By Anna Yoder | Columnist When I drive down Spring Garden Avenue, it seems I am always in a hurry going to or coming from somewhere. Regrettably, I had never taken the opportunity to stop at Threadbare Cider and Mead. Nor did I know what exactly Threadbare Cider and Mead was; yet vowed I would stop ...

A large section of Chestnut Street will likely be closed for the rest of the year, as the city began rehabilitation work on the brick road on Sept. 25. The work is the first of a planned three stage rehab of the street, and pertains to the section of Chestnut between Spring Garden Avenue to Tripoli ...

7th Annual Readers' Choice Award Nominations for Best of 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. Support the hard working business owners today through your nom...

After Care/Prison Ministry Support Mondays, 6-7 p.m. Allegheny Center Alliance Church 801 Union Place, first floor 412.321.4333 ext. 397 Allegheny City Central Association 2nd Monday, monthly Call for more details - 412.465.0192 Allegheny West Civic Council 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 7:30 p.m. Calvary Un...

After Care/Prison Ministry Support Mondays, 6-7 p.m. Allegheny Center Alliance Church 801 Union Place, first floor 412.321.4333 ext. 397 Allegheny City Central Association 2nd Monday, monthly Call for more details - 412.465.0192 Allegheny West Civic Council 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 7:30 p.m. Calvary Un...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist The first time I visited the home of my future husband, I was taken aback at the collection of fine, handmade Persian, Oriental and kilim rugs gracing the floors of each room. It’s not that men can’t or don’t have good taste when it comes to fine rugs; it’s just, well, my h...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist My “Ba-Ba” (grandmother) and mother were wonderful cooks. They concocted ethnic specialties from pierogies and halupki to German potato salad and potato pancakes. And like many great cooks, neither worked from recipes that were written down — just ones stored in their head....

Most Northsiders are likely familiar with the phrase “Pizza! Pizza!” from the TV commercial promoting a national pizza chain. Yet (and to our benefit), we won’t find that pizza chain on the Northside. What we do have are several great pizza shops within walking distance to many of our homes. This co...

By Veronica Rodriguez | Staff Writer In the early morning of July 14, 2014, a Waltmire Pharmacy employee woke up to see his workplace on fire. According to WTAE’s coverage of the event, a surveillance camera caught an individual running to and from the store several times before the smoke from the f...