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The Internal Revenue Service will host a special Open House　event Sat.,　June 5 to help individuals solve tax problems at 1000 Liberty Avenue, downtown. The Pittsburgh office is one of approximately 200 IRS offices, at least one in every...

Magisterial District Judges Richard King and Gene Ricciardi are again certified for service as a member of Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System after successful completion recently of continuing legal education course work. Conducted by the Minor...

The City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has a new Community Safety Website to enhance city residents' ability to learn about public safety issues in their community. The Community Safety Website is designed to be a tool that will allow the City of...

The City of Pittsburgh has launched a campaign promoting the benefits of city living through a new website which serves as a "one-stop-shop" to information on neighborhoods and key initiatives such as the mayor's tax abatement, the Pittsburgh...

There will be an Upper Knoxville Block Watch meeting for neighborhood needs and concerns on Thurs., June 17 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Christian Church, 72 Knox Avenue. Guest speakers include: Sara Bennett, Hilltop Alliance community...

South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, June 8, at St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center, at 7 p.m. Jen Jeffers from the Brashear Association Board of Directors will attend to talk about Brashear's...

The City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning will conduct a public meeting on Wed., June 2 at 6 p.m. to discuss revisions to the Zoning Code to address the use of Electronic Signs in the City of Pittsburgh in the first floor conference room of...

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services will open SummerFood, a free breakfast, lunch and recreation program for children and youth 18 years of age and younger in economically disadvantaged communities on June 14. Nourishing meals will be...

Room 2 and 4 from the Overbrook site of the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center Head Start Program recently went on a field trip to PNC Park. The children toured the batting cages, the...

The Advisory Council of the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Area Agency on Aging (AAA) will hold a public hearing on Fri., June 11, at 10 a.m., in the Gold Room on the fourth floor of the County Courthouse. The purpose of the public...

The South Side Rotary Club will host a special program on Creating a Publicity Plan for Your Business today, Tues., June 1, 5:30 p.m. at Claddagh's Irish Pub, SouthSide Works. Beth Caldwell, author of I Wish I'd Known That!, Secrets to Success in...

Pittsburgh has been chosen as North America's host city for World Environment Day on Sat., June 5, and Carnegie Science Center's celebration, sponsored by PennFuture, will feature environmentally themed films and activities that will teach visitors a...

The following Housing Court case is scheduled for Wednesday, June 2, at 8:30 a.m. in Pittsburgh Municipal Court: • Drew Ziccardi, 49 Welsh Way, 17th Ward, Continued Codes 115.1, 302.4 The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Thursday,...

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 115/10 on...

16th Ward David Fitzwilliam to RE 360 SS Partn. 6 L.P. at 2331 Arlington Ave. for $40,000. Mary Ann Campbell to Lauren Gorgol and Benjamin Moeller at 2303 Larkins Way for $145,500. Justin Nelms to Adam Hunter at 2816 Larkins Way for $164,000. Prudent...

The Brashear Association has completed its After School Enrichment Programs for the 2009-2010 school year at Phillips Elementary, Grandview Elementary, and Philip Murray ALA. Approximately 30...

The Carrick Litter Patrol (CLP) had another successful Spring Redd-Up in May. The annual event experienced a big turnout with many new volunteers, including several families with children. "The kids are eager to help and excellent at finding and gath...

The Mount Washington Community Development Corporation (MWCDC), in partnership with the Allentown Community Development Corp. and the Beltzhoover Neighborhood Council, is bringing a Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank (GPCFB) Farm Stand to 712...

Jill Harris lived away from Pittsburgh for 18 years and always spoke enthusiastically of Pittsburgh's transit system and how it catered to the needs of the neighborhoods. She contrasted it with areas in other states lacking regular bus systems. Mrs....

After returning from the Responsible Hospitality Institute's (RHI) 2008 networking conference in San Francisco District 3 City Councilman Bruce Kraus had a vision of what East Carson Street could be if residents and business people, bar owners and ba...

Cleaning up in Carrick during the annual Spring Redd Up were: Kris Happe, Bonnie Davis, Christopher White, Jason Kottler, Raeven Brooks, Ray Brooks and Malaysia Brooks. Volunteers hauled more than 90...