Click the poster for COA's website! Used with permission. For the second year in a row, City of Asylum/Pittsburgh's Jazz-Poetry Concert won a National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America Fast-Track grant of $10,000.  This grant goes to small or medium-sized organizations who bring art of any ki...

In September, the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation will offer a free, guided walking tour of the North Shore, Clemente and Warhol Bridges and several key Downtown landmarks every Friday from noon to 1 p.m. "It is ostensibly a walk around the block, but the block is the Allegheny River," s...

We had an issue with the blog auto-post feature, so all the scheduled posts from the last few days were just posted today. Look for an email blast later today! Also, along with our staff changes (effective yesterday, 8/16), we've got new email addresses! Managing Editor Emily Leone: managinged@theno...

Long-time Chronicle editor John Lyon, who passed away in 2005, at the 20th anniversary party for The Northside Chronicle!  This year, the Chronicle turned 25.  You can see our 25th Anniversary Issue from February online here .

Photo courtesy stock.xchng Applications for The Priory's Winter White Wedding giveaway are due Monday, Aug. 16.  For more information, rules and the application itself, click here . The giveaway is specifically for military men and women who served in either Iraq or Afghanistan and includes a free r...

Courtesy stock.xchng Tickets for the Allegheny Observatory's annual open house were "sold out" the first week in August.  The event is free, but does require an RSVP. Fortunately, if you weren't able to grab your own tickets, you can check out The Northside Chronicle's coverage of the tour online in...

What: A CD release party showcasing recordings created by students during the Pittsburgh Youth Radio Corps camp. Where: Children's Museum When: Aug. 12, 1-3 p.m. The Youth Radio Corps is part of the Pittsburgh Public School District's Summer Dreamer Academy. Northside organization SLB Radio worked w...

The City of Pittsburgh is holding two public hearings on the 2011 capital budget and Community Development Block Grant funding.  Residents are welcome to tell the city what they think of its prior use of funds, and what they'd like to see addressed next year. To sign up to speak, contact the Departm...

Rivers Casino General Manager Todd Moyer hands over $1 million to Northside Leadership Conference board member Tony DiPardo. (Photo/Henry Clay Webster) Rather than receiving gifts on its one year anniversary, the Rivers Casino used the occasion to honor one of its oldest pledges. At a private event ...

On Wednesday, Aug. 11, from 6-8 p.m. at the Mattress Factory, you can go see the final exhibition for this year's Community Art Lab projects--for free, of course! The Community Art Lab is one of the MF's most popular community programs for Northsiders, said spokesperson Lindsay O'Leary.  Anyone in t...