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 ...

Registration for the Riverview Park 5k is now open! Click here to register for this year’s race on June 7 in the Northside. The park’s 5k course is a hilly challenge and a bargain for regular 5k runners. The registration fee is $12 up until May 25.

Spring is in the air, and Northsiders are already getting to work. Throughout the Northside, community organizations will be picking up litter and planting flowers in their neighborhoods, some in celebration of Earth Day and others to chase away winter’s unattractive effects. Check out some clean-up...

Next year, Flloyd McCrea will step down from his position of Pittsburgh Public Schools school board member from District 9, which includes Summer Hill, Brighton Heights, Observatory Hill and part of Brightwood. Looking to take his seat are Dr. Lorraine Burton Eberhardt, Dave Schuilenburg and Carolyn...

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,...