The Northside North Shore Chamber serves the business community in and around the Northside and has been doing so since 1897. We currently have 390 member businesses, and we serve them by promoting, connecting, and supporting. Next month, you’ll be introduced to the chamber’s new executive director!...

Brighton Heights Michael Beasley to Hope Schreiber at 620 Brighton Woods Road for $270,000. Regina Wagner to Colin Graybuck and Patrick Gray at 3603 California Ave. Unit B for $165,000. Jill Marie Groves to Nikolas and Triandafilli Touloumes at 3437 Diploma St. for $220,000. Pittsburgh City to Hayth...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist “You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream” are the catchy lyrics of the 1925 song entitled “Ice Cream” recorded by Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians. Many of us (who are older) have chanted that phrase as we waited our turn at the neighborhood ice cream truck or l...

Dear Northside Chronicle, In your July 2024 edition of The Northside Chronicle you published a very nice, meaningful article of Gus and Yiayia’s ice ball, peanut and popcorn stand near the West Park tennis courts on the Northside of Pittsburgh. I, myself, can fondly recall many visits to that vendor...

By Ethan Markon | Staff Writer City of Asylum is the iconic Northside asylum organization and bookstore working to promote freedom of expression and speech. The organization was founded in 2004, housing their first asylum seeker that same year. The building for the bookstore was acquired 10 years ag...

By Clark Ehman | Staff Writer On May 5 Jonah’s Call Anglican Church moved into its new location at 907 Middle St. The move converted Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church to an Anglican Church that traces its “spiritual heritage back through the historic Church of England,” according to the church...

Allegheny City Central David Michael Papich to Eric Baumann at 1208 Sherman Ave. for $360,000. Brighton Heights Keri Plevniak to Jesse Burk and Caroline Harpel at 3369 Harbison St. for $190,000. California-Kirkbride Pittsburgh City to Northside Properties R & S LLC at Brighton Pl for $18,483. Pittsb...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor The Northside is saddened by the death of one of its most prominent citizens, as Gus & Yiayia’s owner Gus Kalaris passed away on June 28, at the age of 92. Such was Kalaris’ prominence that his death was announced by the City of Pittsburgh Facebook page. The post in ...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor City Books, located in Allegheny West, is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Aug. 10. Local authors will be on hand to perform book signings, and drinks and refreshments will be served throughout the day. “It’s going to be pretty low-key, but we’ve been doing a lot ...

By Anna Yoder | Columnist As an avid gardener, I arrived at the Northside with many gardening tools: multiple sized shovels and spades, hoes and rakes, a mattock, sledge hammers, a pitchfork, etc. No longer living on acreage but rather having a tiny courtyard (that I readily admit I have over plante...