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

[Highland Park] Wedding Photo/Video Limited Time Deal
by Chris Thomas 18 Sep '09

18 Sep '09

Vita Designs is a new Wedding Video and Photo company to Pittsburgh, Pa. We just moved here from California and have moved the business with us. The company recently upgraded all equipment to the latest in HD Video and Full Frame Digital Photography. We are seeking to build our clientele in Pittsburgh. For a limited time we will be offering two packages at a discounted rate. Our lower package (normally $2100) for only $500 and high package (normally $5100) for just $1500. Both packages include video and photo coverage of your wedding fully edited and produced to DVD. To qualify you must be one of the first three to book with us and your wedding must be before January 24th, 2010. Please email us today at chris(a)vita-designs.com or call toll free at (877) 220-1386. We look forward to working with you on your special day. Chris Thomas - Videographer Tony Lazzari - Photographer

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[Highland Park] hula hooping at the Union Project
by Erika Johnson 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

Hello neighbors, Do you now or have you ever hula hooped? Never did but want to learn? I want to meet you! Please join us for a Hoop Jam at the Union Project on Tuesday. Everyone's invited. We've got hoops of every size, no matter your age, height, or circumference. We'll supply hoops, music, and instruction. * Hoop Jam Tuesday, September 22 6:30 - 7:30 pm Union Project Corner of Negley and Stanton -- we'll be in the side yard* *$1 *(that's one dollar, to help pay for space) Bring your hoop if you have one, if not, we've got 'em. Sponsored by the Union Project, Spinster Hoops (aka your neighbor Stef), and me -- a new neighbor who wants folks to hoop with.

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[Highland Park] strange car
by Lee Fogarty 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

When I left for work at 5:45 this morning there was a strange car parked across the street.? The man inside was looking at a map - strange because we are not a through street.? I left and doubled back to see the man getting out of his car, in front of my house.? When he saw my car, he got back into the car and drove away.? A few minutes later, I drove around Cordova and he was parked between a couple of cars there. I called the police and asked them to check, and to check the neighborhood during the day and night.? License Number FVF 4362 Lee Fogarty

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[Highland Park] feral cats
by Athymeafterthyme＠comcast.net 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

My husband and I attended a program at Animal Friends last night. We also had an opportunity to tour Animal Friends mobile spay and neuter hospital. They have been asked by various communities to trap, spay/neuter feral cat populations and release. They've had the mobile unit less than a year and have done approximately 3,000 spay/neuters of feral cats as well as low cost spay/neuters. Many of you are aware that Animal Friends is a state of the art no kill shelter in Pittsburgh. It is the ONLY no kill shelter. They believe that adoption is not the sole answer to the problem of homeless cats or dogs. In the case of cats, one female cat is capable of having 55 kittens in its lifetime. I know that there are feral cats at the reservoir and wondered if any organization has been involved in a spay and neuter program. Please email me if you have information. Is there anyone from HPCC involved in this or interested in the issue of feral cat population explosions. Thanks. Marsha Aarons

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[Highland Park] R.C. Construction specializing in home improvements
by Ron Cerniglia 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

I am a retired union carpenter with 33 years in the business and resident of Highland Park. I started my own company R.C. Construction specializing in home improvements. We do Decks, Concrete work, Additions, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Game rooms, Ceramic tile and Hardwood floors. We are fully insured company. For free estimates please call Ronald Ceringlia at 412-363-3173 or e-mail us at Cerniglia111(a)verizon.net .

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[Highland Park] GOURMET APPLES, PRETZELS AND MORE
by Ron Cerniglia 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

Looking for a special gift TLC can help. We make gourmet apples, pretzels, and more. For prize list, order forms and pictures. Please e-mail us at tammy.cerniglia(a)gmail.com

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[Highland Park] RE: HPCC Meeting, Thursday, 17 SEP 09
by Michael M. Nadler 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

Dear Neighbors - Again, I am sending out this reminder regarding our Monthly Meeting for the HPCC on this coming Thursday, 17 SEP 09. I am also seeing if there is anyone who has an interest in being involved with the HPCC, as we are having our elections at this meeting. If you wish to be involved, then please let me know, as well as plan to attend. We shall be starting our Board Meeting at 7:00 PM, followed by David Hance's Presentation on Heth's Run. He had sent out a notice of a meeting held at the Zoo on the 9th, and he wanted to make sure that the residents of this area are informed on this issue, so please look at his e-mail below. I personally attended a meeting at the Mayor's Office earlier this year to help support getting this Bridge on the Penn Dot list. Hope to see you this Thursday at St. Andrews here on Hampton street here in Highland Park. Mike Michael Millet Nadler President, Highland Park Community Council P.O. Box 5036 Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Personal Contact Information: 5916 Callowhill Street Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (412) 363-3483, Fax: (412) 363-3935, e-mail: mike(a)divehards.com ________________________________ From: neighborhood-bounces(a)highlandparkpa.com [mailto:neighborhood-bounces@highlandparkpa.com] On Behalf Of David Hance Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 8:51 PM To: neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com Subject: [Highland Park] Heth's Run Presentation Wednesday the 9th at 6PM The City is currently spearheading a significant master plan of the neighborhoods and ecosystems that flank the six miles of the Allegheny River stretching from the Convention Center to Highland Park. Development priorities, neighborhood standards, quality of life decisions, environmental values, job creation and transportation planning will all be in play throughout the Strip, Lawrenceville, Morningside and Highland Park communities. One project that got a jump start on many of these same challenges is in our own backyard, the mile long valley that runs from Hampton Street to the River, Heth's Run. On Wednesday evening, September 9, the project will be introduced to the Advisory Committee of the Allegheny Vision Master Plan at the Zoo's Education Building. Residents of Highland Park and Morningside are also quite welcome to attend. A presentation will take place at 6PM, followed by a trip down the Zoo escalator to Heth's Run and a walk out to Ice Cream Station Zebra for ice cream and a view of the Allegheny River. Below are excerpts from an article I wrote for the December, 2003 Highland Park Newsletter that outlined the issues as seen from that date. While there have been changes and milestones passed over the past six years in the schedule and details of the work, the "big idea" of the Heth's Run opportunity has remained much the same as presented below. Dave Hance, President Highland Park Community Development Corporation "Most of us know Heth's Run as the location of the Zoo's parking lot, and for what used to be there, the City's Dept. of Public Works storage yard. Once a year, we'd haul our old Christmas tree "down there", or, perhaps, we'd walk down the path below the King Estate, past the remains of the burned-out cars, to view out at the asphalt plain that caps the Run's upper reaches. Once a dramatic feature of the East End landscape, Heth's Run is now a wasteland. That may be about to change. After decades of neglect, Heth's Run is suddenly the focus of significant new interest: * PennDOT is moving toward the replacement of the once-beautiful, but now buried and deteriorated bridge at Allegheny River Boulevard; * The City has abandoned its dumping grounds at the upper portion of the Run; * Green soccer fields will soon replace some of the gray asphalt; * The Pittsburgh Zoo is planning to upgrade its "front door" parking lot and entry drive; * A riverfront trail is planned along the south bank of the Allegheny River; and * The new Highland Park Master Plan has highlighted the potential of the Run to make fundamentally exciting new connections between neighborhoods, the Park, the Zoo, and the River. If coordinated properly, all of these efforts can be combined to create a whole that is far greater than the sum of their parts. Heth's Run can be reinvented in the process, and our City and our neighborhood stand to gain greatly. Years of neglect and environmental abuse can be undone in the process. The Highland Park Community Council and CDC, along with the Morningside Area Community Council, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, as well as Senator Ferlo, are leading the charge for a comprehensive design process to seize this one time opportunity to create a new Heth's Run. We are pleased to be working closely with the Mayor and City Planning, the Riverlife Task Force, and the Zoo to create the "new Heth's Run." [cid:image001.jpg@01CA3777.42D8A290] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.76/2343 - Release Date: 09/08/09 06:48:00

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[Highland Park] babysitter available
by kimberly glowark 16 Sep '09

16 Sep '09

Hello! My name is Kim and I am offering babysitting services. I am mostly free on the weekends, and during some days. I am the mother of 2 beautiful girls, and I currently attend Carlow University for my Masters in Education. I also hold an Emergency Teaching Certificate from the PA Department of Education, thus I have all of my clearances. I am also certified in infant and child CPR. Rates are negotiable. Please email me at kmgst27(a)yahoo.com. Thanks!

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[Highland Park] Fw: [HPCC Editor] PM Firearms Training-October 2009
by Lisa Williams 16 Sep '09

16 Sep '09

----- Original Message ----- From: Dixon, Karen To: editor(a)highlandparkpa.com Cc: McDonald, Regina ; Kraus,Kevin Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:08 PM Subject: [HPCC Editor] PM Firearms Training-October 2009 We will be conducting PM firearms qualifications on the dates listed below. All range exercises will be completed by 8PM. October 5 October 6 October 7 October 8 October 12 October 13 October 14 October 15 We will also be conducting a recruit class night shoot qualification on October 21. It is anticipated that all range exercises will be completed by 9PM on that date. Lt. Karen Dixon Pittsburgh Police Training Academy 1395 Washington Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (412) 665-3600 FAX (412) 665-3756 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __ <http://lists.highlandparkpa.com/mailman/listinfo/editor>

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[Highland Park] home security systems
by Janna Eversmeyer 16 Sep '09

16 Sep '09

Many thanks to all who responded to my query a couple of weeks ago. Two companies received an equal number of recommendations - Guardian and ADT. Several other companies received one recommendation apiece: Security Systems of America, Dietz Electronics, Apex, and Protect America. Again, thanks for your thoughtful replies! Janna Eversmeyer

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