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LifeSpan Knoxville Senior Resource Center, 320 Brownsville Road, is offering several special programs in June. The Lunch Bunch is planning an outting to the Olive Garden on Thursday, June 20, from 11:30 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. The Advisory Committee will...

Hilltop Urban Farm will offer four free summer camps at the one-acre Youth Farm in the summer of 2019 focusing on the teaching of nutrition and cooking, growing food, local food systems, agriculture as a career pathway and the ecology of western Penn...

Allegheny County residents 60 years and older may be eligible to receive a set of four checks for a total of $20 to purchase locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables through the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, administered by the...

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...

Updates on the Hilltop Urban Farm, Just Harvest farmers’ markets, and infrastructure improvements highlighted the May 14 general meeting of the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association (SSSNA). Ned Brockmeyer, the Hilltop Urban Farm’s youth far...

In the upcoming District 3 City Council election three candidates are vying for the seat: the incumbent Bruce A. Kraus; his former chief of staff, Ken Wolfe; and, Chris Kumanchik. Over the course of the campaign for the District 3 seat several South...

Knoxville Senior Resource Center, 320 Brownsville Road, is listing several upcoming activities. Lunch Bunch Outing – Interchange will take place on Tuesday, May 21, from 11:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Paint with a Twist also on Tuesday, May 21. The Advisory...

A meeting about the Dept. of Public Works’ (DPW) 4th Division site redevelopment drew about 50 residents, and public officials, to the Knoxville Library on April 22. “There are some initial plans we are going to share with you this evening,...

South Pittsburgh residents will have an opportunity to hear plans for the new Public Works Division 4 facility off of Bausman Avenue in Knoxville on Monday, April 22, beginning at 6 p.m. in the large meeting room of the Knoxville Library, 400...

The Beltzhoover Neighborhood Council Reach Project is available to Beltzhoover, Allentown and Knoxville Residents, with a financial need for utilities, food, shelter, clothing for interviews or transportation. Funds are limited. For...

The monthly meeting of the Knoxville Community Council will take place on Thursday, April 4, beginning at 6 p.m. at St. Paul AME Church, 400 Orchard Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15210. The agenda includes: Jamil Bey from Urbankind discussing Knoxville...

Presentations on investigating complaints against public safety personnel kicked off the March18 meeting of the Zone 3 Public Safety Council held at the Knoxville Library. In the first presentation, Erin Bruni of the Office of Municipal...

Members of the Zone 3 Public Safety Council attended this month’s meeting of the Carrick / Overbrook Block Watch last Monday to discuss block watch development strategies and 2019 plans. Liz Style, newly elected board president of the Zone 3...

Knoxville Community Council’s next meeting will take place on Thursday, March 7, beginning at 6 p.m. at the St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 400 Orchard Place. The agenda will include: The KCC Mission and Strategic Plan for the next three years; Janaha...

Board elections highlighted the Feb. 18 meeting of the Zone 3 Public Safety Council held at the Knoxville Library. Liz Style, of the South Side Flats, was elected president. She has served as president since September following the resignation of...

The Knoxville Community Council will present a “Let’s Talk” Open Community Forum on March 13, 6 p.m. at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Knoxville, 400 Brownsville Road. Knoxville residents and business owners are welcome to attend and share...

Registration for South Side Athletic Association’s baseball and softball teams will continue on February 1, 6-8 p.m. at the Ormsby Recreation Center, 79 S. 22nd Street. Registration fees are: $50 for children 12 and under and $60 for children 13...

City of Pittsburgh Council President Bruce Kraus has formally announced his intentions to run for another four-year term in District 3. The long-time South Side resident cited a desire to continue work to make South Pittsburgh communities “safe,...

Registration for South Side Athletic Association's baseball and softball teams will begin on January 25, 6-8 p.m. at the Ormsby Recreation Center, 79 S. 22nd Street. Registration fees are: $50 for children 12 and under and $60 for children 13 and...