Photo by Alyse Horn By Alyse Horn Tuesday morning on May 27, Mayor Bill Peduto joined October Development and the Northside Leadership Conference for the groundbreaking ceremony that kicked off the construction of seven new townhomes on the 600 block of Suismon Street. The Mayor provided supportive ...

The Northside Community Census team wants to hear from residents across the Northside about their vision for the future of the Northside, and what they need in their homes and neighborhoods today. Information gathered by the Census team will guide the work of local community organizations and help t...

Photo courtesy of Allegheny Elks Lodge No. 339 By Abbey Reighard The Allegheny Elks Lodge No. 339 will host its annual Flag Day celebration on June 14 at 400 Cedar Ave. The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. and will be followed by food and entertainment. Keith Olash, Allegheny Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler, ...

Photo by Jill Porada (above) Last year was the third Arts Night hosted by Urban Impact. Over 200 children come together to showcase their talent in the performing arts. Photo courtesy of Urban Impact website (below) The Urban Impact Singers is an invitation-only group that travels across the country...

Photo courtesy of Jay Poliziani Above are the p articipants who helped make the video for the Northside Common Ministries Food Pantry. By Alyse Horn Recently, the Pittsburgh YouthWorks and Northside Common Ministries Community Food Pantry collaborated to create a healthy cooking video for individual...

Photo courtesy of Lydia Vanderhill A smart phone application has been created to make picking up farm stand food easier for participants. By Alyse Horn Northsiders looking to pick up fresh locally grown grocery products year round may look no further. The Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance Farm Stand makes...

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 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 Kristin Douty On Saturday night, Feb. 8, 2014, Abraham Lincoln visited the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall, 4141 5th Avenue – in the form of nineteenth century photographs. The exhibit, “Abraham Lincoln: The Man, The Myth, The Legend,” traces the photographic history of Lincoln’s life to commemo...

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...