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[Highland Park] SAVE THE DATE!! July 4th bike parade at the Fountain 10 a.m. to noon
by Jana Finder 03 Jul '10

03 Jul '10

Dear Neighbors: GET READY FOR THE 3rd ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY BIKE PARADE!!! WHEN: SUNDAY, JULY 4th, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon WHERE: HIGHLAND PARK FOUNTAIN Bring your kids on bikes/trikes/scooters & your well behaved pups, preferably in their Independence Day gear! We'll have fun decorations for the bikes, helium balloons, prizes for all, and something new for 2010: "BEST DRESSED FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY" CONTEST, WITH CATEGORIES FOR KIDS, PARENTS, & DOGS!!! PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED AS ALWAYS, SNACKS & DRINKS PROVIDED, DONATIONS OF BOTH ARE WELCOME (please let me know what you'd like to bring)Juice pouches, spring water gallons, pretzels, cookies, fruit would be great. VOLUNTEERS PLEASE ARRIVE AT 9:30, COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS Jana Finder HPCC Children's Committee Chair

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[Highland Park] urban Farming code revisions
by Jana 02 Jul '10

02 Jul '10

Community people, I am very sorry to be sending this email on Friday night before a holiday weekend, but so it goes. The Planning Department is sending a new version of the Urban Agriculture to the Planning Commission hearing of July 6, Tuesday at 2:00pm. I did receive a copy of the proposed code yesterday evening but was too surprised by the changes to be able to make complete sentences. The most basic concerns of the Pittsburgh Poultry Association and Burghbees were heeded. This is good. Chickens: three chickens on a 2,000 square foot lot. No roosters. Bees: two hives on 2,000 square foot lot. Lots of very specific rules about placements of the hives. But they have gone back to allowing garage rooftops, at one point accessory structures were not allowed to be used for hives. Fees: No improvements. This is still expensive. We got nowhere with the fees. The application or the variance will be around $300. These fees are required when a building permit for something like a chicken coop is built. And announcements are displayed at the front of the property and letters are sent out to neighboring properties. Your fees pay for these services. What's missing: The no slaughter clause is gone, this is good for farming. There is no farming without slaughter. All rules about anything larger is gone. There are no rules about goats listed in this new proposed code. It is suspected, but not known, that enough was being dealt with regarding the chickens and bees, so the larger, less populous and more complicated farm animals were left behind. The original proposed language was pretty dreadful, incomplete and insensitive to the different species. I am looking forward to working for complete sensible language for urban farming sometime in the future. Please contact me with questions or concerns. Jana Thompson 1240 Resaca pl PGH 15212 412 237-9922 home

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[Highland Park] Roofer recommendation update
by Flynn, Joanne L 02 Jul '10

02 Jul '10

Thanks to everyone who replied with recommendations for roofers. I compiled a list of comments (positive and negative). In addition, a couple people sent me the list that was generated a few years back, and I added that to my list. Please note, none of the comments are mine...they were in the email... When I pick a roofer, I’ll post my experience! By the way, we ended up using Andersen Chimney after recommendations from this email list, and it was a great choice. Thanks again. joanne -- JoAnne L. Flynn e: joanne(a)pitt.edu

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[Highland Park] House Cleaning
by Colleen Coll 02 Jul '10

02 Jul '10

Hello Highland Park residents, I am an OCD mom offering house cleaning services for those looking. Weekly, biweekly or monthly. Competitive rate based on type of service: Bathroom Cleaning Kitchen Cleaning Dusting and Polishing Vacuuming Looking forward to hearing from you! Colleen Coll 412.720.9257 colleen_coll(a)hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID28…

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[Highland Park] Farmers' Cooperative market of East Liberty Update
by David Lagnese 01 Jul '10

01 Jul '10

Market update for Saturday July 3rd Sorry I have been remiss in sending out updates over the last few weeks. We were on vacation in the Caribbean. I was able to pick up some Caribbean sugar which we will have to serve with the Kew Park Coffee! Local Produce The local produce is starting to roll in. Here is a sampling of items that will be available..... Lettuce Cooking greens Cucumbers Zucchini Green beans Corn Blue Berries Onions Potatoes (possibly) There may be a few surprises as well. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ Olive Oil Update People have been reacting really well to the California Olive Oil. I just received a new Olive Oil shipment this week. The oil is called Stonehouse. The farm is located in Oroville, California in Butte County. We are offering their House Blend Extra Virgin. This is a blend of a few different varieties. It has a balanced, medium bodied flavor. So we will have a total of 5 oils to offer this week.... Stonehouse- House Blend Rancho Arroyo Grande- Leccino Rancho Arroyo Grande- Frantoio Olinda Ridge Farm- Mission\Manzanillo Blend (Organic) Corto Farm- Arbequina\Arbosana Blend We dispense the oil out of bulk containers into reusable bottles. All of the oils can be tasted before you buy them. We have 500ml and 250ml bottles for sale, but feel free to bring your own- we will fill any clean glass bottle. Since we are selling the oil by weight, you will not "overpay" when you buy small quantities. In fact I encourage people to buy small quantities so you are always using fresh oil. That give you an extra incentive to come back to the market often to get your bottles filled and to load up on all the other products offered at the market. ****************************************************************************************************************************************** J.L. Kennedy Family Meat Stand Locally Raised Veal! (Please call now for best availability and variety) Plus for the 4th of July BBQ....... Pork Spare Ribs Pork Baby Back Ribs And of course their usual variety of fresh, locally raised chickens. Please call all orders in to the farm #724-898-2316, from 9am—9pm on Mon-Fri. The Saturday stand # is 412-661-1875. ****************************************************************************************************************************************** Kew Park Coffee Stand We will be brewing the Kew Park coffee and serving it with the light brown Caribbean sugar. We just received a fresh shipment of dark roast whole beans. We will have fresh squeezed OJ and grapfruit juice. We will also have fresh squeezed lemonaid. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* The Farmers’ Market Cooperative of East Liberty is located at 344 North Sheridan Ave., adjacent to the Home Depot parking lot. The market operates year round- and is open from 5 AM until 12 Noon every Saturday of the year. --

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[Highland Park] Couch
by Tom Burns 01 Jul '10

01 Jul '10

Floral couch. Sorry I forgot to put the address for couch. 5626 Jackson Street.

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[Highland Park] Free couch
by Tom Burns 01 Jul '10

01 Jul '10

I placed a floral patterned couch on my front porch for anybody that may need it.

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[Highland Park] Dog walking/sitting
by kjs9459＠comcast.net 01 Jul '10

01 Jul '10

Hi I am a local and experienced dog walker and sitter and am seeking new clients. Please reply to kjs9459(a)comcast.net if interested Thank you Kim Swartz

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[Highland Park] Cat foster parents needed
by Meg Reilly 01 Jul '10

01 Jul '10

Hello neighbors, This has been a wild kitten season so far for area shelters. Animal Friends has a waiting list for kittens, and Animal Rescue League took in 600 cats in May and over 650 in June! Adoptions have been slow as well; ARL had 39 cats surrendered on Saturday, and only 2 adopted. The shelters need adoptions, obviously, but are also looking for folks willing to foster kittens until they are old enough to return to the shelter for adoption. This opens up cage space for animals who are available immediately for adoption, and allows them to save more lives. If you are interested in fostering cats or kittens, please contact Erica at Animal Friends (erodack(a)thinkingoutsidethecage.org) or Cleda at ARL (cklingensmith(a)animal-rescue.org) Thanks for considering! Meg

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[Highland Park] Free items
by Joan Soulliere 01 Jul '10

01 Jul '10

I have two items to give away. 1. A blow-up portable potty. Yup. This thing proved indispensible when travelling with young children when we HAD to stop along the roadside. It's basically a blow up donut. I think it's by Safety 1st. 2. Booster seat. Graco. This is your basic seat for toddlers/preschoolers to use with a three point safety belt. It is worn and a bit stained but not horrible. Please let me know if you are interested and we'll make arrangements. Joan Soulliere Farragut Street

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