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Pennsylvania American Water (PAW) hosted state and local officials and dignitaries on Friday, May 17 to mark the completion of major improvements to the Hays Mine Treatment Plant and Becks Run Pumping Station. The upgrades are part of the company’s...

South Pittsburghers, along with the rest of the city, have an opportunity they haven’t had since 2005: to choose a new mayor without having a sitting mayor in the race. Along with having to decide which of the four Democratic and one Republican...

Representatives of the Port Authority of Allegheny County will be at a special meeting of the Allentown Community Development Corp. on Wednesday, May 22, 7 p.m. at the Allentown Senior Center, 631 E. Warrington Avenue. The topic for the evening will...

Join the Allentown Pop-up Library staff, volunteers with AmeriCorps KEYS, the Brashear Association and community members as they clean-up the Allentown Community Garden on Wednesday, June 5. They will be at the corner of Industry Street and...

Lieutenant Larry Scirotto will be the featured speaker at the Mount Oliver City/St. Clair Block Watch meeting slated for Thursday, May 23, 7 p.m. at St. John Vianney Church Parish Center, 823 Climax Street in Allentown. The topic for discussion will...

Judy Hackel of Allentown, a senior administrative assistant with UPMC has been nominated and chosen as a 2013 winner of the “Physician Services Division (PSD) Award for Staff Excellence in Service to the Community.” Ms. Hackel was identified as...

Area residents may qualify for free produce to be distributed on the Hilltop. Eligible households in the 15203, 15210, 15211 and Carrick residents in 15227 zip codes can pick up fresh produce from 4:3...

Citizens Against Litter is projecting that 9,000 volunteers in 200 communities and groups mostly in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County and neighboring counties collected approximately 300 tons of litter in the Spring/Earth Redd Up. The early projection...

The Allentown Pop-up Library. 1206 Arlington Avenue, is featuring a herbal gardening spa program in May and a series of evening conversations throughout the summer. Gardening Thyme: Herbal Spa Program will take place on Monday May 6, 6 p.m. Learn...

The Allentown Community Development Corp. and the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Assoc. will be joining on April 27 to clean up and beautify Arlington Avenue. Volunteers are asked to meet at 10 a.m. at the billboard near Newton Street. In addition...

On April 25 and 30, there will be a second round of local public meetings for ARTPGH and DESIGNPGH, the Public Art and Urban Design components of PLANPGH, the City’s first comprehensive plan. These will be “open house” meetings will allow...

Area residents may qualify for free produce to be distributed on the Hilltop. Eligible households in the 15203, 15210, 15211 and Carrick residents in 15227 zip codes can pick up fresh produce from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 12. No...

For Hilltop kids who once had no idea how to turn on a computer, building a touch-screen computer kiosk from scratch seemed like an impossible dream. But 15 kids from Pittsburgh’s Hilltop Computer...

The Allentown Community Development Corp. and the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Assoc. will be teaming up on April 20 to clean up and beautify Arlington Avenue. Volunteers are asked to meet at 9 a.m. at the billboard near Newton Street. In addition...

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh customers will now have greater access to programs, computers, materials and facilities. Beginning the week of April 14, most Pittsburgh library locations will have expanded hours, opening more evenings, and, for the...

Residents of Beltzhoover, Knoxville, Mt. Oliver and Allentown are welcome to attend a Mayoral Candidates Forum on Saturday April 13 at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 400 Orchard Place at 1 p.m. Confirmed to attend are Bill Peduto and Michael Lamb. Rep....

Money Smart Series: Credit Report Clinic presented by credit counselors from Advantage Credit Counseling Services will take place at the Pop-Up Library in Allentown at 1206 Arlington Avenue on Thursday April 4, 6-7 p.m. A credit score can affect...

Even though the former Bud’s Hardware on Warrington Avenue has been closed for some time, the building has recently inspired a great deal of creativity—and it’s about to inspire even more. A...

Port Authority and the City of Pittsburgh resumed rehab work on Warrington Avenue on Monday, March 18 beginning at 7 a.m. This work will impact local auto traffic, bus routes, parking and sidewalks, and is expected to be completed August 30....

Mayoral candidates Michael Lamb and Bill Peduto will be in Allentown on Thursday, March 21 to participate in a Meet the Candidates’ Night event. The event will take place beginning at 7 p.m. in the Saint John Vianney Parish Center, in the basement...

Area residents may qualify for free produce to be distributed on the Hilltop. Eligible households in the 15203, 15210, 15211 and Carrick residents in 15227 zip codes can pick up fresh produce from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 8. No...

Enhancing community appearance, livelihood and safety in Allentown were the main discussion points at the Allentown CDC meeting last Thursday night. In its first bi-monthly meeting of the year, board members and guests addressed new and ongoing...