Duquesne Light has started construction of its planned cooling station on Foreland Avenue.  Back in February, we covered the controversy over this "shed."  You can read that article here . According to Duquesne Light Spokesperson Joey Vallarian, the utility is digging up the park and the road to run...

Courtesy stock.xchng There's good news for North Shore riverfront trail users who need to get to Millvale via bike or foot power: Now you actually can! As part of Route 28 improvements, PennDOT (on behalf of Friends of the Riverfront ) added a half-mile, $2.8 million section of the Three Rivers Heri...

You may notice that The Chronicle did not cover the shootout and subsequent arrests that occurred yesterday on Brighton Road. We wanted to take a moment and explain our choice to not publish photos or news updates on that unfortunate event and remind our readers of our purpose here on the Northside....

Vandals burned $50,000 worth of playground equipment Sept. 12. (Photo courtesy Providence Family Support Center) After vandals burned its $50,000 playground on Sept. 12, Providence Family Support Center in Brightwood is already looking to rebuild. The center, according to staff member Tina Fedko, ha...

The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council has published a great set of self-guided walking tours, including one of the North Shore, that highlight art in public places.  The best part? They're free! The books are free if you pick one one up in the office, or free to download.  You can also have one mailed...

Recycle them! On Saturday, Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Allegheny County Health Department and the Pennsylvania Resources Council will collect hard-to-recycle items at City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services, 3001 Railroad St. in the Strip District. They will accept these items for small f...

The Northside Chronicle will have a table at tomorrow's Old Allegheny Soccer games at the Brighton Heights fields.  We'll be raffling off a $25 giftcard to Bistro-to-Go on East Ohio Street.  Come out and watch the first soccer games of the year, and enter to win the giftcard.  Entry is free, and we'...

The new blue and yellow, regulation size hockey rink replaces a smaller, non-regulation size rink.  Despite still recovering from surgery, Council President Darlene Harris, who contributed funding to the project, made an appearance at a ceremony Sept. 3 in honor of the new rink.  All Photos courtesy...

RADical Days 2010 features free admission to a few Northside museums as well as several free events.  RADical Days is annual event hosted by the Allegheny County Regional Asset District fund.  For information on RAD and RADical Days, plus locations and organization websites, check out the website he...

Starting Sunday, Sept. 5, 5 Northside bus routes will change numbers and service routes, and 3 will be eliminated.  Links lead to .pdf schedules.  Monday, Sept. 6 is Labor Day so all bus routes will operate on a holiday schedule.  These were planned route changes, and are not part of the Port Author...