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...

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...