By Justin Criado The board of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) approved an Observatory Hill revitalization project that will focus specifically on Bonvue Street during its meeting March 10. The URA will provide $400,000 in grants and loans, in addition to $150,000 in deferred se...

Photo courtesy of Darlene Harris' Office Darlene Harris presents Schorr Bakery ownership a proclamation March 2. By Justin Criado Darlene Harris presented a proclamation to Observatory Hills' Schorr Bakery March 2 in celebration of the family-owned business' 40-plus years on the Northside. Schorr is...

Photo by Neil Strebig A portrait of sweets adorns the wall of Schorr's Bakery in Observatory Hill.    By Neil Strebig As soon as you walk into Schorr’s Bakery on Perrsyville Avenue in Observatory Hill, the door chime rings and your senses are saluted by the overwhelming sight and smell of fresh past...

Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Tribune-Review From left to right: Duane Ashley, former Director of Operations for the Office of the Mayor, Councilwoman Darlene Harris, and Walt Nalducci, Vice President of Observatory Hill, Inc., unveil a memorial bench for Moses Carper, who was known as the 'Cowboy of...

Photo by Erika Fleegle Over the weekend, residents like Kristyn and Marc Felman, homeowners of the above space in Observatory Hill, opened their homes to visitors during two community house tour s. by Erika Fleegle A little fall of rain over the weekend didn’t stop visitors from exploring the rich h...

The Northside will be alive and well this weekend during the Mexican War Streets annual yard sale and the free jazz concert at Riverview Park. The Annual Mexican War Streets Yard Sale Courtesy of Mexican War Streets Society The historic Mexican War Streets district in Central Northside will host its...

By Erika Fleegle The Brighton Heights Citizen’s Federation will host its annual Chocolate House Tour June 14. As in past years, each stop on the tour will feature a different variety of chocolate to sample as well as the work of local artists. The tour begins at Brighton Heights Lutheran Church at 3...

Photo by Sabrina Romano By Sabrina Romano “Motivated,” “hardworking,” and “thoughtful” were a few of the positive adjectives that the staff at Perry High used to describe the upwards of 150 Honor Roll students during the Parent School Community Council Honors Breakfast Thursday, Feb. 5 at the Observ...

Photo courtesy of the Pipitone Group Pipitone Group employees participated in the company's annual volunteer day Tuesday, Sept. 16 in Observatory Hill, beautifying three separate sites. The picture above is of the base of Baytree Street and Evergreen Road after the day-long effort to clear, landscap...

Photo by Justin Criado The Pipitone Group (PG) of Observatory Hill used a day of community service to help beautify the Northside neighborhood they've called home since 1998. The volunteer hub of the city of Pittsburgh, servePGH, and the Observatory Hill, Inc. (OHI) were also part of the efforts, wh...