By Ethan Markon | Staff Writer Pittsburgh’s fourth spotted lanternfly season is arriving, but it might not be as bad as previous years. City of Pittsburgh’s Senior Park Ranger Erica Heide said that for lanternflies, “the third year is typically the worst.” Heide noted that all invasive species have ...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor The saying goes that April showers bring May flowers. In The Chronicle’s case, however, May edition brings April poll results. We kicked off our latest round of polls by asking what our readers’ favorite part of spring was, as the first day of spring, March 19, had j...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist There are many choices in the Northside to buy your soft drinks, adult beverages, and have a bite to eat. Many of those establishments are also good stewards of their neighborhood and community. Mike’s Beer Bar & North Shore Tavern along with East Street Beer are three such...

By State Rep. Powell Hello everyone, happy to be speaking to my Northside constituents in the beautiful month of May! I hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to warmer weather and budget season. I am ready for negotiations and working to secure funding for our Main Street development, affo...

By Councilman Wilson  Hello everyone! I’d like to share an update on the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA) legislation that I introduced in March and discussed in last month’s column. After a lengthy and robust discussion with my colleagues on City Council, I introduced amendments...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor OBSERVATORY HILL — It’s not uncommon for people to gather at the Allegheny Observatory to catch glimpses of stars, moons or planets, but the crowd that gathered on April 8 was much larger than usual. That’s because, rather than using the sophisticated telescopes of t...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor ALLEGHENY COMMONS — Another section of Allegheny Commons Park’s North Promenade has a new look, and the city held a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 30 to celebrate. Mayor Ed Gainey, Councilman Bobby Wilson and representatives from Duquesne Light Company (DLC), The B...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor Registration is now open for The Northside Steelers’ 2024 season, with local kids able to sign up either for the football team or the cheerleading squad. The Northside Steelers is a youth athletic organization open to kids from ages 5 to 14. While their season doesn’...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor BRIGHTON HEIGHTS — Roughly 15 years after its previous iteration was dismantled, ground was broken on the new Davis Avenue Bridge on April 11, once more connecting Brighton Heights with Riverview Park. The bridge, unlike its predecessor, is a pedestrian and bicyclist...