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Since attending a Responsible Hospitality Institute Networking Conference in San Francisco in 2008, Councilman Bruce Kraus has been advocating for the City of Pittsburgh to seek RHI's help to manage South Side's nighttime economy. City council...

To maintain the integrity of the South Side Planning Forum process, a vote on a controversial Neighborhood Improvement District (NID) within the South Side Flats was postponed until next month. That was the upshot of the forum's April 10 meeting...

 16th Ward Donald Devlin to Mark Kuhn at 1946 Arlington Ave. for $44,000. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Assn. to Gregory James Fitzgerald at 2607 Patterson St. for $12,500. Scott Cahill to Patrick Hickmann at 2612 Salisbury St. for $56,500. Jon Thomas...

The Carrick Branch Library will host a variety of activities for children in the coming weeks. Storytime at the library is every Thursday in April at 11:30 a.m. and every Friday in April at 3:30 p.m. There, they will share fun stories, rhymes, and...

Jeff Bergman, Teegan McDonough and Water Sadauskas demonstrate the proper way to plant a tree for volunteers on Saturday. On Saturday, the South Side Tree Project worked with TreeVitalize to plant 14...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Thursday, April 19, at 10:00 a.m. in Magisterial District Judge Eugene Ricciardi's Courtroom: • Luke Andreen and Michael Wright, 2405 Sarah Street, 16th Ward, Continued Code 922.02A. • Judith...

Two Hilltop area men were among the four arrested last week in a drug bust in the Hill District. Last week, on Thursday, April 12, Zone 2 plainclothes detectives executed a search warrant at a residence in the 2500 block of Aliquippa Street. A...

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) will hold a sale of formal dresses on Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Project Prom Shop, on the third floor of Century III Mall. The public will have the opportunity to...

Parents and teachers will have the opportunity to discuss and set educational goals for future school collaboration at a community meeting on Thursday, April 19, 5:30 to 8 p.m. at St. John Vianney Church, 823 Climax Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15210....

Spring weather means new programs for children at the Knoxville Library. "Terrific Tales for Toddlers" combines stories and fun activities for children ages 18 months to 3 years who attend with their adult caregivers. There will be age-appropriate...

Bon Air Block Watch is sponsoring the annual community Clean Up in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh on Saturday, April 21, beginning at 11 a.m. Volunteers are needed. Those willing to help should meet at the Gazebo on Conniston and Calle...

The Coffee House at the South Side Presbyterian Church will feature an "Open Mike" Night on Friday, April 20, from 7:30 – 9 p.m. People are welcome to bring a guitar or another musical instrument, sing a few songs, share a dance, reading, drama,...

The House at Bethany, 748 E. Warrington Avenue, will be sponsoring an after school program from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 26. There will be Bible storytelling, arts and craft, sing-a-long and snacks. All school age children...

On Saturday, March 31, Arlington Heights community was the place to be for a Safe Sleep Celebration Day for babies with education about how to prevent infant sleep related deaths. This event was planned through collaboration between the Housing...

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has announced the city's weeks-long celebration of Earth Day on April 22. The environmental activities will kick off this Saturday with spring plantings in Bloomfield, and will include a plethora of green-related events. Some...

Army National Guard Pfc. Nia Abbinanti has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and...

The next meeting of the Allentown Community Development Corp. will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 26 at the Allentown Senior Center, 631 E. Warrington Avenue. All interested area residents are welcome to attend....

Pittsburgh Public Schools, Missouri's Maplewood Richmond Heights School District and New York's Monroe-Woodbury Central School District have been named the grand prize winners in the American School Board Journal's (ASBJ) 18th annual Magna Awards...

For those who are unaware, Governor Tom Corbett is proposing to eliminate the Accountability Block Grants (ABG) funding. ABG is used to fund the Early Childhood Program in Pittsburgh. If the grant is eliminated, this will result in the loss of very...

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 81/12 on...

The Allentown Community Development Corp. is hosting a Redd-up of Warrington Avenue on Saturday, April 21. Volunteers will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the Allentown Senior Center, 631 E. Warrington Avenue, the Redd-up will begin at 10...

Duquesne University students joined neighborhood volunteers for the Annual South Side Spring Clean-up. The April event draws hundreds of volunteers from the school along with neighbors to clean up...

While most people were busy preparing their Thanksgiving dinners last November 24, Matt and Shayna Sokol were welcoming their first child.  Matthew Guy Sokol Jr. was born at 5:42 a.m. Thanksgiving...