Photo courtesy stock.xchng If you hate the idea of all those leaves from your yard ending up in a landfill somewhere but just don't know what to do with them, you can place them in paper bags and let the city pick them up for composting. This Saturday, Nov. 13, only, the city will pick up bagged lea...

Pittsburgh Public Schools has created a task force to spearhead reform of the district's athletic system.  According to the district's website, no plan has been developed yet.  In order to create one, the district seeks community input on what areas of the athletic program are important and what nee...

Northside Housing Court cases – Wed., Nov. 3 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 ...

On Saturday (Oct. 29) at 2 p.m. in the Fineview Playground, ghosts and ghouls will gather for a costume contest, pumpkin painting, snacks and games.  Thanks to PNC Bank, the event is free and open for kids 10 and under, said Ed Lewis of the Fineview Citizens Council. FCC member Dolores Swartworth is...

As part of the University of Pittsburgh's Pitt Makes a Difference Day, the Central Northside received two busloads of Pitt volunteers to help clean up their neighborhood and complete a total of seven projects.  The 65 students, along with 15 neighborhood volunteers did the following projects: Drover...

A tornado watch has been issued for the Pittsburgh area.  For updates on this, please check www.weather.com or The National Weather Service . The following information is from the American Red Cross on being prepared for severe weather: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Sou...

I am pleased to report that an anti-blight bill I authored was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 28. This bill (H.B. 1322) passed the House 181-19 in July. It is designed to reduce the number of abandoned properties in Pennsylvania communities by changing state law on "adverse ...

A car collided with a barrier and flipped over on the I-279 on ramp between Tripoli Street and Spring Garden Avenue around 8:45 a.m. The driver was not seriously injured, and according to witnesses who observed the accident from the Spring Garden Avenue overpass, he walked out of the car after the a...

With less than a half hour of discussion, the Urban Redevelopment Authority board of directors unanimously voted to grant Zukin Development Corporation and Collaborative Ventures an exclusive negotiation agreement for development of the Garden Theater Block for up to 90 days. Zukin Development and C...

This Friday, Oct. 22, the New Hazlett Theater is holding a Grand Guignol Theater of the Macabre-themed Halloween fundraiser from 8 p.m. to midnight. Creepy, scary or gory costumes are encouraged. Entertainment includes MC Marsha Monster Mellow and Sharon Needles, live music, "sonic thrills" by DJ DZ...