A new community is coming to the Northside, with construction on the Columbus Square development in Manchester set to begin early next year. I was happy to support a $250,000 grant from the House Democratic Caucus that will benefit this project by Manchester Citizens Corporation and Fourth River Dev...

As part of our duty to keep our readers up to date on the latest Northside news, we publish Northside housing court cases as we’re made aware of them. We are unable to provide details on the specific violations at this time. We are also unable to provide details about individual rulings. Dates provi...

Fifth graders from Allegheny K-5 earned a gold medal in the district's Colors of the Rainbow ballroom dancing competition. Students from Spring Hill K-5 took home a silver, and students from King Elementary took home a bronze medal. The Colors of the Rainbow program came to the Pittsburgh Public Sch...

Help a needy Northside kid by giving a present this Christmas. The Christmas Angel Tree, sponsored by Parent/Teacher Organization of Pittsburgh King ALA, started with more than 300 boys and girls from kindergarten through eighth grade, ages 5 to 14-years old who are in need and may not normally rece...

The battle to determine which holiday beer tastes better -- He'Brew's Messiah Bold or Sierra Nevada's Celebration Ale -- ended in a draw. The Park House hosted its second annual Holiday BrewHaHa from Dec. 1 to 9, and the winner was decided based on sales of each beer. "It was a tie.  It was a big su...

Starting tomorrow (Tuesday, Dec. 14), parents and guardians can log onto Facebook and get information about school delays and closings in real time. In order to get these up to the minute announcements, you have to have a Facebook account and be a "fan" of the district.  You can find their Facebook ...

Starting Sunday, Dec. 12, a group of local organizations will team up to "tackle" recycling at Steelers tailgating parties along the North Shore and play a very large game of recycling cornhole. The Pennsylvania Resources Council, with funding from the Alcoa Foundation and volunteers from the Manche...

To help support its efforts to give a gift to 500 people in need this holiday season, Community Human Services, which recently moved to the Northside , is holding a fund raising event at Cassis on Dec. 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. For the price of a gift card or cash donations, attendees get unlimited cookie...

As part of our duty to keep our readers up to date on the latest Northside news, we publish Northside housing court cases as we’re made aware of them. We are unable to provide details on the specific violations at this time. We are also unable to provide details about individual rulings. Dates provi...

A group of African penguins hanging out in their habitat at the National Aviary. (Photo courtesy National Aviary) Early today, the president and CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Jim Maddy, announced that the National Aviary on Pittsburgh's Northside received accreditation from the organ...