by Nick Smerker | Jun 7, 2019 | Allegheny West Gazette
Every year the Northside Leadership Conference hosts a Scholarship and Awards Dinner to celebrate students, neighborhoods and lifetime volunteers. Each Northside neighborhood selects a “Neighbor of the Year” and this year’s Allegheny West Neighbor of the Year is Holly...
by Nick Smerker | May 1, 2019 | Allegheny West Gazette
Spring is a wonderful time in Allegheny West, with the bright greens and colorful blooms popping up everywhere. It’s also a time for renewal, which fits perfectly with May as National Preservation Month. The Presidential Proclamation of May 1973 establishing National...
by Nick Smerker | Apr 8, 2019 | Allegheny West Gazette, Historic Preservation
Historic Preservation is always a topic of discussion in Allegheny West and for good reason. The Allegheny West Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Allegheny West is one of twelve city historic districts in Pittsburgh....
by Nick Smerker | Mar 6, 2019 | Allegheny West Gazette
Results of an informal survey conducted over the past week show that by a margin of 3:1 local residents believe spring will arrive at some point in 2019. Let’s hope it’s soon and sustained, springtime in Allegheny West is so beautiful we quickly forget these cold,...
by Nick Smerker | Feb 11, 2019 | Allegheny West Gazette
As Tip O’Neill famously said, “All politics is local”. Whether he was referring to trains and parks is disputable but those are topics at the forefront of the Allegheny West political scene. On Monday, February 4th , more than 40 neighbors attended a meeting to learn...
Recent Comments