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Familiar faces shared the limelight with fresh faces at the May meeting of the Carrick/Overbrook Block Watch (CBW), where the group hosted presentations by two well-known public servants and welcomed...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, at 1:00 p.m. in Magisterial District Judge James Motznik’s Courtroom: • Terril Demelio, 454 Oneida Street, 19th Ward, Continued Codes 111.1, 922.02A. • Bartholomew David...

The May 8 general membership meeting of Carrick Community Council (CCC) featured an update on the only city-county partnership in Allegheny County: Economic Development South (EDS). The EDS is the nonprofit, community development corporation for...

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...

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 following Housing Court case is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, at 10:30 a.m. in Magisterial District Judge Richard King’s Courtroom: • Jeffery Scott Blackson and Thomas Pasternak, 318 Bausman Street, 30th Ward, Continued Code 302.8. The follow...

Join the Carrick/Overbrook Block Watch for the Second Annual Communities Against Crime Block Party along Brownsville Road from Churchview Avenue to Owendale Avenue. Communities Against Crime will be held on Tuesday, July 30th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m....

Representatives from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) held a community workshop meeting at Temple Baptist Church on Saturday morning, to discuss with area residents progress on its proposed capital campaign project along Brownsville Road. By the...

The following Housing Court case is scheduled for Wednesday, May 1, at 8:00 a.m. in Pittsburgh Municipal Court: • Mary Jo Joyce, 454 Nobles Lane, 29th Ward, Continued Code 105.1. All Housing Court cases are open to the public. Judge King’s...

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...

Gregory Jones, executive director of Economic Development South, will be the guest speaker at the Carrick Community Council meeting on May 8, 7 p.m. at Pittsburgh Concord K-5, 2350 Brownsville Road, in the auditorium. Mr. Jones will discuss the...

Birmingham AARP #2757 will meet on Wednesday, May 22 at Birmingham United Church of Christ, 25 Carrick Avenue at noon. New officers will be installed at the meeting....

Mount Oliver Mayor James Cassidy kept his swearing-in skills sharp by administering the oath of office twice during the April 15 council meeting: to the new Acting Chief, Sergeant Matt Juzwick, and to new council member Vanessa Talley. The vote to...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, at 11:00 a.m. in Magisterial District Judge Magisterial District Judge Richard King’s Courtroom: • Thomas Pasternak and Jeffrey Scott Blackson, 318 Bausman Street, 30th Ward,...

The Beautification Committee of Carrick Community Council is seeking a garden steward for one of the four gardens in the neighborhood. Carrick public gardens include: The Veteran’s Monument at Parkfield Street and Spokane Avenue (Mike Woshner, stew...

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...

Economic Development South will host a Community Open House on improving Brownsville Road on Thursday, April 18 from 6-8 p.m. in the Carrick High School cafeteria, 125 Parkfield Street. Area residents are welcome to drop in to share their thoughts...

“Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.” An ancient Roman statesman, Cato the Elder, wrote these words centuries ago, but the adage still rings true, as evidenced at the April 1 meeting of the Carrick/Overbrook Block Watch....

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...

A nearly year-long investigation in Carrick by Pittsburgh police has resulted in the arrest of 43 individuals on drug related charges. Based on Carrick resident complaints, surveillance, and simple...

St. Pius X Byzantine Catholic Church, 2336 Brownsville Rd. in Carrick, is holding its annual Super Saturday Sale, a craft, vendor, and flea market show on Saturday, April 20 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.  The vendor/craft show will be held in the church...

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...