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 details about individual rulings.  Dates pr...

Clear skies above two of the three telescope domes at the Allegheny Observatory on Oct. 1, when more than 300 people came to its annual open house. (Photo/Matthew Cichowicz) Almost 400 light years away from Earth, Alberio appears as a single star of average brightness to the naked eye, but through t...

The annual Pittsburgh Gives event, hosted by The Pittsburgh Foundation, will take place next Wednesday, Oct. 13 from midnight until 11:59 p.m.  On that day, you can donate through PittsburghGives.org . The Foundation will match donations given that day, pro-rating them from a $500,000.  So the more ...

We index the five most recent newsletters from each elected official.  If you don't see what you're looking for here, try searching for it by using the search bar at the top of this page. From the Office of Council President Darlene Harris -May 2011: Legislation would better city living conditions -...

On Saturday, Oct. 16, the American Cancer Society is hosting it's first-ever Pittsburgh Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k Walk . The walk begins at 9 a.m. outside Heinz Field at Art Rooney Avenue and General Robinson Street, and will head down Gen. Robinson to River Avenue and back again.  The...

As a Pennsylvanian concerned with providing a quality education to all of our children and even as a member of the state House Education Committee, I was largely unaware of the severe challenges of homeless children in accessing education until recently. I have been pleased to work with a remarkable...

After 16 years, a Husky named Maverick is still able to truly admire nature sitting alongside his owner, Greg Clifford, on a pleasant day in Riverview Park. (Photo/Jacob Flannick) To view more doggie photos, check out the Riverview Dog Park Gallery ! With the ferocity of a miniature bull right out o...

Several Northside neighborhoods may be without service if the Port Authority’s proposal to cut service 35 percent in the face of an almost $50 million budget deficit becomes a reality. Under the proposal, Shadeland Avenue in Brightwood and Spring Garden would be left entirely without public transpor...

It’s nice to come home after a long day of work to a calm house and a peaceful neighborhood. We hear from people in our district that sometimes neighbors are not extending courtesies to one another. In the office, we get phone calls about weeds growing through fences into the next yard, garbage stre...

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