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The South Side Hill Top Memorial Day Parade Committee will hold Memorial Day services this weekend to commemorate their comrades and remember those who sacrificed for their country. Representatives from the Parade Committee, in lieu of a parade as th...

A presentation on the trash education initiative of the Outreach Committee of the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association (SSSNA) was the focus of the May 14 meeting. Committee member Betty Kripp said a year-and-a-half ago, Rev. Don Ware asked...

With no presentations, the May 14 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum consisted of announcements and updates on ongoing issues. While there was no meeting of the Development Review Committee (DRC) last month, chair Tracy Myers said there was...

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...

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced late last week the City’s Department of Public Works will pave another 40 miles of city streets this year, and added that the 2013 Paving Plan is now available online. All six DPW divisions, representing the entire c...

Programs for people of all ages continue at CLP – South Side, 2205 East Carson Street. Book Buzz : A Book Discussion With a Twist is slated for Tuesday, May 21 at 6 p.m. They’ll will be discussing the graphic novel, Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest...

Applications are available for the city’s fall 2013 Love Your Block grant award program. The block revitalization program gives up to 30 local non-profit organizations $1,000 in the form of a Home Depot gift card to purchase supplies and equipment...

The American Red Cross will hold a zombie-themed blood drive at the Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community on Friday, May 31 from 2-7 p.m. Those who want to schedule an appointment in advance are encouraged to call 412-481-4010 or register online at...

16th Ward First National Bank Pennsylvania to Joel and Norma Hamm at 2130 Arlington Ave. for $30,000. Frank Korzen to Pinnacle Redevelopment Group LLC at 2615 Jane St. for $196,500. Ronni Weiss to Lion Holdings Ltd. at 2946 Spring St. for $18,000....

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...

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...

Magisterial District Judge Richard King and Senior Magisterial District Judge Nancy L. Longo were again certified for service as members of Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System after successful completion recently of continuing legal education...

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...

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 113/13 on...

The Allegheny County Health Department has released its upcoming schedule of food protection certification courses for food industry workers. The two-day course will be offered June 10 and 17 at Charles Morris Nursing Home in Squirrel Hill; July 22...

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...

“We’re here. We’re here to stay. And, we’re here to help you.” That’s what Nic Jaramillo had to say about the Hilltop Computer Center (HCC), located at 500 Brownsville Road in Mount...

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...

Mount Oliver Councilman John Smith Sr. passed away last Wednesday, May 8 after a long illness. He was 82. Mr. Smith had a long history of service to the Mount Oliver Fire Department, joining the company in 1957 and rising to lead the organization as...

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 100/13 on...

It will be All South Side All Day on Saturday, May 18 as The Brashear Association sponsors South Side Volunteer Day on the South Side Slopes. Working with its partners, Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh, South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association, and S...

16th Ward James Wehner to US Bank NA trustee at 2947 Arlington Ave. for $1,738 by sheriff’s deed. John McGrath to Carl and Bethany Stepanovich at Josephine St. for $2,500. Randy Roscoe et al. to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. at 410 Parkwood...

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...

The next South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association General Meeting is Tuesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. at the St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center, 148 Monastery Avenue.  Join in to learn about a new trash educational initiative launch in the South Side...