Photo courtesy of PSYEP 2013 Report Moving the Lives of Kids (MLK) Mural Project provided youth with an opportunity to consider art as an occupational choice. They planned and painted a mural depicting Pittsburgh’s rich Jazz heritage, located in the Strip District. By Alyse Horn In part of his refor...

Photo courtesy of Maura A. DeRiggi A sixth grade student at Propel NORTHSIDE came up with the acronym T.H.I.N.K. to remind fellow students to comprehend the damage their words might cause.   By Alyse Horn With the advancement in social media comes a large responsibility to educate youth in how to pr...

Photo by Alyse Horn The Northside and Allegheny General Hospital representatives after the re-signing of the agreement. By Alyse Horn On Thursday, January 30, the Northside community and Allegheny General Hospital celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Allegheny General Hospital Northside Partnershi...

Photo courtesy of Open Your Hear to a Senior website The above image shows senior citizens in our area who request assistance.   By Kristin Douty The location chart of seniors in need of assistance is growing, especially in central Pittsburgh areas like the Northside. United Way launched the program...

Data is based on recorded arm’s length sales of homes, townhomes and duplexes with a price of at least $10,000. Data was taken from RealStats and compiled by The Northside Chronicle. by Kelsey Shea The Northside housing market saw significant growth between 2011 and 2012 in almost all neighborhoods,...

Above: Brashear's home stands on Perrysville Avenue. (Photo by Kelsey Shea). The life work of John Brashear is admired worldwide, and that work began here in Perry Hilltop. Both a scientist and a philanthropist, John Brashear dedicated his time in Perry Hilltop building scientific and astronomical i...

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LaMar Barnes, Perry Hilltop Citizens' Council member and past president, passed away on Feb. 9, 2011. PHCC board member Janet Gunter worked with LaMar when he was president, a role which he held for several years. “He was a forceful leader,” Gunter said. “He helped us in many ways with the sometimes...

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., strode down the middle of Monterey Street in the Central Northside. In the bright morning light, Casey squinted up at a glass orb perched high on a pole above the street. “So that’s it, huh?,” Casey asked. Commander RaShall Brackney, head of the Pittsburgh Police’s Zone 1...