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As of August 8, $3,876,482 in funding has been committed to Southwestern Pennsylvania through the Emergency Homeowner Loan Program. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the availability of $105...

The Carrick High School Alumni Association will designate 13 of its best and brightest as Distinguished Alumni at a luncheon at the South Hills Country Club on Sunday, Sept. 4. Previously, two Carrick High graduates, both from the Class of February...

There will be a Luncheon Card Party on Saturday, Aug. 27 from noon to 3 p.m. in the St. John Vianney Parish Center Dining Room, 823 Climax Street. Donation for the Luncheon Card Party sponsored by the Christian Women's Guild is $10. Reservations are...

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 138/11 on Thursday...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Thursday, August 24, at 1:00 p.m. in District Magisterial Judge James Motznik's Courtroom: • Michael d. Foglia, 154-156 Merrimac Street, 19th Ward, Continued Codes 307.1, 304.10, 304.13, 304.6,...

On August 18, Pittsburgh Police narcotics and vice detectives conducted a prostitution suppression detail in the Carrick, Allentown and Knoxville neighborhoods. They observed a white female loitering on the corner of Knox and Arlington avenues. The...

The South Side Presbyterian Church Preschool, "A Caring Place to Grow," will hold its Open House and Orientation Day on Wednesday, Aug. 31 from 9 a.m. to noon. All interested people are welcome to bring their preschool-age children to get to a feel...

@Former Pittsburgh Steeler Louis Lipps will be signing autographs at a fundraiser for The Children's Sickle Cell Foundation, Inc. (CSCF) on August 26 from 9-11 p.m. at the Jaggerbush Bar and Grill, corner of 23rd and Jane streets. A portion of the...

The kids at Ormsby Pool had an opportunity to enjoy the water and sunshine before thinking about returning back to school. An "end of season" celebration was held at the pool, giving everyone a...

The Carrick High School Class of 1981 is inviting classmates to a Reunion Picnic at the Maryland Grove in South Park on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 2 p.m. Classmates should bring their own food and drinks and their families. All are welcome to stop by and...

As students across the United States get ready to start the 2011-2012 school year, AAA reminds motorists to be aware of increased child pedestrian activity and traffic congestion in and around neighborhoods and school zones.@ "School zone speed...

16th Ward Pittsburgh City to John Planitzer at 2514 Burham St. for $2,000. Patricia Pfoertner to RHO Enterprises LLC at 2309 Larkins Way for $66,000. Megan Ross Trainer to Patricia Quolke and Stephen Ayer at 2826 Larkins Way for $140,000. Joseph...

Nearly 200 students made the trip to South Side over the weekend for the annual Duquesne University Freshman Orientation cleanup. The purpose of the project is to get the students to recognize the...

The Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) will partner with AARP for a town meeting on "The Future of Social Security and Medicare." The event will air LIVE on the statewide network from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25.@ @The town meeting, which is...

State Senator Jim Ferlo (D-Allegheny) will host and moderate a town hall meeting focusing on consumer concerns regarding the dispute between the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Highmark, Inc. The event will take place Thursday,...

There will be a city-wide Public Safety meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31 in Beechview at St. Pamphilus Church, 1000 Tropical Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15216. City of Pittsburgh Police Zones 3 and 6 are hosting the city-wide Public Safety....

Joshua Development Corporation will hold a community meeting to discuss proposed plans to put a residential program for homeless women in the Potter's House Educational Multi-Purpose Center at 430 Cathedral Avenue in Mt. Oliver. The meeting will be...

Benjamin Wazny, 10, and Paige Jubeck, 9, work on shucking some of the corn for the Community Cornfest in Phillips Park....

South Side residents and business owners will be getting a little something extra in their mailboxes this week: a survey from the South Side Planning Forum concerning the formation of an "Improvement District," in the neighborhood. An improvement...

The new principal at Bishop Leonard St. Mary of the Mount Academy experienced déjà vu when he first entered its gym. Joe Garrity had played team sports against St. Mary's at the gym when he was a...

The Steelers were playing that night but it didn't matter. A crowd of over 60 persons still came to the monthly community forum meeting of the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation Aug. 18 to discuss building an unleashed dog park in the...

A Picnic Lunch will be held from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26 in the St. John Vianney Parish Center Dining Room, 823 Climax Street. Those attending should enter by the ramp in the back of the parking lot. Donations accepted but not...