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,...

by Kelsey Shea An Observatory Hill nonprofit kicked off a new program last week that will provide support for Pittsburghers who have suffered from strokes. Allen Place Community Services Inc. launched its Northside Stroke Support Program on February 14, and the program will run every Thursday from 1...

Left: Moses Carper was known for wearing his signature cowboy boots and hat around Riverview Park. (Photo courtesy OHI). As a former president of Observatory Hill Inc., an eco-steward in Riverview Park, a nonprofit founder and board member at the Manchester Academic Charter School, Moses Carper wore...

Above: The soccer field in Observatory Hill has settled. (Photo by Kelsey Shea). As another soccer season begins, plans for a new field in Observatory Hill are “moving along nicely” according to City of Pittsburgh Director of Operations Duane Ashley. The once bumpy terrain on Mairdale Avenue behind ...

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