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16th Ward Advanced Rental Properties Inc. to Ryan Earley at 2224 Arlington Ave. for $91,000. LaSalle Bank NA trustee to John Caramanica and Ian Toole at 3153 Josephine St. for $7,200. Housing & Urban Development to Schnika Pamplin at 437 Ormsby Ave....

Community efforts to save UPMC South Side had slowed down somewhat during the Holiday Season but were still ongoing. The South Side Planning Forum at its December meeting established a "steering committee" with its first charge to work towards...

Kraus believes UPMC may keep more services in S.S. Councilman Bruce Kraus has called a Town Meeting for Wednesday, Jan. 14, 7 p.m. at the South Side Market House, to report to the community on...

Upon reading the allocations by our councilmen to neighborhood organizations (South Pittsburgh Reporter, January 6, 2009), it strikes me that Councilman Kraus has been very fair and equitable with all of the communities in his district. On the other...

In 2008 Mount Oliver homeowners paid the fourth highest tax rate of the 130 municipalities in Allegheny County (www.alleghenycounty.us/treasure/millmuni.asp). For 2009, Mount Oliver Council, with a sleight of hand and apparently some magic dust,...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. in District Magisterial Judge Richard King's courtroom • Hamel Judson, Jr., 301 Bon Air, 18th Ward, Continued, Codes 302.4, 302.8, 304.7, 304.11, 307.1 • Nora...

Pittsburgh's Zoning Board of Adjustment has scheduled the following public hearings of interest to South Pittsburgh residents in the first floor hearing room of the John P. Robin Civic Building, 200 Ross Street, Downtown. Zone case 010/09 on...

Amber Meyer and Mark Giannone of Carrick are engaged. The bride is the daughter of Paula and David Meyer of Allentown. Her grandmother, Theresa Meyer, is a Mount Washington resident. The groom's parents are Hilda and the late Dennis Giannone of New...

The Zone 3 Public Safety Council will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 7 p.m. at the in the cafeteria of St. John Vianney Parish Center, 823 Climax Street (enter from the parking lot door). John Warren, project manager for the new Zone 3 police station...

City Councilman Bruce A. Kraus and State Representatives Harry Readshaw and Chelsa Wagner will present the outcome of their December 8 meeting with UPMC president Jeffrey Romoff regarding the proposed closing of UPMC South Side at a Town Hall...

Shortening the school day by 16 minutes and the elimination of the last two days of school were among the District's proposed changes to its Accelerated Learning Academies (ALAs) model. The proposal, presented at the Pittsburgh School Board's...

City Theatre presents the regional premiere production of The Seafarer, by Conor McPherson, playing in the 252 seat Mainstage Theatre from January 22 – February 15. The Seafarer was last year's smash hit on Broadway, nominated for four Tony awards...

Pittsburgh Public Theater begins the new year with the splashiest event of the season: Metamorphoses, directed by Ted Pappas, runs Jan. 15 – Feb. 15 in the O'Reilly Theater. Based on the timeless my...

State Rep. Jake Wheatley, D-Allegheny, was sworn in to his fourth term in the House of Representatives. Rep. Wheatley also has been chosen by his colleagues in the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus to serve as vice chairman of the PLBC for the...

Elder-ado Senior Centers will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Centers will reopen on Tuesday at the regular time....

The Allegheny County Democratic Committee has set a date for candidates running in the May Primary to seek the committee's endorsement. The endorsement is scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Heinz Field, West Club...

Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC will hold a series of free public information sessions concerning bariatric surgery over the next few months. These sessions are geared toward people who have more than 80 to 100 pounds to lose and for whom diet and exer...

 In response to the economic downturn, Community College of Allegheny County is introducing its own stimulus package for Western Pennsylvania, offering free tuition for laid-off workers and transition programs for employers forced to downsize....