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[Highland Park] Save the date: 4/17 HP Kids Spring Party
by Jana Finder 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

Dear Neighbors, Save the date: Saturday, April 17 for the Annual Highland Park Kids Spring Party! Time: to be announced, but it will start in the morning, to coordinate with the tree planting event LOCATION [NEW THIS YEAR]: St. Andrew's church yard and multipurpose room We will provide activities for Highland Park kids so their parents can help with tree planting. We'll plant flowers in pots to take home, have tree related activities, crafts and games, and snacks. We will also have a book sale, so start collecting your used books to donate to the sale! Older kids are invited to help run the book sale. Community service credit will be given to those who assist. If you are interested in helping to plan this event, please send me an email. We will be having a planning meeting in the next couple of weeks. Think spring, Jana

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[Highland Park] Google Fiber Optic Internet - Pittsburgh
by gioconda snyder 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

Google wants to test 1GB/s fiber optic in neighborhoods/cities in the U.S.! Get on there and help Pittsburgh be the first 1GB/s city this side of the Atlantic! Takes about 5 minutes out of your day, but think of all the time you will save on the internet doing anything! Make sure you fill out the online application at http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi to promote Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas! It only takes about 5 minutes! We also need as many people as we can get to join, so recruit all the people you know in any way possible! Google is also looking for city officials to... help with the planning and installation of the fiber network, so if you know any, have them help!

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[Highland Park] Fw: Help!
by Sherry Goldman 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

>From my petsitter ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Beth Howell To: Sherry Goldman Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 7:20 PM Subject: Help! Hi! Could you post an ad for a dog I found on the Highland Park website? I don't know how to do it...duh! Anyway, around six o'clock tonight a neighbor found a neutered male white and black Shih Tzu wandering around Stanton Avenue and he brought him to me. The dog was wearing a flea collar with a gold cross hanging from it (strange, I know) but he didn't have an I.D. tag. I drove around for a while with the dog in my van and asked a bunch of people on the street if they had ever seen the little guy before. Nobody recognized him. Anyway, I took the little guy to the Animal Rescue League on Hamilton Avenue. Their phone number is (412) 661-6452. Could you post an ad describing him the way I did and mention that I took him to the shelter??? Please help! Thanks! Mary Beth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now.

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[Highland Park] Highland Park Community Council Meeting Thursday, 3/18 @ 7 PM
by Eric or Sue Randall 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

Please join us Thursday evening for the next HPCC meeting at St. Andrew's Church. Our agenda for the evening includes: - ELDI will have an announcement regarding the upcoming clean-up of Negley Run on March 27th. - Board member Nancy Arnold will be giving an update on neighborhood tree planting. - City Council Member Patrick Dowd will be seeking neighborhood feedback on street paving. Following these items, there will be a discussion of public schools in the East End area of Pittsburgh - a continuation of last month's discussion. Our School Board member, Dara Ware Allen, will be there, as well as David Atkinson (neighborhood resident and last month's presenter). Kathryn Fine, part of a group of concerned Peabody parents, will be there and has been working to ensure some current Peabody students will attend as well; Dr. Wayne Walters and Ms. Kellie Abbott, principals of Obama IB and Peabody, hope to attend if able. We hope that you will join us. Our meeting will start at St. Andrews (5801 Hampton Street) at 7 PM. Eric D. Randall, President Highland Park Community Council

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[Highland Park] Stray Tabby Cat
by Donna Ficca 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

There is a young (perhaps 8 months) short-haired tabby cat that seems a little lost near the corner of N. St. Clair and Elgin. It has no collar but is very friendly and seems a little confused.

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[Highland Park] Paving Highland Park streets
by Keebler, Emily 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

Hello Highland Park residents, Councilman Dowd will be attending the Highland Park Community Club meeting this Thursday and hopes that you can attend to discuss paving streets in Highland Park. The city has limited funds for paving (here is a thorough article on the topic: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10059/1039273-147.stm) so we want to hear which streets you feel are the most important in your community. The decision on which streets will be paved is ultimately up to the Department of Public Works, but a clear list from the residents of each neighborhood can only help them understand what is most important to those that live there. We realize that not everyone will be able to attend this Thursday's meeting. If you cannot be there, please send us the worst three sections of street (with #1 being the absolute worst) with the main reason for the request. For example: 1. 1100 block of Main Street - potholes 2. 3400 block thru 3600 block First Avenue - drainage 3. Park Lane through Beech Nature Reserve - cracks Please send this list to emily.keebler(a)city.pittsburgh.pa.us and I will compile it for Dowd to bring to this week's meeting. Thank you, Emily Emily Keebler * Office of Patrick Dowd * Pittsburgh City Council District 7 510 City-County Building * 414 Grant Street * Pittsburgh PA 15219 * 412 255 2140 emily.keebler(a)city.pittsburgh.pa.us <mailto:emily.keebler@city.pittsburgh.pa.us> * www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/district7 <http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/district7>

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[Highland Park] Spring Break Mosaic Art Camp
by Union Project Studio 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

* Youth Mosaic Art Camp (Ages 10+)*: Monday-Friday, Mar 29-Apr 2, 12-3pm. Class fee: $150. Instructor: Amy Treadwell. Frogs, butterflies, sea monsters, robots from outer space--if you can imagine it, you can build it with mosaic! In this week-long class, we'll make picture frames, magnets, sun catchers, and more using colorful glass tesserae. No experience necessary. Wear closed-toed shoes and play clothes. Have a blast with this funky, fractured art form! Register online at www.unionproject.org ( http://www.unionproject.org/Glass_Action/Class_Registration) OR email studio(a)unionproject.org OR call 412-363-4550 ex22. Feel free to contact me with any questions. Jenna -- Arts Liaison Union Project 801 N. Negley Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412.363.4550 ext 22

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[Highland Park] special for this weekend
by Enrico Biscotti 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

Hello HParkers! We are featuring a banana bread pudding with chocolate and cayenne walnuts for a nice little treat to go along with your brunch on Saturday or Sunday at E2 !!! Thanks again - this is fun! E2 - 5904 Bryant Street 412-441-1200 (a division of The Enrico Biscotti Company) -- Jordan Kay The Enrico Biscotti Company & Flying Biscotti Catering "One of America's Top Ten Bakeries" 2022 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-281-2602 412-448-3160(cell) Find us on Facebook!

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[Highland Park] handyman/ contractor list
by MS.J J 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

Thanks to everyone who responded to the handy/ contractor needed email. I have attached all the responses to share with anyone else that may be looking! _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/210850553/direct/01/

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[Highland Park] Missing cat has been found!
by Sarah W. Landini 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

Thank you, if you were one of the cat lovers who were looking for Sadie, the cat who went missing after the fire on Collins Ave on March 4th. She has been found. She was hiding underneath a neighbors porch. On behalf of the owners, thank you! Sarah Landini -- Sarah Landini jack of all trades, CCO slandini(a)gmail.com ~ 412-952-1828 www.ccojubilee.org The CCO partners with colleges, churches and organizations to develop men and women who live out their Christian faith in every aspect of life.

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