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16th Ward Pablo Edmundo Duque to Spring Street Rentals L.P. at 2406 Arlington Ave. for $8,000. RE 360 SS Partn. L.P. to David and Nancy Brown at 2505 Cobden St. for $134,000. Stonecrest Income & Opportunity Fund 1 L to Original Resource Inc. at...

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 1/10 on Thursday,...

The Mount Washington Branch Library, 315 Grandview Avenue, will be hosting a Family Story and Craft Hour on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 11 a.m. The program will include winter stories and a snowman craft. All ages are welcome. For more information, call...

Last week, with spending to remain flat for the fourth consecutive year, the Pittsburgh Board of School Directors adopted a 2010 General Fund Budget that holds the line on taxes. The 2010 budget of $525.4 million represents a $0.8 million increase...

The Allegheny County Health Department is sponsoring its 11th annual environmental poster contest for students in grades 6-8. The theme of this year's contest is "Green Buying Power" and aims to promote environmentally friendly choices by consumers...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sponsoring a video contest that challenges filmmakers to produce short, creative videos that highlight the "Three Rs" of individual consumption: reduce, reuse, and recycle. The agency is accepting...

At a time when many organizations are cutting back, the Pittsburgh Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® announced that its 2010 local grants will total $1.75 million—the largest amount in the organization's history. While the Komen...

Roosevelt Elementary, a K-5 grade school in Carrick, took part in the Pittsburgh Public Schools swim championships at Allderdice High School on December 8. This event is open to all students in...

Twice a year, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police sponsors an opportunity for members of the community to become closely acquainted with the roles and responsibilities of the Police Bureau. The Pittsburgh Citizen's Police Academy (CPA) brings the police...

The Phillips School Choir provide the entertainment at Brashear Association's annual Open House celebration at the center last Wednesday. Guests were treated to a variety of holiday songs, along with...

Friends of Grandview Park and St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church on South Side Slopes joined together last week to Christmas Carol in Grandview Park and area senior citizen highrises....

St. Mary Magdalena Catholic Church will celebrate Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve at the Burning Bush, 40 Pius Street on the South Side Slopes. The service will begin at 11 p.m. with carols and continue at midnight with the Blessing of the Crib and...

The Karuzela Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Neil Stahurski, will present its annual Polish Christmas Concert on Saturday, January 9, 2010, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 3058 Brereton Street, Polish Hill. The concert will follow the 4...

The South Side Presbyterian Church will hold a special Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service on Thursday, Dec. 24, at 7:30 p.m. Each person attending will receive a candle and the room will glow as all the candles get lighted from the flame of the...

Each year the Craft Class at the Knoxville Elder-ado Center works on a special project for others who may not be as fortunate. In recent years, in cooperation with the McKinley Center, they have...

The City's Department of City Planning issued a request for proposals (RFP) for urban planning and transportation consultants to develop transit-oriented development (TRID) planning studies along the South Metro Area Revitalization Transit Corridor...

Bank on Brashear coin banks are beginning to be returned to Brashear Association. The piggy banks were distributed to those attending the annual Bravo! Brashear luncheon in October. Attendees were...

In the two years since the city passed legislation to limit liquor licenses to one per 50,000 square feet in Local Neighborhood Commercial (LNC) districts, little has changed in South Side and now the biggest change could be an influx of new alcohol...

Nancy Eshelman of the South Side passes her donation of a basketball to Brashear Association Office Manager Marion Schafer at the association's annual house. With more than 500 requests for...

State Sen. Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) is supporting additional state spending controls in response to the continued decline in revenue collections as the economy struggles to rebound. "I'm confident that the coming year will show growth in the economy...