By NSC Staff Photos courtesy of Sydni Mundy Precious Sprouts Daycare Academy celebrated their grand opening on Sunday, June 13 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Located in Observatory Hill’s Pride Project, which was the former site of Allen Place and Chatham Elementary School, Precious Sprouts was fou...

Brighton Heights Wells Fargo Bank NA to Macario Glover Hing at 3755 Atkins St. for $37,900. Christopher Eisengart to Garrett and Justin Miller at 826 Benton Ave. for $115,000. Ella Slaughter to Hallima Abdalla and Mohamed Ali at 4012 Brighton Road for $160,000. Erin Springer to William Benedict Hard...

'Art as Liberation: Celebrating Black Art in Pittsburgh' was a Juneteenth celebration presented by Mikael Owunna and 1Hood Media at City of Asylum's Sampsonia Way tent in Allegheny City Central on Friday, June 18, 2021. Photos by Ashlee Green Find more of Lisa Brown's work at @d.c.mamacita on Instag...

Rep. Kinkead on solutions to this summer’s return and ramp up of gun violence in the Northside and throughout Pennsylvania. Photo: Office of Rep. Kinkead As the weather has warmed up and COVID-19 protocols are loosening, gun violence has returned to (and ramped up in) both the Northside and across P...

Studying the timelines of three local schools stirs up memories of the former East Street Valley. By Anthony John Wiles Jr. Editor’s note: As part of the writer’s research for this story, he interviewed past and present residents of the Northside, including members of his direct family. Photo: Schil...

Allegheny City Central Tyler Norman to Nicholas Dardenne and Panayiota Govas at 1706 Buena Vista St. for $471,500. TPX Holdings LLC to East Jefferson Develop LLC at 128 E Jefferson St. for $66,918. Brighton Heights Haven Home Builders LLC to Michael and Carlene Halmo at 1461 Benton Ave. for $370,000...

The new and limited edition spirit ‘keeps Pittsburgh lore alive.’ By Destiny Dixon Photo: Wigle Whiskey Wigle Whiskey has released a new addition to their alcoholic beverage line in collaboration with Iron City Beer.  The straight rye whiskey called “Imp-ish” is a limited edition, “bringing back the...

The president of the Northside Public Safety Council on nuisance fireworks and upcoming meeting times. Photo courtesy of Atlantic Training via Wikimedia Commons We all had to miss our beloved fireworks display at the three rivers in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, though, the City of P...

Pennsylvania will receive $100 million in federal funds to support out-of school and afterschool programs. Photo: Office of Rep. Wheatley As our state continues to recover from the current pandemic, one area that continues to be critical to our youngsters’ development and growth is what I discussed ...

Councilman Wilson on city pool hours, the search for lifeguards, summer events in the Northside, and gun violence in Pittsburgh and beyond. Photo: Office of Councilman Wilson Hello everyone, As we enter the summer and are able to enjoy some of the perks of pre-pandemic life, I wanted to use this col...