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[Highland Park] Tonight: Council to Go at Tazza D'Oro from 5:30pm - 7:00pm
by Keebler, Emily 24 Mar '10

24 Mar '10

Funding city pensions? Paving roads? Plowing snow? Do you have questions or concerns about city government or services? Then attend Council to Go with City Councilman Patrick Dowd Tazza D'Oro - 1125 N. Highland Avenue Wednesday, March 24th 5:30pm - 7:00pm Speak with Councilman Patrick Dowd at Council to Go, his mobile district office. Councilman Dowd and his staff will be available to hear your concerns and ideas, provide news on issues in Council, and help you access city services. For a full schedule of Council to Go sessions, and Council District 7 news, visit our website: www.pghgov.com/district7. Please spread the word to your friends and neighbors in District 7! 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] Sleighbed for sale
by David Adomites 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

Beautiful Queen size bed. Excellent condition. Just the frame. 250.00 412-215-2770 David

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[Highland Park] Would like to borrow/rent a hammer drill from a neighbor
by B H 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

Hello all, I need to use a hammer drill for an evening (hopefully tomorrow) on a home improvement project I'm working on and was wondering if I could borrow or rent one from an HP neighbor. Please let me know if you do, I just need the drill; already have the bit. Thanks. Ben H.

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[Highland Park] looking for a baby video monitor
by E Zimmerman 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

Hi neighbors, Does anyone have or know of a used video monitor for sale? I'd like to peek in on my baby while she sleeps. Just looking for a basic model -- we don't need anything fancy. Please email me if you'd like to sell me one. :) Thanks! Erin

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[Highland Park] Some Pittsburgh Lovin...a cute little ditty!
by Joy R. Balentine 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

Okay, Folks! I LOVE MY CITY! I scream that from the top o' da hills o' da burgh an@ every chance I can get! It's just nice to read when others feel the same way. This will put a smile on your mug! Enjoy! Ciao! Joy R. Balentine Senator John Heinz History Center 1212 Smallman Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222.4200 412.454.6356 office 412.628.2755 cell I Picked Pittsburgh: Doug and Liza Cruze For this pair of architects, Pittsburgh is a feasible feast Tuesday, March 23, 2010 By Patricia Sheridan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette City stickers: Doug and Liza Cruze at Salt of the Earth, the restaurant they're designing on Penn Avenue. An occasional feature in Portfolio, "I Picked Pittsburgh" is about people who came to Pittsburgh purely on purpose. Fresh out of architecture school in the mid-1990s, with their T-squares in hand, Doug and Liza Cruze had an unusual blueprint for success. "We decided to look for a cool city to live in and then find a job, rather than pursue jobs first," recalls Liza. As is so often the case, never did they think Pittsburgh would be that "cool" city. Yet their criteria led them here. "We compiled a list of what possible candidates had to have -- a strong urban fabric of manageable size, interesting topography and, of course, good architecture," Liza explains. The couple wanted a place where people felt like they belonged. But in order to belong, you have to be able to afford the entrance fee. "So a place where we could afford to buy a house and renovate it was important," Doug notes. They also wanted to be able to purchase properties and transform them. ________________________________ Liza had visited here as a child and, later, read Annie Dillard's "An American Childhood," a memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh. For her, Pittsburgh was a contender. It scaled the list after an artist, whom Doug met at an artists' conference in Tennessee, recommended that they check out Pittsburgh. Doug, who grew up in Washington, D.C., still was not so sure. He knew Pittsburgh from watching Steelers games on television. "That convinced him there was a blizzard here at least every Sunday," Liza says. But the fear of grueling winters melted away one summer evening in Polish Hill. "We had dinner on the roof deck of the artist's house in Polish Hill. The view overlooking the city made a lasting impression," says Doug. "It was an industrial building he converted into his studio and living space." Their lodging made another good impression: Two complimentary cans of Budweiser greeted them when they checked into the freewheeling Doug's Motel on Route 30. "I think that was the first time we visited the city," he says. "It was another unusual Pittsburgh moment." The couple logged a lot of miles that summer nearly 15 years ago. "I think we looked at about 10 cities, and it came down to a decision between San Francisco and Pittsburgh." It's no accident that Pittsburgh is sometimes called the San Francisco of the East, with our steep streets, inclines and gay-friendly community. So after comparing bridges to bays and earthquakes to potholes, the decision was made: "We hashed it out over a fateful Denny's hamburger on Route 51," Doug remembers. Liza was leaning toward Pittsburgh and he was thinking maybe the Pittsburgh of the West would be better. San Francisco has fog, but our gray skies took a little getting used to. The cost of living, in the end, made everything look brighter. "In San Francisco we'd probably still be renting a studio apartment," Doug says with a laugh. "The cities are actually very similar; San Francisco has neighborhoods like Pittsburgh. But it is obviously more affordable here. And the architecture here is just awesome." ________________________________ They ended up settling in Friendship and spent seven years renovating their home. "We had too many tools and too many skills to stop," says Doug, "so we bought another building ... and then another." At this point, Doug is a self-employed designer/builder, while Liza is a weekend warrior on their projects. She works full-time at Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, a Downtown architecture firm. Right now they are working on a new restaurant in their Penn Avenue building: Salt of the Earth <http://www.nacl15206.com/> , a project with the innovative chef Kevin Sousa. "We really like Pittsburgh," said Doug, speaking for Liza as well. "I don't see us going anywhere else."

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[Highland Park] Thank You for the Dog Info!
by Tazio Hilbert 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

Hello Future Neighbors! I just wanted to say Thank You! for all of the great information that was sent to me after my inquiry on off-leash and dog runs in Highland Park. People have been fantastically friendly and helpful, and I am even more in love with Pittsburgh, and Highland Park. You are all lucky to live there! I hope we will be in town later this spring for a reconnaissance and job hunting trip (if anyone knows of headhunters or recruiters in the printing and / or advertising fields I'd love to hear more about it!) and I will check out the dog friendly areas in the Park then, maybe we'll see some of you out there! (Todd and I will be the couple with an embarrassing resemblance to Olive Oyl and Bluto from the old Popeye cartoons) Enjoy Spring! Tazio Hilbert & Todd, Ace, Roofis Brooklyn NY p.s. I did compile a list of all the additional non-Highland Park Pittsburgh dog spots sent to me, and I am happy to share if anyone wants to email me, or I will post to list upon request, thanks!

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FW: [Highland Park] Free V.Smile TV Learning System for 3 to 7 year olds
by Smith, Heidi 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

Both have been claimed. Thanks for your interest. On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 9:44 PM, Smith, Heidi <hsmith(a)pointpark.edu> wrote: Neighbors, Free V.Smile TV Learning System for 3 to 7 year olds. As pictured on this site. http://www.vtechkids.com/product.cfm/V.Smile_TV_Learning_System/530/ Hardly used. Two available. Please reply to this e-mail and I will make available for easy pick-up. -Heidi -- <http://lists.highlandparkpa.com/mailman/listinfo/neighborhood>

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[Highland Park] Come share your thoughts, win a door prize!
by Michelle Belan 22 Mar '10

22 Mar '10

Do you live in Morningside? We want to hear from you! Nearby Neighbors in Highland Park, East Liberty & Stanton Heights are also invited! Morningside includes: 5400 block of Stanton (Union Project side of street) 5400 blocks of Jackson, Avondale, Wellesley 800 and 900 blocks of Heth’s, Highview, Jancey, Chislett. Morningside Area Community Council (MACC) wants to know: How can we reach YOU!? Three Cs Initiative: Community. Consensus. Communication. Exciting developments are underway in Morningside – popular seasonal activities, new businesses, new residents, the development of the Morningside Elementary School and so much more! MACC wants to more effectively communicate – to each other as well as to the broader Pittsburgh community -- about Morningside and its many assets. MACC has engaged communications partners – Diane Wuycheck along with Patricia Murphy -- to work with us to build a communications strategy and a mechanism for implementing it. This initiative is being funded by a grant from the City’s Urban Redevelopment Authority. Diane has 30+ years of marketing and communications experience. Pat is a community development professional, the author of the book “Organizing for Community Controlled Development: Renewing Civil Society” and a professor in the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Social Work. MACC encourages the involvement and input of all! The communications strategy will be built by you and for you through a series of interactive methods with multiple opportunities for the community to come together, provide insights and ideas about communications. We will work toward consensus on how we communicate about Morningside The process starts this month! Plan to attend a community meeting – whether or not you are a MACC member. Bring your family and friends. These will be facilitated discussions with a set of goals to cover – for example, Morningside’s strengths and weaknesses regarding communications; Morningside issues you want to hear more about; communications means you prefer (newsletter, email, phone, social media), etc. All meetings will be held at the VFW building at 1820 Morningside Avenue. Wednesday, March 24, from 6-8 p.m. Come to the meeting and enter a drawing to win 2 tickets to Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre's Beautiful Dreamers by Martin Giles, featuring the music of Stephen Foster! [Come even if you can only stay a little bit of the time!] A summary of the discussions will be posted on MACC’s Web site for review and comment. Then, a third community meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 14, from 6-8 p.m. to come to consensus on what the MACC communications priorities should be for 2010 based on your input. Those recommendations will form the basis of MACC’s 2010 Communications Plan. Questions?? Contact Grant Ervin, MACC president, at grant_ervin(a)hotmail.com http://www.morningside-pa.org/ MACC regular meetings are the first Wednesday of each month at the Morningside VFW, 7:00 pm. Michelle Belan michelle(a)belancreative.com

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[Highland Park] Free V.Smile TV Learning System for 3 to 7 year olds
by Smith, Heidi 22 Mar '10

22 Mar '10

Neighbors, Free V.Smile TV Learning System for 3 to 7 year olds. As pictured on this site. http://www.vtechkids.com/product.cfm/V.Smile_TV_Learning_System/530/ Hardly used. Two available. Please reply to this e-mail and I will make available for easy pick-up. -Heidi

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[Highland Park] Electric Vehicles, Carnegie Mellon, and You!
by Leland Thorpe 22 Mar '10

22 Mar '10

Hi! I thought you all might like to hear about some work that a few of your neighbors are doing at CMU. This Friday (3/26, 4-6 PM) there will be an open house to show off ongoing research at the CREATE Lab to convert existing gasoline vehicles to all-electric, and to introduce new opportunities for community involvement. Come down to CMU and check it out! You can find more information at www.ChargeCar.org. Best, Leland Thorpe === Want to learn about electric vehicles? Want to share what you already know with excited community members? Mechanics, students and community members interested in converting vehicles from gas to electric power are invited to look under the hood of the ChargeCar Projects electric vehicle program during an open house at 4:00 p.m. Friday March 26 at Carnegie Mellon Universitys Robotics Institute. A prototype ultracapacitor-battery electric vehicle, a converted 2006 Scion xB, will be on display in the Planetary Robotics Center high bay on the first floor of the Gates and Hillman centers, 4902 Forbes Ave., together with a RAV4-EV all-electric commercial vehicle. Talks aimed at students, mechanics and community members who would like to be involved in creating a new industry of electric car conversions in the Pittsburgh region will begin at 4:30 p.m. What: An introduction to our new region-wide electric car initiative When: Friday, 26 March, 4PM 6PM Who: Everyone who wants to revolutionize electric car transportation in our region Where: Planetary Robotics Center Highbay, Gates Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University Contact: Byron Spice, 412-268-9068, bspice(a)cs.cmu.edu For driving directions, go to www.ChargeCar.org and follow the link on the front page. Bring the whole family!

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