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Pittsburgh really is a “City of Champions,” and not just when it comes to pro football and hockey. Since 1922, the area has crushed the competition in another sport, producing more title-winning...

“Whoever’s driving their dirt bikes over graves in the cemetery, please stop. It’s very disrespectful.” Eight-year-old Katrina Luffey made this common sense appeal at last week’s Carrick/Overbrook Block Watch meeting, where her mother,...

Construction on the west side of East Warrington Avenue is about to come to an end, but don’t say goodbye to the workers and their trucks just yet. The heavy machines, detours, alternate bus routes...

Familiar faces shared the limelight with fresh faces at the May meeting of the Carrick/Overbrook Block Watch (CBW), where the group hosted presentations by two well-known public servants and welcomed...

“We’re here. We’re here to stay. And, we’re here to help you.” That’s what Nic Jaramillo had to say about the Hilltop Computer Center (HCC), located at 500 Brownsville Road in Mount...

Over the past two weeks, agents from the Department of City Planning and its project partners visited various locations throughout the city to update citizens on its progress with a pair of projects and solicit feedback. The Mount Washington Senior...

Representatives from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) held a community workshop meeting at Temple Baptist Church on Saturday morning, to discuss with area residents progress on its proposed capital campaign project along Brownsville Road. By the...

The Mount Washington Community Development Corporation (MWCDC) held its regular monthly forum meeting last Thursday, where the topics of energy efficiency and public education were not the only things raised; several voices were raised, too. A...

“Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.” An ancient Roman statesman, Cato the Elder, wrote these words centuries ago, but the adage still rings true, as evidenced at the April 1 meeting of the Carrick/Overbrook Block Watch....

OPENSPACEPGH draft plans for the South Side Slopes and Flats drew about 40 people to the South Side Market House on March 28. “It’s a game plan to help us understand the projects we should be pursuing with city departments and non-profits and...

Proposed signage was the major topic of discussion at Thursday night’s regular monthly meeting of the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation (MWCDC), where neighborhood residents...

Located in the heart of commerce on Brownsville Road, Colteryahn Dairy has been serving Pittsburgh for 96 years, providing quality dairy products and employing scores of local residents. Now, it’s...

Even though the former Bud’s Hardware on Warrington Avenue has been closed for some time, the building has recently inspired a great deal of creativity—and it’s about to inspire even more. A...

Enhancing community appearance, livelihood and safety in Allentown were the main discussion points at the Allentown CDC meeting last Thursday night. In its first bi-monthly meeting of the year, board members and guests addressed new and ongoing...

For approximately nine months, representatives from ten different hilltop neighborhood organizations have been working together with partner agencies to come up with a plan for “greening” their...

“Cell phones, laptops, cameras, jewelry, money—absolutely anything with value.” When Zone 3 Police Officer Christine Luffey iterated these items last week, she wasn’t compiling a personal wish list. She was telling the audience at the...

Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog predicted an early spring this year, and Pittsburgh’s most famous Hogs couldn’t agree more. While good ole’ Phil merely had to look for his shadow,...

Will “Permit Parking Only” signs be coming to your neighborhood this year? If you live in South Side or Mount Washington, they very well could be, as requests for permit parking designations for...

“Today, we’re here to measure and document what’s here, and to figure out how to make it better.” Lisa Whitney said these words in reference to the former Bud’s Hardware building on...

South met east last week, to share information and confer on ways to organize advocacy and improve neighborhood safety, appearance and quality of life. Representatives from five different South...

The Carrick/Overbrook Block Watch convened last Monday for its final meeting of the year, which was part succinct discussion of neighborhood plans and concerns and part holiday celebration. Christine Luffy, Zone 3 police officer and block watch...

The Mount Oliver City of Pittsburgh/St. Clair Block Watch didn’t stick to its usual routine last week. Though its bi-monthly agenda typically spotlights guest speakers from local government, law...

On Thursday night, the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation (MWCDC) held its final forum meeting of 2012, where the main matter was forum meetings, or, more specifically, the issues board members and residents would like to see...

Moving Pittsburgh’s transportation future forward was the topic at Thursday night’s MOVEPGH meeting at the Brashear Center, where pedestrian and bike route conditions and improvements were...

“We hope to be community partners, neighbors working hand-in-hand with you, to hear your pain points and discover how we can work together to alleviate them,” said Kim Young at Thursday night’s...