Photo by Alyse Horn By Alexandria Stryker The National Aviary has unveiled a new immersive exhibit that allows visitors to get up close and personal with nature’s most beautiful insects — butterflies. The Butterfly Garden is housed in the Rose Garden, an outdoor, screened-in space that permits butte...

Photo by Anthony Amato Urban Impact and the Steelers teamed up for the 12th Annual Football Clinic that was held of Tuesday, June 7 at Oliver Citywide Academy. Children in Kindergarten through 8th grade were able to interact with Steelers players to learn football skills while others watched or part...

Photo by Sam Oshlag Saturday, June 11 marked the second annual United Way fitUnited Day of Action and was held at Fowler Park and Playground, 2900 N. Charles St. Abby Mathieu, public relations manager for the event, said it was a huge success with about 300 volunteers lending their time to restore t...

Photos and article by Alyse Horn A new Northside Sandwich King has been crowned. Young Brothers Bar captivated the taste buds and stomachs of attendees and judges last night, beating out previous Sandwich King and this years runner up Scratch Food & Beverage. Judges scored the sandwiches on overall ...

Photo by Alyse Horn Henry Pyatt, the small business and redevelopment manager for the City, holds up the diplomatic sandwich document signed by Mayor Bill Peduto, Councilwoman Darlene Harris, and Scratch Food & Beverage Owner Don Mahaney. By Alyse Horn To kick off Northside Sandwich Week, the Norths...

Pear and the Pickle, the new café and market at 1800 Rialto St. in Troy Hill, opened Wednesday, April 13 to the public. Current hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday through Saturday. Bobby Stockard and his wife Alexis Tragos are the owners, and are currently offering NY style deli sandwiches that ...

Photo by Neil Strebig The sun was shining over Allegheny Commons Park. Another bright indicator that winter is behind us and spring is rushing into Pittsburgh. Photo by Neil Strebig A local artist designs some folk art of the American Flag on a wooden pallet off of James Street in Historic Deutschto...

Photo by Kelly Balaban The Mattress Factory Museum held "Imbibe Northside" event this past weekend, Sat. Jan. 30, featuring samples from local breweries from Allegheny City Brewing, Mexican War Streets Brewery, and Spring Hill Brewery. Live music was provided by the Joel Pace Organ Trio as members a...

Photo by Neil Strebig The Mattress Factory in Central Northside celebrated MLK Day Jan. 18 during its annual Birthday Bash, complete with birthday cake. Photo by Neil Strebig Two participants work on a collage by cutting up magazines and creating celebratory art during the MLK Birthday Bash as the M...

Photo by Neil Strebig The Northside saw its first snowfall of the year this past week, blanketing the area in white. Here commuters take on the weather in Allegheny Commons.   Photo by Neil Strebig The cold temps and snow didn't effect Pirates great Willie Stargell, though, as he kept concentration ...