In this month’s column, State Rep. Emily Kinkead discusses viable, affordable higher education. Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead As we gear up for yet another school year, and especially face yet another year of education unknowns, more and more students are choosing to begin their education journey at...

Read on for information about how you can protect your parks against a new invasive insect called the spotted lanternfly. Photo: Penn State Spotted Lanternfly Everyone’s help is needed to battle a new pest: the spotted lanternfly (SLF). This is an invasive insect from Asia that’s already being repor...

The highlight of the fifth annual Kenneth Minton Memorial Softball Picnic was the unveiling of a new plaque in memoriam of the beloved Northsider. By Ashlee Green Photo: The "Minton Seven," as they're playfully called, gather at the fifth annual Kenneth Minton Memorial Softball Picnic to commemorate...

Allegheny City Central Richard Garzony to Michael and Meghan Spezialetti at Loraine St. (VACANT LAND - Parcel ID: 0023-G-00118-0000-00) for $2,091. Richard Garzony to Michael and Meghan Spezialetti at Loraine St. (VACANT LAND - Parcel ID: 0023-G-00119-0000-00) for $2,091. Brighton Heights Constance ...

Riggs Lounge: 'Where everybody knows your name' By Anna Yoder, Membership Director - North Side/Shore Chamber of Commerce Photo: Longtime bartender Rick Taylor and owner Marshall Riggs behind the bar at Riggs Lounge on Brighton Road, the 'best kept secret on the Northside.' by Anna Yoder You might r...

Allegheny City Central Joshua Suhey to Nathan Yesko at 1402 Sherman Ave. for $258,000. Allegheny West Standard Holdings LLC to Astrobotic Real Estate Holdings LLC at 1127 Western Ave. for $3,000,000. Brighton Heights Robin White to Benjamin Brode at 3529 Gerber Ave. for $190,000. Timothy Campbell to...

If Delbert “Sonny” Taylor and Michael “Spoonie” James win nationals this December, they’ll be on their way to Paris. By Ashlee Green Photos courtesy of James "Coach" Hoy Two young local boxers are fighting for the chance to put Pittsburgh’s Northside on the international map. Delbert “Sonny” Taylor ...

Underrated and ahead of her time, writer and mystery novelist Mary Roberts Rinehart of the former Allegheny City has earned her enduring legacy. By Ashlee Green Photo: Mary Roberts Rinehart, née Mary Ella Roberts, known as the "American Agatha Christie," is one of the former Allegheny City's biggest...

The Perry Hilltop resident is passionate about the STEM fields and is involved in her community. By Sonu Babu Photo courtesy of Destany Best Perry Hilltop resident Destany Best has earned a full academic scholarship to Grinnell College, where she will pursue a career in a STEM-related field. Best, w...

Stay up-to-date on what’s coming, going, and changing in the Northside business community with The Northside Chronicle’s monthly Northside Business Briefs. This month’s briefs feature Gallery Closed, Huntington Bank, and the North Side/Shore Chamber of Commerce. By Ashlee Green Photo: Gallery Closed...