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The findings of a review and evaluation of the Mount Oliver Police Department are a mixed bag of compliments and criticism for the department and borough officials. The report, prepared by Chief Michael E. Mastroianni (Ret.) of L&M Accreditation...

The distribution of the printed copies of the latest revision of the South Side Neighborhood Plan highlighted the latest meeting of the South Side Planning Forum on Tuesday, March 12. Tracy Myers from the Neighborhood Plan update committee explained...

Mount Oliver has lost another council member. Late last week on Thursday night, George Farneth II tendered his resignation from the Mount Oliver Borough Council in an email to council president Billie Michener. “My only regret is that I will not...

Prompted by a request from a Mount Washington resident to explore expanding permit parking in their neighborhood, City Planner Ashley Holloway called a community meeting to give background on the program and discuss next steps. As part of his job,...

The summation of months of conservations and meetings concerning Pittsburgh’s night life was presented in City Council Chambers when Councilman Bruce Kraus hosted a post agenda hearing with...

Representatives from various city departments, along with those from the URA and night time economy businesses attended the post agenda hearing to release details of the Responsible Hospitality Institute’s Pittsburgh Sociable City Plan. After...

In a first, the Hilltop Alliance (HA) brought together representatives from member organizations for an evening of sharing, networking and even a little bragging. The evening began with a performance...

At the July Mount Oliver Borough swore in Melvin Pollard as its new assistant code enforcement officer. Council President Billie Michener declined to take questions before the swearing in ceremony, preferring to wait until after Mayor James Cassidy...

The Hilltop may soon see work begin on a new $2 million project to replace the McDonalds restaurant on Brownsville Road in Knoxville. Demolition work for the new McCafé style restaurant could begin in May and the new restaurant open for business...

— South Side bar owners complain about lack of enforcement — Multiple shootings on South Side over the Thanksgiving weekend prompted District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. to force the closure of Angel's nightclub on Josephine street and...

In a first for Mount Oliver, the borough council took the next step in removing a sitting council member from office when a hearing was held on May 2 to vacate Betty "Billie" Michener's seat. The hearing was the result of a motion made by Councilman...

United by a common cause, more than four dozen South Siders jammed the hearing room of the City of Pittsburgh Zoning Board of Adjustment last week to protest an after-hours social club's application for a special exception to operate on the East...

A follow up meeting between community members and representatives of a development group hoping to open an after-hours social club, the Polish American Citizens Club, at 2214 East Carson St. was contentious at best. The Pittsburgh Zoning Board...

Mount Oliver Borough Council's November meeting began mundane enough with routine business including the accepting of Councilwoman Sara Kudasick's resignation from council, the condition of roads in the borough and public hearings. The meeting turned...

The November meeting of the Mount Oliver Borough Council began with the council accepting the resignation of Sara Kudasick from the council. Council has 30 days from accepting the resignation to appoint someone to fill Ms. Kudasick's unexpired term....

Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Law and Justice Committee came to South Side on September to learn more about liquor license saturation and the economic impact of liquor on communities. Committee Chair Sen. John Pippy was joined by Sen. Wayne...

Parking is such a hot topic of conversation in the greater Pittsburgh area that even a neighborhood void of parking meters and public lots was concerned enough to host a meeting to learn more from City of Pittsburgh Budget Director Bill Urbanic on...

There are few issues in South Side over the last 30 years that have been debated, discussed and dissected more than parking. Parking, permit parking, parking lots and parking studies and ways to find more parking have been on the agendas over the...

After returning from the Responsible Hospitality Institute's (RHI) 2008 networking conference in San Francisco District 3 City Councilman Bruce Kraus had a vision of what East Carson Street could be if residents and business people, bar owners and ba...

As a younger man, State Rep. Jake Wheatley wasn't interested in being an elected public official. The son of a Ford Motor Company auto worker growing up in Detroit, he was always around and...

At the beginning of this year, the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association (SSSNA) gathered to strategize and set priorities for the organization in 2010. The March meeting of the SSSNA drew more than four dozen people to discuss and present...

Developers of South High are banking on people wanting to live in a renovated historic school building. Last week, Gregory Development opened South Side High School to community members for a tour of...

Harry Readshaw III always knew what he was going to be, at least in his first career. "I was raised in a funeral home. The day I was born, I think my parents programmed me," the third generation funeral director said. "They knew what I was going to...

Responsible hospitality in the South Side or how to tame East Carson Street without damaging the vibrancy of the neighborhood was on the topic of discussion at the January luncheon meeting of the South Side Chamber of Commerce. District 3 Councilman...

In the two years since the city passed legislation to limit liquor licenses to one per 50,000 square feet in Local Neighborhood Commercial (LNC) districts, little has changed in South Side and now the biggest change could be an influx of new alcohol...