Council President Darlene Harris Darlene Harris announced that she will again seek re-election to Pittsburgh City-Council. In a Feb. 3 press release, Harris noted her creation of a plan to help save the city's pension fund from state takeover without raising any taxes. “Most of all, I am proud of be...

The number of children experiencing homelessness is on the rise. In Allegheny County, the number of children receiving homeless services increased more than 38 percent to 875 in January 2009. The average age of these children is 7.5 years old. The report for 2010 is expected to show a further increa...

A portion of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail on the North Shore in front of PNC Park will closed yesterday and will remain closed until April 1 for concrete replacement. A detour has been implemented, and takes trail users around PNC Park onto General Robinson Boulevard.  A detailed .pdf of the deto...

The playground at Brightwood child care center Providence Connections was burned down by vandals in September, and in order to raise funds to build a new one, the organization is hosting a fundraiser on Thursday at the Penn Brewery. A Taste of the Neighborhood, Feb. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m., will feature ...

Chronicle intern Tracy Patinksi sat down with students from many Northside schools to talk about their dreams and goals. These students work hard day in and day out to make their families and teachers proud, and each one was nominated for these profiles by their teachers and principals for their acc...

Project Prom, a program of the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, is now accepting donations of new and like-new formal attire in the first floor lobby of One Smithfield Street Downtown from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Formal wear, including dresses, must be clean and appropriate for current styles...

After canceling a community meeting on the city's new snow removal plan because of snow last Thursday, city officials have rescheduled the meeting to tomorrow night. A press release stated: The City of Pittsburgh's Public Works and Emergency Management Departments announced that they will be holding...

This is Pittsburgh: A city with four distinctly different seasons. Our challenge is to keep up with the results of those changing seasons. I’m talking about snow. We all remember the problems we had getting around in the Big Snow Storm of 2010. Hospital workers lived at the hospitals to give optimum...

A few months ago, I wrote about Team Pittsburgh and its service to the community through its dek hockey program and how that program is utilized as a productive venture for youth in the community. The new dek hockey rink is getting a lot more attention too — it was recently named as one of Pittsburg...

Parents can now register their children, ages 3 to 18, for a tee ball, baseball or softball team with the Brighton Heights Athletic Association for the 2011 season.  The registration deadline is Feb. 28. You can register online at bhaabaseball.org or in person at one of BHAA's registration events.  ...