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Citiparks and the Brookline Breeze Committee will host the 28th running of the Brookline Breeze 5K Run & Fitness Walk, which begins at 9 a.m. at the Brookline Community Recreation Center, 1400 Brookline Boulevard. The non-competitive one-mile "Mini...

A $47,043 matching state grant has been awarded to buy and install solar hot water systems at five city firehouses in Pittsburgh. Wagner, Daniel Deasy, Joseph Preston and Harry Readshaw, all D-Allegheny, announced the Systems will be installed at:...

Starting last week, the Allegheny County Health Department is treating storm water catch basins with pesticides to combat the breeding of mosquitoes that can carry the West Nile virus. While West Nile has not yet been detected in the County this...

The Pennsylvania Resources Council will present a series of backyard and worm composting classes where participants will learn how to compost their yard trimmings, leaves, and food scraps and receive a composting bin. Turn garden summer scraps into...

Bring the kids, and gardening questions, and join the Penn State Master Gardeners of Allegheny County for a morning of activities, tours and refreshments in the demonstration gardens in North and South Parks on Saturday, Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to noon....

Local musician Margaret Hooton will be presenting a special sing-a-long program at the Mount Washington Branch of the Carnegie Library on Thursday, July 30, at 11 a.m. All ages are welcome to attend this interactive musical program. For more...

Summer Reading Club at the South Side Library comes to a close soon. Adults, children and teens have been reading since June and now it is time to celebrate. A special Summer Reading Club Closing...

Come to the Carrick Library in August for Summer Reading Programs. Programs include: • Artful Stories is Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2-3 p.m. for grades K-5. Enjoy stories about artists and make an art project. • Make Sock Puppets at Family Art on...

South Hills High School Class of 1970 is having a 40th reunion in September 2010. Classmates or those who know of a classmate should contact the committee for more information at www.SHHS1970.com or Marcella, 412-481-4154....

Nominations are now being accepted for the annual Power of Work Awards sponsored by Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania to recognize employers who help people with special needs overcome barriers to employment. Deadline for nominations is...

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) and Juvenile Court will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 29 at 1 p.m. in the Gold Room, Fourth Floor, County Courthouse, 436 Grant Street, to obtain comments on the drafts of the 2010-20...

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 Thursday, August 11, at 10:30 a.m. in District Magisterial Judge Richard King's courtroom: • Larry Justice, 132 Koehler Street, Mt. Oliver, Ordinance 183-13 • Tripat Mann, 807 Brownsville Road,...

Football and Cheerleading practice for the South Side Sabers Teams officially began on Monday, July 27 from 6-8 p.m. and will run throughout the rest of the summer. Open registration will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (July 28-30)...

With the end of the school year, The Brashear Association's Allentown Extended Day Camp kicked into full gear. The camp was four weeks of solid fun, from June 22- July17, with activities ranging from painting and sculpting, to a fitness challenge,...

The Brashear Association will host a Christmas in July Toy Drive & Happy Hour tomorrow, Wednesday, July 29 from 5-8 p.m. at the Double Wide Grill, 2339 East Carson Street. During the 2008 holiday season,　Brashear provided toys to more than...

— Rejuvenation event on August 1— Schwartz Market, a tradition neighborhood grocery store on 1317 E. Carson Street in South Side, is introducing local and natural foods throughout the store in an "extravaganza rejuvenation event" on Saturday,...

The Carrick-Overbrook Historical Society is looking for stained glass windows in Carrick homes to preserve photographically and showcase in a Carrick poster and on its Website. Homeowners may photograph the windows themselves or the C-O Historical...

The Allentown CDC will hold its next meeting on Thursday, July 30, 7 p.m. at the Allentown Senior Center, 631 E. Warrington Avenue. The ACDC has invited a representative from the Pittsburgh Housing Authority to talk about Caliguiri Senior Highrise....

My Money, My Life, a financial literacy program for youth 16 to 19 years old, is beginning in Mount Oliver on August 4. The class covers goal setting, budgeting, saving and credit, among other topics. Youth who complete the course will be rewarded...

The Allentown Community Development Corp. will stage its fifth annual National Night Out from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on August 4 at the Allentown Senior Center/Hilltop United Methodist Church, 631 East Warrington Ave. In keeping with the evening's theme...

The South Side dog owning community came out in numbers to a Town Meeting last week called by City Councilman Bruce Kraus to discuss a possible off-leash area for dogs in the neighborhood. Mr. Kraus' chief of staff, Ken Wolfe, opened the meeting at...

— Mount Oliver Councilman Jim Caylor dies — Any news that emerged from the July 20 meeting of Mount Oliver council was overshadowed by the untimely death of Councilman James Caylor on July 22. Mr. Caylor, 45, was a council member since Jan. 1,...

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl received the first copy of the seventh revision of the South Side Neighborhood Plan at the annual meeting of the South Side Planning Forum on July 21. The brief presentation of the document at City Theatre drew about 50...

Tom Plietz (left) and muralist Lucas Stock from MLK Murals unveiled one of the panels of the Mount Oliver mural in the clock tower plaza at the point of Brownsville Road and Hays Avenue. Design...