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Birmingham AARP #2757 will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at Birmingham United Church of Christ, 25 Carrick Ave. at 12:30 p.m. Coffee, tea and pastries will be served for a donation. Visitors are always welcome....

The following Housing Court case is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 20, at 10:30 a.m. in Magisterial District Judge Richard King's Courtroom: • Bernard L. Maxwell Jr., 122 Camfield Street, 18th Ward, Continued Codes 922.02A, 110.1. • Theresa...

Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1628 Brownsville Road, Carrick, will hold an Oktoberfest on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. There will be plenty of German food and live entertainment. Tickets are $10 per person. Contact the church office at...

South Side Anglican Church will host an "Open Mic in the Park" at Cindy Esser Plaza, 12th and East Carson streets, on Saturdays, September 22, October 20, November 3 and 17. All are welcome to come and share their music, poetry or spoken word....

Volunteers are still needed to complete the teams for the South Side Pups Glass SweeP-UP on Saturday, Sept. 22. Teams of volunteers (four to five people per team) will be picking up broken glass on South Side to help keep their pets safe. Team...

Work continues on raising the roof of Tunnel Park in SouthSide Works. The CSX project will allow double stacked railroad cars to be able to use the tunnel under the site....

Work on East Warrington Avenue will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 19 with track work in advance of the street resurfacing. It's anticipated the work on the tracks will take two weeks. The Port Authority will then move to resurface East Warrington...

On Monday nights in October, Dr. Dale Allison of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary will be speaking about two of his favorite subjects: George Harrison of the Beatles and Jesus of Nazareth. These events will be hosted at the Hot Metal Bridge Faith...

Volunteers will be available on three upcoming dates at the Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community to help people to register, to update their existing registration, or to get up-to-date information on voter I.D. requirements in time for the upcoming presi...

State Rep. Harry Readshaw, D-Allegheny, "Readshaw's Raiders" and motorcycle riders from around Pennsylvania are preparing their bikes for their annual "Ride to Gettysburg" at 1 p.m. on Sept. 22. The annual motorcycle trip from Harrisburg to...

City Theatre will present the 2012 Young Playwrights Festival, October 6 and 7 on it's Lester Hamburg Studio Stage. Featuring original, one-act plays written by select middle and high school playwrights from Western Pennsylvania, the annual festival...

Ormsby Community Center in South Side is starting an arts and crafts program for ages 6 and up. Boys and girls can sign up and make gifts for the holidays. Registration is now underway, the cost is $15 per person. The starting date is Wednesday,...

A spaghetti dinner for Hilltop residents, hosted by Voices Against Violence, will be held on Friday, Sept. 21 from 6-8 p.m. at Warrington Recreation Center, 329 E. Warrington Ave. Call 412-641-0362 for more information on the Feed the Community...

Animal Friends will honor St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals, with a traditional Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, Oct. 7 at noon. The blessing is free, and all pet owners are welcome to bring their pets for this special celebration....

Video surveillance cameras, block watch kits, and free Thanksgiving meals for those without meals on the holiday were among the topics at the Sept. 10 meeting of the Carrick/Overbrook block watch. The guest speakers were police Lieutenant Larry...

World War II veterans can register for a free one-day bus trip to the WWII National Memorial in Washington, D.C. scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 2. The buses will leave at 6 a.m. from four locations: Coraopolis, Ross Park, Monroeville, Greentree and...

Santa Maria Magdalena will be hosting a weekly supper on Thursday evenings this fall, starting with a Pasta Dinner this week, Thursday, Sept. 20 from 4-7 p.m. A donation of $2.99 includes dessert. Also for sale at the dinner will be fresh baked...

The U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will sponsor a fall National Drug Take Back Day collection on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drop-off sites will be available at many municipal police departments throughout Western...

A request for the South Side Planning Forum to become involved in a proposed residential permit parking district plan was the focus of the organization's Sept. 11 meeting. The proposed district is the South Side Flats from 10th St. to 17th St. along...

16th Ward Robert Schleicher to Marawan Abed at 2317 Arlington Ave. for $30,000. John Vesper to Robert and Cheryl Trapuzzano trustee at 101 S. 22nd St. for $168,000. Daniel Benson White to Jaymes McKay at 2305 Wellington St. for $226,500. 17th Ward...

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 170/12 on...

Effective October 1, the Allegheny County Health Department will provide free vaccine to children only if they are uninsured, have Medicaid or are an American Indian or Alaskan Native under new guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...

The Allegheny County Health Department has released its fall schedule of food protection certification courses for food industry workers. The two-day course will be offered October 2 and 9 at the Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Department; October 22 and...

The Allentown Adult Day Service will celebrate National Adult Day Service Week with its annual open house Thursday, Sept. 20, 1 – 4 p.m. This year's theme is Adult Day Services: Care, Compassion, Community. The special week provides opportunities...