By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor *Editor’s note: For the sake of transparency, the Neighborhood Community Development Fund is a partner organization with The Northside Chronicle. The Neighborhood Community Development Fund (NCDF), a Northside non-profit specializing in loans to small businesses and ...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor The holiday season is officially upon us, as people across America begin their hunt for the perfect gifts for their friends and loved ones. While the lure of online shopping is ever present, there are many local stores on the Northside that can supply a great, unique...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor OBSERVATORY HILL — Once more Riverview Park was the center of Arbor Day festivities on the Northside, with a celebration full of many fun activities for families. This year’s observation of the holiday was even more special for the park. Riverview Park became a natio...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor OBSERVATORY HILL — It’s not uncommon for people to gather at the Allegheny Observatory to catch glimpses of stars, moons or planets, but the crowd that gathered on April 8 was much larger than usual. That’s because, rather than using the sophisticated telescopes of t...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor OBSERVATORY HILL — It's not uncommon for people to gather at Allegheny Observatory to catch glimpses of stars, moons or planets, but the crowd which gathered on April 8 was much larger than unusual. That's because, rather than using the sophisticated telescopes of th...

Northside Job Fair to be held April 26 at PNC Park A Northside Job Fair, organized by NorthSideWorks! and PA CareerLink Pittsburgh will occur on April 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at PNC Park. Organizers expect to have around 50 or more tables and more than 200 attendees at the event. Tabling registr...

New café opens in Brighton Heights A new café in Brighton Heights held its grand opening in January and is now open for business. Collective Boutique Café celebrated its grand opening from Jan. 16-19. The café is located at 3889 Brighton Road. The cafe’s hours are Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a....

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor OBSERVATORY HILL — On a sunny and warm March 14 morning, a group of around 45 students from Perry High School put down their textbooks, picked up gardening tools and headed down to Zenshine Community Garden, all in the name of making sure they can graduate. And it wo...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor OBSERVATORY HILL — It’s officially deer hunting season in Riverview Park, though only in a limited capacity, as the City of Pittsburgh seeks to limit the environmental damage caused by the deer herd in the park. Pittsburgh City Council approved an agreement with the ...

By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor “Within its broken hills, nooks, dells, and secluded spots, the young can whisper into each other’s ears and can draw pictures of the future without either paint or brush.” This excerpt from the proclamation made by Thomas M. Marshall for the inauguration of Rivervie...