Vets Connect BBQ

Next Saturday June 2nd don't miss out on the Vets Connect South Side BBQ!


Join Vets Connect and other great organizations for a day of FREE FOOD and FUN!

Find FELLOWSHIP with other veterans, service members, and South Side residents.

Make a CONNECTION with local service providers that are here to serve you!

Show your APPRECIATION and honor our veterans and service members.


Date: Saturday June 2
Time: 12 - 4pm
Location: Veterans Leadership Program parking lot- 2417 E. Carson Street

24th Annual Northside Community Night At the Pirates!

Enjoy a fun and festive tailgate party with a DJ, games, burgers, dogs and plenty of beer, then enjoy the game under the lights at PNC Park as the Pirates take on the Twins!

Tickets are only $30 per person and includes the party, your game ticket  (bleacher section), and the famous North Side Community Night T-Shirt .

Tickets and shirts must be picked up in the Chamber Office in advance of the event. Exact Parking Lot location will be provided at that time.  

This event is open to the public, so please share this invitation with anyone who might enjoy a night of fun, food, beer and baseball!

For more details click here!

Attention Pirates Fans!

The Pittsburgh Pirates are pleased to announce the 2012 African-American Heritage Weekend at PNC Park beginning on Friday June 8, 2012. On behalf of the Pittsburgh Pirates, I would like to encourage you to enjoy this very special celebration with us. We have exciting festivities planned that we hope you will enjoy and participate in. Below is an agenda detailing  the events scheduled to occur including our annual sports luncheon, Heritage Festival, and more.

Friday June 8th: African-American Sports Luncheon
11:30m a.m.-1:30 pm --- Keynote Speaker Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin
Tickets - $65.00 --- Lexus Club at PNC Park (See the attached Save the Date Card)

The Annual African-American Sports Luncheon that will feature Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach, Mike Tomlin as our Keynote Speaker. Also attending to meet & greet with luncheon guests will be Pirates celebrities (TBD). Tickets are only $65 per ticket and will include a complimentary Pirates game ticket, Pirates prizes, and more. Tickets will go quickly, so we encourage you to save the date and reserve your spot quickly by calling
412-325-4731.

Community Champion Awards - As part of our 2012 Heritage Weekend Celebration, the Pittsburgh Pirates are soliciting nominations for the “Pittsburgh Pirates Community Champion Award”. This award will be given to six (6) area individuals who are ‘champions’ in their community and have positively contributed to the betterment of the community in our region.  We will recognize the 2012 winners during in special pregame, on-field ceremony. The process to nominate (or self-nominate) is quick & easy as the short application is attached. Please consider sharing and nominating candidates that make an impact everyday in your community, school, workplace, etc. It is our goal to publicly celebrate their accomplishments and community contributions, while encouraging all Pirates’ fans in attendance to become a champion in their community as well.


African-American Heritage Celebration (Pre-game Festival)
4:30 p.m. - The Heritage Celebration is a free festival held on Federal Street prior to the game will feature music from Pittsburgh’s own House of Soul. In addition, on display, will be African-American arts and crafts, educational, and health awareness information booths.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. K.C. Royals (Friday, June 8th)
7:05 p.m. - Free Shirt Friday --- Visit pirates.com to purchase Pirates game-tickets

Saturday June 9th: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. K.C. Royals
7:15 p.m. - Postgame Concert featuring the Legendary Boyz II Men. The group, originally from Philadelphia, has won four Grammy Awards. Please visit pirates.com or call 412-325-4731 to purchase your tickets today. Prior to the game, the Pirates will honor on-field, two students with a Josh Gibson Foundation & Pittsburgh Pirates scholarship for higher education. In addition, the Pittsburgh Pirates will wear uniforms of one of the Negro League teams from the Pittsburgh region.

Please see attached documents for more information Thank you for your time and ongoing support. Should you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact me directly.

Best wishes,

Chaz Kellem

African-American Heritage Day Save The Date

Pittsburgh Pirates Community Champion Award 2012 Nomination Form

Benefit Concert for the Wounded Warrior Project

Don't miss out on this great opportunity to help out our "Unsung Heroes" with A Benefit Concert for the Wounded Warrior Project May 18th at Consol Energy Park. 

This benefit features country music star Darryl Worley singing hits such as "Have You Forgotten" and "Unsung Heroes". 

For tickets call Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 to purchase tickets!

For more details, click here!

Region may have found cure for decades-long 'brain drain'

Western PA and the Pittsburgh area could see a resurgence of business activity beginning with small startups and young people fresh out of college. Pittsburgh has a lot to offer for young people and with incubator services like RCI it softens the financial blow of anyone looking to start a business for the first time. 

PittsburghLive writes:

Micah Toll could have taken his electronic vehicle invention and set up shop anywhere in the world when he graduates from the University of Pittsburgh in two weeks.

Instead, the Tennessee native chose Shadyside as headquarters for Pulse Motors. His business partners, both Pitt students but neither native to Pittsburgh, also will remain in the area.

Toll designed his Personal Electric Vehicle Zero, a motorized unit that looks like a bike, to handle Pittsburgh's hilly terrain, but he never considered taking the idea to another city with similar topography.

"Pittsburgh has been incredibly good to us," Toll, 23, said on Wednesday. "The manufacturing resources are here, the factory space is available. There is a very good entrepreneur community here. Why wouldn't we stay in Pittsburgh?"

Read more: Region may have found cure for decades-long 'brain drain' - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/s_790907.html#ixzz1sbgdalrv

Pittsburgh's North Shore Riverfront Park

Ever wonder what went in to making the Riverfront Park on the North Shore such a beautiful and popular spot? 

GrowingGreener writes:

This project involved the complete redesign and rehabilitation of a 67,00 foot segment of linear park and trail facilities along the north shore of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers.  The project area was primarily designed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as Clemente Park.

Since the time of the original park design more than 25 years ago the use of the park and the area surrounding the park has changed significantly.  Originally designed as a passive linear park complementing Point State Park, across the Allegheny, the park had accommodated a number of unforeseen uses.  River taxis, and the Gateway Clipper excursions fleet regularly dock along the park to bring visitors to Three Rivers Stadium and the Science Center.  The Steel Industry Heritage Corporation’s River of Steel Tours is planning to use the park as a landing.

To read more about the development of Riverfront park, click here!

Beerfest Only 5 Days Away!

Mighty Mighty Micro Brew Craft BeerFest: When: March 31st, 2012 12:30pm and 5:00pm Sessions Where: Rivers Casino $65/ Person

20 Brewers will be offering tastings including:  Troegs, RiverTowne Pour House, Great Lakes Brewing Co., The Church Brew Works, and East End Brewing Co. All Attendees receive $10 in Free Slot Play Courtesy of Rivers Casino! Hot and Cold Hors D'Oeuvres! Save the $3.00 handling fee and purchase your ticket over the phone by calling (412)231-6500 between 9am and 5pm Monday-Friday!