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Beltzhoover’s first community flea market is set for Saturday, June 22. Hilltop residents are welcome to display and sell their goods as well as meet and greet with others in the community. If interested in vending on June 22, call Kelli Organ at...

Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. recently launched two pipeline improvement projects in South Pittsburgh totaling $1.9 million. The company will replace more than 6,800 feet of existing steel pipe with state-of-the-art plastic pipe within the city...

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...

The next Lower Beltzhoover Block Watch meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 29 at 29 Sylvania Avenue in the Community Room at 6 p.m. For additional information, contact the block watch captain at 412-381-7235....

Over the past two weeks, agents from the Department of City Planning and its project partners visited various locations throughout the city to update citizens on its progress with a pair of projects and solicit feedback. The Mount Washington Senior...

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...

The Beltzhoover Civic Association’s Feed the Community Campaign continues on Friday, May 17 with a free chicken dinner for all Hilltop residents. The dinner will begin at 6 p.m. at the Warrington Recreation Center, 329 Warrington Avenue,...

Several South Pittsburgh area groups were among the 24 recipients who received funding through the fourth round of servePGH initiative’s “Love Your Block” grant program – bringing the total...

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...

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...

Beltzhoover and Knoxville will be holding Spring Clean-Ups on Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers for the Beltzhoover clean-up will meet at Venson Park, corner of Gearing Avenue and Chalfont Street. Contact Nicole at 412-287-7847 for...

The Beltzhoover Civic Association (BCA) will continue its Feed the Community Campaign with a free dinner for all Hilltop residents on Friday, April 19, 6 p.m. at the Warrington Recreation Center, 329 East Warrington Avenue. April’s dinner is...

Lower Beltzhoover Block Watch meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 24 at 29 Sylvania Ave in the Community Room at 6 p.m. For additional information, contact the Block Watch Captain at 412-381-7235....

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....

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....

The second year of the Lower Beltzhoover Block Watch kicks off on Wednesday, March 27 in the Community Room of 29 Sylvania Ave at 6 p.m. For additional information, contact the block watch captain at 412-381-7235....

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...

A Beltzhoover man was one of three people arrested in Brookline for possession of narcotics. After a month-long investigation into complaints of illegal drug activity in Brookline, Pittsburgh Police N...