Attendees came out in what VegFest founders called "record numbers" on Saturday, Aug. 21. There was plant-based food, vegan friendly shopping from 125 different vendors, and live music all afternoon. Photos by Ashlee Green The Reynolds Family with their cane corsos, one-year-old Nova, left, and almo...

5th Annual Readers' Choice Award Nominations for Favorite Northside Small Businesses Photo by Lauren Stauffer Nominate your favorites and share with your neighbors to show your support for the many fine small businesses in our community, especially now with the pandemic taking it's toll on all small...

The Government Center, Historic Deutschtown's exclusive record store, relocated to a bigger, better location at 715 East St., and there was a free party on Friday, Aug. 20 to celebrate. Guests packed the store to scour for new records; hear live music from Rave Ami (pictured, bottom right), BRNDA, T...

The highlight of the fifth annual Kenneth Minton Memorial Softball Picnic was the unveiling of a new plaque in memoriam of the beloved Northsider. By Ashlee Green Photo: The "Minton Seven," as they're playfully called, gather at the fifth annual Kenneth Minton Memorial Softball Picnic to commemorate...

Riggs Lounge: 'Where everybody knows your name' By Anna Yoder, Membership Director - North Side/Shore Chamber of Commerce Photo: Longtime bartender Rick Taylor and owner Marshall Riggs behind the bar at Riggs Lounge on Brighton Road, the 'best kept secret on the Northside.' by Anna Yoder You might r...

If Delbert “Sonny” Taylor and Michael “Spoonie” James win nationals this December, they’ll be on their way to Paris. By Ashlee Green Photos courtesy of James "Coach" Hoy Two young local boxers are fighting for the chance to put Pittsburgh’s Northside on the international map. Delbert “Sonny” Taylor ...

Underrated and ahead of her time, writer and mystery novelist Mary Roberts Rinehart of the former Allegheny City has earned her enduring legacy. By Ashlee Green Photo: Mary Roberts Rinehart, née Mary Ella Roberts, known as the "American Agatha Christie," is one of the former Allegheny City's biggest...

The Perry Hilltop resident is passionate about the STEM fields and is involved in her community. By Sonu Babu Photo courtesy of Destany Best Perry Hilltop resident Destany Best has earned a full academic scholarship to Grinnell College, where she will pursue a career in a STEM-related field. Best, w...

Stay up-to-date on what’s coming, going, and changing in the Northside business community with The Northside Chronicle’s monthly Northside Business Briefs. This month’s briefs feature Gallery Closed, Huntington Bank, and the North Side/Shore Chamber of Commerce. By Ashlee Green Photo: Gallery Closed...

The latest issue of The Northside Chronicle: September 2021. Volume 37, Issue 9, is now available in our archive. You can read it below, pick up your own copy at one of our newspaper box locations in the Northside, or subscribe today.