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The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania is taking applications for its sixth annual $5,000 scholarship awarded to aspiring journalists. The award is designed to encourage outstanding collegiate journalism students in print and broadcasting. The...

Councilman Bruce Kraus will host a Knoxville community meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the Knoxville United Church, 148 Jucunda Street. Although it will be an open meeting, the councilman would like to discuss the changing of Mathews Avenue...

The Baldwin United Presbyterian Church is sponsoring an Oktoberfest fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 22. The Oktoberfest will include a flea market, Chinese Auction, bake sale and dinner. The flea market will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the...

The@Brentwood VFW Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor an Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 4@- 8 p.m. There will be great German style music and food along with beer and soda. Tickets are $10 if purchased in advance and $12 at the door. All the...

A free "Safe Neighbors" workshop designed to increase awareness of emergency readiness for older adults will be held on October 12 at the Caliguiri Plaza. This workshop will prepare seniors to be safe in an emergency. Representatives from the City...

The Caregiver Support Group at Henry Kaufmann Center, usually scheduled for the last Thursday of each month must be rescheduled in October and in November. The group will meet on the third Thursday in October and November (Oct. 20 and Nov, 17). The...

The annual Mount Washington Halloween Parade will take place on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. Sponsored by Santa Maria Magdalena, NAORCC and South Hills Residence the parade route will begin in the main parking lot of the South Hills Residence at 125...

Oktoberfest at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1628 Brownsville Road, Carrick, on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. There will be plenty of German food and live entertainment featuring Mikey D's Polka Band. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 children...

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 196B/11 on...

"The Bible was read aloud," said seminary professor Dr. Steven Tuell as he kicked off "How To Read The Bible in the 21st Century: What the Bible is (and isn't)," on Monday, Oct. 3 at Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community on South Side. "It wasn't written...

Dogs and their human companions are welcome at the Friends of Grandview Park's annual Park Bark on Saturday, Oct. 15, from noon to 3 p.m. in Grandview Park, 499 Bailey Avenue. Planned activities include an agility course, Halloween costume contest,...

A series of seven career workshops designed to help attendees gain control of the job search process, create powerful resumes and develop material to showcase their unique talents and abilities in today's competitive job market are planned beginning...

The Coffee House at the South Side Presbyterian Church will feature singer/songwriter/guitarist T. Mitchell Bell on Friday,@Oct. 14, 7:30 – 9 p.m. Mr. Bell's music is folk-rock mixed with soulful ballads. His songs cover subjects of heart and...

A journey of 2,700 steps begins with the first step and these StepTrekers took their first steps through South Side Park at the 11th Annual Pittsburgh StepTrek on Saturday. Organizers estimates more...

Benjamin Cornelius-Bates, music director/composer at St. Paul of the Cross Monastery in South Side, is one of six organists in the world chosen to compete in the Organ Improvisation Competition in...

Bishop Leonard St. Mary of the Mount Academy will be hosting its first ever Cardinal Wuerl Angel Fund Gala Dinner with special guest Cardinal Wuerl on Friday Nov. 25, from 6 – 11 p.m. at LeMont Restaurant, 1114 Grandview Avenue, Mt. Washington....

Pittsburgh has a strong tradition of neighbors-helping-neighbors. Throughout its history, citizen volunteers in every corner of Pittsburgh have risen up as partners in tackling the city's greatest challenges. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl believes in...

Most of Pittsburgh's 90 neighborhoods have signed up for the fall Redd Up on the Oct. 21, 22, 23 weekend. Pittsburgh public, private and parochial schools kick off the weekend on Friday, Oct. 21, with the Stash the Trash event. To register your schoo...

The South Side Improvement District Steering Committee will hold two public meetings, October 12 and 24 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of UPMC Mercy South Side Outpatient Center, 2000 Mary Street. The Steering Committee will share results of a sur...

On October 15 the Carrick Tree Tenders and Tree Pittsburgh will be participating in Mulch Maddness in Carrick on Brownsville Road from 9:30 a.m. until noon. They need as much help as they can get to be able to take care of the trees before winter....

Temple Baptist Church of Mount Oliver, 743 Brownsville Road at Onyx Avenue, will hold its annual Country Fair on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to noon. There will be "attic treasures," jewelry, books, crafts, slightly-used clothing and more. Call...

A $500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the theft of a green 1996 Dodge pick -up truck with a red tailgate on Mount Washington. The truck was stolen on August 6...

Free flu shots for seniors, over the age of 65 and on Medicare, will be offered at the Elder-ado, Inc., Knoxville Center, 320 Brownsville Road, on Wednesday, Oct. 12 beginning at 10:30 a.m. The flu shots will be available on the lower level of the...

The North American, Old Roman Catholic Church, USA announced on September 8 the Santus Theological Institute of Saint John's Seminary has conferred upon Monsignor Victor Cianca of Santa Maria Magdalena Parish in recognition of satisfactory...

The Knoxville United Deacons Flea Market will take place on October 15 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Knoxville United Church, 148 Jucunda Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15210. The flea market will feature designer clothes that normally sell from $50 and...