Monterey Street Renovation Wins Top Prize

Renovation on Monterey

The transformation of an abandoned candy factory into a single-family home earned Allegheny City Central residents Dan Wintermantel and Leslie Vincen top honors in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s 2014 Renovation Inspiration Contest in the large residential category (more than $50,000).

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Get Farm Fresh Products All Year Round

Produce

Did you know that North Side residents can conveniently pick up fresh locally grown grocery products all year round? The Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance Farm Stand makes a stop in the North Side at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children’s Way, between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. every other Monday throughout the year. The next drop-off date available for orders is Monday, April 21.

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It’s Duck Season

Pittsburgh DUKW

Good things arrive with spring, including the return of the ducks. No, not that giant yellow visitor who was so visible on the three rivers last autumn. We’re talking Pittsburgh’s own resident “ducks,” the six amphibious vehicles that make up the fleet of Just Ducky Tours.

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Great House Sale II

The Great House Sale II is an opportunity for prospective home owners to purchase formerly tax delinquent and blighted properties at low prices and renovate them as their primary residence.

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CNNC Moves Forward with Great House Sale II

At the October CNNC General Membership meeting, the membership unanimously approved moving forward on the Great House Sale II. The program will focus on pairing vacant and tax delinquent houses with potential homeowners who will renovate and live in these formerly vacant and tax delinquent houses.

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