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

[Highland Park] Auto Glass Repair Recommendations
by Heather Conrad 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

Hello, again, We have a chip in our windshield which is standing in the way of our inspection, and we need to replace the windshield in the car. Does anyone have a recommendation for a reputable windshield repair place? Many thanks in advance, Heather Conrad

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[Highland Park] Cleaning Person Recommendations
by Matt Ferrante 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

Hi, I am looking for a new cleaning person. Any recommendations out there? Thanks, Matt Matt Ferrante 412 362 5266 412 398 7816 cell matt(a)mattferrante.com www.mattferrante.com

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[Highland Park] Bus Route Changes - Eliminate direct access to WPAGH or Chilrens Hosp
by ronfronzaglio2＠comcast.net 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

To all, ( Note - links to contact info and pdfs containing details about this email can be found at the bottom of the page ) In last months listserve thread a few residents expressed concern about proposed bus route changes. One very significant detail that sticks out to me is the fact that neither of the 2 proposed "concepts" provide direct access to either West Penn Allegheny General Hospital or Childrens Hospital ( I'm guessing a few thousand jobs/employees ). Highland park residents can currently bord busses that pass ( via Friendship Avenue ) within 1 to 3 blocks of both of these hospitals. They can access these busses at numerous points along Highland and Negley Aves. This is convenient for almost all of highland park. If either of the proposed concepts go into full effect ( there are 2 to chose from ), only the 77g or ( concept2 ) 77f will travel Friendship avenue. These routes will run from Morningside or Stanton Heights and will only touch the Negley/Stanton corner of Highland park. Highland park residents that work at either institution, prospective tennants, and prospective home buyers will have to either 1. walk to the corner of Negley and Stanton ( a 1 to 2 mile hike for large portions of highland park ) or 2. take a route that includes a transfer in order to access either of these hospitals that are only 2 to 3 miles from various portions of highland park. Either case is much less convenient if you are an employee of WPAGH or Childrens and a much harder sell to prospective tennants and homebuyers that work at either hospital. Lastly - it is difficult to believe that it is practical or efficient to service such a significant and heavily populated route ( the above descibed stretch of Friendship Ave ) with one route ( 77f or 77g ). While the public period comment is over - I've left messages and will continue to contact or attempt to contact folk at the port authority ( transit development plan - see link at the bottom of this page ) If anyone is taking action or knows of a better course of action please let me know. Thanks, Ron Fronzaglio The following is a pdf that defines concept1 changes: http://tdp.portauthority.org/paac/portals/1/pdfs/C1Routes.pdf Map of concept1 changes: http://tdp.portauthority.org/paac/portals/1/maps/EastC1.pdf The following is a pdf that defines concept2 changes: http://tdp.portauthority.org/paac/portals/1/pdfs/C2Routes.pdf Map of concept2 changes: http://tdp.portauthority.org/paac/portals/1/maps/EastC2pdf Port Authority Transit Development Link: http://tdp.portauthority.org/paac/ Port Authority of Allegheny County ATTN: Transit Development Plan 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 General Port Authority Contact Info Phone: (412)-566-5500 Website: www.portauthority.org

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Re: [Highland Park] Abandoned Houses postings
by John Stephen 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

Assuming ELDC has a viable development plan for the parcels it owns our elected officials should work to ensure ELDC has financing available to implement. The Mayor is on the front line of that effort but all public budgets should provide more funding for urban redevelopment. If there are houses of concern that remain privately owned, the State legislature last year enacted the Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Law that provides the community another means to take action. http://housingalliancepa.org/news/view.php?news_id=455 john stephen --- On Fri, 7/17/09, Bob Staresinic <bob.63(a)netzero.net> wrote: From: Bob Staresinic <bob.63(a)netzero.net> Subject: [Highland Park] Abandoned Houses postings To: neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com Date: Friday, July 17, 2009, 8:02 AM Here is a listing of postings in response to the report that the man arrested for the attack on Stanton Avenue was living in an abandoned house on N St Clair St. Rather than send out multiple postings, I combined them into one. I did not include the ones that were previously sent out to the list. ----- Original Message ----- From: Amanda Gillespie Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [Highland Park] Morningside rapist arrest I believe this issue of abandoned houses is one being addressed by both mayoral candidates. Being that this is an election year, maybe it is worth letting them both know our collective concern. Amanda ********************* From: "Teri Rucker" <terirucker(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:06 PM Subject: RE: [Highland Park] Morningside rapist arrest > > If they are truly abandoned and deteriorating, tearing them down and creating a community garden would be a great idea. ************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: Rob Nichols Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [Highland Park] Morningside rapist arrest There were homeless people coming and going periodically from 839 N. Saint Clair during the last year, the house had a broken pipe and water was running down through the house for months and filling up the basement, and there was a huge pile of debris behind the house - old furniture, household items, etc. I finally had it and lodged a complaint with the city and that accomplished a little bit. I would LOVE to see 839 and 841 N. Saint Clair razed, and other houses like them. Bottom line: we have to make our voices heard about abandoned properties. Can anyone confirm what Mr. Riggins says about the city being legally bound to tear down abandoned buildings after a certain amount of time? **************************** From: "Roberta Shope" <RobertaShope(a)howardhanna.com> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:18 PM Subject: RE: [Highland Park] Morningside rapist arrest > > I don't think it's correct, legally speaking, that abandoned buildings > must always be torn down, but only if they're uninhabitable & condemned. > Further, if they can be purchased by someone who will rehab them, we > gain new neighbors & preserve our neighborhood's architectural heritage. > > Roberta Shope ****************************** From: "James Riggins" <jriggins(a)pts.edu> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 1:09 PM Subject: RE: [Highland Park] Morningside rapist arrest > Any buildings that are abandoned and considered public nuisance and/or dangers to the neighborhood they're in are able to be inspected by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Building Inspection. People from that neighborhood need to call and make a formal complaint to the City about a property or group of properties and request that dept. to do an inspection. The inspector's) will then make a determination as to if the building should be demolished/refurbished, etc. It will also be important to find out who the owner of the properties is/are and put pressure on them to deal with their properties (the city can do this, and the community can also do this if we know who the owner(s) is/are. The first thing to do is to report the address of where the building is to the Bureau of Building Inspection; their website is http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/BBI/ > Especially in this case, if the man who committed the atrocious act of sexual assault was living in an abandoned home on N. St Clair, then that is a matter of serious community safety. ********************* From: "James Riggins" <jriggins(a)pts.edu> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:26 PM Subject: RE: [Highland Park] Morningside rapist arrest > If I gave inaccurate info earlier, I apologize; but still something needs to be done about such buildings in OUR neighborhoods that are eyesores and potential hazards of safety. *************************** From: Jessica Miller Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:03 PM Subject: RE: [Highland Park] Morningside rapist arrest If the ELDC boarding's up of the houses works, it seems preferable to losing the architecture. Jessica Miller -----Inline Attachment Follows----- -- <http://lists.highlandparkpa.com/mailman/listinfo/neighborhood>

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[Highland Park] Abandoned Houses postings
by Bob Staresinic 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

Here is a listing of postings in response to the report that the man arrested for the attack on Stanton Avenue was living in an abandoned house on N St Clair St. Rather than send out multiple postings, I combined them into one. I did not include the ones that were previously sent out to the list. ----- Original Message ----- From: Amanda Gillespie Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [Highland Park] Morningside rapist arrest I believe this issue of abandoned houses is one being addressed by both mayoral candidates. Being that this is an election year, maybe it is worth letting them both know our collective concern. Amanda ********************* From: "Teri Rucker" <terirucker(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:06 PM Subject: RE: [Highland Park] Morningside rapist arrest > > If they are truly abandoned and deteriorating, tearing them down and creating a community garden would be a great idea. ************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: Rob Nichols Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [Highland Park] Morningside rapist arrest There were homeless people coming and going periodically from 839 N. Saint Clair during the last year, the house had a broken pipe and water was running down through the house for months and filling up the basement, and there was a huge pile of debris behind the house - old furniture, household items, etc. I finally had it and lodged a complaint with the city and that accomplished a little bit. I would LOVE to see 839 and 841 N. Saint Clair razed, and other houses like them. Bottom line: we have to make our voices heard about abandoned properties. Can anyone confirm what Mr. Riggins says about the city being legally bound to tear down abandoned buildings after a certain amount of time? **************************** From: "Roberta Shope" <RobertaShope(a)howardhanna.com> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:18 PM Subject: RE: [Highland Park] Morningside rapist arrest > > I don't think it's correct, legally speaking, that abandoned buildings > must always be torn down, but only if they're uninhabitable & condemned. > Further, if they can be purchased by someone who will rehab them, we > gain new neighbors & preserve our neighborhood's architectural heritage. > > Roberta Shope ****************************** From: "James Riggins" <jriggins(a)pts.edu> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 1:09 PM Subject: RE: [Highland Park] Morningside rapist arrest > Any buildings that are abandoned and considered public nuisance and/or dangers to the neighborhood they're in are able to be inspected by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Building Inspection. People from that neighborhood need to call and make a formal complaint to the City about a property or group of properties and request that dept. to do an inspection. The inspector's) will then make a determination as to if the building should be demolished/refurbished, etc. It will also be important to find out who the owner of the properties is/are and put pressure on them to deal with their properties (the city can do this, and the community can also do this if we know who the owner(s) is/are. The first thing to do is to report the address of where the building is to the Bureau of Building Inspection; their website is http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/BBI/ > Especially in this case, if the man who committed the atrocious act of sexual assault was living in an abandoned home on N. St Clair, then that is a matter of serious community safety. ********************* From: "James Riggins" <jriggins(a)pts.edu> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:26 PM Subject: RE: [Highland Park] Morningside rapist arrest > If I gave inaccurate info earlier, I apologize; but still something needs to be done about such buildings in OUR neighborhoods that are eyesores and potential hazards of safety. *************************** From: Jessica Miller Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:03 PM Subject: RE: [Highland Park] Morningside rapist arrest If the ELDC boarding's up of the houses works, it seems preferable to losing the architecture. Jessica Miller

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[Highland Park] Computer Problems solved
by Jeff Dumm 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

It's that time of year where school will start in a few weeks. Do you need maintenance on your computer, or have a problem that needs fixed? I've been doing computer work in Highland park for almost five years and have numerous people who have been kind enough to use my services. I offer computer maintenance, virus and spyware removal, upgrades for memory, CD/DVD drives and much much more. Need a new computer? Let me advise. Is your computer slowing down to a crawl? Let me speed it up. Jeff Dumm Home PC Services And my rates are stil reasonable at 45 an hour. Email me at jeffdumm(a)comcast.net or call me at 412-773-2957 Thank you. I will treat your computer with care and respect.

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[Highland Park] FW: MOVING SALE!!!!!!
by WILLIAM GRAHAM 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

From: tjs416(a)hotmail.com To: weg64(a)hotmail.com Subject: Fwd: MOVING SALE!!!!!! Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:56:12 -0400 Subject: MOVING SALE!!!!!! We are having a moving sale at 909 Jancey St. in Morningside on Saturday July 18th and Sunday the 19th from 8am to 3pm. Look for the balloons. We will be out back. All high quality pieces at great prices. Wrought iron and wicker outdoor furniture, McCoy pottery, Sterling, Noritake Occ japan, oriental rugs, Tiffin vases, ant. Furniture, bamboo bakers rack, art, electronics, and other decorative and household items. Please no early birds. _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutor…

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[Highland Park] found wallet
by Jana Finder 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

My husband found what appears to be a men's leather wallet while walking the dogs on the Negley side of the neighborhood. There are no credit cards or money inside. If you may have lost this wallet, please call 412.370-3778 to describe it & arrange for pickup. Jana Finder

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[Highland Park] FOR SALE - HP USB TV TUNER - NEW
by ablackandgoldfan 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

I opened the box on this item, plugged it in and then I decided it wasn't for me. I never did return it. I paid $129 but now they are selling for $99 at Amazon. I have the box, software, everything. I am selling it for $75. I bought it for my Vista 64 bit laptop. If interested, please call 412-901-5753. HP KS523AA USB TV TunerHP KS523AA USB TV Tuner Technical Details • Watch and record analog cable TV, hi-definition digital ATSC1 or clear QAM digital TV on your PC • Record shows at home, then enjoy them on the go • Watch, pause, and rewind live TV or listen to live FM radio on your notebook • Control your content with the full-function media remote control • Quickly see what's on with the easy-to-use electronic program guide

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[Highland Park] GIGANTIC Record/Music Sale Sat. July 18 & Sun. July 19--1126 North Highland Ave.
by rbedeian＠aol.com 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Hello Friends, ???? There will be a GIGANTIC Record & Music Sale this Saturday and Sunday--July 18 & July 19--at 1126 North Highland Ave., near the coffee shop. ???? Featured in this sale are over 1,000 records.? There will be at least?10 crates of JAZZ & SOUL LPS.? There will be also boxes of other type of music for sale, including LOTS of ROCK, Folk and BLUEGRASS, and a wide range of CDS. ???? The Sale will be from 9 AM to around 4 PM on both days. ???????????????????????????????????????????? George

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