December 2011 - test-neighbhorhood@test.highlandparkpa.com

[Highland Park] For sale: Roku streaming media player
by Sherry Goldman 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

For sale: Roku XR streaming media player. Last year's model. $50 or best offer. www.roku.com It was top of the line when it came out. We paid $129 for it. It does everything the new Roku 2 XS does EXCEPT captions on Netflix (which is why we upgraded) and angry birds and other games. We absolutely adore our Roku, but we really needed the captions. new Rokus start at $49, but don't do HD. top of the line XS with HD, USB and games is now $99. Sherry Goldman 412-215-9631 cell (call 24 hr-we shut it when we sleep) 412-396-6039 work email a SHORT text message to my phone: (<=160 characters) sherryandmarty(a)verizon.net

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[Highland Park] Farmers' Market Coop of East Liberty
by David Lagnese 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Update for Saturday December 17th We will be open this Saturday, and will have a full contingent of farmers and vendors available. I spoke to a few of the farmers so read below for an update. But one thing I would like to mention is to think about the Farmers Market as a source of holiday gifts and house warming presents. Some of the ideas I have are.... A smoked pheasant (they come vacuum wrapped) from the JL Kennedy Meat Stand, A fresh potted flower from Zang's Greenhouse, a pound of coffee beans from the Kew Park Coffee Bar, a bottle of olive oil from the California Olive Oil Connection, a piece of local cheese from PA Made Cheese, home made baked goods from Rebecca Plum, a jar of local honey from flower and bee, a fruit basket from Kistaco Farm, a jar of all-purpose sauce from Mrs. Jones, hummus from the Greek Gourmet, a jar of amish made pickles from Greenawalt Farm. You can use your immagination and put together a nice basket of items from the market. I think people really appreciate getting locally made and grown items. Kistaco Farm Kistaco will have 12 varieties of apples this week. They will also fresh cider. Kistaco will also have ready made holiday fruit baskets. They will have them this week and next week. If you want to be sure to get a specially made backet, you can order them this Saturday for next Saturday. ********************************************************* Zang's Greenhouse Rick from Zang's Greenhouse will still have some local vegetables, including potatoes, mushrooms, leeks, onions, celery root and shallots. Chestnuts are imported from Italy. In the flower department, Rick will have poinsettias, cyclamen, and Amaryllis. Rick also has some really nice locally made wreaths. ********************************************************* Greenawalt Farm Locally grown items include potatoes and squash. Of course eggs are always available. Brian picked up quite a bit of pine greens for decorating the house for the holidays- varieties include Blue Spruce and White Pine. Greenawalts also have lots of prepared items like jellies, pickles, mustard and beets. All are locally made, and some are Amish made. They carry locally made frozen pasta and dried egg noodles. ********************************************************* Peter Williams from Kew Park Estate Coffee visit Peter Williams from Kew Park Estate Coffee in Jamaica visited the market last Saturday. Peter had a great time visiting the market and talking to customers. We spent the afternoon visiting coffee roasters. We met with Sam Patti from La Prima, TJ Fairchild from Commonplace, and David DiOrio from 19 Coffee. It was really an excellent day and we learned a lot from our meetings. We asked each of these roasters to do a test roast for us. So we will be offering coffee roasted by each of them over the next few weeks. We encourage input from our customers so that we can make a final decision on who to partner with to roast our coffee. This Saturday we will be brewing the beans that were roasted by La Prima. I visited Peter on the farm in Jamaica back in April. I wrote a little story about my visit. If you are interested, give it a read... http://sfc.smallfarmcentral.com/dynamic_content/uploadfiles/1108/Kew%20Park… TANA ETHIOPIAN CUISINE Tana set up shop at the market last Saturday, and we expect them to be back this Saturday. Tana is a neighborhood restaurant located in East Liberty at 5929 Baum Blvd., a few doors down from the Carnegie Library. Restaurant Owner Seifu Haileyesus will be there. They will be serving food from 9 to 11. If you have not tried TANA yet, you need to get over there for a visit. Our family goes there regularly. The food is very well prepared and flavorful. Cook Books for sale We continue to sell cookbooks that were written by my father- Joe Lagnese. The book is called "Cookin"- and is a book on food and life. My father, was a big part of my inspiration and passion for food. So I am really glad that he spent the time to put together his thoughts on life and food into a book. The Post-Gazette ran a nice little article on the book. Check it out. http://www.postgazette.com/pg/11325/1190905-34.stm Proceeds from sales of the book goes to a foundation that our family established to benefit people afflicted by Cystic Fibrosis. We lost our sister-in-law, Muriel to CF last year, so we call the fondation Muriel's Breath of Life... We will be selling books at the market. They are only $10, and we will donate an additional $15 to the foundation for each book sold. They also make great holiday gifts. David Lagnese ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Please visit the market's website for information on the market and all the vendors. You can sign up for a weekly email update. http://www.farmersmarketcooperativeofeastliberty.com/ ********************************************************* 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. ---------- Farmers' Market Coop of East Liberty is responsible for the content of this email. David Lagnese, 344 North Sheridan Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

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[Highland Park] Free Holiday Table Runner
by Jody Noble-Choder 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

New never been used - 13 inches by 72 inches. Black background with gold scripted words - joy, peace, love, goodwill - and gold tassels.

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[Highland Park] Looking for a Holiday Gift for your dog?
by Jody Noble-Choder 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Dog booties for medium sized dog. My dog hates them! Velcro closure. Free to good home - the booties - not the dog!

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[Highland Park] Monagraming Needed
by mld3310＠aol.com 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Hi, I am in need to have a chef coat monagramed. Does anyone have any suggestions of where I can have this done? I welcome all suggestions. Thank you Marie

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[Highland Park] seeking chimney recommendation
by Iridium 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Hello, Does anyone have a recommendation for a good person who could do work on a chimney? I guess I would call it restoration work, outfitting an old chimney (which doesn't seem to have been used in years) to be able to handle a natural gas fireplace. I'd appreciate any recommendations, it's been hard to track anyone down. Thanks in advance, John iridium(a)verizon.net

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[Highland Park] Pitt v South Carolina State Tickets available
by John T. Cica 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

For Sale: 2 Pitt v South Carolina State basketball tickets for Saturday, 17 December 11, plus a parking pass. TIckets are in section 118 (lower bowl), just off the Pitt bench. The parking pass is for the Tower View parking garage. Game time is 6PM. Asking $50. reply to: johncica(a)gmail.com

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[Highland Park] Saturday Pens Tickets
by Sara Schroeder 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

I've got two tickets for sale for the Pens game against the Sabres on Saturday that we can no longer go to. The seats are in Section 222, Row K. Call 412-363-2983 if you are interested. Sara

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[Highland Park] New wellness center in East Liberty!
by Emily Escalante 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Hi everyone! I am a Highland Parker who is opening a brand new wellness center in East Liberty! It is called East End Eden Wellness Center, and you can learn all about us at: www.eastendedenpgh.com. We are located in the light and beautiful Liberty Bank Building, on the Mezzanine, at 6101 Penn Avenue (a block down from the new Target). We are a collective of independent alternative health care practitioners. We currently have two outstanding massage therapists, with a couple more joining us in January. We are connecting with other health coaches, too, so keep an eye out... there will be updates shortly. We also will offer Yoga for Stress Management on Thursday mornings, and will be announcing some more workshops in the next couple weeks. There will be natural skin care workshops, meditation, juicing, nutrition, just to name a few. Don't hesitate to book a session online through our website. (You can also find us on Facebook! Don't forget to "like" us, an easy way to stay informed about events and workshops.) The holiday season can very exciting, but we seldom take the time we need to reduce stress and pain in our lives. We hope to see you all very soon! Cheers, Emily Escalante

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[Highland Park] Selling Steeler tickets
by bonnie255＠aol.com 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

I'm selling two tickets for the Dec. 24 Steeler game. Section 120. Great seats. Call Bonnie at 412.480.5247. Thanks. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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