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When participants in Public Allies Pittsburgh's ten-month apprenticeship program graduate on June 29, it will be with more than pleasant memories of the Steel City. As the program is designed to...

16th Ward Gerald Marenholtz to Barbara Ann Bittner at 132 Dawes St. for $51,000. JLB Development Group LLC to James Fager and Jeanette Oliver at 2355 Holt St. for $325,000. Estate of Rosemary Herbert to Benjamin Koslow at 13 Kosciusko Way for...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Wednesday, June 27, at 1:15 p.m. in Magisterial District Judge James Motznik's Courtroom: • Michael D. Dilley, 200 Seward Avenue, 19th Ward, Continued Codes 307.1, 302.4, 304.7, 304.10, 304.13....

The Allegheny County Health Department is offering a free brochure promoting consumption of fruits and vegetables by identifying where fresh, local produce can be purchased or grown in community gardens. "Summer is the perfect time for eating fresh...

The hiring of an assistant code enforcement officer was the lead story from the June 18 meeting of Mt. Oliver council, and it was not without controversy. Councilwoman Christine Brendel was absent. By a 4-2 vote, with council members Pat Malloy and...

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 72/12 on...

The Allegheny County Health Department has released its summer schedule of food protection certification courses for food industry workers. The two-day course will be offered July 19 and 26 at Linton Middle School in Penn Hills; July 30 and August 6...

The St. John Vianney Christian Women's Guild will hold a Luncheon Card Party on Saturday, July 7, from noon to 3 p.m. Doors will open at 11 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon at the St. John Vianney (former St. George Church) Parish Center Dining...

Port Authority's Board of Directors have adopted a $333 million operating budget for Fiscal Year 2013 (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013). The budget is balanced, assumes no additional outside funding and includes a fare increase set for July 1 and a...

Don Carlson, the first executive director of the South Side Local Development Company, spoke briefly at a gathering to recognize celebrate what the organization has accomplished over the past quarter...

Knoxville United Church will be holding Vacation Bible School for children ages 5 to 13 years old, from Monday, July 9 through Friday, July 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Theme for this year will be "Snap Shots of Jesus." Dinner will be served promptly...

On Friday, June 15, at approximately 3:05 a.m., an unknown man broke into Chuong's Market in the 2200 block of Arlington Ave. in Arlington. The suspect made two unsuccessful attempts to enter the...

Zone 3 police were on patrol in South Side early on Friday, June 22, when the officers observed a black man in the 100 block of McKean St. wearing all dark clothing stuffing a gun in his waistband. Th...

Recently, petitions were circulated to create a Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) district in the area around Armstrong Field between 10th Street and 16th Street below E. Carson Street on South Side. The city then undertook a survey to...

Starting Sunday, July 1, increases go into effect on most Port Authority fares, including cash fares for full-fare and half-fare riders, all tickets and passes.  The fare increase is required to balance Port Authority's budget for Fiscal Year 2013,...

Pittsburgh City Councilor Natalia Rudiak has called a televised post agenda meeting to examine the economic and social impacts of the large tax-exempt non-profits, with a focus on the region's largest non-profit and employer, the University of...