September 2008 - test-neighbhorhood@test.highlandparkpa.com

[Highland Park] Bryant Street business district
by Alison Bogle 12 Sep '08

12 Sep '08

Out of curiosity mainly...does anyone know what is going on with Pizzaburghs, the place directly across the street, and the old pizza place that is now a "car service"? Pizzaburghs says closed for remodeling, but none has been apparent. Things are happening across the street and I heard a rumor of Point Brugge putting in another location there... _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/

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[Highland Park] [Tazza D'Oro] Tazza D'Oro's New Hours of Operation
by Amy 12 Sep '08

12 Sep '08

Tazza D'Oro has posted a new item, 'Tazza D'Oro's New Hours of Operation' Beginning Saturday, September 13th You may view the latest post at http://tazzadoro.net/news/tazza-d-oro/tazza-doros-new-hours-of-operation/ You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new updates are posted. Best regards, Amy tazzadoro(a)earthlink.net

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[Highland Park] Indoor painting recommendations?
by Neepa Majumdar 12 Sep '08

12 Sep '08

Dear all: Can you please recommend someone to do some indoor painting for us? We would do it ourselves, but because we have several rooms that need to be painted, it seems too daunting to do on our own (having no prior experience with painting). Thanks, Neepa Majumdar

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[Highland Park] found lost item
by fiaa1＠verizon.net 12 Sep '08

12 Sep '08

Dear HP families, The other day I was walking my dog Lucky - perhaps the most intelligent and thoughtful dog in Pittsburgh and perhaps the world. While walking on Callery, Lucky came upon a "DiscSox" media storage container. I think this may have fallen off of a stroller. It contained many Cds for adults and children. If you can let me know what some of the contents that are in this container we would be happy to make arrangements to return it to you. Thanks, Geoff

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[Highland Park] Tailor Recommendations Results
by David DeLong 11 Sep '08

11 Sep '08

Thanks everyone for all of the tailor recommendations. A number of people asked for a copy of the results, so I'll send it out to the neighborhood. Auggies on Bryant Street and Rockies on Liberty Ave in Bloomfield both have a lot of fans. Here are the total results. Tailor Location # of Thumbs Up Phone # Augies Bryant Street 7 Rocky's Bloomfield 6 Irene's Squirrel Hill, across from Eat n Park 2 Paul Costa Stanton Ave 1 441-4097 Fox Chapel Dry Cleaners 1200 Old Freeport Road 1 Distilo's Sq. Hill, Forward & Shady 1 Topline Shadyside, Highland & Alder 1 Gloria's Alterations Verona 1 Geno's @ The New Oakland Tailor 234 Meyran 1 Vincent's Shadyside, Highland Ave 1 Primo Tailoring Fox Chapel 1 412-781-4430 Venice Friendship 1 412-363-8053 ----- Original Message ---- From: David DeLong <mrdelong(a)yahoo.com> To: neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com Sent: Monday, September 8, 2008 10:00:20 AM Subject: [Highland Park] Tailor Recommendations? Can anyone recommend a good tailor in the area? I need someone who can go beyond button and zipper repairs and make good fitting adjustments and repair seam tears in suits and dress shirts. Thanks in advance for you suggestions. David DeLong

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[Highland Park] List of Plumbers
by maria.derenzo＠pnc.com 11 Sep '08

11 Sep '08

Thank you all for the recommendations of plumbers. Per your request, I have put together a listing of names and contact information along with comments (in the order I received them). Thanks again neighbors, I appreciate the suggestions. 1. Standard Plumbing on S. Milvale Avenue, (412)621-5579. Used them for about 20 years. Reliable and fair. 2. Albert Sciulli Plumbing 302 Coltart Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412) 621-8304 We have used Albert Sciulli from Oakland for 30 years and he is wonderful! Excellent work, fair prices, and honest--tells you if you really don't need something and suggests other ways to do something that is lower cost but effective. 3. Stock Plumbing & Heating 200 Laurie Dr Pittsburgh, PA 15235 (412) 856-1077 4. Proudfoot Plumbing http://www.proudfootplumbing.com/home.nxg Phones: 888-461-2198 (Toll Free) 412-521-4530 (Squirrel Hill) 724-538-8373 (North Hills) 724-538-8373 (Cranberry) 412-461-2198 (South Hills)Location: 229 W. 8th Avenue W. Homestead, PA 15120 We have used Proudfoot Plumbing based on several recommendations - they are not super cheap but their work and their workers are top notch, clean and professional. 5. Leo Pasquarelli did all of the re-plumbing of the gas lines in my house. He did a great job! He is a Master Plumber so not the cheapest. I am going to have my bathroom redone next summer and I'll definitely ask Leo to do the work. His number is : 412-654-3315. 6. We also recommend Mike Nahm, 412-341-3282. 7. I have a great plumber that we love. Nick Poulicci 412-916-3481 (cell) 412-621-2502 (home) 8. RICHARD DODARO,17 GLASGOW RD, PITTSBURGH PA 15221- Phone: (412) 243-1796 Alt. Phone: (412) 906-3772 Fax (412) 242-0881 - He is competent, polite, punctual and affordable. 9. Bo Leffakis at 412-537-6846 and Jimmy Cohen 412-421-2208 10. B & F Plumbing (412) 682-7151. They've been very fair, always prompt, etc. 11. You can't go wrong with Tim Giles (304-670-7282). He replaced my water heater yesterday in an emergency situation. Fair price, fast service. He is a registered plumber who works at UPMC and moonlights on residential jobs. I live on the Northside, but he's done jobs for me at other properties I own in Forest Hills and Mt. Washington. Good, reliable plumber I've used for many years. 12. Andy Stroje 412-496-3267. He is a hard-worker, efficient, respectful and honest. He will do the job right and give you a fair price. I have received mixed recommendations on Seigel Plumbing... Below, I share the comments received. (Seigel Plumbing and Heating) for twenty years - and am obviously satisfied with his work. We can recommend Siegle--we have used Mark Seigle for a few years now, and have always been satisfied with his work. He also does the plumbing for St. Andrew's. I had a bad experience with Siegle. I couldn't get them to come back to look at problems with shower they had repaired. "Siegle was our plumber for years, we were happy with his services recently though, we had some problems -- we called him to have a gas stove hooked up and it took about 4-5 phone calls until they called back (we had two stoves in the kitchen for 3 weeks!), and eventually did it. Siegle showed up with another guy to basically connect one hose to the gas line and charged us half an hour labor x 2 men -- $125. Plus parts $25. We decided it's not that bad, but I don't really see the point of paying 2 men for such a small job that actually one of them did. The last drop was the furnace -- he gave us and estimate in February -- we got a lower one and a few higher, but thought it would be nice to keep them. Siegle kept postponing us with the installation ("you don't need a furnace in the summer") and was surprised when I followed up on the dates he promised to come and do it. " I made a final call in June to ask for a firm answer - is he interested in doing the job or not. He never called back. My biggest disappointment is that his procrastination made us lose the other spring discounted offers we got from other companies, and we'll probably pay more now when it's close to season. To sum it up, he used to be a good plumber, right now he seems to be having some issues, so until he get his act together we're looking for a good one too!" The contents of this email are the property of PNC. If it was not addressed to you, you have no legal right to read it. If you think you received it in error, please notify the sender. Do not forward or copy without permission of the sender. This message may contain an advertisement of a product or service and thus may constitute a commercial electronic mail message under US Law. The postal address for PNC is 249 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. If you do not wish to receive any additional advertising or promotional messages from PNC at this e-mail address, click here to unsubscribe. https://pnc.p.delivery.net/m/u/pnc/uni/p.asp By unsubscribing to this message, you will be unsubscribed from all advertising or promotional messages from PNC. Removing your e-mail address from this mailing list will not affect your subscription to alerts, e-newsletters or account servicing e-mails.

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[Highland Park] Friendship House Tour Tickets On Sale NOW!
by Sarah Collins 11 Sep '08

11 Sep '08

Tickets to the 15th Annual Friendship House Tour - The History of Architects and Architecture in Friendship, taking place on September 21, 2008 are now available. This year, Friendship will showcase the homes of local architects, past and present, as well as a wide range of homes from traditional to modern, each with fascinating architectural amenities. As an added bonus, the tour will feature the original home of architect Charles M. Bartberger and the Friendship School he designed. Also on the tour is The Waldorf School of Pittsburgh, housed in the former Lynch Mansion as well as local architectural firms, evolve environment :: architecture and EDGE studio, the tour starting point. Tickets to the tour are $15 in advance and $18. Tickets to the tour can be purchased by visiting the Friendship Development Associates office, 5530 Penn Avenue and paying by check or visiting www.friendshiphousetour.org and paying by credit card. For more questions and additional information call 412-441-6147 x 7. **************************************** Sarah Collins Marketing & Communications Coordinator Friendship Development Associates, Inc. 5530 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, Pa 15206 p: 412-441-6147 x 7 f: 412-441-6149 e: sarah(a)friendship-pgh.org Friendship Development Associates, Inc.’s, (FDA) mission is to revitalize the Friendship area – a socially and economically diverse community – through strategic and responsible real estate development. ****************************************

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[Highland Park] Friendship Development Associates Seeks Board Members
by Sarah Collins 11 Sep '08

11 Sep '08

Friendship Development Associates, Inc., (FDA), is looking for community-minded individuals to serve on its Board. FDA’s mission is to revitalize the Friendship area, a socially and economically diverse community, through strategic and responsible real estate development. Additionally FDA is developing and facilitating community improvement programs as a recipient of both the Elm Street and Main Street programs. Candidates must have a passion for Pittsburgh’s East End as FDA serves the communities of Friendship, Bloomfield, and Garfield, as well as, partnering with other neighboring communities of East Liberty, Shadyside, and Lawrenceville. Looking for experience or knowledge in the following areas: -Real Estate Marketing -Real Estate Development -Finance -Human Resources -Architecture For more information about our organization, please visit our website at www.friendship-pgh.org. If you feel you can contribute, submit your qualifications and a brief statement expressing why you are interested in serving on the FDA Board to fda(a)friendship-pgh.org or via mail to Friendship Development Associates, Inc., 5530 Penn Avenue, Attention: FDA Board Member Search Committee, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. Submissions must be received by October 24, 2008. **************************************** Sarah Collins Marketing & Communications Coordinator Friendship Development Associates, Inc. 5530 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, Pa 15206 p: 412-441-6147 x 7 f: 412-441-6149 e: sarah(a)friendship-pgh.org Friendship Development Associates, Inc.’s, (FDA) mission is to revitalize the Friendship area – a socially and economically diverse community – through strategic and responsible real estate development. ****************************************

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[Highland Park] Neighborhood Nanny needs 19 hours!
by sophie klahr 10 Sep '08

10 Sep '08

Hello Parents! I currently nanny for a fantastic family on N.Negley & have worked for many other wonderful Highland Park families over the past couple of years. This fall, I've already committed to be engaged in childcare for approximately 18 hours a week but I'd like to offer even more time to the neighborhood kids: I am free on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays & Sunday morning/afternoons. I possess a valid PA driver's license & a vehicle which is entirely kid friendly (complete with anti-bacterial hand gel & Trader Joe's juice-boxes in the glove compartment). Well-versed in Legos, all varieties of tag, local playgrounds, coloring in & out of the lines, Star Wars/Disney movies/Zaboomafo/children's programing, fascinating animal facts, rhyming songs & games, couch forts, etc. References available. Hope to hear from you soon! take care, Sophie Klahr sophie.klahr(a)gmail.com

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[Highland Park] Plumber Recommendations
by maria.derenzo＠pnc.com 10 Sep '08

10 Sep '08

I am in need of a good, fair priced plumber. Has anyone had any experience with Siegle Plumbing & Heating or B&F Plumbing? All recommendations and feedback welcomed!! Thanks Maria The contents of this email are the property of PNC. If it was not addressed to you, you have no legal right to read it. If you think you received it in error, please notify the sender. Do not forward or copy without permission of the sender. This message may contain an advertisement of a product or service and thus may constitute a commercial electronic mail message under US Law. The postal address for PNC is 249 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. If you do not wish to receive any additional advertising or promotional messages from PNC at this e-mail address, click here to unsubscribe. https://pnc.p.delivery.net/m/u/pnc/uni/p.asp By unsubscribing to this message, you will be unsubscribed from all advertising or promotional messages from PNC. Removing your e-mail address from this mailing list will not affect your subscription to alerts, e-newsletters or account servicing e-mails.

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