Photo by Justin Criado Poet Jeff Oaks reads his latest work during a City of Asylum Alphabet City Summer Festival event Wednesday night at 318 Sampsonia Way in Central Northside.     By Justin Criado The Alphabet City Summer Festival program continued Wednesday night with performances by three local...

Photo by Dalton Amato James Hoy designed his Central Northside home i nspired by the Steampunk genre , which is currently for sale. By Abbey Reighard A science fiction subgenre is no longer confined to the imagination, thanks to one developer on the Northside. James Hoy can be spotted riding his cus...

Photo by Abbey Reighard Malek, who is in fourth grade, danced down the runway during the 4th Annual Newspaper Fashion Show held by the Allegheny Center Alliance Church Children’s Ministries kid’s summer program. By Abbey Reighard Adoring fans and photographers showed up to watch models show off thei...

Photo by Alyse Horn Olympus Mons played the Main Stage at Middle Street and Foreland Street during the 2014 Deutschtown Music Festival on Saturday, July 12. By Alyse Horn and Abbey Reighard It’s estimated that 6,000 people poured into the Northside on Saturday, July 12 for the daylong Deutschtown Mu...

Photo by Alyse Horn Fred Broerman (front) and Brian Reed (back) search an area of the woods in Riverview Park for paranormal activity. By Alyse Horn The Northside Chronicle was contacted by East Hills Paranormal to tag along on its exploration of Riverview Park in search of ghostly activity. The inv...

Photo by Laine Kaminski The band Stampede, dressed in their best western attire, kept the sold out Urban Garden Party dancing into the night. By Alyse Horn Clad in decorations worthy of a John Wayne movie, the Mattress Factory transformed into the Wild West for its annual Urban Garden Party that rai...

Photo by Alyse Horn Curator of Behavioral Management and Education Kathy Schlott holds a Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot, which is one of the birds that can be seen at the Aviary's summer show. By Ed Skirtich A global garden for the birds has arrived, said Don Fallon, producer of “Taking Flight: An Aeria...

Photo by Abbey Reighard Executive Director of the Humane Society David Janusek waits patiently as Bubba from 100.7 STAR perfects the rat tail to compliment Janusek’s comb over. By Alyse Horn The executive director of the Western PA Humane Society vowed to shave his head if he raised $10,000 for his ...

By Alyse Horn On Monday, May 5, Riverview Park welcomed a long-awaited addition to the park. A new flagpole was installed and at 10 a.m. on Monday, ROTC students from Perry High School raised the American flag for the first time. Riverview Park Foreman Bob Lacki said he is “very proud and happy ther...

Before the Manchester housing project broke ground, Northside residents Loretta and John Fredley took photos during the demolition of the old industrial building that once stood where Columbus Square is today.