Spring is just around the corner, along with my FAVORITE day of the year: “March 4” (say it out loud, and you’ll “get” what I love about it. If you don’t, call me and we’ll talk).  Are you moving ahead and making steady progress on your goals for the year? Do the SYSTEMS you have in place make good ...

QUESTION; My son was convicted of a felony a few years ago.  He is now living with my husband and me and my husband has firearms in the house.  I understand that there is a federal law that says a felon who is found in possession of a firearm faces a mandatory 5 year prison term.  Should my husband ...

    Columbus School in the 40’s was a kindergarten to sixth grade school.    Mr. Kirschbaumer was the principal, Miss Ferguson was the dreaded sixth grade teacher and her friend, Miss Elliott, was the kindly science teacher, and Miss Urbanic  taught  gym.    I don’t know if they call it gym today or...

The Penn Brewery will be sticking around for the next five years – at least. In an agreement reached late February and announced in a press conference on Feb. 28, the Penn Brewery had agreed to a new five-year lease and an option to renew for five more. Len Caric, the president and CEO of Penn Brewe...

Vera Dereskavich has been going to St. Michaels All Angels Lutheran Church for more than 70 years, and for her the place is filled with fond memories. She remembers a bustling hub of activity, with everything from girl scouts and weddings, to neighborhood events. For more than 120 years, the Church ...

The Northside might be getting a new recreation center. Residents and community activists gathered inside the Pressley Ridge Administrative building in Brightwood to listen and comment on proposed plans for the six-acre recreation concept presented by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, State Representative Don ...

The Northside Youth Summer Guide is out! Not only is it currently on stands in more than 200 businesses, churches and organizations across the Northside, but it is now available online. Just read below to find out information about the guide. For a PDF file of all the camps, as well as summer activi...

The Penn Brewery will remain open for the foreseeable future. In a compromise on some of the key issues facing the Northside restaurant and landmark, the Penn Brewery has decreased the amount of space they will be using going forward in exchange for a decrease in the rent. The deal was helped by nei...

The Aviary is undergoing some growing pains, but visitors will soon be seeing some big changes at the Northside attraction. Right now much of the focus is on an all-new penguin exhibit and a revamp of the entrance and hallways leading into the Aviary. But this exhibit is just part of 10 new exhibits...