"The St. Charles Hotel sat against Mission Hill Bluff at the corner of Mission Street and River Street (now North Pacific Avenue)," writes Ross Eric Gibson. "Proprietor Joseph Bloch (pronounced 'Block') was waiting for his brother-in-law to arrive from Cincinnati, the most famous rabbi in America: the Rev. Dr. Isaac M. Wise, founder of Reform Judaism. It was early August 1877, the weather was perfect, Santa Cruz was beautiful, and Bloch was proprietor of this palatial hotel."
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, June 9: Free community produce stand coming to Hill District A free community produce stand will open Friday in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood. The stand will be open from noon to 4 p.m. every second and fourth Friday