By Anna Yoder | Columnist My father is a gifted musician who shared his talent of playing the accordion with me. Regrettably, I did not inherit his level of talent. In 1972, he gave me a little porcelain accordion figure that I never knew anything about until, as an adult, I discovered it was an “Oc...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor “Within its broken hills, nooks, dells, and secluded spots, the young can whisper into each other’s ears and can draw pictures of the future without either paint or brush.” This excerpt from the proclamation made by Thomas M. Marshall for the inauguration of Rivervie...

A museum focused on the science and mechanics behind optical illusions will be coming to the Northside this fall. Robert Cooper, founder and CEO of LOL Entertainment, announced in June on LinkedIn that his company will be bringing a branch of the Museum of Illusions to the North Shore sometime this ...

By Peyton Celesti | Sports Writer BRIGHTON HEIGHTS — The Team Pittsburgh Dek Hockey summer season is now underway, and the Cadet Sabres have the rest of their division at bay. The Sabres (4-1-0-0) remained in sole possession of first place after a regulation win over the Rangers (1-0-3-1) 3-2 in Cad...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor With the end of July, the summer is almost over. Only one month left. But don’t be sad, dear readers, as the end of the month means it’s time once again to take a look at the results of The Chronicle’s weekly polls! We started off July by asking if you took part in o...

District 19 News: State Rep. Abney Hello, Northsiders. I hope everyone had a fun and safe Fourth of July! I’m eager to share with you some of the important work I’ve been doing in Harrisburg and here at home. Most importantly, our state budget passed the House in the first week of July! I’m excited ...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist When a new friend shared a tip that she worked at a Spanish-influenced restaurant with a Bulgarian flair nestled on an overlook in Brighton Heights not far from the St. George’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, I simply had to try it! “Eat. Cook. Travel.” is the theme of this res...

By Peyton Celesti | Sports Writer PERRY HILLTOP — Audie Chapman is now in his third season as executive director of the Northside Youth Athletic Association (NSYAA) football teams ranging from ages 5-14, nicknamed the Steelers. But under Chapman, the NSYAA is more than football. For the first practi...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor SPRING HILL — Lying down in a frigid tub of water may not sound like fun to many people, but that’s exactly what a group that meets every week at Waisenhaus Park is all about. Pittsburgh Tub Club gathers at the park in Spring Hill every Wednesday to take turns sittin...