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A Beltzhoover Neighbor-hood Council (BNC) Town Hall Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 6:30 p.m. Beulah Baptist Church, Beltzhoover. Neighborhood residents are welcome to come out and support the mission of the BNC. This is an...

The band Good Night, States will bring their brand of Americana-tinged indie rock to South Side when they perform a free show on Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community, beginning at 3 p.m. "The music will kick off just as the...

Mount Oliver Borough real estate tax bills will be a little late in going out this year. According to Dottie Lou Smith, Tax Collector in the Mount Oliver, Allegheny County's property assessment problems are affecting the borough. She expects the new...

I feel it is necessary to make a comment about the Neighborhood Improvement District (NID). I am on disability and a senior who is living on a fixed income and am watching my expenses very carefully. As a member of the Improvement District Steering...

Please help us fight the Port Authority Transit's (PAT) service reduction proposal. PAT is going to eliminate all transit service to the Bon Air Community. There will be a public hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 29 at the David Lawrence Convention Center,...

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...

A community meeting to discuss a potential residential parking permit program in the Armstrong Field area of the South Side Flats drew about 50 people to the Brashear Center on Feb. 8. The meeting was conducted by Pittsburgh City Planning's new...

The Auxiliary of St. Paul of the Cross Monastery on the South Side is sponsoring a bus trip with guided tours to St. Nicholas Church in Millvale and St. Anthony's Chapel on Troy Hill on Sunday, March 18. The bus will leave from the Monastery at...

Lent is a time to focus on our spiritual lives and development. In light of this, St. Paul of the Cross Monastery will be presenting the following talks: February 26, Healing Life's Hurts, Fr. Mike Salvagna, C.P. March 4, Keep Your Eyes on Jesus,...

There will be a meeting to update and discuss the latest news concerning a potential new library along Brownsville Road on Saturday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Temple Baptist Church, 743 Brownsville Road. Those with questions about the meeting...

As a life-long resident of the South Side, I would like to register my disapproval of the South Side Neighborhood Improvement District (SSNID) tax. All of my life I have cleaned-up after myself (and others) by sweeping my front stoop, sidewalk and...

South Side Athletic Association will be holding sign-ups for the 2012 baseball and softball season. Boys and girls ages 7 to 18 years old and of all skill levels are welcome. New this year will be Co-ed Softball for ages 18 and older. Sign-ups will...

The staff at the Knoxville library is promising a month of exciting activities during February. African American Gamer Day is every Saturday in February from noon to 3 p.m. The whole family welcome to come in for an afternoon of African American insp...

St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center will present the following special programs. Young Adults Lenten Scripture Sharing (ages 21-35) will take place six Tuesday evenings from 7 – 8:30 p.m. beginning February 28. Fran Tarkett a member of St. Paul...

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 33/12 on...

The following Housing Court case is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 8 a.m. in Pittsburgh Municipal Court: • Richard Sharp, 217 Zimmerman Street, 32th Ward, Code 307.1. The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 16, at...

For 28 years, we have called South Side, home. Our company has employed over a dozen South Siders and supported many South Side businesses. We have enjoyed our close proximity to downtown and the ease of access to banks, shopping and the post...

Allegheny County Treasurer, John K. Weinstein has released the due dates for 2012 Allegheny County property taxes. After receiving his weekly update on the assessment progress, Judge R. Stanton Wettick issued an order to Mr. Weinstein that sets the...

16th Ward Estate of Thaddeus Andrew Zwolak to Timothy Safilippo at 636 1/2 Becks Run Road for $25,000. Joseph Pawlowski to Daniel Josephs at 2733 Cobden St. for $65,000. Janice Crum to John and Jean McCloskey at 3028 Harcum Way for $45,013. 17th...

The public comment period for Port Authority's proposed service reduction and fare increase has begun. Proposed fare changes with an effective date of July 1, 2012 include an increase of the one zone fare to $2.50 and the two zone fare to $3.75....

Starting in March, Equitable Gas will begin a significant project to upgrade mainline piping on several South Side streets. To better inform residents of the planned work, Equitable Gas will host a community meeting on Thursday, Feb. 16, 6:30 p.m....