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Join the Allentown Community Development Corp. on Thursday. Oct. 25 at the Allentown Senior Center, 631 E. Warrington Avenue to hear about plans to put a new community center in the neighborhood. Kristee Cammack and Averill Pippens from A Giving...

A free five week lecture series on cancer, "Protect & Prevent – Taking Control of Your Health," presented by UPMC Cancer Center will take place at the Carrick Branch of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to...

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 209/12 on...

16th Ward Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. trustee to Konstantin Kipiller and Veronika Berezan at 2825 Josephine St. for $23,199. Federal National Mortgage Assn. to Daniel Schaarschmidt at 2111-2113 Sarah St. for $200,000. Estate of Florence...

Birmingham AARP #2757 will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at Birmingham United Church of Christ, 25 Carrick Avenue at noon. There will be Oktoberfest and refreshments will be served for a donation....

The 18th Annual Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Christmas Festival will celebrate the spirit of the holidays on October 19, 20, 21, 27 and 28 at the Washington County Fairgrounds, in Washington PA. The festival opens to the public each day from 10 a.m....

Celebrate Halloween a little early by attending a special magic performance by the amazing T.J. Hill at the Knoxville Library on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 11:30 a.m. TJ will perform astounding magic tricks for the entertainment of all ages. Children ages...

St. John Vianney Parish Christian Women's Guild will hold a Luncheon Card Party on Saturday, Oct. 27 beginning at noon. Cost of the luncheon is $12 per person. Doors will open at 11 a.m. and lunch served at noon in the St. John Vianney (former St....

Mount Oliver Borough is again sponsoring Crank it at the Clock at the Mount Oliver Clocktower at 4 p.m. after the borough's Trick or Treat on October 27. The family friendly event will feature food, fun and games "for the young and young at heart....

On Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Central Blood Bank is hosting a blood drive in honor of Colin Albright, who was attacked on the South Side of Pittsburgh on Sept. 5. The drive will be held at Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community, 2700...

Cold weather is right around the corner. Unfortunately, when the leaves fall off the trees and green hills turn bare, neighborhoods are often left with piles of ugly, repulsive trash and dump sites. Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak is asking community...

Get Stuffed with Love, the annual fall campaign to provide Thanksgiving meals to people in need including homeless, shut-ins, disabled is gearing up for this year. The South Side Rotary, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, South Side Sokol Club, and Giant...

An estimated 10,000 volunteers will take to the streets of Pittsburgh neighborhoods and many Allegheny County communities Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19, 20, 21, for the annual Fall Redd Up. Volunteers are split among three categories; school...

A board election, an update on the prior Saturday's Pittsburgh StepTrek 2012, and an overview of the city's 311 non-emergency line were the highlights of the October 9 meeting of the South Sides Slopes Neighborhood Association (SSSNA). In the board...

The October 9 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum began with the new manager of the South Side branch of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Susie Waldo, introducing herself. The branch, which underwent a nearly year-long capital improvement...

The following Housing Court case is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 22, at 9:00 a.m. in Magisterial District Judge Eugene Ricciardi's Courtroom: • Andreen Lukas, 151 Pius Street, 17th Ward, Code 302.4. The following Housing Court case is scheduled for...

The annual Carrick/Overbrook Halloween Costume Contest is right around the corner on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 5:30 p.m. in the Phillips Park Recreation Center in Carrick. Children 12 years of age or younger are eligible to participate. Pre-registration...

The City wide Public Safety meeting will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 6 – 8 p.m. at the South Side Market House, 12th Street and Bingham streets. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. The presentations will begin at approximately 6:45...

St. Pius X Byzantine Catholic Church, 2336 Brownsville Rd. in Carrick, is holding its annual Ethnic Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 2-8 p.m. Stuffed Cabbage, pirohi, haluski, and kolbassi will be served. Desserts are also available. Those with...

Storytimes for families with babies, toddlers and preschoolers are scheduled weekly at the Knoxville Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. On Tuesday mornings at 11:30 a.m., Baby & Me Storytime for children ages 0-18 months will be held....

The Market House Senior Center has moved back into its original home, the newly renovated Market House on 12th and Bingham streets. This October they will be having their annual Oktoberfest with homemade perogies, sausage, hot dogs and homemade...

Volunteers are being recruited to help "Redd Up" Mount Oliver during Pitt Make-A-Difference Day on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organized by the Mount Oliver Borough Council and the Hilltop Economic Development Corp., the goal of the...

On Halloween, the parking lot of the Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community will be creeping and crawling with trick-or-treaters and their families. The parking lot will be transformed into a one-stop candy distribution center. Instead of walking...