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17th Ward Mary LaBella Cook to Mary LaBella Cook and Michele Odachowski at 2135 Crossman St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $22,080). Robert Camele to Gary Cooper at 1720 Merriman Court for $342,500. 18th Ward Nationstar Mortg...

Two presentations headlined the April 8 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum: one, about the proposed Good Neighbor Cooperation Memorandum, and the other about a proposed expansion of the UUBU 6 Restaurant. The meeting began with Josette...

The South Hilltop neighborhoods are next on the list for the city's plan to demolish hundreds of condemned, dilapidated and abandoned houses, according to Michael Huss, the city's public safety director who spoke to an audience at the Arlington...

Nate Washington sinks a free throw for the Pittsburgh Steelers' Footballers basketball team on their way to a victory over the Cops-N-Kids at Carrick High School. The Steelers team came to Carrick...

Parish Nurse and Health Minister Basic Preparation Course will be offered June 15 -21, 2008 by the Mercy Parish Nurse and Health Ministry Program. The course will be held at Carlow University.  The curriculum was developed by the International...

Currently, in the Pittsburgh area, the Social Security Office has received reports of individuals phoning people asking for their Social Security number and date of birth. The caller alleges that they need this information to help them receive a new...

This past Saturday (April 5) I was once again awakened at 5 a.m. in the morning by the noise of a dumpster being unloaded and dropped to the ground at a dairy just one-half block down from me. Needless to say I was very agitated at the noise so early...

Birmingham AARP #2757 will meet on Wednesday, April 23 at Birmingham United Church of Christ, 25 Carrick Avenue at 12:30 p.m. A performance, called “Around the World in 60 Minutes, will be given by Jack and Iris. Coffee, tea and pastries will be...

Eddie Jones, a representative of Pittsburgh Promise, will explain the new scholarship program available to high school students in the City of Pittsburgh at Grandview School on Tuesday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. Those interested in the details of the...

There will be a City Wide Public Safety meeting hosted by Zone 2 on Thursday, April 24. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at the Teamsters Hall, 4701 Butler Street, Lawrenceville. The regularly scheduled Zone 3 Public Safety meeting is cancelled. The...

Parish Nurse and Health Minister Support Meeting, sponsored by the Mercy Parish Nurse and Health Ministry Program, will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2008 from 9 am – 12 noon at UPMC Mercy Hospital.  Topic: Integrating Spirituality into a Client...

The South Side Graffiti Watch meeting on Tuesday, April 15, 7 p.m. at the Brashear Center, 2005 Sarah Street, will focus on planning for the April 19 Paint Out. The Graffiti Watch needs help obtaining permission from property owners for painting-out...

There will be a Neighborhood Meet and Greet with Representative Jake Wheatley on Friday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the BNC Building, 407 Gearing Avenue. The agenda includes children's programming, closed schools, the condition of roadways, and the...

The next meeting of the Greater Beltzhoover Interagency Network will take place on Thursday, April 17, at the Upper McKinley Park Recreation Center, 900 Delmont Street in Beltzhoover. Among those scheduled to speak are: Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, State...

The next meeting for St. Clair AA/Seniors will be on Wednesday April 16 at 6:30 p.m.  The hall is located at 2400 Elsie St.  Everyone is welcome to attend....

The South End Active Democrats will sponsor the tenth annual Get Out the Vote Rally on Friday, April 18 from 7-11 p.m. at Resurrection Church, Father Quinn Hall, 1100 Creedmore Avenue, Brookline. Representatives from the presidential campaigns and...

The Friends of Goodwill will sponsor a Card Party on Wednesday, May 14 from noon to 4 p.m. at the South Hills Country Club, 4305 Brownsville Road. The cost is $25 and includes lunch. Call Jane Haney at 412-653-6874 for tickets....

The Mount Washington Senior Center, 122 Virginia Avenue, will hold its annual Spring Bazaar/Fundraiser on Friday, May 16 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Attractions include a bingo, Chinese auction, flea market, “share the wealth” raffle, hot food and...

The Harmony Singers of Pittsburgh will present their 40th annual spring show on Saturday and Sunday April 26 and 27 at Baldwin High School Auditorium, 4653 Clairton Blvd. (Route 51 South). This year's show, “Dancin' and Dreamin',” will feature po...

The Class of 1958 from South High and South Vocational High Schools will be held June 17 at the Polish Falcons Nest 8, 60 South 18th Street, and June 18 at the Sokol Club, 2900 Carson Street, South Side. Contact Anne (Visnich) Rost at ger994@aol.com...

Advantage Credit Counseling Service will offer a workshop designed to educate first-time homebuyers about the process on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2403 Sidney Street, Suite 400, South Side. The workshop is free but registration is...

Arlington Civic Council bingo players are in for a real treat at the organization's annual Spring Fling Bingo on April 20. The suggested donation is $5 for members. Non-members can join at the event and receive the full gambit of membership...

Carrick Meals on Wheels has prepared meals at the Concord Presbyterian Church and delivered them to seniors in the Carrick and Baldwin areas for the last 30 years. Betty Walz and Jean Connelly collected money from the community, churches, businesses...

A program of music by the Carnegie Mellon Concert Choir, Repertory Chorus and Carnegie Mellon Winds will be presented at Saint John Vianney Church on Sunday, April 20 at 3 p.m. The program will be John Rutter's Gloria and the Bruckner Mass in E...

Carrick High School's Class of 1988 will conduct its 20th reunion on Sunday, May 25 from 5-10 p.m. at Salvatore's Restaurant, 5001 Curry Road in Baldwin/Whitehall. For information contact Rev. Thomas Burke at 412-621-4951, ext. 13, or email...