the halls of 433 E. Ohio St. — a time machine located in the heart of Duetschtown’s business district — place where residents can step off the sidewalk, escaping the present and trans...