Photo by Justin Criado A fully stocked kitchen complete with a new stove and microwave awaits a veteran at 1958 Ley St. in Troy Hill. By Justin Criado Homelessness isn’t often associated with the likes of Post-traumatic stress disorder when talking about military personnel returning home and incorpo...

Photo by Brady Langmann East Hills Paranormal investigator Fred Broerman scans a tombstone in Troy Hill's Voegtly Evangelical Church Cemetery along Lowrie Street, Tuesday, June 30 as part of an expedition regarding supernatural activity. By Brady Langmann Ghost hunter Josh Shelton just put fresh bat...

Photo by Justin Criado Community leaders cut the ribbon at the St. Nicholas R. C. Croatian Church historical marker dedication on June 20 in Troy Hill.  by Justin Criado Rain fell on the site of the former St. Nicholas R.C. Croatian Church along Route 28 in Troy Hill during the Pennsylvania Historic...

Photo courtesy of the Preserve Croation Heritage Foundation By Justin Criado The Preserve Croatian Heritage Foundation will be holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new St. Nicholas Church Historic Site as well as a public dedication of a Pennsylvania Historical Marker for the former St. Nichola...

Photo by Justin Criado Billy's Bistro at 1720 Lowrie St. in Troy Hill was recently sold after 30 years of business, and will reopen as a new restaurant. By Nancy Noszka Troy Hill Citizens, Inc consultant Living or working in an inner city Pittsburgh neighborhood like Northside’s Troy Hill, one comes...

Photo by Sabrina Romano A look at the potential layout of the revamped Lookout St. garden. By Sabrina Romano Lenore Dittrich Zotter is on a mission to beautify Troy Hill by planting gardens throughout the community. Zotter, the Troy Hill Citizen, Inc. (THC) beautification committee garden coordinato...

Photo courtesy of the Suchaceks Characters from Cheryl Suchacek’s first book “Strands of Sollus.” Cheryl's husband, Ed, helped create and illustrate book and character art. By Aaron Dobler Cheryl Suchacek of Troy Hill spends her days crunching numbers as a revenue auditor at Rivers Casino, but by ni...

By Sabrina Romano Troy Hill will be getting a facelift this summer as two community projects aim to restore and beautify two separate areas. First, the Troy Hills Citizen, Inc. (THC) will be restoring the front facade of its office building on 1619 Lowrie St. Project architect Mark Chachula of 71a C...

Photo courtesy of Penn Brewery By Brady Langmann Take a trip to the furthest edge of Northside, and you’ll find a 19th-century marvel of sorts greeting you in Troy Hill, towering red walls, cobblestone roads, and wide gates inviting you inside.  This is the home of the Penn Brewery, which is regular...

Photo by Douglas McGlynn German band Autobahn performed at Penn Brewery's Oktoberfest Sunday, Sept. 21. The band so named after the famous highway in Germany, plays every night during the September event, which continues this weekend, Sept. 26-28.   The change in the season has forced many inside, b...