By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor EAST DEUTSCHTOWN — In the spring of last year, Garden Café owner Gayle McGarril got the idea to add a free community fridge to the exterior of her business. Inspired by examples of the concept in other areas, the fridge would be a source of free food for anyone in th...

The restaurant Max’s Allegheny Tavern served as a filming location for the Amazon Freevee series “American Rust” during the week of March 6. The owners of Max’s Allegheny Tavern provided a location to film three scenes for the second season of the series, which will now stream on Amazon Freevee. The...

District 20 News: State Rep. Kinkead On Feb. 7, voters in Allegheny County elected Joe McAndrew, Abigail Salisbury and Matthew Gergely to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, confirming a Democratic House majority for the second time since the election on Nov. 8. Now with three new Democratic ...

The Northside North Shore Chamber serves the business community in and around the Northside and has been doing so since 1897. We currently have 280 member businesses, and we serve them by promoting, connecting and supporting. Here are some of our recent activities and updates. Members Renewed Member...

District 19 News: State Rep. Abney Hello, Northsiders, and happy spring! I’m eager to share with you some of the important work I’ve been doing in Harrisburg and here at home. Last month saw the Commonwealth Court issue a historic ruling that Pennsylvania does not adequately or equitably fund its pu...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor In June of 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was still in its initial stages, the city’s Mexican War Streets Historic District saw a major expansion of its boundaries. It was the end result of years of municipal legal drama, but perhaps got overshadowed in the mome...

District 1 News: Councilman Wilson Hello everyone, In this month’s column, I wanted to share some work that my office recently completed, in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works to improve access to our city’s sports facilities. Over the last couple years, I kept hear...

Allegheny City Central Martha Hyman to JMT Investments LLC at 1327 Reddour St. for $105,000. PinRe Holdings L.P. to TMSAZ 1510 LLC at 1510 Monterey St. for $450,000. Brighton Heights Scott Batykefer to Mark Laraway at 4016 California Ave. for $240,000. Michael Richard to William Staude at 1040 Halle...

Allegheny City Central North Side Assoc. to Neuman Investing LLC at 215 Alpine Ave. for $195,000. East Deutschtown Quadvestors LLC to Richard Ryan II and Richard Ryan at Peralta St., vacant lot 0024-K-00218-0000-00 , for $25,000. Chris Waraks to Richard Ryan II and Richard Ryan at 926 Peralta St. fo...

Allegheny City Central Coast Properties LLC to Thomas Weinlandt and Kendall Post at 1219 Veto St. for $368,600. Brighton Heights FOF Properties LLC to Eric Young at 3596-3598 Brighton Road for $335,000. Alexander Carrera to Jason and Patricia Fay at 1024 Davis Ave. for $454,900. Jamal Webb to Jenell...