July 2007 - test-neighbhorhood@test.highlandparkpa.com

[Highland Park] looking for a carpet cleaning service
by tsapis＠cs.pitt.edu 26 Jul '07

26 Jul '07

I beleive someone requested this info in the past, but for some reason I didn't hold onto it. We're looking for a carpet cleaning service - any suggestions out there? Thanks! Kristen Tsapis

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[Highland Park] barking dogs
by Jenee Libby 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

I didn't save the email from the gentleman who expressed his concern over barking dogs, but now I wish I had. I too live in the Wellesley/Heberton area, and I can recall one Saturday or Sunday about a week ago where there was a barking dog who, literally, barked for about 6 hours straight. He never let up. This wasn't your usual "It's summer and people are outside grilling" type of barking but a constant barking for hours and hours and hours on end. And yes, I should have done something about it but like many of us I figured maybe someone else would. (Sorry) Now that I think of it, that dog may have been thirsty or hot or something (it was very hot that day) and now I feel bad I didn't take more action. Is there something, someone we could call if this happens again? thanks, Jenee Libby - Wellesley Avenue "Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes." ---Henry David Thoreau Epizoodiks: southern slang for little, persistent coughs http://epizoodiks.blogspot.com/

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[Highland Park] Child Care position available
by Jack and Liz Buchanan 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

A position is available at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 5801 Hampton St., Highland Park for our Nursery Attendant. Hours Sunday mornings 8:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. The Nursery Attendant supervises the Nursery with care for a small number of infants and toddlers (up to age 4) during the Sunday morning worship and education hours. Previous childcare experience and references are required. The position is paid and background checks and a (paid) child abuse recognition/prevention training session are required by the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh and our insurance company. There are opportunities for other church related child-care "gigs," but they are not required. It is also a good position for someone looking to expand their base of families who need regular/intermittent childcare help. For more information, please contact Liz Buchanan, Church School Coordinator, at jacknliz(a)yahoo.com. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/

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[Highland Park] small tabby still missing
by victoria cole 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

Still missing Freddy, our small gray and dark striped tabby. Long thin tail, green eyes. Several people have written to say they have seen him and it's tantalizing because we haven't tracked him down yet. Please please, if you see a small friendly cat that answers to this description, please try to corral him somehow and call Mike at 412-441-9117 or if you get an answering machine, call Vicky at 603-923-8125, and I'll send someone over right away. Thanks so much-Vicky Cole _________________________________________________________________ http://liveearth.msn.com

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[Highland Park] Quad For Sale
by Kathy Bubash 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

2005 Suzuki Ozark 250; Color - Red; great condition; Price negotiable; Contact Chris at 412 445-8315 OR cycodaddy(a)yahoo.com

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[Highland Park] House Cleaning openings available
by Francine937＠aol.com 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

Hello to the Highland Park Community, My name is Francine Moschella with Moschella Cleaning Services. I currently have openings available for my residential part of my business. Due to my pregnancy of twins my partner and I decided to take a few months off of work due to my inability to work, and I lost 4 clients. I do the commercial cleaning for the Vintage on Highland Avenue and I am fully insured. We are a small business it's just my partner and I in your home. I have cleaned several homes in the Highland Park community, and I currently clean 3 homes consistently so I have good references within the area. I appreciate the consideration. Please visit our website @ moschellacleaning.com:) Thank You, Francine & Megan Moschella @ Moschella Cleaning 412-583-6723 ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

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[Highland Park] kid sports/activities?
by Rebecca Maclean 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

Hi everyone - My son just turned 4, and is starting to show some interest in organized sports/group activity kinds of things. I have absolutely no idea how to get him hooked up into local leagues of any sport, or if he's even old enough (such is the plight of someone who didn't have brothers growing up). I have friends whose kids have done Dynamo soccer, but I believe they start at age 5. Please email me any suggestions for local sports/team activities/etc. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks, Becky Maclean Jackson St.

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[Highland Park] Dilworth Edible Schoolyard mention
by David Passmore 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

The Edible Schoolyard project at Dilworth Traditional Academy was recently mentioned on Pop City (a Pittsburgh community news website - http://www.popcitymedia.com) I wanted to share the link with my Highland Park neighbors: http://www.popcitymedia.com/features/0725urbanfarm.aspx<neighborhood(a)highlandpark.pgh.pa.us>

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[Highland Park] Yamaha Portable Keyboard For Sale
by Axel Claussen 24 Jul '07

24 Jul '07

Yamaha PSR-293 61 keys 1 year old and hardly used includes stand $125 Call 412-362-5628

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[Highland Park] Re: barking dogs
by Denise 24 Jul '07

24 Jul '07

Hi all, Please call me if there is a barking dog annoying everyone. I will go and check on the dog; make sure it has water and shelter from hot sun and contact the owners to see if they need dog walking services or even just a brief respite from dog responsibilities. I have two dogs myself so I know how overwhelming they can be at times. Often I am over there anyway, walking dogs or visiting kitties... Thanks, Denise Lohr PetSitPgh, LLC petsitpgh(a)gmail.com www.petsitpgh.com 412-956-0787 On 7/24/07, neighborhood-request(a)highlandpark.pgh.pa.us < neighborhood-request(a)highlandpark.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > > Send Neighborhood mailing list submissions to > neighborhood(a)highlandpark.pgh.pa.us > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.highlandpark.pgh.pa.us/mailman/listinfo/neighborhood > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > neighborhood-request(a)highlandpark.pgh.pa.us > > You can reach the person managing the list at > neighborhood-owner(a)highlandpark.pgh.pa.us > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Neighborhood digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. barking dogs (Jenee Libby) > 2. Re: kid sports/activities? (Rebecca Maclean) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jenee Libby <penpapercoffee(a)yahoo.com> > To: neighborhood(a)highlandpark.pgh.pa.us > Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:00:00 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: [Highland Park] barking dogs > I didn't save the email from the gentleman who expressed his concern over > barking dogs, but now I wish I had. I too live in the Wellesley/Heberton > area, and I can recall one Saturday or Sunday about a week ago where there > was a barking dog who, literally, barked for about 6 hours straight. He > never let up. This wasn't your usual "It's summer and people are outside > grilling" type of barking but a constant barking for hours and hours and > hours on end. > > And yes, I should have done something about it but like many of us I > figured maybe someone else would. (Sorry) Now that I think of it, that dog > may have been thirsty or hot or something (it was very hot that day) and now > I feel bad I didn't take more action. Is there something, someone we could > call if this happens again? > thanks, Jenee Libby - Wellesley Avenue > > > "Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a > distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes." > ---Henry David Thoreau > > Epizoodiks: southern slang for little, persistent coughs > http://epizoodiks.blogspot.com/ > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Rebecca Maclean" <hera314(a)gmail.com> > To: neighborhood(a)highlandpark.pgh.pa.us > Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:27:42 -0400 > Subject: [Highland Park] Re: kid sports/activities? > Thanks to everyone for the great suggestions regarding what activities > to do with wiggly kids who aren't quite old enough for organized > sports options (my son just turned 4). Since so many people asked me > to share my results, a compiled list is below. Lots of mentions of > Gymkhana. Feel free to email me if you need more information on a > particular suggestion listed, I compiled the basic info but didn't > include full contact information that people may have provided for a > few ideas. > > I'll also say that many people mentioned that it would be fun to have > neighborhood playdates or get-togethers so local kids could meet > neighbors their age. I'm not in a position to organize such activities > but would certainly support someone who has the time to do so! > > Becky > > ---- > At age 4, I think my older two played soccer at the local Y. I found > soccer to be great at burning off a lot of energy, because it involves > a lot of running back and forth. And at that age, the running is > pretty much useless, except for the sake of exercising. > ---- > If you're looking at something where you'd be paying anyway, Dance > Alloy has Creative Movement class for that age. My daughter really > enjoyed it. It's mostly girls, but not a gender specific class at > all. Very laid back, and most of the parents I met there were great. > Also, there is a martial arts place on Liberty Ave. between Friendship > and Bloomfield that we are looking into. > ---- > Squirrel Hill Baseball and Sacred Heart Baseball start them as young > as 3 and 4. Before baseball, we took our kids to Gymkhana, My Gym (at > the Hartwood Towne Center) and the Sportworks at the Science Center. > [NOTE: Sacred Heart Baseball's website says that they start at age 5, > and the person who runs that program emailed me and mentioned that > kids under 5 don't normally do well in the program. I couldn't find > info on Squirrel Hill baseball online] > ---- > I have been taking my 4 year old son to > http://www.gymkhanafun.com/default.asp for exercise but I am not sure > this is what you are looking for. When your son turns 5, you can try > to enroll him in Martial Arts. I recommend the Traditional Martial > Arts Society http://www.tmas-dojo.com. They like for the kids to be a > little older but it depends on how attentive you child is. I have > been training there for 7 years and they offer adult and kids classes. > ---- > You might also check with a Y program or > the Boys and Girls club. There is one in Shadyside and one on Butler > street in Lawrenceville. > ---- > How about some of the art classes at the Center for the Arts as a > "group" activity? > ---- > St Raphael School in Morningside (just a few blocks from Highland > Park) offers indoor soccer to children in preschool - 4 and up for 6 > weeks/once per week beginning in February. The fee is $35.00 for > non-St. Raphael students, $25 for St. Raphael Students and includes > the instruction, a shirt, socks and an ice cream social at the end of > the "season". The weekly classes are taught by licensed instructors > of soccer, with instruction in dribbling, passing and scoring with no > pressure (they don't even keep score) followed by a scrimmage, three > on three or four on four play. > ---- > we did this program at Pitt a few years ago and had a good experience. > Probably too late for the Summer sessions but you could consider it > for the Fall... > > http://www.education.pitt.edu/kinderkinetics/ > ---- > My son is currently taking capoeira at Nego Gato, www.negogato.org at > 1424 Fifth Avenue. The class is on Saturdays at 11:00. The cost is > $10.00 a class or $35.00 for the month. No need to sign up - just > come and enjoy! The class is very small and consists of 4 to 8 year > olds. Folks have yet to find them or the sport. The children's > classes are mixed age - in keeping with the community spirit of the > art form. Parents are welcomed and encouraged to play alongside their > children - at no extra cost. (Believe me when I say it is a whole > body workout! LOL!) > > > On 7/18/07, Rebecca Maclean <hera314(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi everyone - > > > > My son just turned 4, and is starting to show some interest in > > organized sports/group activity kinds of things. I have absolutely no > > idea how to get him hooked up into local leagues of any sport, or if > > he's even old enough (such is the plight of someone who didn't have > > brothers growing up). I have friends whose kids have done Dynamo > > soccer, but I believe they start at age 5. Please email me any > > suggestions for local sports/team activities/etc. Any help is greatly > > appreciated! > > > > Thanks, > > Becky Maclean > > Jackson St. > > > > > -- > <http://www.highlandpark.pgh.pa.us/mailman/listinfo/neighborhood> > -- Denise Lohr PetSitPgh, LLC Professional Pet Sitting Services 412-956-0787 www.petsitpgh.com "If I had it to do over, I'd fall in love with myself at a much younger age."

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