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...

Our Real Stats sponsor. Brighton Heights Federal National Mortgage Assn. to David Weems at 3544 Brighton Road aka 3544-3546 for $31,000. Rebecca Sentner to Gabrial Angel Figueroa Jr. and Molly Figueroa at 1104 Cornell St. for $116,000. Thomas Kunsak to Thomas Monroe and Sharon Gilder at 3547 Massach...

By Justin Criado The second Steeltown Jazz Storytellers performance will be this Saturday, March 21 at James Street Gastropub & Speakeasy on 422 Foreland Street in Historic Deutschtown. This month's show will celebrate the music of Pittsburgh jazz legend Billy Eckstine with local jazz musicians Tim ...

By Sabrina Romano Two Northside organizations recently received grants to help expand programming or renovate facilities. Gwen’s Girls, an organization based out of Allegheny Center that has worked to empower young girls since 2002, received a $23,000 grant from Duquesne Light. The grant will allow ...

Our Real Stats sponsor. Brightwood Steven McClary to Sovanna Properties North 1 L.P. at 2809 Stayton St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $65,230).  California-Kirkbride Federal National Mortgage Assn. to Aruba Holdings LLC Jeffrey Winters at 1936 Sedgwick St. for $7,500.  Cent...

Photo by Justin Criado Pittsburgh’s Center for Victims held the 10 th annual Peace It Together celebration Thursday, March 12 at the Priory hotel in Historic Deutschtown, recognizing 16 men, woman and organizations that promote peace and end violence throughout Allegheny County.  By Justin Criado Pi...

Photo by Aaron Dobler Jana Thompson keeps bees and chickens on her property in Central Northside's  Mexican War Streets. Thompson led a discussion about urban farming March 7 at the Carnegie Library-Allegheny. By Aaron Dobler Jana Thompson, an urban farming advocate and Mexican War Streets resident,...

Photo by Justin Criado The National Aviary visited residents of the Little Sisters of the Poor Sts. Peter and Paul home in Brighton Heights Wednesday, March 11.  By Justin Criado The National Aviary took its wings on wheels Wednesday, March 11 to visit the Little Sisters of the Poor Sts. Peter and P...