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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...

The Knoxville Community Council (KCC) forum scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 9 has been canceled. The next scheduled KCC Monthly Meeting will be 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 7, at St. Paul AME Church, 400 Orchard Place. At that time, the KCC will be...

The Housing Authority City of Pittsburgh’s (HACP) homeownership program helped 21 low-to-moderate income families purchase homes last year, a five-fold increase since the program was relaunched in 2014. All 21 households received closing cost...

A brief meeting of the Zone 3 Public Safety Council on Nov. 12 featured a reminder about the annual “Get Stuffed With Love” program that ensures no city residents go without a traditional turkey dinner on Thanksgiving. There are no income or age...

Mayor William Peduto last week presented the city’s proposed 2019 Operating and Capital budgets to Pittsburgh City Council. They included no tax increases, and included increased spending on priorities including landslides and flooding,...

The Knoxville Community Council (KCC) will hold a public forum on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 6 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 601 Brownsville Road. The agenda will include a discussion on Understanding of Sexual Harassment with Carrie Benson from the...

A Women’s Advocacy Group, provided by Women’s Center and Shelter, is meeting at the Knoxville Library, 400 Brownsville Road, every Thursday from 1-2:30 p.m. Topics for the group include: Healthy relationships, self-esteem, safety, anger,...

The Knoxville Community Council (KCC) meeting will take place on Thursday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m. at St. Paul AME Church, 400 Orchard Place. The agenda will include: Erin Tobin, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy; Sally Stadelman, City of Pittsburgh Department of...

Free personal wills, free and reduced-cost assistance for homeowners, and free Thanksgiving dinners were among the topics discussed at the September 27 meeting of the Mt. Oliver City/St. Clair Community Group. The meeting was conducted by Jamie...

After a decade-long community process, Carrick will have a new the first-of-its-kind library when it opens October 20. The country’s first Passive House library, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s (CLP) Carrick Branch, is a better-quality...

Knoxville Community Council (KCC) will meet on Thursday, Oct. 4, 6 p.m., at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 400 Orchard Place. The agenda includes Councilman Bruce Kraus along with updates from the neighborhood, Green Playces: Knoxville, and community...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 8:00 a.m. in Pittsburgh Municipal Court: • Rhumaud Brooks Sr., 1924 Arlington Avenue, 16th Ward, Code PM108.1.1. • Sadie LLC, 507 Boggston Avenue, 18th Ward, Code...

Abandoned vehicles, animal neglect, and a potential Zone 3 summer festival were among the topics at the Sept. 17 meeting of the Zone 3 Public Safety Council, held in the Knoxville Library on Brownsville Rd. At last month’s meeting, the question...

Mayor William Peduto’s administration has filed preliminary 2019 budgets with the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority that included no tax increases and increased spending on landslides and flooding, facilities, paving and other priorities....

Mt. Oliver -Knoxville Neighborhood Partnership Fallfest is this Saturday, September 22, from noon to 5 p.m. at Transverse Park. The annual fall festival will feature food and drinks by Rusty Gold Brewery, Leo’s Sunday Sauce and Trinity Lutheran...

Knoxville residents are needed to participate in a discussion group designed to help the Rand Corporation learn how to improve neighborhood safety in the neighborhood. Groups will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 29 during three time periods: 10-11:30...

The next bi-monthly public forum of the Knoxville Community Council will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 6 p.m. at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 400 Orchard Place. The agenda includes an introduction of the Venture Outdoors program with Economic...