Allegheny City Society organizes a few walking tours every summer through Northside neighborhoods. The walks are designed to explore the changing urban environment – do a little reminiscing, learn a few unique facts about the people of the past, and attempt to grasp the factors that have made our neighborhoods a great place to live. […]
Resident Champion Feature: Jerry Ann Allen Allen Place Community Services, Inc. Jerry Ann Allen has been making a difference in the lives of others since the young age of six. Growing up in El Campo, Texas, she was inspired by the nurses that were a part of her church health ministry and was the first […]
HEALTH Pillar Highlight: Thrive18 One Northside Anchor, Project Destiny, engages residents where they are by helping to stabilize their lives through a direct connection to resources and support. Through Project Destiny’s Thrive18 initiative, Northside residents get help on a variety of non-medical factors called the social determinants of health including access to safe housing, transportation, […]
Ben Soltesz is one resident that is doing amazing work for his neighbors and all of the residents of the Northside. Ben, a software developer, has lived in Spring Hill for 18 years. But, he is best known around town as co-founder of the Deutschtown Music Festival, which just finished its seventh annual festival. […]
When 17-year-old Alayah Thompson first stepped into the juvenile probation office after getting in trouble for fighting Downtown, she saw a scary-looking probation supervisor and worried she might be going to jail. But instead, the probation supervisor told her she’d been flagged to participate in a pilot program on the North Side, a diversion program […]
The pillows are more than blue fabric decorated and stuffed with foam. They say something about the young person who made them. One says “Jesus Loves You.” Another reads “#RIP.” A third has the number “187” on it, a three-digit synonymous with murder, crime and police. Another read “Gang, Gang.” The pillows are part of […]
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The golf season is in full swing, with the Masters last month and the PGA tournament this weekend. If you’re interested in your child trying golf, some programs are making it accessible and affordable for all kids. Some national golf programs with local franchises in our area are spreading the love of […]
