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Boys Scout Troop 296 will hold its Annual Flea Market at St. Sylvester's Church Hall, 3754 Brownsville Rd. in Brentwood. The sale will take place on April 5, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Refreshments will be available. For more information, call Kathy...

A photography exhibit at the Brashear Center will highlight the work of Gabriel Szafranski, a graduate of The Brashear Association's Arts Apprenticeship Program. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held on Wednesday, April 9 from 6-8 p.m....

Hilltop Family Care Connection will offer monthly sessions for new moms with children from newborns to age one called Beautiful Beginnings. The next meeting is Wednesday, April 23 at 1 p.m. at Hilltop Family Care Connection Children's Hospital of...

District Judge Richard King will again sponsor the 12th annual Cops and Kids Basketball Game on Wednesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Carrick High School gym – doors open at 6:45 p.m. Youngsters and the police of Zone 3 will play the Pittsburgh...

Volunteers are needed for the Fourth Annual Spring Cleanup on the South Side. Duquesne University's Spiritan Campus Ministry, in a collaboration with on campus partners, the Pennsylvania Resources Council, the South Side Chamber of Commerce, the...

I have been a resident of Mount Oliver Borough for the better part of 55 years. There comes a time when someone has to speak up and point out some of the positive points of the borough. Certainly the news media is not aware of any because when and...

Crime, nuisance properties, and snow removal were some of the topics addressed at the March meeting of the 29th Ward Carrick Block Watch. The evening began with a brief presentation by crime prevention Officer Christine Luffey. She announced news of...

Litter was the focal point of the March meeting of the Carrick Community Council. The guest speaker was Boris Weinstein, founder of Citizens Against Litter; chair of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission; and co-chair of the Redd-Up of five neighborhoods....

16th Ward Frank Knerr to US Bank National Assn. trustee at 126 Cologne St. for $1,608 by sheriff's deed. Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas trustee to Jon Thomas Richards at 2433 Spring St. for $6,500. 17th Ward John Bean Jr. to Oakdale Development...

City of Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Michael Huss along with Zone Commander Larry Ross will be the featured speakers at the next open meeting of the Arlington Civic Council on Monday, April 7 at 7 p.m. “The director was asked if he could...

The next meeting of the South Side Planning Forum will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8, at the Brashear Center, 2005 Sarah Street. The agenda will include a presentation on the Good Neighborhood Agreement the Mayor's Advisory Committee...

The next meeting of the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association will be tonight, April 1, at 7 p.m. at Saint Paul of the Cross Retreat Center, 148 Monastery Ave. The guest speaker will be Wendy Urbanic from the mayor's 311 response line, who will...

Pittsburgh's Zoning Board of Adjustment has scheduled public hearings of interest to South Pittsburgh residents in the upcoming weeks in the first floor hearing room of the John P. Robin Civic Building, 200 Ross Street, Downtown. Zone case 055/08 at...

The Knoxville Christian Church will sponsor its semi-annual Flea Market on Saturday, April 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale features clothing, household items, jewelry and miscellaneous items. There is also a Bake Sale. The church is at Knox and...

The Southwestern Pennsylvania Household Hazardous Waste Task Force is looking for volunteers to help staff a household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, April 26, at Settlers Cabin Park Wave Pool. Volunteer tasks include traffic...

Megan R. Kiser and Shawn M. Fuga are engaged. Ms. Kiser is a 1999 graduate of McDowell High School and a 2003 graduate of Edinboro University. She teaches high school in Allegheny County. Mr. Fuga is...

Dr. Trina Peduzzi recently joined the staff of the Hilltop Community HealthCare Center. Dr. Peduzzi is a pediatrician and joins Dr. Amy Nevin to provide full time coverage for infants, children and teenagers. Dr. Peduzzi obtained her medical degree...

Lisa Johnson wants to hear a good story. The Mount Washington Community Development Corporation hired her recently as a part-time writer/researcher to write the text for informational and directional signs to be installed along the Grand View Scenic...

Members of the Pittsburgh Explorers Club clean up the hillside below Grandview Avenue at the 17th Annual Mount Washington Clean Up. The Explorer's Club and other volunteers rappeled down the hillside...