After painting pumpkins at Pumpkinfest this weekend (see the ad in the October edition for the details, or go to deutschtown.org ), pull out the carving knives for The Northside Chronicle's first-ever pumpkin carving contest! Please buy a new pumpkin to carve -- we're sure your Pumpkinfest pumpkins ...

If you are interested in learning more about Pittsburgh's city steps, check out this book! The 15th annual Fineview Step-A-Thon is Saturday, Oct. 9 at 8:30 a.m.! The 5 mile "race" (those who simply want to enjoy the urban trails and "fine views" can hike or walk) starts at the corner of Howard Stree...

Clearwire, a company based out of Washington state, launched its 4G mobile internet service in Pittsburgh today. That means, if you subscribe to the company's service, called Clear , your mobile devices with 4G capabilities can connect to the internet anywhere and everywhere in Pittsburgh, from the ...

Photo courtesy Dave Arrigo/Pittsburgh Pirates Regardless of how the Pittsburgh Pirates perform, no one can deny there is at least one great competition held in PNC Park each year: The Great Pierogie Race. The race is held after the fifth inning of every home game, and was inspired by the Milwaukee B...

Courtesy stock.xchng Last Monday, the Port Authority held its first forum discussion about the possibility of bringing rapid bus transit to Pittsburgh.  If it does develop a rapid bus plan, it's likely the first routes to convert to the new form of service will be the 61 and 71 series that travel do...

The grand opening of the Brighton Cafe and Trey's Laundromat featured free hotdogs. (Photo/Matthew Cichowicz) The Brighton Cafe and Trey’s Laundromat opened its doors Sept. 18 in Brighton Heights. The combination of the cafe and laundromat is new to Brighton Heights and may be the first of its kind ...

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"Welcome to Our Neighborhood" Pastry Party The Priory Fine Pastries is having an open house to welcome new pastry chef Jim Lazeration tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight.  Read our profile on Jim here .  The open house will include light hors d'oeuvres, wine, cheese, and of course, pastries! RSVP by ca...

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The Victorian-era Allegheny Center Plaza, across from where the Children's Museum is now. During the redevelopment craze of the 1960s and ‘70s, East Ohio and Federal streets were broken up, the Commons was paved over and historic structures demolished for the construction of Allegheny Center Mall, a...