South Pittsburgh Reporter - Serving South Pittsburgh Since 1939

I attended the public meeting held on October 24 at the UPMC Mercy South Side Outpatient Center Cafeteria conducted by the South Side Neighborhood Improvement District (NID) Steering Committee. To be clear, I do not have a problem with any resident...

The Mt. Oliver Fire Department would like to remind everyone to have their furnaces and hot water units looked before the really cold weather sets in. Preventative maintenance on these units may save your life. Faulty units can lead to carbon...

For more than 115 years, has there been a more important asset to our neighborhoods than Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh? Libraries anchor our neighborhoods as community centers, offering everyone a place to grow and learn. For our children,...

16th Ward Dominica Tamulitis to David and Lorraine Pudup at 2414 Arlington Ave. for $21,000. Daniel Bilski to RE 360 SS Partn. 4 L.P. at 14 Kosciusko Way for $110,000. Ross aka Rosario Falvo to 2416 Larkins Way LLC at 2416 Larkins Way for $1 (state...

The 29th Ward Democratic Committee's annual Holiday Party will take place at St. Pius X Byzantine Catholic Church Hall, 2336 Brownsville Road in Carrick, on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 7-11 p.m. The $20 donation at the door includes dinner and...

Ormsby Recreation Center in South Side will host Youth Ceramics from November 7 to December 30 for boys and girls ages 10 to 16 years old. The classes are on Mondays and Fridays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Cost of the program is $20 per child. For more...

Polishfest will be held on Sunday, Nov. 13 from noon to 5 p.m. on the first floor of the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland. This year, Polishfest will feature Polish dinners, baked goods, ethnic imports, a gift mart, folk dancers, Polka music, a...

On November 15, the Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh, in conjunction with CCAC and local providers of human services, will be hosting a job fair at the I.B.E.W. in the South Side, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. More than 30 agencies that provide human...

The South Side Presbyterian Church will hold a special worship service and reception to celebrate and its 160th Anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 1:30 p.m. The worship service will include song, prayers, praise, and sermon by Pastor Kathy...

Ann Jones Gerace, executive director of Conservation Consultants, Inc. was one of 27 environmental leaders to be honored at Penn Futures Green Power Awards Luncheon at the Fairmont. Bestowed annually by Penn Future, the awards recognize individuals,...

Six development projects that are revitalizing Pittsburgh communities, spurring economic development, catalyzing private investment, and serving as models of sustainable development received Commonwealth Awards at 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania's...

There was only one dissenting comment at a public meeting held in Mount Washington on October 25 to gauge support for an unleashed dog park inside the Mount's Olympia Park. A third of@more than 75 residents attended spoke that night in favor of...

I have been the executive director of the Elder-ado, Incorporated for the past 18 years and a "friend" of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Library for the past three. During those past 18 years I have been involved in many community projects from...

At the request of local residents in light of a number of traffic accidents, Mathews Ave. in Knoxville was recently changed to one-way. "I listen to the people. Whatever they want we will try to implement," said city Public Works director Rob...

Much of the discussion at the October 24 public meeting called by the South Side Neighborhood Improvement Steering Committee concerned the way the vote will be taken if the district is to be formed. If consensus is reached among the South Side...

Another spirited public meeting on the proposed formation of a Neighborhood Improvement District (NID) within the South Side Flats was held on Oct. 24, with many of the most vocal attendees opposed to the NID attending. In an improvement district, pr...

The South Side Local Development Company was the recipient of Brashear Association's Community Service Award. Accepting the award from Brashear executive director Hugh Brannan III at Bravo! Brashear...

Over the past several years Mount Oliver Borough has been in the headlines on too many occasions. Drugs, shootings, and public safety issues are an everyday concern. But for a while, the issue receiving the most amount of press was what was going on...

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 200/11 on...