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The South Side Senior Center will hold and Oktoberfest at the South Side Market House on Friday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Oktoberfest will include a bake sale and flea market. In addition, there will be homemade foods for eat-in or...

Concord Presbyterian Church, 1907 Brownsville Road in Carrick, will hold Trunk or Treat in the church parking lot on Sunday, Oct. 31. Church members will hand out candy during the City of Pittsburgh Trick or Treat hours....

Preschoolers ages 3-5 and their parents/caregivers are welcome to come for a story time filled with stories, songs, rhymes and puppets at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Knoxville Branch, 400 Brownsville Road. This series of programs is designed t...

An enjoyable evening of music featuring pop classics and jazz standards is slated for the Oasis Coffee Center, 1912 Brownsville Road, on Saturday, Oct. 16 beginning at 7 p.m. The "Smooth Sounds" concert with Rich Dugan and Ed Friedenberger on their...

Trinity Lutheran Church will hold a Flea Market on Saturday, Oct. 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Food and refreshments will be available for shoppers from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Individual tables can be purchased for $10 by contacting the church office at...

The Hilltop Economic Development Corp. will sponsor a free Home Buying Workshop at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25, at the Mount Oliver Fire Hall, 120 Brownsville Road. Counselors will be at the workshop to instruct prospective homebuyers about: grant...

St. John Vianney Parish will serve a ‘Ham and Cabbage' Lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15, in the Parish Center dining room. Those attending the lunch should enter by the ramp at the back of the parking lot. Donations are accepted but...

Appraisers from the Pittsburgh Chapter of the National American Glass Clubs will appraise glass pieces for a donation of $5 per three items at the South Side Branch Library, 2205 E. Carson Street, on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m....

The St. Vincent DePaul Conference and Cultural Diversity Committee of Prince of Peace Parish will sponsor a Holubky (stuffed cabbage) Dinner on Sunday, Oct. 17. The meal will bring back memories of Mom's Sunday dinners, with creamy mashed potatoes,...

The kick-off meetings for the South Metro Area Revitalization through Transit: Transit Revitalization Investment District (SMART TRID) are planned for Tuesday, Oct. 26, 6-8 p.m. at the Warrington Recreation Center, 329 E. Warrington Ave. and...

Carrick Litter Patrol is looking for volunteers for the Carrick Fall Redd Up and Pitt Make a Difference Day on October 16. Volunteers are needed to help clean up the neighborhood before winter sets in. This year's Fall Redd-Up event will be enhanced...

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Carrick is planning a frightfully good time at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21. Come to the library to listen to The Peace of Mind Paranormal Society talk about their experiences hunting ghosts. Using the most...

Carrick will be a scary place during October when Halloween is celebrated throughout the month with the Phillips Park Haunted House and the annual Halloween Parade and Costume Contest. The Phillips Park Community Center, 201 Parkfield Street, is...

An Oktoberfest celebration is planned at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1628 Brownsville Road, Carrick, on Saturday, Oct. 16, 5:30-9:30 p.m. German food and live entertainment are included for $10 per person. Call the church office at 412 881 4404 to...

St. John Vianney Parish will sponsor a community Autumn Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 23, 5-8 p.m. in the Parish Center Dining Hall. The dinner will feature food, fellowship, music with DJ Schultzie and dancing. The menu includes: knockwurst and smoked...

　South Side Sabers Youth Football Teams traveled to Brentwood on Oct. 2, where the majority of the Sabers' Fans were able to enjoy winning games. The Twerps started off the day winning　36-6. The Termites also had a successful game with...

The 16th Annual Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Christmas Festival will celebrate the spirit of the holidays from October 15-17 and 23, 24 at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Washington, PA. The festival opens to the public each day from 10 am. To 6...

Neighborhood needs and concerns will be the subject of the next Upper Knoxville Block Watch slated for Thursday, Oct. 21 at the Knoxville Christian Church, 72 Knox Avenue. There will be a fellowship supper from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. followed by the...

Birmingham AARP #2757 will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at Birmingham United Church of Christ, 25 Carrick Ave., at 12:30 p.m. The Corsairs will entertain. Refreshments will be served for a donation. Visitors are always welcome....

16th Ward Admiral Capital Management LLC to Florence Wright at 1413 Eleanor St. for $21,500. Robert Donald Muse to Alfredo Shaheen at 2002 Spring St. for $1,500. HSBC Bank USA NA trustee to Spring Street Rentals L.P. at 224 Sterling St. for $19,000....

Over the weekend, Pittsburgh Police conducted a saturation detail in the South Side Flats, from 10th Street to the SouthSide Works, to address illegal parking. Taking a "no tolerance" stance, police from the Traffic Division issued 243 parking...

Information and Referral Specialist Janet Kirik, of Elder-ado, Inc. (on left), is presented the Annual Golden Eagle Award by Cindy Datig, chief executive officer of the Dollar Energy. Mrs. Kirik was...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 7, at 10:30 a.m. in District Magisterial Judge Richard King's courtroom: • Mark Stewart, 836 Excelsior Street, 18th Ward, Code 302.3 • Nancy Farah, 1719 Concordia Street, 29th...

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 210/10 on...

The contributing writer did not articulate the stance of the attendees very well at the Armstrong Park capital planning meeting (Planning begins for what Armstrong Park could be in the future, Oct. 5, 2010). 　I was present at the meeting, as...