The Northside Chronicle has paired with Manchester Academic Charter School to feature the works of students in grades 6-8. This month, seven sixth graders will share their family's holiday traditions. You can also find the selected work of four additional students in our November 2010 print edition....

On Saturday (Oct. 29) at 2 p.m. in the Fineview Playground, ghosts and ghouls will gather for a costume contest, pumpkin painting, snacks and games.  Thanks to PNC Bank, the event is free and open for kids 10 and under, said Ed Lewis of the Fineview Citizens Council. FCC member Dolores Swartworth is...

As part of the University of Pittsburgh's Pitt Makes a Difference Day, the Central Northside received two busloads of Pitt volunteers to help clean up their neighborhood and complete a total of seven projects.  The 65 students, along with 15 neighborhood volunteers did the following projects: Drover...

A tornado watch has been issued for the Pittsburgh area.  For updates on this, please check www.weather.com or The National Weather Service . The following information is from the American Red Cross on being prepared for severe weather: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Sou...

I am pleased to report that an anti-blight bill I authored was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 28. This bill (H.B. 1322) passed the House 181-19 in July. It is designed to reduce the number of abandoned properties in Pennsylvania communities by changing state law on "adverse ...

From the early years of the Republic, residents of Alleghenytown, then Allegheny City and then the Northside, have taken part in the nation's armed services. The 11th day of the 11th month was set aside after the first World War to honor and remember the veterans within communities across the countr...

The ladies of Gee's Bend work on a quilt.  (Photo courtesy Deb Sciranka and the New Hazlett Theater) A recent quilt exhibit at the New Hazlett Theater took four years to put together. While this may seem like a surprising amount of time, it makes sense with a closer look at the people — and the rela...

October proved to be a frustrating month for a group of Deutschtown residents who have been trying to convince the city to convert a traffic lane into a parking lane for eight years. The lane in question, the eastbound curb lane of E. North Avenue between Cedar Avenue and Middle Street, carries hund...

A car collided with a barrier and flipped over on the I-279 on ramp between Tripoli Street and Spring Garden Avenue around 8:45 a.m. The driver was not seriously injured, and according to witnesses who observed the accident from the Spring Garden Avenue overpass, he walked out of the car after the a...

From left to right: RAD Director Robert Jones, Alan Halperin of D'Appolonia Engineering, Jim Sauer of J.T. Sauer and Associates, Old Allegheny Soccer Coach Dave Wilson, Council President Darlene Harris, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, State Rep. Adam Ravenstahl, Director of Operations Duane Ashley. (Photo/Ke...