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Sunday enforcement of parking meters in South Side postponed
The November report of the Parking Enhancement District (PED), or the enforcement of South Side Flats parking meters from 6 p.m. to midnight, kicked off the Dec. 14 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum. Currently, the PED operates on Thursdays,...
Pittsburgh to designate area greenways as newest city parks
Mayor William Peduto and the Department of City Planning have submitted legislation to City Council to designate and transfer certain properties across the city from the Greenways for Pittsburgh Program, and other adjacent vacant properties...
Feedback opportunities for So. Side Park Pump Track at community presentations
After months of site assessment and design, South Side Park's Pump Track preliminary conceptual design is ready for community feedback. After many community planning meetings and with community...
Rockin' Around the South Side Christmas Tree
South Side Kids has teamed up with the South Side Community Council for a Holiday extravaganza at Esser Plaza, 12th and E. Carson streets, on Friday, Dec. 17, at 5:30 p.m. South Side's very own Santa...
New Division 4 campus won't be open for this winter announced at Zone 3
The Dept. of Public Works' (DPW) 4th Division in Knoxville will not be operational this winter. The expectation earlier this year had been that the new facility would open for winter, 2021. That was...
Parking meters to be enforced on Sundays in South Side
The new year will see the addition of Sundays to the Parking Enhancement District (PED), or the enforcement of South Side Flats parking meters from 6 p.m. to midnight. The news was delivered by city Councilman Bruce Kraus at the Nov. 9 meeting of...
Brashear services highlighted at public safety meeting
The October Zoom monthly meeting of the Zone 3 Public Safety Council (Z3PSC) featured a presentation on the Brashear Association’s new location, program updates, and services. The speaker was Margie Schill, Brashear’s communications and...
Lowe's volunteers get their hands dirty working in the Esser's Plaza gardens
The morning was chilly and drizzly, but the attitudes were cheerful and the energy was high at Esser's Plaza on October 26 for a Lowe's volunteer event. Lowe's Homestead Store Manager David Bialota...
Outpatient center recruiting staff to expand services
The Oct. 12 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum featured UPMC updates in the area from its vice president of operations, Julie Hecker. She began with an overview of the parking lots and trees. She said trees were pruned in lots used by UPMC....
Slopes updated on development, construction and safety projects
The second to the last 2021 general meeting of the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association (SSSNA) on Oct. 12 featured updates on Development Activities Meetings (DAM), slumlords, and the homeless....
Storm water fee discussed at council bi-annual meeting
The biannual general meeting of the South Side Community Council (SSCC) featured a presentation concerning storm water by Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority (PWSA) officials; Public safety...
Roberta F. Smith, longtime Reporter editor
Roberta A story I frequently tell is when I graduated from journalism school my mother said I could work for her until I found a real job. That was in January of 1979 and my mother, Roberta F. Smith,...
PWSA explains rate hike for stormwater efforts
By Margaret L. Smykla Contributing Writer A presentation by the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) on a proposed stormwater fee, and on stormwater planning efforts, kicked off the Sept. 14 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum. Presenter...
South Side DAM meeting concerns windows in the Historic District
The South Side Community Council (SSCC) virtual Development Activities Meeting (DAM) on Thursday, Sept. 16 has been canceled. The project originally to be discussed is window replacement in the...
Goat Fest is returning this year with a new location, Arlington Baseball Field
Friends of South Side Park (FOSSP) are celebrating the Allegheny GoatScape team's fifth year of reducing the reach of invasive plants in Jurassic Valley. Join them at the Arlington Baseball Field...
South Side DAM meeting concerns Rite Aids in S.S. Historic District
The August 19 virtual development activities meeting (DAM) of the South Side Community Council (SSCC) featured two presentations regarding Rite Aid: at 1915 E. Carson St. and at 2655 E. Carson St. Both proposals will be presented to the Historic...
South Side Community Yard Sale this weekend
The South Side Community Council is hosting a South Side Community Yard Sale on Saturday, Aug. 28. Although 2020 may have been the year for many of us to clean out our attics and basements, there are...
UPMC officials quizzed on status of South Side facilities
UPMC officials met last week with members of the South Side Community Council (SSCC) to provide updates on the former hospital building at 20th and Mary streets; a new proposed childcare center on...
Volunteers needed at Ormsby Park on Saturday
Volunteers needed to finish South Side Community Garden At Ormsby Park on Saturday, Aug. 14 beginning at 9 a.m. The volunteers will be moving dirt into the garden space, mulching, finishing the...
Forum hears plans for E. Carson safety plan, extention of PED days
Throngs of post-pandemic revelers, and the ensuing unruly and sometimes criminal behavior, on weekends in the East Carson St. corridor was the focus of the combined July-August meeting of the South Side Planning Forum on July 27. The next day, in...
Grant will mean more trees for South Side Park
South Side Community Council is thrilled to announce that Duquesne Light Company (DLC) has chosen South Side Community Council among the first group of microgrant recipients for South Side Park through its Community Impact Grants program, the new...
National Night Out celebrated in South Side on Aug. 3
South Side Community Council will hold a National Night Out (NNO) celebration on Tuesday, Aug. 3 from 5-7:30 p.m. at the end of 17th Street and Edwards Way. NNO is always a chance for neighbors to...
Surge in disruptive behavior in South Side leads Zone 3 council
The post-pandemic surge in crowds, disruptive behavior, and crime in the East Carson St. corridor was a major focus of the July 22 monthly Zoom meeting of the Zone 3 Public Safety Council (Z3PSC)....
City Awards Love Your Block community grants
The City of Pittsburgh Office of Community Affairs has announced the 2021 cohort of Love Your Block grantees. Love Your Block is a City of Pittsburgh mini-grant program that brings neighbors...
Spike in violent crime, homelessness focus at Zone 3
A spike in violent crime in Pittsburgh was a major focus of the June 24 Zoom monthly meeting of the Zone 3 Public Safety Council (Z3PSC). The meeting kicked off with a presentation on homelessness --...
