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A nomination of a South Side structure for historic designation, and updates on the East Carson St. business district strategy and the South Side Parking Enhancement District (PED), were the focus of the May 14 meeting of the South Side Planning...

A total of $2.25 million in state multimodal grant funds for five Allegheny County projects have been approved. The multimodal funds, approved by the board of the state’s Commonwealth Financing Agency (CFA) program, include: $1.177 million for...

The March 12 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum was the last meeting chaired by Hugh Brannan. He is retiring from the Brashear Association after 36 years of service and as Planning Forum chair. City Councilman Bruce Kraus kicked off the...

Neighborhood organizations – South Side Chamber of Commerce, South Side Community Council and South Side Smart Streets – are hosting a City Council Candidates Forum: Kitchen Table Talk with your Candidates. All are welcome to attend. Since...

In celebration of the 25th year of the historic designation of East Carson Street by the City of Pittsburgh, residents and friends of South Side came together at City Theatre’s Hamburg Studio on August 15 and heard storytellers share their...

Updates on the UPMC Mercy South Side Outpatient Center, East Carson St. business district strategy, and the South Side Parking Enhancement District (PED) were presented at the July 31 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum. The first presentation...

The Historic Review Commission of Pittsburgh has scheduled the following hearing in the East Carson Street Historic District for 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11, following Internal Business beginning at 12:30 p.m. 1300 Bingham Street, City Theatre...

The June 12 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum began with Chair Hugh Brannan thanking Barbara Rudiak for chairing the forum meetings the past few months. He said he heard she did a very good job. Mr. Brannan reminded everyone of what he...

Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala, Jr., scheduled an open South Side informational meeting to provide an update on the county’s security camera system installed along East Carson Street. The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. on...

The May meeting of the South Side Planning Forum featured presentations on the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) and its lease service line replacement project, and a proposed City Theatre renovation project. In his overview of the PWSA, ex...

The May meeting of the South Side Planning Forum is Tuesday, May 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the Brashear Center, 2005 Sarah Street, South Side. The forum will hear two presentations: Robert Weiner, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority executive director,...

It is the buildings on East Carson St. that will be the 2018 focus of South Side Voices: Stories on Carson. To celebrate the 25-year anniversary of the East Carson St. City Historic District designation, South Side Community Council (SSCC) and the...

She’s a hard habit to break: City Theatre presents the original Late Nite Catechism, the hit one-nun comedy that first took the South Side by storm more than 12 years ago. Featuring Kimberly Richards as the unflappable Sister, this Sunday...

An update on the status of a request for proposal (RFP) for an East Carson St. business district strategy was the lead presentation at the combined July-August meeting of the South Side Planning Forum. The project will be focused on the development o...

A proposal to convert the former St. Adalbert’s gymnasium into 15 for-sale condominiums was the sole presentation at the June 13 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum.   Developer Ivor Hill, of HHF 2.LLC, said the agreement with the...

City Theatre Director of Education & Accessibility Kristen Link has announced the finalists in the annual EQT Young Playwrights Contest. The six finalists, all middle and high school students from Southwestern Pennsylvania, will receive a professiona...

Driven by a passion for new plays, City Theatre Artistic Director Tracy Brigden has been at the helm of the South Side performing arts organization for 16 seasons, producing notable works and world premieres by exceptional talents. Ms. Brigden has an...

City Theatre has announced the plays and events included in Momentum ‘17: New Plays at Different Stages, the South Side theater company’s annual festival of new play development. The annual festival will run from May 31 – June 4 and will...

The Historic Review Commission of Pittsburgh has scheduled the following hearings in the East Carson Street Historic District for 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, following Internal Business beginning at 12:30 p.m. 1300 Bingham Street, City Theatre,...