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16th Ward George McKenzie Jr. to James Doud II at 2727 Cobden St. for $79,000. Ellyn Inc. to Douglas Pritts at 17 Kosciusko Way for $98,000. Scott Whitehead to Justin Cotton at 2507 Larkins Way for $170,000. Maribel Modrono to Michael John Hurey at...

Applications are still available for the Georgina Chamberlain Peters Scholarship. This annual award is presented by The Brashear Association's awards luncheon, Bravo, Brashear!, held in late October. The Peters Scholarship is given to an individual...

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 135/10 on...

The following Housing Court case is scheduled for Wednesday, June 23, at 8:30 a.m. in Pittsburgh Municipal Court: • Drew Ziccardi, 47 Welsh Way, 17th Ward, Continued Code 115.1 • Drew Ziccardi, 49 Welsh Way, 17th Ward, Continued Codes 115.1,...

Shane and Kimberly Fuga of Dormont are the proud parents of a new baby girl, Chloe Renee Fuga. Chloe was born at 1 a.m. on February 2, 2010, at Mercy Hospital. She weighed 7 lbs. 4 ozs. and was 22"...

Developer Beau Beemsterboer sees his condo/hotel project at One Grandview Avenue as "a model for Pittsburgh's future development projects." He brought along his fiancée, Ugne Adomaviciute, who lived in and worked for the Republic of Lithuania, and C...

Eve Trbovich presents Toni Gorenc (left) with the South Side Community Council's 2010 Outstanding South Sider Award. See In The Neighborhood for more details....

Presentations on two proposed Giant Eagle projects lead off the June 15 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum, followed by details of a proposed condominium project. The Giant Eagle presenter was the company's director of development, Pat Avolio....

The students from Pittsburgh Phillips enjoyed their annual Field Day at Ormsby Park. Planned and coordinated by Phillips physical education teacher Jeff Igims, the day included games, competitions,...

There will be a Spaghetti Dinner at the Knoxville United Church, 148 Jucunda Street, on Sat., June 26, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults, $3 for children under 12, and include spaghetti, salad, wedding soup, bread and dessert. During the...

The Allegheny County Health Department and the Pennsylvania Resources Council are sponsoring a drop-off collection event for electronic waste and other hard-to-recycle items on Sat,, June 26. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 pm., in the parki...

Big Lots is reaching out to the public to determine the 46 winners in their Lots2Give video contest by voting online for their favorite video. The contest is part of the third annual Lots2Give program launched by Big Lots to help schools in need of...

Elder-ado centers will be distributing Farmers' Market vouchers on Tuesday, June 29 Distribution will take place at the Carrick Center, 2019 Brownsville Road, from 8:30-11:30 a.m.; at the Knoxville Center, 320 Brownsville Road, from 9-11 a.m.; and,...

It's that time again, when four free $5 vouchers (worth a total of $20) will be distributed at both sites of Allentown Senior Citizen Centers, Inc. Distributions will take place on Tues., June 29, at the Henry Kaufmann Center, 2201 Salisbury Street,...

Deloitte and Pittsburgh Cares volunteers staged a carnival for seniors at the Allentown Senior Center on Fri., June 11....

The 16th Ward Arlington Block Watch will meet at 6 p.m. on Thur., June 24, at the St. Clair AA/Senior Center, 2400 Elsie Street. Guests include: Zone 3 Crime Prevention Officer Christine Luffey and Councilman Bruce Kraus. Discussion for the evening...

The Third Annual Ride for Multiple Sclerosis Motorcycle Poker Run is slated for Sun., June 27. This year there will be a new 100 mile scenic route through the back roads of Allegheny and Washington counties. Registration for the Poker Run will be...

Plans for the 2010 Mount Oliver Community Days Celebration are taking shape. This year, the four-day event will take place from Wed., July 14 through Sat., July 17 at Transverse Park. Festivities for the annual event include the Midway Carnival with...

United American Saving Bank, a South Side institution since 1922, cut the ribbon on their expanded offices with the help of University of Pittsburgh head football coach Dave Wannstedt. The renovated...

Dance school students from Technique by Toni will hold a flea market on June 26 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of 840 Saw Mill Run Blvd. The students are raising money for trip to Disney to perform in April 2011....

The Hilltop Alliance is asking area residents to join them at the United Hilltop=Safe Streets Action Forum on June 23 at 5:45 p.m. at the St. Pius Byzantine Catholic Church in Carrick. Since the kick-off on May 19, six groups of men, women, teens,...

Citiparks Department has launched its Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) which serves healthy breakfasts, lunches and snacks to all children up to 18 years old, as well as mentally disabled individuals up to 21 years old. The nine-week program...

As the school year comes to an end, The Brashear Association's Education Department looks forward to its many exciting summer programs. Brashear will kick off its busy summer with a new partnership with Lighthouse Cathedral in Mount Oliver....

Carnegie Library representatives attended the June meeting of Carrick Community Council and heard more than a dozen comments and questions regarding the concept of merging the Knoxville and Carrick libraries at a new site, one that has not yet been c...

The Annual Membership Meeting of the South Side Community Council (SSCC) on June 14 was highlighted by the election of board members and the naming of the Outstanding South Sider. Board members elected or re-elected that night included: Thomas...