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District 3 candidates have been invited to speak at the March 28 meeting of the Allentown CDC. Area residents will have an opportunity to meet and greet with the candidates from 6:30 to 7 p.m. at the Allentown Senior Citizen Center, 631 E....

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), an Operation Weed and Seed partner, will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs....

Since October 2010, more than 40 young artists from Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 have been hard at work to create extensive artistic portfolios through The Brashear Association's New Artists afterschool art program. To celebrate student art and...

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 70/11 on...

Pius...the disregarded street. I couldn't agree more with Mr. Tarkett's Letter to the Editor about Pius Street still being a speedway (Pius still a speedway, April 12, 2011). My husband and I have lived on Pius Street for 15 years. We also have a...

Zone 3 Officers were sent to the 300 block of Jucunda Street in Knoxville for a robbery call on Wednesday, April 13, at 10:22 p.m. Upon arrival officers spoke with the victim, a Fox's Pizza delivery driver. He reported to police he was delivering an...

16th Ward Lynn Zimmerman to Zimmerman Electric & Cable LLC at 752 Bajo St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $22,504). Estate of Dolores Beiter to Michael Hurley and Sarah Conklin at 2438 Cobden St. for $55,000. Michael King to...

The following Housing Court case is scheduled for Wednesday, April 20, at 1:00 p.m. in District Magisterial Judge James Motznik's Courtroom: • Anthony G. Bellini, 131 Southern Avenue, 19th Ward, Continued Codes 304.6, 304.5, 304.10, 304.9 The follo...

Cars have changed and so have traffic rules, driving conditions and the roads we drive on every day. Sign up now for the AARP Driver Safety Program at The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Carrick. In this two part class participants will learn...

The Knoxville Library will celebrate this year's Pennsylvania "One Book, Every Young Child" selection, Whose Shoes by Stephen Swinburne, on Saturday, April 30 at 11:30 a.m. Kids are welcome to put on their dancing shoes and try out the Nintendo Wii...

Come in to the South Side Library for their fun and educational One Book Every Young Child Program on Wednesday, April 20 at 10:30 a.m. They'll explore this year's One Book winner, Whose Shoes? A Shoe for Every Job with lots of activities,...

On April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter, marking the start of this nation's bloodiest war on home soil — a war that would not end for four more years. State Rep. Harry Readshaw, D-Allegheny, helped to mark the 150th anniversary...

Traffic on the Philip Murray (10th Street) Bridge will be restricted to one lane in each direction from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, and Thursday, April 21. The work was originally scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, but was postponed...

Santa Maria Magdalena will be sponsoring the Holy Thursday tour of seven churches leaving at 8:30 p.m. from the main parking lot of the South Hills Residence. For more info call 412-586-5621, all are welcome....

Santa Maria Magdalena will conduct　Holy Week Services at the South Hills Residence (the former South Hills High School).　 Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lords Last Supper, followed by Adoration of the Altar of Response at 7 p.m.; Good...

The South Side Presbyterian Church welcomes all to bring a dish to share and join in a Last Supper Remembrance Dinner and Service on Thursday, April 21, at 7 p.m. Good Friday services at the church will be held on April 22 beginning at noon. Easter...

St. Clair AA/Seniors will have their next meeting on Wednesday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Clair AA/Senior Hall, 2400 Elsie St. New members are always welcome....

A community meeting for the SMART TRID (South Metro Area Revitalization through Transit-Transit Revitalization Investment District) will take place tonight, Tuesday, April 19, from 6-8 p.m. at the Warrington Recreation Center, 329 Warrington Avenue....

An Arbor Day celebration will be held for school age children on Monday, April 25 at 4 p.m. at the Knoxville Library, 400 Brownsville Road. Crafts, activities and light snacks will be part of the fun of learning about the importance of trees and...

Steve Hutter, executive director of Elder-ado, accects a $3,000 grant from the PNC Foundation from Carla Deterle (left), manager of the PNC Bank - Carrick Branch, and Laura Swiss, community...

Birmingham AARP #2757 will meet on Wednesday, April 27 at Birmingham United Church of Christ, 25 Carrick Avenue at 12:30 p.m. There will be bingo after the meeting. Coffee, tea and pastries will be served for a donation. Visitors are always...

Students and families from Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 experienced an evening of riddles, passionate love, and comic relief at The Pittsburgh Opera's presentation of Puccini's Turandot at the Benedum Center on April 1. Third, fourth, and fifth grade...

The Market House, an important part of the south side community for more than a century, has closed its doors due to safety issues. Unforeseen but urgent emergency repairs are needed. It is not known...

United by a common cause, more than four dozen South Siders jammed the hearing room of the City of Pittsburgh Zoning Board of Adjustment last week to protest an after-hours social club's application for a special exception to operate on the East...

The South Side Planning Forum opposes the special exception being sought to open a controversial after-hours "social club" at 2214 East Carson St. Forum chair Hugh Brannan made the announcement at the forum's April 12 meeting. The proposed upscale...