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16th Ward Pittsburgh City to David Ogrodowski at 23-25 Greeley St. for $27,000. Pittsburgh City to Brian Oswald at Mission St. for $200 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $4,563). Michelle Lee Gordesky et al. to Steven McLuckie at 2116...

Reading all about the "Spectacular" plans for the library (Library officials want something spectacular here, February 28, 2012) makes me wonder. The Knoxville Branch has the highest computer use of all the libraries, that is so spectacular! I...

During its winter quarterly meeting on February 27, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Board of Trustees approved several items, received board committee reports and was updated on progress made during President and Director Mary Frances Cooper's...

"Skills for Success – The Fontana Series," a series of seven free career workshops. is being presented by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh with funding secured by State Sen. Wayne D. Fontana. Rachel Masilamani and Georgiana Deming will be the...

This is in response to Virginia Carik's letter (S.S. still needs direction, March 6). Ms. Carik writes, "In the early ‘80s, due to the loss of the steel industry, many areas in the Mon Valley were declared depressed." That's only partially...

Birmingham AARP #2757 will meet on Wednesday, March 28 at Birmingham United Church of Christ, 25 Carrick avenue at 12:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Mr Banjo's old time sing-a-long. Coffee, tea and pastries will be served for a...

St. Patrick's Day Crafts at the Carrick Branch Library are planned for Saturday, March 17, from 1-2 p.m. Kids age 6 and under are invited to celebrate the luck of the Irish this St. Patrick's Day with stories and a craft. Pre-registration is...

The South Side Presbyterian Church will hold a special "Blessing of the Animals" during its worship service on Sunday, March 18, at 11 a.m. Worshippers are welcome to bring their pets to be prayed for with blessings in the church. All animals must...

CSX Transportation has scheduled an informational meeting to provide the public with information on a project to raise the roof of the tunnel under the SouthSide Works. The meeting is slated for Wednesday, March 21, from 6-8 p.m. at the SpringHill...

The Salvation Army God Sent Grandparents group will meet on Friday, March 30, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at 1060 McNeilly Road. This group was started in 1993 when Gloria Luten went into the Hill District to sign families up for Christmas services....

The following Housing Court case is scheduled for Thursday, March 15, at 9:00 a.m. in Magisterial District Judge Eugene Ricciardi's Courtroom: • Luke Andreen and Michael Wright, 2405 Sarah Street, 16th Ward, Code 922.02A. All Housing Court cases...

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 43/12 on...

The Mount Washington Community Development Corporation (MWCDC) has unveiled a new branding strategy. The MWCDC has retained the services of FSC Marketing + Digital to aid the organization in creating a new branding strategy and corporate identity to...

Carrick Community Council's quarterly meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 14, at 7 p.m. at Pittsburgh Concord Elementary School auditorium. Scheduled for the evening are reports of the council's activities in the community, upcoming volunteer...

The Mount Oliver City/St. Clair Block Watch will meet on Thursday, March 22, 7 p.m. at Philip Murray School, 800 Rectenwald Street. There will be an update on the Mountain and Wagner beautification project which will include the schedule and...

Most of Pittsburgh's 90 neighborhoods participate in an active network called the Clean Pittsburgh Stewards. Stewards organize Redd Ups, recruit thousands of volunteers and maintain communications between neighborhoods, city departments and support...

Resources for Renters, a community series of meetings designed for South Pittsburgh residents who are renting their house or apartment, are planned for this week. The sessions with tools and assistance for renters will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday...

By Margaret L. Smykla Contributing Writer Zone 6 police Commander Scott Schubert and 311 manager Wendy Urbanic were the guest speakers at the Carrick/Overbrook block watch meeting on March 5 in the Pittsburgh Concord K-5 auditorium. The meeting began...

 The South Side Presbyterian Church will hold services on Palm Sunday, April 1, also known as Passion Sunday, with a service beginning at 11 a.m. The Church is located at South 20th and Sarah streets in the South Side, is fully handicap accessible,...

The Pittsburgh Health Corps (PHC), a local affiliate of the national AmeriCorps community service program, is recruiting new members for 2012-2013. PHC is seeking 18 enthusiastic, service-oriented individuals for assignment to one of its partner...

16th Ward   Trucap REO Corp. to RE 360 SS Partn. 11 L.P. at Mission St. for $39,000. 17th Ward   P7 Investments L.P. to Joshua Dziabiak at 1822 Harcum Way Unit S4 for $320,000. 18th Ward   C. Kent May to David Betts and Anne Mundell at 437 Bailey...

St. John the Baptist Church will hold Palm Sunday Food Sale on Sunday, April 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Featured items include: fresh and smoked kolbasy, and pierogies. In addition, there will be paska and poppyseed, apricot and cheese rolls. The...

Police in Zones Three and Six received an alert from Brentwood Police on Friday, March 23, they had a man who stated he was forcibly kidnapped by a black man in the Overbrook/Brookline section of...

The Allegheny County Housing Authority is accepting applications for the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Waiting List. Applications will be accepted only through 3 p.m. on March 30. No further applications will be accepted after the date and time...

The City of Pittsburgh is completing an "Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice" report, and will be creating a plan to address identified housing problems. Area residents are welcome join the discussion and share their observations,...