The Brashear Center on Sarah Street in South Side has been a fixture in the community since it opened in 1955. The center was a hub for youth and adult activities, including English language classes for immigrants, sewing classes, and telescope-making activities. At various times in its history, you could learn to dance, how to […]
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Memorial Day Services in South Side/Hilltop (2022)
This year, the South Side Hilltop Memorial Day Pilgrimage is once again being conducted on Monday, May 30. This long-standing community tradition begins at 8:00 a.m. at the boat launch in South Side Riverfront Park where a memorial wreath will be floated on the Monongahela River. As in the past, it will conclude at South […]
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Brashear Awarded $1M State Grant for Expanding Community Center
The Brashear Association has received a $1 million grant award for the Hilltop Community Center project on Brownsville Road. “This is welcome news for Allegheny County,” said State Rep. Jessica Benham. “The funding allocation, awarded to the Brashear Association, will provide a great opportunity for our community. The services that Brashear provides supports our seniors, […]
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Mt. Oliver Program to Honor Veterans Moves Forward with New Guidelines
After a series of fits and starts, the Mt. Oliver Borough Military Banner Program is poised to display photographs on banners on light poles in the business district. Prior to approving the guidelines, Councilmember Lisa Pietrusza expressed concerns that the community at large would be represented on the banners. She also wanted to be cautious […]
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Zone 3 Community Crime Alerts for July 9–15
The following are the Part I crimes for the week of July 9–15, 2018. Duquesne Heights (1911) / Mt. Washington (1903, 1914, 1915, 1807) Stolen vehicle – Volk Rd. & Kearsarge St. – Between July 7 at 11:55 p.m. and July 8 at 11:30 a.m. – Victim reported a gray Nissan Sentra was stolen. However, […]
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Carrick Residents Learn Fate of Group Home, Latest Crime Trends
The Circle C Carrick Group Home where two teen boys fatally beat another resident has been closed. Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak made this announcement at the Carrick-Overbrook Block Watch on May 4. Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services revoked the Circle C agency’s license, saying it showed “gross incompetence, negligence, or misconduct in operating the facility or […]
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Bhutanese Seek to Let Their Children, Others Learn the Beauty of Their Culture
Bhutanese refugees in the U.S. have been committing suicide at a higher rate than any other refugee group. This highlights the difficulty this population faces in acclimating to a new world — and the importance of publicly celebrating their culture among themselves and their American neighbors, as they will do at a performing arts event […]
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Block Watch Hears About Berg Place Apts., Group of Young People Involved in Muggings
Three Kirk Avenue children set fire to the clothing of homeless people who were squatting in the abandoned 2502 Berg Place apartment building on Aug. 16, police said at the September Carrick-Overbrook Block Watch meeting. The property was in the news in April after residents were hastily evicted due to dozens of health code violations […]
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Synthetic Marijuana Bust in Carrick Store
A tearful mother said her son’s life was ruined by drugs he bought from a market police say sold synthetic marijuana. “My son’s demeanor—he was mean, he was nasty,” the woman said at the June Carrick Block Watch meeting. “It affected my whole family. My son lost his kid … my son was [buying the […]
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City Grilled on Carrick Landlord
An apartment building with sewage and water problems so severe that residents had to be abruptly evacuated by the Allegheny County Health Department was the main topic at the Carrick Community Block Watch’s May 5 meeting. The audience grilled representatives from Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Building Inspection about why the situation grew so dire and what […]