Brashear staff working remotely, food pantries to resume April 2
The Brashear Association continued to be committed to helping the community stay strong and healthy through the COVID-19 crisis. It is their desire to ensure staff and their families stay healthy while preserving its mission focused support to the...
City of Pittsburgh closes basketball courts, overlooks to enforce social distancing
The City of Pittsburgh is closing its basketball courts and overlooks to further enforce the social distancing rules necessary to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. While Pittsburgh residents have largely been following directives to stay at least six...
Help is out there to help businesses, individuals to get through the COVID-19 crisis
As the COVID-19 crisis expands grassroots efforts along with non-profits and government are teaming to help take the sting out for reduced and closed businesses in South Pittsburgh. Business owners...
Goodwill urging public to hold donations until donation centers reopen
Following the statewide COVID-19 mitigation directives, Goodwill’s stores and donation centers in Southwestern Pennsylvania and North Central West Virginia are currently closed. Goodwill SWPA made this decision to ensure the safety and health of...
Neighborhood Allies, Computer Reach, University of Pittsburgh Work to deploy laptops to families in need
As schools and workplaces in Allegheny County issued stay-at-home and remote work directives, families without computers and internet access felt the squeeze. Local nonprofits such as Circles Greater Pittsburgh, Hazelwood Initiative, Wesley Family...
Voices Against Violence offers free help for Beltzhoover elderly
Voices Against Violence (VAV) is offering help to senior/elder, disabled and shut-in Beltzhoover community members as part of their community service initiatives. Volunteers are available to assist...
Pittsburgh Financial Empowerment Center is open for free one-on-one financial counseling by phone or video
The Pittsburgh Financial Empowerment Center, a joint service of the City of Pittsburgh and Neighborhood Allies operated by Advantage Credit Counseling, is now operating virtually. This free service is available to area residents over age 18 by...
Pennsylvania extends license renewal deadlines for nurses and others during coronavirus emergency
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Department of State is giving nurses, graduate medical trainees, nursing home administrators and other professionals more time to renew their occupational licenses. April, May and June license renewal...
City street sweeping postponed due to COVID-19
Neighborhood street sweeping by the City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works, which was due to begin Wednesday, April 1, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 virus. Some street cleaning, as well as catch basin cleaning, will still be...
Here's what the URA is doing during the coronavirus and how you can help
COVID-19 is delivering a devastating punch to many small business owners and their employees, and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) is helping them fight back. “Every effort is being made to ease the pain small business owners...
City serves more than 2,000 meals to children and seniors in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Workers for the City of Pittsburgh Department of Parks and Recreation served 2,085 meals last week to children and seniors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meal distribution to children was boosted through donations by Eat'n Park of...
Federal REAL ID enforcement deadline postponed to October 2021
The Department of Homeland Security has postponed the enforcement date for REAL ID from October 1, 2020, to October 1, 2021, in response to COVID-19 and the national emergency declaration. PennDOT closed all driver and photo license centers on...
Department of Community and Economic Development reminds businesses of available guidance, resources
Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin reminded Pennsylvanians help is available for businesses, stakeholders, and individuals with questions about operations following Governor Tom Wolf and Department of...
What The Reporter means to me - What about you?
Recently, I was sitting in a coffee shop having a conversation about what was happening with The South Pittsburgh Reporter. They had noticed, as most of our readers, the number of pages has gone down and we occasionally take a week off. I explained...
Knoxville Community Council monthly meeting canceled
The Knoxville Community Council (KCC) monthly meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 2 has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns. The next scheduled meeting will be Thursday, May 7, 6 p.m. at St....
COMMON VIOLATIONS
This is just a short working list of codes & “titles” and is not comprehensive or to be used for anything other than personal reference. All code books are available for purchase through the Bureau of Building Inspection if more information is...
Mt. Oliver Borough Housing Court cases
The following Mt. Oliver Borough Housing Court cases are scheduled for Thursday, April 23, at 10:30 a.m. in Municipal District Judge Richard King's Courtroom: • Donald Bauer, 212 Quincy Avenue, Mt....
