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On Saturday, Sept. 24 LifeStone Church, will host the Second Annual Kid's Life Family Bike ride. The event will kick-off at SouthSide Riverfront Park at 11am, followed by an hour long leisurely bike ride through South Side, to be completed by a...

St. John Vianney Parish will hold a Ham Lunch on Friday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the St. John Vianney Parish Center Dining Room, 823 Climax Street, Pittsburgh PA 15210. Those attending should enter the dining room by the ramp at the back...

Come to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Carrick, 1811 Brownsville Road, this Saturday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. to meet the Pennsylvania State Honey Queen, Alyssa Fine. Learn about honeybees, beekeeping and Ms. Fine's experience working with bees to...

— 400 slips would accomodate seasonal and transient boaters in South Side — Three presentations were featured at the South Side Planning Forum meeting of Sept. 13: proposed SouthSide Works marina; Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh voter referendum;...

16th Ward Alisa Krayvo Adams to Curtis Williams at 3133 Josephine St. for $117,500. Bruce Lazier to Bruce Lazier and Deborah Murphy at 2313 Mission St. for $35,000. 17th Ward Laura Ann Wehar to Christine Hickey at 120 15th St. S Unit 204 for...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 1:30 p.m. in District Magisterial Judge James Motznik's Courtroom: • Prasad Bandha and Rocco Miller, 240 Station Square, 19th Ward, Codes 901.6, 605.6, 3003.5.3, 803.1,...

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 175/11 on...

Area residents are urged to sign-up for one of the "Safe Neighbors" workshops being held in South Pittsburgh neighborhoods. At the workshops they will learn about@personal emergency plans, organizing medications in advance, home safety during...

A "Blessing of the Animals" will take place at Grace Church (Anglican) at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, in observance of St. Francis' Day. All are welcome to bring their pets, either caged or on leashes, to be blessed on the lawn. Grace Church is at the...

The South Side Market House is on track to be reopened by spring of 2012. Councilman Bruce Kraus and Director of Public Works Rob Kaczorowski visited the senior citizens' program at the Brashear Center to announce plans to make repairs to the...

This week, state Rep. Jake Wheatley, D-Allegheny, will host the latest in a series of town hall meetings for residents of the 19th Legislative District Rep. Wheatley will partner with the Allentown Community Development Corp. to hold a meeting from...

Dogtoberfest, Pittsburgh's premier pet adoption event, hosted by the Coalition to Adopt, Rehome and Match abandoned Animals (CARMAA) is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m, Enter the Pooch Pride Parade with $500 in Prizes. Win $100 for...

Copies of the property owner survey sent out by the South Side Improvement District (SSID) Steering Committee of the South Side Planning Forum arrived later than expected with some survey only hitting mailboxes later last week. Originally the...

The developer seeking to change Mount Washington's former Prospect School into a market rate apartment complex said he needs to seek city zoning variances for the project. An update on his plans and other matters was given at the Mount Washington...

NOTICE TO BIDDERS BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Sealed Proposals will be received by the Borough of Mt. Oliver, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania until 10:00 A.M. on October 19, 2011 to be publicly opened and read immediately...

Wise Walk has started again at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Carrick. Wise Walk is a 10-week program geared toward adults 50+. Participants will receive a pedometer and t-shirt and will record the number of steps they take each week. They meet...

The Cora L. Cheatham Wiling Workers annual luncheon and fashion show, The Heart of Fashion is scheduled for October 1 at 11 a.m. at the Radisson Greentree. Michele Goodman Studio is the fashion coordinator featuring Betty West and introducing "thiQ"...

Last week, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, Pittsburgh Police Narcotics Investigations Detectives conducted a joint investigation with the PA Attorney General agents in Mount Oliver. A search warrant was executed at a residence in the 100 block of St. Joseph...

A Human Health and the Environment Workshop will be held on Tuesday Oct. 4 at the CCI Center, 64 South 14 th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, from 6:30-8 p.m. The workshop, presented by the Pennsylvania Resources Council in partnership with UPCI Center...

The Allentown Adult Day Service will celebrate 25 years of providing quality adult day services to the South Pittsburgh communities at the annual Open House on Friday, Sept. 23. @The festivities begin at 1 p.m. with opening remarks by invited...

A East Carson Street Property Renovation Forum for property owners along East Carson Street is slated for Thursday, Sept. 29, at 3 p.m. at Cupka's Café II, 2314 East Carson Street in the radio show room. A brief information overview from guest...