July 2009 - test-neighbhorhood@test.highlandparkpa.com

[Highland Park] Wood flooring
by cindy Rancurello 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Hi. Here's a request made with a hope and a prayer.I am rehabbing my previously vacant house and am looking for the best price I can find on 400 sq ft of hardwood for the floors. Does ANYONE know of a vendor with great prices on wood flooring? (My budget is getting pretty stretched.) Thanks. Cindy

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[Highland Park] July Walk in the Woods
by Rudolph T. Maceyko 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Neighbors, Please join me for another Walk in the Woods (the park) on Wednesday evening, July 22, 2009 at 6:30pm. We start at the fountain, walk in the woods as much as we can, and end back at the fountain about an hour later. The walk is fun for everyone but keep in mind that paths and steps in the park can be uneven. Take precautions against bugs and weather if necessary. For the full schedule (including walks in the other parks) see the Pittsburgh Parks web site: http://www.pittsburghparks.org/walks-in-the-woods Rudy

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Re: [Highland Park] Abandoned Houses postings
by msranders 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

The rape on Stanton Avenue occurred w/in 2 blocks of my home and areas where I travel by foot and car quite frequently. It is a terrible crime and my thoughts go out to the young woman who survived it, her family and her friends who are no doubt attempting to be supportive of her while dealing with their own shock and traumatic grief. However, what I have seen in response on this email list amounts to a witch hunt. No one knew there was a potential rapist in the neighborhood until after the fact, but now we are equating abandoned buildings w/ rape. We need to be vigilant in our neighborhoods every day, and try not to succumb to being unproductively reactionary after a crime has occurred. It's a natural response to our fear and surprise, but it does more harm than good. Assuming the correct assailant has been arrested, the young man who is accused of this terrible crime happened to also be homeless and squatting. This does not mean that sqatters are rapists. It does not mean that squatters are dangerous. It means that we have among us in our neighborhoods a population of people who are homeless. If structures are unstable, then they need to be removed. This is for the safety of the neighborhood, but it is also for the safety of squatters. If structures are stable, then they need to be addressed: reclaimed, repossessed, rennovated, repurposed, etc. If people in our neighborhood are homeless, they need our compassion, empathy, and help. People don't become homeless because they want to, and it is very difficult to reverse homelessness once it has occurred. Did you know that it is nearly impossible to secure valid employment w/out a permanent address? It is very difficult to maintain a wardrobe, do laundry, or maintain personal cleanliness while homeless. Therefore, people who are homeless also have great difficulty maintaining employment they may have had before becoming homeless. Please be cautious in the language used in your responses. People, structures, and crimes are three different topics of conversation that may be interrelated, but do not by default have cause-and-effect relationships. Please don't forget that we are not only a neighborhood of beautiful historic homes and tree lined streets, but also a community of compassionate caring people.

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[Highland Park] empty property
by alycia knauer 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Yep, I feel very comfortable in my view. My use of "I'm sorry" at the start of my other post was merely a polite colloquialism. And I DO see a reason to target abandoned buildings as unnecessarily posing a danger. True the man arrested has not been convicted and is suspected of frequenting an empty house in the area. But IF it turns out that he was the assailant AND that he was squatting, do we only THEN start to consider whether an empty and unguarded property allowed a would-be assailant to go relatively unnoticed or to watch potential victims? OF COURSE we need to be considering how to prevent all crime, but it would be illogical to ignore factors that can contribute to such! Since you mention that you have not seen any posts initiating a discussion on how to prevent rape in our community, perhaps you could start (I'm not being facetious). Thank you.Alycia

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[Highland Park] Itemsl for Sale - Update
by Botsa3＠aol.com 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

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[Highland Park] Property Tax
by Jessica Miller 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Anyone know when we are supposed to benefit from casino revenues towards property tax relief and how that all works? Jessica

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[Highland Park] Green Day tix
by Susan Davis McIntosh 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Hello HPers! I have two tickets to the Green Day concert tomorrow (July 21) and a possible schedule conflict. I am willing to sell the tickets for the same price I paid for them: $122.60 (cash only). Level C Seating Section C22 Row J Seats J8 and J9 I would prefer to sell them together, but will split them up if two people ask for single tickets. Thanks! Susan McIntosh susan.davis.mcintosh(a)gmail.com

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[Highland Park] Audiologists
by Dean Steiner 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

I need recommendations for a good audiologists in the area if anyone knows of any. I am in the process of obtaining In Ear Monitors (Link<http://www.westone.com/content/287.html>, Link <http://www.ultimateears.com/_ultimateears/store/custom/ue11pro.php>) which require a mold of ones' ear, so an audiologist is required for both an order and an impression. Thank you, Dean. -- --Music From Another Room-- www.myspace.com/mfarmusic ARSON EP hits iTunes and Amazon July 28th!

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[Highland Park] Lost Dog?
by Dean Steiner 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

On the way out this afternoon (11:56am exactly) an off white/gray "poodle"-esk type dog was walking up the 6000 block of Jackson Street. - Curly hair - Bright red collar (too far off to see if there were tags or not) - Walking towards the park - Very skinny and brittle looking That's all I got while speeding off - sorry. Hope it helps if this dog is really lost, Dean.

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[Highland Park] Vacant Structures and Crime
by diane poche 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

I believe in data, and the scholarship behind a wealth of documentation supports the assertion that dwellings left vacant, irrelevant of the reason, but evidenced accutely in the upsurge due to the foreclosure crisis, are the causal behind a pandemic increase in crime incidents. This topic was addressed by a triagulation between local police, the FBI, and ACORN, a housing advocacy group. Other vetted organizations have arrived at a similar conclusion. d

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