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...

By Lindsay Allen Pittsburgh’s oldest standing firehouse, Observatory Hill’s historic Engine Co. #54, is undergoing several renovations to repair deficiencies and restore the original spirit of the architecture. Originally called Allegheny City Engine House #14, the Romanesque style building located ...

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Movie trailers appeared along Perrysville Avenue near Riverview Presbyterian Church this week for the filming of a crime drama called "Those Who Kill.” The show is being filmed in various locations around the Northside and will begin airing on A&E in 2014. Read more here!

Registration for Old Allegheny Soccer's Fall League is now open. Early registration ended on July 15, but families can still register now through August 15. The registration fee is $50 per child. Families of three or more children pay $100. Old Allegheny Soccer has programs for kids ages 5 - 19. Old...

Several employees at the Observatory marketing and communications firm, Pipitone Group, took a plunge for charity today. Pipitone president and CEO Scott Pipitone was named the first-ever Pittsburgh Small Business Community Hero by Direct Energy and Pittsburgh Magazine for his work in the Northside ...

Above: Street lights on East Ohio Street and other Northside business districts will be replaced. by William Park A city-wide initiative to convert high-pressure sodium streetlights in Pittsburgh’s 32 business districts to LED lights will benefit many areas in the Northside. Installations for new li...

On June 2, Observatory Hill Inc. held it's annual house tour. The tour featured 10 houses and two churches, and those in attendance traveled from house to house by foot or by Molly's Trolleys who ran routes through Observatory Hill for the event. "It was great!  We had trolleys full of people the wh...

House tour season starts this weekend, and Observatory Hill Inc. is kicking off June with its tour this Sunday. Tickets are available for the June 2 tour can be reserved by calling 412.736.2489 or e-mailing OHIhousetour@comcast.net Read more from OHI below… PITTSBURGH, PA—Observatory Hill, Inc. (OHI...

by Kelsey Shea With the concerns about failing schools and the impending budget crisis looming, the three candidates for the District 9 seat of the Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of Education discussed the future they saw for the public education in Pittsburgh on April 25. The Northside Leadership ...