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

[Highland Park] hit and run
by kelly flanagan dee 25 Sep '09

25 Sep '09

hey everyone, i know this is a long shot, but i'm grabbing at straws right now. today i was driving in garfield up north aiken ave. from black street and was hit at full speed by someone driving on the wrong side of the street down the hill at at least 70 mph with no attempts to break. when i got out of the car to talk to him, he said he was going to pull over and then sped away. i never got his license plate or any information. the police were called but my car was towed away and i have my doubts that much will come from looking for him. that being said with the damage to the car he was driving, i doubt he got very far. so, what i'm wondering is if he happen to drive into highland park on his way away from the scene and if there's a possibility anyone out there has any kind of information that might be helpful. if so, please let me, and/or the police know. i'm thankful to be physically okay, but i'm looking at a huge expense for something someone else so recklessly did and won't be responsible for and i honestly don't have the money for. he was a black man, probably in his 30's, average build, short hair, wearing a t-shirt and driving an older model blackish/charcoal gray sedan that would have had severe front end damage. thanks in advance for considering this. i hope he didn't go on to hurt anyone else. kelly

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[Highland Park] Free! Learn about Chickens in the City!
by Shelly Danko+Day 24 Sep '09

24 Sep '09

RAISING CHICKENS IN THE CITY Intro to Poultry Management: Phil Clauer, Penn State Department of Poultry Science Pittsburgh’s Ordinances Regulating Keeping Chickens in Pittsburgh: Jason Kambitsis, City of Pittsburgh Planning Department My Experiences with Chickens in Pittsburgh: Shelly Danko+Day When: Thursday, October 15, 2009 >From 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM Where: Penn State Extension of Allegheny County 400 North Lexington Avenue, 3rd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15208 Cost: Free To Register and Reserve a Seat: Call (412) 473-2540 Make it a sparkling day! Shelly _________________ Shelly Danko+Day Silpada Designs Representative Handcrafted Sterling Silver Jewelry Silpada DesignsÂ® - Find yourself in it! * Buy it * Sell it * Get it for FREE - Ask me how! Exciting, NEW catalog on my website www.mysilpada.com/shelly.dankoday silvershelly(a)gmail.com or 412.478.7435 YOU can make $900 - $1000 a month by working just one night a week! I get paid to party and you can too! Join my team and let me show you how!!

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[Highland Park] Hedge Clippers
by Melissa Dorsette 24 Sep '09

24 Sep '09

Hi Neighbors: We have 2 used Black and Decker Hedge Clippers for sale that we are no longer using. One is 22" and the other is 17". They are both still in good, working shape and are $10.00 each (cash only). Serious inquiries only please-THANKS for your interest!

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[Highland Park] Stolen bag recovered!
by Susanne Gaetano 24 Sep '09

24 Sep '09

HP Neighbors, Many thanks for all of your kind responses -and for putting out all of those "positive thoughts" in the Universe.... On Tuesday morning (between 7a.m.-9a.m.) my bag was thrown into a neighbors open garage!! So strange that the garage was opposite mine....I have graciously thanked them ,as well as the very professional Officer Brown from #5 who came and retrieved the bag from them ,as well as stopped at my home to leave me a note and a message on my phone that my bag was at the station! I am so grateful even though some contents were gone just to have most returned. HIGHLAND PARK IS A WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD OF BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!!!! PEACE _________________________________________________________________ Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that’s right for you. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290

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[Highland Park] For Sale - Futon Mattress, King Sized Memory Foam Mattress Topper
by Julie Costa-Malcolm 24 Sep '09

24 Sep '09

Both items must go, so please make me an offer. My husband is unemployed at the moment, so we're very flexible, schedule-wise - just let us know if you'd like to come over and take a look! 1 - Gently Used Full-Size Futon Mattress, charcoal grey cover, very thick with inner spring. $50 obo 2 - King Sized Memory Foam Mattress Topper, "deluxe" model. Used for one night - my husband decided it was too soft, but it came vacuum-packed, so I couldn't get it back into its box, and therefore couldn't return it. Paid $180, selling for $60 obo. Both items are clean, but they do come from a home with cats and ferrets (the ferrets did not have access to either item). If you have allergies, these are probably not for you. Respond via email only to julzlady(a)gmail.com Julie Wellesley Ave

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[Highland Park] Maternity clothes
by Denise 24 Sep '09

24 Sep '09

My daughter is just starting to "show" and also needs size 18-20 maternity clothes. Thank you, Denise Lohr Petsitpgh(a)gmail.com Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: neighborhood-request(a)highlandparkpa.com Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:00:26 To: <neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com> Subject: Neighborhood Digest, Vol 71, Issue 60 Send Neighborhood mailing list submissions to neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.highlandparkpa.com/mailman/listinfo/neighborhood or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to neighborhood-request(a)highlandparkpa.com You can reach the person managing the list at neighborhood-owner(a)highlandparkpa.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Neighborhood digest..." Today's Topics: 1. large maternity clothes? (Erik Schark) 2. Re: Garfield Farm Stand (kelly flanagan dee) 3. Fw: G-20 Transit Updates for Thursday, Sept. 24 (Bob Staresinic) 4. raffle for Pens tickets (Rachel Baron) 5. handyman looking for work (s.juliana(a)comcast.net) 6. Open House, Sunday 10/27/2009 (Cathy Potter) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:03:47 -0500 From: Erik Schark <erikschark(a)verizon.net> Subject: [Highland Park] large maternity clothes? To: neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com Message-ID: <4ABB8A53.2060003(a)verizon.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi neighbors - I have a friend who just moved to the area and is in need of large winter maternity clothes. Does anyone have any that they no longer need? I'd love to show her how fabulous and giving Pittsburghers can be. Sadly, my wife just gave all of hers away. Thank you in advance! Erik Schark Highland Court ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:57:01 -0400 From: kelly flanagan dee <lifelessordinary(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Highland Park] Re: Garfield Farm Stand To: neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com Message-ID: <e9ebe7a80909241057l1c9820b7sc32b0ca30bf1e447(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Thanks for giving us such a nice review, Kristen! As a highland park resident and Community Outreach Coordinator for the farm, I'd love to see you all out at our farm stand this evening (actually on the corner of Penn Ave. and North Aiken in Garfield). If you have any questions or would like more information on the farm, please feel free to contact me. Thanks so much! Kelly ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kristen Tsapis <ritaludolf(a)yahoo.com> To: neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:16:32 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Highland Park] Garfield Farm Stand I've happened on the Garfield Community Farm farm stand the past two Thursdays. They have a small farm stand every Thursday from 4 - 7 in front of the Penn Aiken Dairy on Penn Avenue near Graham St. The produce is organic and varied and lovely. Check out their website: http://garfieldfarm.com/ and stop by the stand to support local efforts to improve our neighborhoods. During the winter of 2008 a group from The Open Door Presbyterian Church, in partnership with Valley View Presbyterian Church, began making plans to do organic gardening on abandoned or unused land in East Liberty and Garfield. Our plans focused on beginning the reclamation of nearly three acres near the water tower in Garfield and small scale food production at two smaller gardens, one in Garfield at Valley View Presbyterian Church and one at the Union Project in Highland Park. Our two small gardens were successful teaching tools for community and congregation members. We have also been successful in working with the City of Pittsburgh and the URA in creating a process that will result in the permanent rezoning of nearly three acres of land in Garfield as permanent “Green Space” which will be stewarded by the members of Garfield Community Farm, neighborhood volunteers, and volunteers through our partnership with Open Hand Ministries.

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[Highland Park] Fw: G-20 Transit Updates for Thursday, Sept. 24
by Bob Staresinic 24 Sep '09

24 Sep '09

----- Original Message ----- From: <HPharo(a)PortAuthority.org> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:13 PM Subject: [HPCC] G-20 Transit Updates for Thursday, Sept. 24 > Greetings: > > Port Authority transit service for the first morning of the G-20 Summit > went largely as planned. > > Bus riders may have experienced some morning delays near the south > entrance point at the Smithfield Street Bridge and the east entrance point > by Mellon Arena due to circumstances beyond our control, namely motor > vehicle congestion and media checkpoints. > > Throughout the day, riders can expect detours around Phipps Conservatory > in preparation for an official G-20 dinner and detours along the Parkway > West as motorcades arrive from Pittsburgh International Airport. Full > details on these and other detours are available at > http://www.portauthority.org/PAAC/CustomerInfo/G20Summit2009/G20Announcemen…. > > Service for the afternoon and evening commute is on track to proceed as > planned, and commuters leaving Downtown can learn where to catch their bus > by downloading our Downtown stop guide at > http://www.portauthority.org/paac/apps/pdfs/G20/G20Summit.pdf. > > Regardless, unanticipated events could arise that may require us to > further reroute service during the course of the G-20 Summit. > > Changes to transit service will be communicated through several channels: > > -- Port Authority's G-20 Web page at www.portauthority.org/G20. Click on > the updates section at the top of the page for the latest news. > > -- Twitter: Port Authority will be posting detours and other changes at > http://www.twitter.com/pghtransit. > > -- Email: Major changes will be sent to our G-20 mailing list, which > anyone may sign up for by visiting our G-20 Web site. > > -- Port Authority's Customer Service line, 412-442-2000 (TTY: > 412-231-7007), which is operating on its regular weekday schedule, 6:00 > a.m. to 7:00 p.m. > > Thank you for your patience as we work to provide safe transport for our > riders during this historic occasion. > > __ > <http://lists.highlandparkpa.com/mailman/listinfo/hpcc> > >

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[Highland Park] Re: Garfield Farm Stand
by kelly flanagan dee 24 Sep '09

24 Sep '09

Thanks for giving us such a nice review, Kristen! As a highland park resident and Community Outreach Coordinator for the farm, I'd love to see you all out at our farm stand this evening (actually on the corner of Penn Ave. and North Aiken in Garfield). If you have any questions or would like more information on the farm, please feel free to contact me. Thanks so much! Kelly ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kristen Tsapis <ritaludolf(a)yahoo.com> To: neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:16:32 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Highland Park] Garfield Farm Stand I've happened on the Garfield Community Farm farm stand the past two Thursdays. They have a small farm stand every Thursday from 4 - 7 in front of the Penn Aiken Dairy on Penn Avenue near Graham St. The produce is organic and varied and lovely. Check out their website: http://garfieldfarm.com/ and stop by the stand to support local efforts to improve our neighborhoods. During the winter of 2008 a group from The Open Door Presbyterian Church, in partnership with Valley View Presbyterian Church, began making plans to do organic gardening on abandoned or unused land in East Liberty and Garfield. Our plans focused on beginning the reclamation of nearly three acres near the water tower in Garfield and small scale food production at two smaller gardens, one in Garfield at Valley View Presbyterian Church and one at the Union Project in Highland Park. Our two small gardens were successful teaching tools for community and congregation members. We have also been successful in working with the City of Pittsburgh and the URA in creating a process that will result in the permanent rezoning of nearly three acres of land in Garfield as permanent “Green Space” which will be stewarded by the members of Garfield Community Farm, neighborhood volunteers, and volunteers through our partnership with Open Hand Ministries.

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[Highland Park] large maternity clothes?
by Erik Schark 24 Sep '09

24 Sep '09

Hi neighbors - I have a friend who just moved to the area and is in need of large winter maternity clothes. Does anyone have any that they no longer need? I'd love to show her how fabulous and giving Pittsburghers can be. Sadly, my wife just gave all of hers away. Thank you in advance! Erik Schark Highland Court

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[Highland Park] Open House, Sunday 10/27/2009
by Cathy Potter 24 Sep '09

24 Sep '09

HIGHLAND PARK OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009. 1:00-5:00 P.M. Home for sale by owner at 10 Highland Court: > 3 bedrooms, + conservatory, television room, or 4th bedroom; > 2 baths; > modern cook's kitchen; > formal dining room; > living room with working fireplace (gas); > generous yard for children, pets, or the gardener; > garage with automatic garage door opener All in a wonderful location in a safe and friendly community, One block from Highland Park; one block from King Estate. Convenient to bus lines, and to Tazza d'Oro! $173,500.00. Dining Room Living Room

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