Highlighting South Side’s positive press
We’re working hard to change the narrative of South Side! Check out what the media has to say about our neighborhood.
Kristin Kovacic: Pittsburghers, retire to the South Side
03/24/26
“The South Side keeps us fit, and stimulated, and connected — all our retirement goals. Five years in, it still startles and delights me to discover, like Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” that all this bounty, all this richness of daily living, was right here all along.”
East Carson Street business owners say South Side is on the rise
1/22/26
“Fine-dining establishments are setting up shop on the same block as hole-in-the-wall international cuisine spots; small retailers are renovating storefronts for burgeoning businesses, and local art lines the windows of unused spaces.“
South Side business owners launch survey to tackle crime and neighborhood image
07/17/25
“Mr. DeMauro is part of a group of about 20 property owners — mostly South Side businesses — who have been meeting regularly since January to discuss the neighborhood. The survey will be available until Aug. 31 [for local business owners.]”
This ‘yarn bomber’ is creating art on Pittsburgh’s South Side
6/19/25
“Delli Speers, an 89-year-old South Side resident, has been contributing to neighborhood’s street art for more than a decade“
Pittsburgh’s South Side will hire a manager to promote business district, attract stores
11/18/24
“The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership wants to hire a business district manager, who will be responsible for recruiting and retaining stores and businesses in the South Side’s business district.”
SouthSideCAN to host first fundraiser: South Side Music Festival
10/27/24
“SouthSideCAN is hosting the first ever South Side Music Festival as their first fundraiser on November 3rd at Enclave.“
South Side police patrols give merchants and residents renewed hope, but some concerns remain
8/18/24
“A year after the new patrols began, residents and business owners say the popular entertainment district is safer.”
215 arrests made during first year of Pittsburgh’s South Side Entertainment Patrol
6/20/24
“The South Side Entertainment Patrol began in July 2023 following a string of shootings on East Carson Street. What initially started as extra patrols quickly became a dedicated team of officers who monitor the busy strip from Thursday through Sunday nights.“
1 year into Pittsburgh police patrol, tide is turning on South Side
6/30/24
“As the patrol nears its first anniversary, a range of Pittsburghers — business owners, residents, bar patrons, law enforcement and elected leaders — praise what they see as a success story that is well known to those who live, work and play in the resurgent district.”
Making a Positive Impact in South Side
5/10/24
“Julianna checks out a monthly event that brings neighbors together to collaborate to make a positive impact in South Side!“
South Side business owners clean up streets for Earth Day
4/22/24
“South Bide business owners gathered on South Eighth and Mary Street to pick up brooms and dust pans, and they then made their way to East Carson Street on Monday.”
Pittsburgh police increase patrols as St. Patrick’s Day festivities take over South Side
3/16/24
“The energy in the air is palpable, people loved the great weather, the parade earlier, and being out and about in the South Side.“
Community Action Network helps to re-invent perception of South Side
1/25/24
“Positive ambassadors — that’s what the South Side Community Action Network is hoping they and the community can be for Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood”
South Side entertainment patrol has increased safety, city officials and businesses say
1/17/24
“The South Side entertainment patrol was established in July, which allocates more officers to East Carson Street and its surrounding areas every Thursday through Sunday between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m.“
South Side businesses laud police crackdown on East Carson Street corridor
1/16/24
“Extra police patrols launched in July on Pittsburgh’s South Side have helped quell problems along the bustling East Carson Street”
Community weighs in on effectiveness of police patrols in Pittsburgh’s South Side
1/16/24
“The South Side entertainment patrol is made up of 10 Pittsburgh police officers designated to patrol the area around East Carson Street Thursday through Sunday evenings.”
South Side’s tarnished reputation may be contributing to its gentrification
10/2/23
“Over the past two years, violence on East Carson Street has kept the community in the media spotlight. Responses have been swift: new policing initiatives and the formation of the South Side Community Action Network (SouthSideCAN).”
South Side residents, businesses seeing improvements with increased patrols
8/8/23
“South Side residents, businesses seeing improvements with increased patrols.”
KDKA Intersections Segment – Part 3
7/2/23
“Residents & some business owners are strategically working to bring safety back, particularly along East Carson Street.”
