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16th Ward Estate of Anna Morgan to William Gault at 325 Clover St. for $28,000. Green Development Inc. to Rodriguez Invesment Holdings LLC at 2212 1/2 Harcum Way for $325,000. Eric Grieb to Brian Seanor at 94 S 22nd St. for $147,290. Todd Salac to...

South Pittsburgh area stakeholders have banded together to assist and possibly enhance Councilman Bruce A. Kraus' campaign to save the UPMC South Side Hospital from closing and moving its facilities and personnel to UPMC Mercy on the Bluff....

Changes have taken place over the past five years-plus regarding the neighborhoods patrolled by the Zone 3 Police Station, based in the South Side. The zone doubled in size in September, 2003 when Zone 4 in the West End was closed for budgetary...

Nancy Eshelman, South Side Chamber of Commerce president, visits with Megan and Adam Desimon, owner of Diesel Club Lounge on the South Side, at the Second Annual Light Up Carson Happy Hour at Diesel....

The following cases are scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 13 in District Magisterial Judge Richard King's courtroom at 10:30 a.m.: • Jeffrey Snyder, 473 Calvert, 29th Ward, Continued, Code 302.4 • Dana Powell, 2931 Parkdale, 29th Ward, Continued,...

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 217/08 on...

The South Side community and all former students, teachers, and staff are welcome to attend the Phillips Elementary School's 50th Anniversary Celebration and Open House on Nov. 17. The event will take place from 6-8 p.m. Those who would like to...

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has been chosen as one of four “Outstanding Young Pennsylvanians” by the Junior Chamber International Pennsylvania (PA Jaycees). The mayor was be honored at the 61st Annual Outstanding Young Pennsylvanian Awards Banquet,...

The Allegheny County Health Department and the Pennsylvania Resources Council are sponsoring a drop-off collection event for hard-to-recycle items on Saturday, Nov. 15. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 pm., in the parking lot of the Mall at...

The Christian Women's Guild of Saint John Vianney parish is sponsoring a card party on Saturday, Nov. 22 from noon to 3 p.m. in the Parish Center Dining Room. The cost is $10 including lunch. Proceeds will be used to raise funds for improvements to...

The Beltzhoover Festival Committee will host a holiday happy hour to raise funds for Community Day 2009 at the Town Tavern on Saturday, Nov. 29 from 7-10 p.m. There is a $5 donation and the evening features free food, and discounts on drinks. Call...

For students in the Pittsburgh Public Schools, the future has grown even brighter, thanks to The Pittsburgh Promise. The Promise is a community gift to help families plan, prepare and pay for education after high school. Parents, families and...

 Combine 300 feet of crime scene tape, a human skeleton, bright red blood spatter, and 30 high school students, and you have the makings for the latest episode of a popular crime television program - unless you are at Carnegie Science Center for...

Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 will host an information session on November 12 at 6 p.m. for interested families. The topic will be the new International Baccalaureate 6-12 school scheduled to open in the fall of 2009 with grades 6-10, as well as other...

Birmingham AARP #2757 will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at Birmingham United Church of Christ, 25 Carrick Avenue, 12:30 p.m. There will be a Hawaiian Show for entertainment. Coffee, tea and pastries will be served for a donation. Visitors are...

Applications from high schools are now being accepted for entry into the second annual Allegheny County African American Quiz Bowl to be held Thursday, April 16, 2009 at Northside Urban Pathways Charter School at 914 Penn Ave. The event will be a...

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania has announced the winners of the 2008 Power of Work Awards, marking the twelfth anniversary of its annual program honoring employers who help people with special needs overcome barriers to employment. They are:...

On February 17, 2009, all full-power television stations must turn off their analog transmitters and begin broadcasting exclusively in a digital format. These transmitters have been the connection to homes and cable operators since television...

The Allegheny County Health Department is sponsoring its 10th annual environmental poster contest for students in grades 6-8. The theme of this year's contest is “Alternative Transportation” and aims to promote modes of transportation that are...

Storyteller Celeta Hickman will present “Kente Colors” and other stories from the African nations of Ghana and Togo at the South Side Library on Saturday, Nov. 15. This entertaining and colorful program, sponsored by Pittsburgh Gateway to the...

 The 29th Ward Democratic Committee is holding its annual Holiday Party on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 7:30 -11:30 p.m. at St. Pius Church at 2336 Brownsville Road, entrance in the back. Rowdy's Barbecue will be providing the food.  Beer, wine, and pop...

The Carrick High School Alumni Association recently added more than 100 names on engraved bricks to its Carrick High Alumni Veterans Wall and Alumni Walk. The memorials, which were built in 2003,...

City Theatre will present The Brothers Size, by Tarell Alvin McCraney – a new exciting voice in American theatre – playing in the Hamburg Theatre from November 13 – December 21. The Brothers Size received rave reviews in New York and London;...

City Theatre heralds the return of Sister's Christmas Catechism, by Maripat Donovan – Pittsburgh's sassy alternative to traditional holiday fare. Sister's Christmas Catechism performs at City...

State Representative Harry Readshaw, Carrick, will be prominently featured in an expanded version of the Emmy-award winning documentary “Stone Soldiers” produced by WQED. “Gettysburg's New Battle: Saving the Stone Soldiers” will premiere at...