By Rep. Powell Happy August! I hope everyone has had a beautiful and fun summer so far filled with ice cream, pool time, and late-night activities. As many of you know, we recently passed the 2024-2025 budget in Harrisburg. While we didn’t get everything in the budget that we were hoping for, Pittsb...

By State Rep. Powell Happy July! These past few weeks have been hot, so please seek cooling stations or air conditioning if you’re able. A full list of the City of Pittsburgh’s cooling stations at their Healthy Active Living Centers is available on the city’s website. As always, I have some fun even...

By State Rep. Kinkead The War on Drugs has been a complete and utter failure. As addiction and overdose death rates continue to climb every year, it has become abundantly clear that criminalizing a substance does not deter its use and, in many ways, creates more problems than it solves. In 2024, it ...

By Clark Ehman | Staff Writer On May 5 Jonah’s Call Anglican Church moved into its new location at 907 Middle St. The move converted Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church to an Anglican Church that traces its "spiritual heritage back through the historic Church of England,” according to the church...

By State Rep. Abney Hello, Northsiders! I’m eager to share with you some of the important work I’ve been doing in Harrisburg and back at home. I was proud to cast my affirmative vote for a basic education funding bill that would help get our public schools the dollars they need to assist students, t...

By Councilman Bobby Wilson Hello everyone, At the start of the summer season, my office received numerous calls asking about the status of various water features and drinking fountains within city parks. The City has one plumber who is responsible for preparing the pools, spray parks, drinking fount...

By Ranger Stevie | Columnist Hello all. It is so good to be back in Allegheny Commons Park. For those of you who do not know me, my name is Stevie and I absolutely love being outdoors and interacting with everyone. In 2017, when I started as a ranger, I was assigned to Allegheny Commons. The Northsi...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor Chestnut Street is reopen after a lengthy renovation project which saw new bricks and sidewalks installed along the history road, among other improvements. A ribbon cutting ceremony celebrated the reopening on July 16. The ceremony was attended by Pittsburgh Mayor Ed...

By Yuri Good | Staff Writer Team Pittsburgh Dek Hockey has kicked off its summer season, with games scheduled through the end of August for another round of outdoor hockey fun. Located in Brighton Heights, Team Pittsburgh travels with their team to regional and national tournaments. In addition to i...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist Several years ago I was sitting in the office of a non-profit when a jovial fellow sauntered in delivering several cases of beverages for an event. No money or checks exchanged hands. He said a warm hello and left the office as quickly as he entered. At the time I did not k...