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State Rep. Jake Wheatley, D-Allegheny, welcomed Gov. Tom Corbett's announcement last Thursday that the administration will carve out a portion of state contracting specifically for small businesses, including veteran-owned small businesses. "As...

Residents of the South Pittsburgh communities of Beltzhoover and Knoxville will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday July 31, at St. Paul AME Church, 400 Orchard St., Pittsburgh, PA 15210, with state and local legislators and Port Authority administration to...

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, ESTABLISH PROVISIONS FOR GOVERNING VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC WITHIN THE BOROUGH WHICH PROVISIONS ARE CODIFIED IN RELEVANT PART IN CHAPTER 248 OF THE CODE OF THE...

  16th Ward JLB Development Group LLC to Nicholas John Casale at 2347 Holt St. for $313,465. Harold Hower to Mary Ellen Barringer at 2209 Jane St. for $282,500. Jan Michaels to Bink Properties LLC at 3212 Jane St. for $78,000. 17th Ward Tiffany...

Birmingham AARP #2757 will meet on Wednesday, July 25 at Birmingham United Church of Christ, 25 Carrick Avenue at 12:30 p.m. Coffee, tea and pastries will be served for a donation. Visitors are always welcome....

 State Rep. Martin Michael Schmotzer, D-Allegheny, has started a mobile outreach effort to bring state services to people who may not be able to come to his Brookline office. "Every day that we›re open, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,...

The Carrick Athletic Association 10 and under girls slow pitch softball team placed second in the Beechview tournament on July 16. Team members include: Autumn Gallagher, Madison Rau, Natalie...

At its last meeting, the Allegheny County Board of Property Assessments Appeals and Review voted that hearings that have been postponed by any party will be rescheduled for Saturday dates beginning at the end of July/beginning of August. All...

South Side residents will open their gardens for the first ever South Side Secret Garden Tour on August 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The tour features beautiful South Side gardens and green spaces including perennials, annuals, vegetables, and more....

The Historic Review Commission of Pittsburgh has scheduled the following hearings in the East Carson Street Historic District for 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 1, following Internal Business beginning at 12:30 p.m. 629 East Carson Street, Dirks...

Take the first steps toward home ownership by attending a free workshop at Potter's House Ministries for information on buying a home, purchasing and rehabbing and/or refinancing. Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America's (NACA) national...

Santa Maria Magdalena Church is looking for young ladies who would like to be involved in the Italian Princess Contest at the San Rocco Festa on Sunday, Aug. 12. Young ladies in the tri-state area ages 16 to 21 and of Italian decent are eligible to...

The Wabash Tunnel will have daytime closures for three weeks due to scheduled inspections. Tunnel inspections will occur from through Friday, Aug. 10, each weekday from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. During these times the tunnel will be...

Applications are available for the city's Civic Leadership Academy (CLA), a free 10-week course designed to educate residents about local government in the City of Pittsburgh. "This unique program provides residents the opportunity to learn how...

During an extensive investigation by Pittsburgh Police Narcotics/Vice detectives received information a man going by the name of "J" was selling heroin in Carrick. Undercover detectives staged...

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl last week sent legislation to city council that develops a Market Based Revenue Opportunity (MBRO) Program by enacting an MBRO Policy that provides responsible and community-minded guidelines for allowing marketing...

With Allentown Senior Center's Coordinator, Cyndie Carioli, a paid extra in the Pittsburgh-filmed blockbuster, "The Dark Knight Rises," seniors at the center were scheduled to have a Batman Party to...

The long-awaited dog park in South Side Riverfront Park is finally set to officially open with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. Officially known as the South Pittsburgh Off-Leash Exercise Area, the dog park will feature two fen...

There are now five generations in the Gingell-Wolfe family. Great-Great Grandmother Sarah Gingell of Allentown, Great Grandparents Harry (not pictured) and Lillian Wolfe of Mt. Washington,...

The unveiling of proposed, new parking violation rates, and the swearing in of the new assistant code enforcement officer, were among the actions at the July 16 Mount Oliver council meeting. Council members Pat Malloy and John Smith, Sr., were...