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Birmingham AARP #2757 will meet on Wednesday, May 25 at noon in the Birmingham United Church of Christ, 25 Carrick Avenue. New officers will be installed at the meeting....

The Friends of the Mt. Washington Library will hold a used book sale on Saturday May 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The book sale is a great place to find book buys for children and adults. The library is located at 315 Grandview Avenue. For more...

City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services crews will hold a special spring yard debris collection on Sat., May 21 where bagged leaves, tree branches, and bushes will be picked up and recycled for compost as long as those items are properly packaged....

Mt. Oliver Borough will use a $27,159 state loan to upgrade its street lighting with high-efficiency fixtures and bulbs, according to state Sen. Jay Costa (D-Allegheny). 　The funds were approved through the Commonwealth Financing Agency's...

In the Allegheny County Executive race, the choice is easy. Rich Fitzgerald has been attentive to the issues of South Pittsburgh for over a decade. Mr. Fitzgerald has represented South Pittsburgh's 16 th Ward neighborhoods on County Council, and as...

Taking advantage of the sunny afternoon last week to clean, weed, plant flowers and generally help beautify the area surrounding the public steps on Arlington Avenue were members of the Allentown...

Pilot Club of South Side, Pgh will hold a Charter Membership Night on Wednesday, May 11 from 6-7 p.m. at the Jaggerbush Bar and Grill, corner of 23 rd and Jane streets. This will be the last opportunity to become a charter member of the Pilot Club...

Timothy S. Smith Jr., formerly of Mount Oliver, was graduated with High Honors from the University of Pittsburgh at the close of the spring term. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Study at Pitt's School of Arts and Science. Tim is the son...

For years at community meetings, Arlington friends and neighbors Arlene Trost and Donna Wielock heard complaints about the city's 311 response line. They also listened to comments of how much easier...

I happen to be an owner of a condo at 66 Pius Street and I feel obligated to inform everyone that the pot hole laden parking lot and the sidewalk (Pius speed a problem, South Pittsburgh Reporter, April 19, 2011) isn't the property of the condo...

Schwartz Market　was open for the last two Saturdays in April and　is open every Saturday in May　from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. while we plan the renovation of the building as a living building renovation of an existing historic structure...

City of Pittsburgh Council District 3 has multiple personalities — the dense student population and health care community of Oakland contrasted with the aging infrastructure and neglected neighborhoods of the Hilltop sitting above the thriving...

Parents looking for activities to keep their children busy this summer have a one-stop resource for recreation programs throughout the South Pittsburgh area, The Summer Fun in the South 2011 guide. The Birmingham Foundation, in cooperation with the...

The Coffee House at the South Side Presbyterian Church will feature songwriter/performer Brad Yoder on Friday, May 13 from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Mr. Yoder has been voted "Best Acoustic/Solo Artist" by readers in City Paper's polls many times, has had...

Recently, the children from Alberta Whitaker's room at the Rochelle Street Head Start program visited the Mt. Oliver Fire Department and talked with Lt. Andy Marsh. Lt. Marsh discussed the importance...

16th Ward Michael Frank to Timothy O'Loughlin at 2413 Eccles St. for $159,000. Bank New York Mellon trustee to Jeremy Argue at 2250 Mary St. Unit 207 for $174,900. Edward Wlodkowski Jr. to Edward Wlodkowski Jr. trustee at Sumner St. for $1 (state dee...

Mary Kruhm celebrated her 100 th birthday all last week at the Allentown senior center. Some of the fun was learning "100 Things About Mary," fun little facts about her life. On Friday, May 6, she...

A Cheer Event to encourage runners in the Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, May 15will be held in the Achieva parking lot on South Side from 7:30 – 10:30 a.m. The site is located on Mile 10 of the Half Marathon and only one...

Creepy Crawly PreSchool Storytime is a five-week Monday Storytime series for caregivers and children features developmentally appropriate stories, rhymes, songs and activities for children 2-5 at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – South Side....

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Wednesday, May 4, at 10:30 a.m. in District Judge Richard King's court: • Francis Lutch, 406 Timberland, 18th Ward, Continued Code 302.7 • Richard Budway, 112 Bailey Avenue, 18th Ward, Codes...

A free Career Assessment and Awareness Program is slated for Saturday, May 14 from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Brashear Center, 2005 Sarah Street. The goal for the Focus Now program for young adults ages 12 to 25 years old will be for each person to leave wit...

A 35-minute informational meeting on a proposed two acre, off-leash dog park in South Side Riverfront Park drew about 40 people to the Brashear Center on May 3. "More and more dogs are living in the neighborhood than ever before," said city...

In a first for Mount Oliver, the borough council took the next step in removing a sitting council member from office when a hearing was held on May 2 to vacate Betty "Billie" Michener's seat. The hearing was the result of a motion made by Councilman...