South Pittsburgh

• Stories About South Pittsburgh

• 44-Knoxville Bus

  A handful of neighborhoods in the Hilltop are serviced by Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s 44-Knoxville bus. Read the story

• McKinley Park

  McKinley Park is an historic park near Carrick. It’s the largest city park in South Pittsburgh. It offers many amenities. Read the story

• New Parks In The Area

  When is a park not a park? For years, the city has had undeveloped greenways where people could enjoy nature in the city. They looked… Read the story

• Overbrook Trolley Line

  The Overbrook Trolley Line was a set of railroad tracks that stretched between South Hills Junction and Castle Shannon. Read the story

• New Program Helps With Overdue Water Bills

  An emergency program helps low-income families in the area pay overdue water bills. Read the story

• Christmas In The Carrick Area

  Churches in the Carrick area will have special services on Christmas Eve. Through the holiday season, carols will be sung, there will be meals and… Read the story

• The Silver Line

  The Silver Line brings commuters into downtown Pittsburgh starting from Library (South Park), traveling northward above ground through Overbrook and past Carrick before reaching South… Read the story

• Where To Vote (2021)

  Election Day is Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Registered voters can vote for local and statewide judicial races in person from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM.… Read the story

• Trick Or Treat 2021

  The Halloween forecast calls for skeletons, ghosts and cats to be seen early that night in Pittsburgh, along with kids (and adults, most likely) wearing… Read the story

• Pittsburgh Public Schools District 7

  Hiring a new school Superintendent and establishing the vision for public schools is the job of the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education. Carrick elects a… Read the story

• Carmalt PreK-8

  Carmalt PreK-8 is a Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) magnet school located in Brookline in South Pittsburgh. Applications open November 1. Read the story

• Pittsburgh Public Schools

  Learn about the Pittsburgh Public Schools that children who live in Carrick, Pittsburgh, PA attend – the usual ones and the special magnet schools. Read the story

• Mass Transit

  Pittsburgh Regional Transit operates public bus and light rail service – the T – in Pittsburgh, PA including South Pittsburgh. Read the story

• Citiparks

  Summer and the end of a pandemic provide the right time to get out of the house and enjoy a Citiparks facility in Carrick or… Read the story

• The Blue Line

  The Blue Line provides public transit from the North Shore through downtown Pittsburgh to South Hills Village via South Pittsburgh as part of the T… Read the story

• AHN Brentwood Neighborhood Hospital

  AHN Brentwood Neighborhood Hospital provides an emergency room, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services and overnight care when needed for people who live in South Pittsburgh and… Read the story

• Hilltop Alliance To Promote Mt Oliver Business District

  During the next few months, the Hilltop Alliance will recruit new businesses to occupy open storefronts along Brownsville Road in Mt Oliver Borough as they… Read the story

• Four Miles of Greenspace

  The Saw Mill Run Valley, which borders Carrick, could become a beautiful, four-mile stretch of urban greenspace instead of being flooded by Saw Mill Run… Read the story

• Food Distributions

  Food is being made available to people who need it. Requirements may apply. Read the story

• Pittsburgh Railways

  Pittsburgh Railways was the mass transit system in Pittsburgh, PA during the first half of the 1900s. It operated streetcars. Read the story

• Saw Mill Run

  When it rains heavily, Saw Mill Run rages. Read the story

• Route 51 Route 88 Intersection

  Construction by PennDot resolved nightmarish delays at the heavily traveled intersection of Routes 51 and 88 that plagued motorists during their commutes from south Pittsburgh… Read the story

• Hillcrest Senior Residences

  Hillcrest Senior Residences is an affordable senior living complex located in Carrick, Pittsburgh, PA – at least one person in the household must be at… Read the story

• Saw Mill Run Boulevard

  Saw Mill Run Boulevard is the Pittsburgh name for State Route 51. It is a heavily traveled road that passes through South Pittsburgh. Read the story

• Hilltop Urban Farm

  Hilltop Urban Farm is the largest urban farm in the U.S. People in Carrick and other Pittsburgh, PA neighborhoods can rent small plots of land… Read the story