Photo courtesy of Allegheny Commons By Justin Criado It's going to be a busy weekend here on the Northside with a couple of free events Saturday and Sunday. First up, Venture Outdoors will be holding a Family Outdoors Festival Saturday, Aug. 23 from noon-4 p.m. at Allegheny Commons park. The festivi...

Photo by Justin Criado. (From left to right) Chief archivist Matt Wrbican, assistant archivist Cindy Lisica, Time Capsule cataloguer Erin Byrne, and special guest Benjamin Liu opening Andy Warhol's Time Capsule 86 during an event Friday, Aug. 15 at the Andy Warhol Museum. By Justin Criado It’s hard ...

Photos courtesy of the Carnegie Science Center   By Justin Criado Local roc k icon Joe Grushecky will be performing Saturday, Aug.16 at the Carnegie Science Center as part of the BLUE! performance series sponsored by Dollar Bank. Grushecky, who is best known for his work with the Iron City Houserock...

Photo by Justin Criado The Rivers Casino celebrated its fifth birthday Friday, Aug. 8 with a "First Five" anniversary event.    By Justin Criado The Rivers Casino turned five-years-old over the weekend. Barely out of infancy, the city’s first casino celebrated with a “First Five” anniversary event F...

Photo by Alyse Horn By Justin Criado Volunteers created a garden space for the Northside Coalition Senior Housing at 1500 Brighton Place on Tuesday. Board members of the NCFH and Rivers Casino team members transformed the grassy space in the back of the housing as part of a beautification project, w...

By Ed Skirtich If you’ve ever spent time at the sports stadiums on the North Shore, think of pen and ink sketches from Pittsburgh artist Nevin Robinson. Three Rivers Stadium, Heinz Field and PNC Park are staple prints in Robinson’s collection, and he even sold pen and ink sketches directly to the tw...

By Cristina Holtzer The Carnegie Science Center is usually a place for children to learn about experimenting and the behind the scenes of science, but this Friday it will be adults only. On June 13, patrons of the Carnegie Science Center can learn about the science of beer alongside others age 21 an...

By Abbey Reighard The Northside/Northshore Chamber of Commerce will host its 26th Annual Northside Community Night on Wednesday, June 18. The event consist of a tailgate party in the parking lot outside of PNC Park and will include a DJ and games. Tickets for the event are $35 per person and can be ...

By Abbey Reighard On Friday June 20th the Providence Connections Family Support Center, 3113 Brighton Rd., will host its 9th Annual Backyard Barbecue at 5:00 p.m. in PNC Park. The barbecue will include drinks, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar at 5:30 p.m. The buffet dinner and program will begin at 6:3...

The Northside Community Census team wants to hear from residents across the Northside about their vision for the future of the Northside, and what they need in their homes and neighborhoods today. Information gathered by the Census team will guide the work of local community organizations and help t...