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Applications for the Georgina Chamberlain Peters Scholarship are now available, the annual award is presented by The Brashear Association at its awards luncheon, Bravo, Brashear!, in late October. The Peters Scholarship is given to an individual who...

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, joined by members of the city's growing bike community, unveiled the city's first on-street bicycle corral at the OTB Bicycle Café in South Side and encouraged business owners...

Today, I submitted my resignation from the South Side Improvement District Steering Committee, on which I have served for over a year, because I cannot agree with the committee's recent letter to Councilman Kraus. I was not present when other members...

The following is the South Side Planning Forum Improvement Steering Committee's response sent to District 3 Councilman Bruce Kraus after they learned he will not present the NID plan they developed to City Council. Dear Councilman Kraus, On May 8th,...

Daniel D. Agliori, son of Monica and Daniel Agliori, is currently deployed in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Agliori along with fellow sailors aboard the guided missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47) assisted partner nation forces with the interdiction...

Boy Scout Troop 614 will hold a Cookout and Car Wash on Saturday, June 30, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. The car wash will take place at the Busy Beaver on Rt. 88. For more information, call Michele at 412-207-2618....

As a salute to "Older American's Month (OAM)," volunteers from both Highmark's WE Network and Pittsburgh Cares threw a party for 101-year-old, Mary Kruhm, at Allentown Senior Center. The OAM theme...

During a rally at the now safe, clean and vibrant Market Square, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, Councilwoman Theresa Smith and the Pennsylvania Resources Council launched a litter prevention campaign and called on residents to join in on the grassroots...

The Emerald Trail Corps launched its second season of job training programming and ecological improvements in Emerald View Park at the end of April. A project of the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation and its partners at GTECH...

The grand opening for the newly renovated Carnegie Library South Side branch is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 8. Library staffers referred to it as "Community Day." The library which was f...

The May meeting of the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association (SSSNA) featured updates of on-going issues, and news of upcoming events. The meeting was conducted by SSSNA vice-president Brian Oswald. In her brief presentation, Candice Gonzalez...

Applications for the Georgina Chamberlain Peters Scholarship are now available, the annual award is presented by The Brashear Association at its awards luncheon, Bravo, Brashear!, in late October. The Peters Scholarship is given to an individual who...

City Theatre announces four original plays set for MOMENTUM, the theatre's annual festival of new plays at different stages. Whether the theme is growing old or simply growing up, this selection of works in development engages with universal topicsâ€...

The next "Souper Saturday," a BBQ, will take place Saturday, June 2, from noon – 4 p.m., at 2417 E. Carson Street, and will feature service animals from the Humane Society, and a variety of tabling organizations, including the Veterans' Leadership...

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, alongside police officials and community residents, last week introduced a new program to help Pittsburgh's neighborhoods get even safer. "Block Watch in a Box" will connect residents with city resources and information to...

Detectives from the Graffiti Task Force, and crime prevention Officer Christine Luffey, were the guest speakers at the May meeting of the Carrick/Overbrook Block Watch. Detectives Alphonso Sloan and Daniel Sullivan of the Graffiti Task Force...

The South Side Hill Top Memorial Day Parade Committee will hold Memorial Day services this weekend to commemorate their comrades and remember those who sacrificed for their country. Representatives...

16th Ward Estate of Dorothy Mae Rieber to Ralph and Sharon Hamm at 2412 Cobden St. for $70,000. Paul Daniels to John and Jean McCloskey at 2128 E. Carson St. for $200,000. Dorothy Fedorsky to Jonathan Lowrey at 2733 Patterson St. for $33,500....