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Merle Taylor, administrator for UPMC Mercy South Side Outpatient Center, will be the featured speaker at the Allentown CDC meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, at the Allentown Senior Center, 631 Brownsville Road. Mr. Taylor will explain what...

Volunteers are needed for a South Side Graffiti Watch Paint-Out on Saturday, June 27, 9 a.m. Volunteers will meet at 22nd St. and Larkins Way before heading out. For more information email Steve Root at graffitiwatch@gmail.com....

A special presentation called "Aging In Place … growing older without having to move" will be presented by Gateway Hospice at the Mt. Washington Senior Center, 122 Virginia Avenue, on Thursday, July 16 at 10:45 am. Since so many are impacted by...

16th Ward Pamela Yeaglin aka Rashilla to Norma Hamm at 1522 Fernleaf St. for $30,000. Pittsburgh City to William Rose at 40 Holt St. for $200 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $10,092). Rick Sikora to Daryle Devlin at 2221 Jonquil St....

PLACE— MUNICIPAL BUILDING 150 BROWNSVILLE ROAD MT. OLIVER, PA 15210 DATE— WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009 TIME— 6:30 P.M. CASE #02-09— REQUESTING A VARIENCE FOR CHANGE IN USE OR OCCUPANCY AT 205 QUINCY AVENUE, REAR GARAGE BUILDING, MT. OLIVER, PA....

An increasing number of Americans are affected by incarceration. It is estimated that one out of every 100 United States citizens is currently in prison. The Pittsburgh area suffers similar incarceration rates and the problem impacts women and childr...

The Allegheny County Health Department has updated its directory of local health centers and clinics that serve people with minimal or no health insurance. The directory was first published in 2007 and is intended primarily for social service...

EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta "Anything That Floats" race will take place July 4 at 11 a.m. at the Point State Park launch; event proceeds will benefit the Arthritis Foundation Western Pennsylvania Chapter. Teams are invited to build creative h...

Sixteen finalists were named for Allegheny County's 18th annual Excellence in Food Protection Awards that recognize facilities that go beyond minimum code requirements and undertake extraordinary efforts in food safety and sanitation. The awards are...

The U.S. Coast Guard's Office of Civil Rights is launching a centrally-managed, professional and full-time equal employment opportunity and equal opportunity counseling corps. "Our goal is to offer timely delivery of critical services　by...

The 50th reunion of Peabody High School classes of February and June 1960 will be held the weekend of June 12, 2010. Classmates should email their name, address, phone number, and email address to: Beverly Moore Richards, phs60feb@gmail.com, for...

Craft Days are are coming to the Carrick Branch Library. They will be making a variety of art projects each Thursday the entire summer at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Carrick beginning June 25. Crafts for children in Grades K-2 will be from...

Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato has reinstated a free County program to help residents replace furnaces and hot water heaters that were damaged as a result of flooding due to the severe weather on Wed., June 17. "We're still assessing the...

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. has donated $150,000 to Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Capital Campaign. The gift will support new library spaces that encourage teens and young adults to use and enjoy the library's many resources. The gift from...

The Allegheny County Health Department is offering free produce through the Pennsylvania Farmers Market Nutrition Program to women and children enrolled in its Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Food Program. In addition to regular WIC...

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Allegheny Regional Asset District, and UPMC Health Plan has launched a co-branded effort, Parks Are Free, and a related website to encourage city residents to get out to the...

Trinity Lutheran Church, 601 Brownsville Rd at the corner of Margaret St. in Mount Oliver, is accepting registration for Vacation Bible School. The year the VBS theme is "We Love to Tell the Story." VBS will run July 6-10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Note...

Pittsburgh's Zoning Board of Adjustment has scheduled the following public hearing(s) 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 127/09 on...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, at 11:00 a.m. in District Magisterial Judge Gene Eugene Ricciardi's courtroom: • Paul Garland, Becks Run Road, 16th Ward, Continued Code 102.7 • Anthony Arnold, Becks Run...

Jim and Sis Bichler are celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary. They were married on June 25, 1949 at St. Michaels Church in the South Side. The family has planned a celebration at Salvatore's...

Health experts recommend eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables everyday for better health. Good nutrition is a critical factor in the health and well being of older Americans. The Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) provides...

The Buddy Program, implemented by Pre K Teacher Amy Morton and supported by the Arlington Civic Council at the Arlington Early Childhood Program had high praise from parents and visitors on June 12,...

High school students from Pittsburgh Carrick High School recently visited with their younger counterparts at Pittsburgh Concord K-5 to teach them how to say "no to smoking." The older students are part of the Student-to-Student Tobacco Awareness...

Dennis Brook (left) representing state Senator Wayne Fontana presented Elder-ado Board President Arthur Butler with a Senate Proclamation thanking Elder-ado for their commitment to the...

Edmund Andrews thanks Rose Trautvetter for presenting him with Elder-ado's sixth annual Lifetime Service Award. Mr. Andrews works daily in the Elder-ado kitchen by assisting in the congregate meal...