Local writer and musician Lisa A. Miles will give a lecture and book signing before the Mexican War Streets Society's board elections on Tuesday, Nov. 16 at the Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church on W. North Avenue. Miles will lecture on her book, Resurrecting Allegheny City , which takes an hi...

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...

Part one in a three-part series . Read part two . In a time when the word “recession” has become equivalent to a swear word, the common theme has been small businesses halting production, corporations doing mass layoffs, and others closing their doors altogether. There are mixed opinions on starting...

The Federal Street underpass, once an ugly reminder of Pittsburgh’s industrial era, will now function as an art gallery supporting rotating installations and welcoming pedestrians and motorists to the Northside. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh led efforts to renovate the dark, damp underpass tha...

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 ...

Water-loving Northsiders now have an easy way to put their canoes and kayaks on Pittsburgh’s rivers. A non-motorized access point to the Three Rivers Water Trail opened officially on Oct. 23 at Westhall Street in the Brightwood/Brighton Heights area, and already has turned at least one Northsider in...

With a developer selected for the Garden Theater block, many Northsiders made their opinions on the subject clear: They are glad to see progress, and look forward to having another option for grocery shopping.  Others, however, feel that the speciality grocery store planned for the space doesn't do ...

The Manchester Bidwell Corporation received a grant in October from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield to support a new training program at the Bidwell Training Center. The $36,000 grant will go to the purchase of an electronic medical record system that students will use in the Electronic Record Medic...

Left: Mike Coleman with his wife, Eleanor, at the Northside Leadership Conference's annual award dinner in June 2010, where he was presented with a lifetime achievement award for his dedication and service to the Northside.  (Photo courtesy the Northside Leadership Conference) If you could use only ...