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Birmingham AARP #2757 will meet on Wednesday, June 15 at 12:30 p.m. at Birmingham United Church of Christ, 25 Carrick Ave. There will be Bingo after the meeting. Coffee, tea and pastries will be served for a donation. Visitors are always...

The Carrick Community Council (CCC) is now taking applications for participation in the 2011 Carrick Goes Gardening Showcase. A new format for this year will be a celebration of all the varieties of gardens in Carrick; showing the neighborhood...

16th Ward DESR Properties L.P. to Rebecca Almaro at 2106 Eccles St. for $27,000. Jacob Throckmorton to Robert Madaras at 2250 Mary St. Unit 212 for $169,000. Frank Mauro to Donald Green et al. and Val Green at 3016 Mary St. aka Josephine St. for...

St. John Vianney Parish's Spring Dinner will be held on Sunday, June 12 in the Parish Center Dining Room at 1 p.m. The spaghetti and meatballs dinner will be $6 for a full portion with four meatballs and $3 for a smaller portion with two meatballs....

Pittsburgh's Zoning Board of Adjustment has scheduled the following public hearing 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 78/11 on Thursday,...

Allegheny County and the Penn State Master Gardeners will present "Bee Wise…Plant Natives," a free program to teach the value of bees as pollinators, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, in the Allegheny County Courtyard at 436 Grant...

　On Thursday evening, May　19, I decided to write a letter to The South Pittsburgh Reporter, thanking whoever was responsible for returning the stop sign to Pius Street and Yard Way. I remember commenting to someone, "Sometimes...

St. Clair AA seniors will be holding their annual Flea Market and Bake Sale on Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale will take place, rain or shine, at 2400 Elsie Street in Arlington....

To honor and celebrate local heroes, the American Red Cross hosts its annual Heroes Breakfast in September. This year, the Red Cross is asking the community's help in choosing honorees; the organization will be collecting nominations until June 30....

Cardinal Resources President Kevin Jones has been nominated as a finalist for the Ernst & Young 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Finalists will gather on Friday, June 10 at a Black Tie Reception in the Westin William Penn Hotel. Mr. Jones was...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Thursday, June 2, at 10:00 a.m. in District Magisterial Judge Richard King's Courtroom: • Judson Hamel Jr., 301 Bon Air Avenue, 18th Ward, Code 307.1 • Edward Crinnion Jr., 118 Madeline Street,...

Hilltop Alliance and Allentown Community Development Corporation, in partnership with Dollar Bank, are holding a free Home Buying Workshop on Monday, June 6, at 6 p.m. at The Hill Top United Methodist Church, 631 E. Warrington Avenue, Allentown. The...

About two years ago, gang member and drug dealer Kevin Alton stopped by a Thursday evening mentoring meeting of Voices Against Violence at the Warrington Recreation Center, and asked to volunteer. The weekly gatherings primarily attract young black...

Gavin Robb, president of the South Side Chamber of Commerce, presents Phillips Elementary School kindergartener Raeven Brooks with the chamber's Student of the Month Award as her teacher, Beth Lazor,...

The Carrick High School Class of 1976 will hold its 35 th Class Reunion on October 1 at the Brentwood VFW from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Call Julie Snyder Goodman at 412-983-0045 for details....

The Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh has a lot to celebrate lately. The South Side organization has been providing permanent homes, respite care, and advocacy for individuals with intellectual disabilities for more than 20 years, with a mission that...

Michelle Shahan recently was honored for 13 years of perfect attendance at school. Her perfect attendance began with preschool and continued through Concord, South Brook and Carrick High schools. She...

This year, fourth and fifth graders at Grandview Elementary School participated in the Math-A-Thon to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. To kick off the event, the students watched...

　South Side Community Council will recognize and commend a resident and/or business owner for their commitment and dedication to making the South Side a better place to live with the third annual Outstanding South Sider Award. The community...

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh wants a referendum on the November ballot regarding allocating a quarter of a mill received in taxes toward the library system. Mary Monaghan, assistant director of neighborhood libraries, and Pat Millham of the Carey...

Councilman Bruce Kraus and the South Side Hilltop Memorial Day Color Guard place a wreath at the memorial out side of the South Side Branch Library on Memorial Day....

The 50 th reunion of the St. George High School Graduation Class of 1961 will be celebrated in September 2011. Class members should call the St. John Vianney Parish Office at 412-381-8300 for more details....

The City of Pittsburgh is gearing up for an action-packed summer. Free copies of the 2011 Citiparks Summer Magazine are now available at various locations throughout the city, providing easy information on the City's 2011 schedule of summer events...