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[Highland Park] Cleaning person(s)
by ozzieink＠comcast.net 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

I work at home most days of the week, so I prefer a team sweeping through my place in a few hours rather than one person there all afternoon. I've used this service for years and have been very satisfied with them: Tim Schwarz runs the business called "Cleaning Fairies" 412-243-8191.

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[Highland Park] Institute of International Art and Languages / QUESTION
by Christine Frechard-Harbison 31 Mar '06

31 Mar '06

The Institute of International Art and Languages would like to start a 2 weeks summer program (K to Gr 2 / Gr 3 to 5 ) at St Andrew Episcopal church the last week of July and 1st week of August. We will propose a French emmersion program the 1st week and Spanish the second week. (learn French and Spanish through cooking, craft, painting, dance, music...) Would you be more interested by a half day program (9-12 / 1 to 4PM) or a full day program (9 to 3 PM) ? Thank you very much Have a nice day Christine Frechard-Harbison Christine Frechard-Harbison Institute of Art and Languages 1135 Mellon st. Pittsburgh PA 15206 412 661 0177 724 766 0104 cell _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

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[Highland Park] Handy Woman for Hire
by taratippel＠comcast.net 31 Mar '06

31 Mar '06

I am looking to make fast cash ASAP. I am the undiscovered Martha Stewart (with no criminal background)! I am excellent at cleaning, fabulous at cooking, creative with decorating, great at organizing, born to shop, great with children, and love to garden. So if you are looking for someone to help with preparing your home or garden for spring, need me to cook or teach someone how to, or need any other miscellaneous work done, please let me know ASAP! Thank you! ~Tara on Farragut St (412) 215-0079

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[Highland Park] apartment request
by Jonathan & Kaethe Ward 31 Mar '06

31 Mar '06

Hi Neighbors, A co-worker of mine is looking for an apartment in or near Highland Park. If anyone knows of a 2-bedroom apartment with a dishwasher and laundry availalble in the building, please contact Laura Mezer directly . She can be reached at lmezer(a)gmail.com or 336-558-5022. She's hoping to find something under $1200 including both rent and utilities. Thanks for your help! Kaethe Ward

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RE: [Highland Park] Assault on Elgin Street
by Barone, Linda 31 Mar '06

31 Mar '06

Bob, I am sorry to hear of your encounter, I will make sure that I have officers in that area trying to identify them. Can you give me a better description of them? -----Original Message----- From: neighborhood-bounces(a)highlandpark.pgh.pa.us [mailto:neighborhood-bounces@highlandpark.pgh.pa.us] On Behalf Of Bob Griewahn Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:55 PM To: neighborhood(a)highlandpark.pgh.pa.us Subject: [Highland Park] Assault on Elgin Street I was walking home tonight from the bus stop at Grafton and Highland Ave. There were a group of kids hanging around on the 5900 block of Elgin, doing nothing in particular. As I walked down Elgin towards Negley, I could hear some of them following me. As I turned up my walkway on the 5600 block, a few of them ran up the front yard steps behind me. I ran up onto my front porch, but two or three of them grabbed me and threw me down onto the stone floor of the porch. I yelled for help, they laughed, and ran off down the street towards Negley. They were a group of about 7 or 8 African-American teenagers, probably about 14-17 years old. Unfortunately, none of my neighbors responded to my calls for help. I called the police, and an officer arrived in about 15 minutes. He told me that someone had just been robbed on Wellesley (probably about 5 or ten minutes after they jumped me), and that a medic had to be called. I spoke with one of my neighbors later, and he told me that he heard some shouts, but thought it was just kids being rowdy. He didn't actually hear the word "help", or he would have checked things out and called the police. Please be very careful. And, if you hear shouts, don't just assume that everything is OK. With the warmer weather, and school being out, we have to be even more careful. I got out of this with a cut and a banged up knee, but it sounds like the person on Wellesly didn't fare so well. -- <http://www.highlandpark.pgh.pa.us/mailman/listinfo/neighborhood>

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[Highland Park] Assault on Elgin Street
by Bob Griewahn 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

I was walking home tonight from the bus stop at Grafton and Highland Ave. There were a group of kids hanging around on the 5900 block of Elgin, doing nothing in particular. As I walked down Elgin towards Negley, I could hear some of them following me. As I turned up my walkway on the 5600 block, a few of them ran up the front yard steps behind me. I ran up onto my front porch, but two or three of them grabbed me and threw me down onto the stone floor of the porch. I yelled for help, they laughed, and ran off down the street towards Negley. They were a group of about 7 or 8 African-American teenagers, probably about 14-17 years old. Unfortunately, none of my neighbors responded to my calls for help. I called the police, and an officer arrived in about 15 minutes. He told me that someone had just been robbed on Wellesley (probably about 5 or ten minutes after they jumped me), and that a medic had to be called. I spoke with one of my neighbors later, and he told me that he heard some shouts, but thought it was just kids being rowdy. He didn't actually hear the word "help", or he would have checked things out and called the police. Please be very careful. And, if you hear shouts, don't just assume that everything is OK. With the warmer weather, and school being out, we have to be even more careful. I got out of this with a cut and a banged up knee, but it sounds like the person on Wellesly didn't fare so well.

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[Highland Park] after-school babysitting
by Jana Finder 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

Hello, I am looking for a babysitter to meet my two boys (6 & 8) at their schoolbus in the afternoons (3:45 pm) and walk around the corner to our house. This position would begin in the fall and would be approximately 12 hours or more weekly. Ability to work on occasional school holidays is a plus. I am looking for someone who is: experienced working with young kids, responsible, a non-smoker, fun, active, and willing to help w/ homework. State clearances and a criminal background check are required. If you are available prior to September, we could provide occasional backup hours. Serious inquiries only to: jana(a)oldphones.com

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[Highland Park] Landscaping/Concrete Work Recommendations Needed
by Dana Smith 29 Mar '06

29 Mar '06

I am interested in replacing the existing concrete in my back yard. I would like to replace it with red or yellow brick. As this is an expensive job, Im looking for company references. Please send any recommendations to danas(a)friendship-pgh.org. Thank you for your help. ****

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[Highland Park] Eyes Wide Open film series
by Edith Bell 28 Mar '06

28 Mar '06

. Film Series and discussion: On Thursday 30th at Carnegie Mellon University, A20 Porter Hall, from 7:30pm to 10:00 pm and Saturday April 1st at East Liberty Presbyterian Church at 2:00PM. The War We Do Not See: The Ground Truth: The Human Cost of War & Fallujah 2004 As part of Eyes Wide Open, the American Friends Service Committee¹s memorial display about the human cost of the war on Iraq, a film series will be presented on Thursday 30th March and April 1st. The Women¹s International League for Peace and Freedom is sponsoring the series comprised of two films, The Ground Truth: The Human Cost of War and Fallujah 2004. Both of these outstanding documentaries provide personal testimonies about consequences of the war in Iraq that Americans do not see in mainstream media. Yet, to comprehend the true cost of war, it is essential to know what it does to those who experience it directly. These two films provide an authoritative witness to the tragedy of war. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, Patricia Foulkrod¹s documentary, The Ground Truth: The Human Cost of War, allows us hear the stories of combat veterans and makes visible the ongoing impact of the war in their lives and lives of their families. Entirely respectful of these men and women and their experiences, this film, through its extensive interviews, shares with us the hardships and dangers of war, the gap between the harsh reality of war and the sanitized war portrayed in the media, and the often callous treatment returning soldiers are faced with by military authorities and the Veterans Administration. Producer/Director Patricia Foulkrod states, ³It became clear while filming, that the broken hearts and shattered lives that I was seeing were so invisible.So I tried to create a film that might blow the yellow ribbons off the trees, and encourage people to really wrap their arms around our soldiers and their families.so we can take responsibility for their suffering, that is being experienced in our name.²

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[Highland Park] Eyes Wide Open exhibit
by Edith Bell 28 Mar '06

28 Mar '06

Eyes Wide Open Exhibit at East Liberty this week end. ³An exhibit that speaks directly to our hearts and reminds us of the human cost of war.² Over 111 pairs of empty combat boots tagged with the names of Pennsylvanian soldiers who have died in the current Iraq war will be displayed, together with a visual representation of the thousands of Iraqi civilians who have died during the conflict. FILMS - THURSDAY 30th 7:30pm to 10:00 pm Carnegie Mellon University, A20 Porter Hall Fallujah 2004 and Ground Truth: The Human Cost of War EXHIBIT - FRIDAY, March 31st 11:00am to 8:30pm Friends Meeting House, 4836 Ellsworth Ave in Oakland VIGIL FRIDAY, March 31st 7:00pm, Friends Meeting House EXHIBIT - SATURDAY, April 1st 11:00am to 7:00pm East Liberty Presbyterian Church, (ELPC) Corner of Penn and Highland Aves in East Liberty FILMS SATURDAY, April 1st 2:00pm to 6:00pm, East Liberty Presbyterian Church Fallujah 2004 and Ground Truth: The Human Cost of War COMMUNITY FORUM: Thoughts and experiences of the cost of war SATURDAY, April 1st 7:00pm, East Liberty Presbyterian Church EXHIBIT - SUNDAY, April 2nd 12:00pm to 3:00pm, East Liberty Presbyterian Church PITTSBURGH PLAYBACK THEATRE: Reflections on the Human Cost of War SUNDAY April 2nd, 4:00pm, East Liberty Presbyterian Church For More Information Contact Emilie Smith (412) 371-3607 esmith(a)afsc.org www.afsc.org/eyes <http://www.afsc.org/eyes>

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