April 2012 - test-neighbhorhood@test.highlandparkpa.com

[Highland Park] plumbers?
by Taryn Belmonte 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

i am sure we have sent around plumber recommendations a thousand times! did anyone save their list? thank you neighbors. as always!! xox, taryn b

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[Highland Park] Music 'til Midnight
by Rector 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

A last reminder: Music 'til Midnight at St. Andrew's Tonight, Friday, April 27, 2012 Pre-Performance Reception: 10:30 p.m. Musical Recital: 11 p.m. A late-night festival of organ and song, with Dr. Charles H. Heaton, retired Organist and Choirmaster of the East Liberty Presbyterian Church, and soprano Sara Botkin. Not to be missed! All welcome . . . .

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[Highland Park] Electric supplier quagmire
by Robert Collins 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

Hey All, Just a friendly note from someone who does this dance with suppliers ALL THE TIME. First off, know what your comparison rate is. NEVER TELL THEM OR SHOW THEM WHAT YOU ARE PAYING. If they have something better, let them prove it to you WITHOUT SEEING YOUR BILL. All these companies I deal with, the first thing they want to see is your bill, so they can just inch in under what you are paying. With deregulation, it's a free market and everything is very confusing. Most companies now are offering a fixed rate which is good, but still I believe it is a buyer beware type situation. Please if anyone has any questions I can help with, please email me directly. Thanks, Rob -- Bryant Street Market 5901 Bryant Street Pittsburgh PA 15206 Phone: (412) 661 8720 Hours: Mon-Sat- 8 AM to 8 PM Sun- 9AM to 5PM

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[Highland Park] Saved from Gillece!
by Reginald LaFond 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

Hi Neighbors, Thank you to the MANY people who responded to my plumbing inquiry. I thought the Gillece salesmen who came to our house were a bit pushy, but I did not know just how unscrupulous they could be. There were so many horror stories from the listserv. Several people didn't have recs, but knew for sure that Gillece was bad news. We got so many recs for fari priced and reputible plumbers and now have a go-to list to use in the future. The list is below with the 3 most recommended followed by the others in alphabetical order. Cheers! Reggie Plumber Name Phone # Alt. Phone Thomas Plumbing 412-362-6397 412-445-6883 Richard Dodaro 412-243-1796 412-906-3772 (cell) Kangaroo Plumbing 412-244-5775 A1 Sewer & Drain Cleaning 412-664-4212 Andrew Stroje 412-496-3267 Bill Dugas 412-726-1217 Charlie Henderson 412-4212623 Chris Clair 412--999-4834 Doug Vranish 412-462-2505 Fagnelli 412-621-4662 Gary Kicinski 412-884-7763 412-421-7763 Jack Presken 412-381-8818 Leo Pasquarelli Plumbing 412-621-9402 Mark Seigle 412-681-9091 Ocean Breeze 412-805-5602 Poillucci Plumbing 412-621-2502 Ray Miller 412-855-1542 Ron Eikey 412-653-5432 412-952-4889

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[Highland Park] unlimited YOGA special for students + two special workshops
by Kimberly Musial 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

Hi neighbors - The Yoga Hive on Penn Ave <http://www.yogahivepgh.com> is offering three months of unlimited yoga to students (high school, college, grad) for $120. You can start the special in May or June. The offer does expire June 1. Bring your student ID to the studio to purchase. If you have questions email: info(a)yogahivepgh.com Also, we're having two great workshops this weekend. On Saturday, we welcome Anna Gilbert who will do an immersion on chaturanga (low push-up)<http://bit.ly/IlpEq2>. Sunday all of you desk sitters, runners and cyclists will love our two hour hip workshop <http://bit.ly/HLxTs5>. Thanks, neighbors. Kimberly

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[Highland Park] Sat. 4/28 Pittsburgh Vinyl Con & TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party
by Gordy Greenawalt 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

Hey neighbors, Thought I would pass along two fun music-related events happening this weekend on the East End: *PGH Vinyl Con (PVC) at Pittsburgh Filmmakers* Saturday, April 28th 2012; 12-8 PM, $3 admission, ALL AGES 477 Melwood Ave. (Oakland), Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Embrace the wide world of great music --- especially music on vinyl --- with an afternoon and evening of live performances, music videos screened on loops and plenty of fun. Traveling record dealers will be vending throughout the event. Admission is just $3 to this all-ages event. Call Mind Cure Records at (412) 621-1715 for more information or visit https://www.facebook.com/pghvinylcon. *TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party* Saturday, April 28th Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd. (E. Liberty) 9 PM-2 AM, 21+/$5; 18+/$8 It’s that one of the night of month where vinyl has never really gone a way, it’s that party on the East End of town where everything is classic, yet the sounds are as fresh and original as anything coming out today. Title Town is the one night of the month where we shake up the Shadow Lounge with five hours of high-octane, straight-ahead, old school soul and funk grooves. For more information: http://titletownpgh.com/ Thanks, Gordy

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RE: [Highland Park] A friendly warning
by Herbert, Mary 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

Just another update to this - I did reach customer service at Just Energy. They said they DO have door-to-door salesmen who have been promoting their company as part of the offer to switch carriers; though she could not confirm if they are currently dispatched in HP because they do not receive those lists. She said they should have badges though, and part of the pitch IS to ask to see your electric bill to describe your potential savings by switching. It doesn't sound like a rebate though, per se, but rather what you can save if you switch carriers. She said folks are welcome to call their customer service dept to confirm anything while the individuals are at your door (866-587-8674) to confirm anything the person is telling you in their pitch. From: Herbert, Mary Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 10:54 AM To: neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com Subject: RE: [Highland Park] A friendly warning A couple of sales folks also were in Morningside yesterday. They told us they were from Just Energy, not Duquesne Lt; but essentially the same message of a rebate FROM Duquesne Lt. They had ID badges, but they were a little confusing in their pitch, and could not leave any information with us, so we were a little suspect of the legitimacy of the company and the supposed rebate. However, looking online, Just Energy is a legit company related to being one of the alternate electric carriers in PA. If the rebate offer is true or not, I can't tell from a quick look at the web site. But will be calling the company to ask/let them know. From: neighborhood-bounces(a)highlandparkpa.com [mailto:neighborhood-bounces@highlandparkpa.com] On Behalf Of Alin Bulugean Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 6:47 PM To: neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com Subject: [Highland Park] A friendly warning Hi, Two guys knock on my door and pretend they are from Duquesne Light Company and said that Duquesne is issuing a rebate to customers and I suppose to give them a copy of my bill for that "rebate". When I ask him for a badge they show me one from First Energy, and when I asked why is not from Duquesne Light, they said is an affiliate, and keep insisting that they represent Duquesne Light. My thinking is that they use the copy of the bill to change the energy provider to maybe an more expensive/ or bind you in a long contract with cancellation fees. The guys where aggressive when I refused to give them the info. I notified Duquesne Light Company also. Alin

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RE: [Highland Park] Yard Sale Saturday 4/28
by lisa＠onestaraway.com 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

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[Highland Park] Gallery Crawl Tomorrow Night, 4/27
by Lynn Cox 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District is happening tomorrow night, Friday, April 17 from 5:30-9:00pm. There are 31 art venues open for the evening and everything is free. There will be live music by The Color Fleet (featuring Highland Park's Emma Cox) at Katz Plaza (7th & Penn) all evening. You can print off a detailed program for the evening at www.trustarts.org, or pick one up at the Tazz. -- Lynn Cox

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[Highland Park] Farmers Market Coop of East Liberty Update
by david.lagnese＠verizon.net 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

.fontSize1 { font-size:.85em; } .fontSize2 { font-size:1em; } .fontSize3 { font-size:1.25em; }.fontSize4 { font-size:1.6em; } .fontSize5 { font-size:2em; } .fontSize6 { font-size:2.5em; }.fontSize7 { font-size:3em; } Update for Saturday April 28th I just have a brief update for this week.  As I mentioned last week, we are all waiting for more locally grown items, but they are still trickling in slowly.  Here is an update on events at the market this Saturday.   A summary of the produce is at the bottom of the messsage.  *********************************************************************************************** The Update Greenawalt Farm In addition to locally grown eggs and their normal selection of Amish made products, they will have locally grown rhubarb.   J.L. KENNEDY MEAT STAND There is one correction to yesterday's update for the J.L. Kennedy Meat Stand.... There will not no lean ground turkey for this week...it was out of our control but date had to be changed for the following Saturday, May 6 for pick up... thanks and see you Saturday!!! J.L. Kennedy Meat Stand Kistaco Farm... continues to have locally raised apples.  Items for this week include: CiderAppple varieties- Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, IdaredA variety of shipped in veggiesHomegrown Kistaco Farm Salad MixVegetable and Herb transplants! Zang's Greenhouse... Special items for this week include locally foraged Morels, as well as Ramps  Zangs will also have local asparagus and micro greens.  Rick will also have cooking greens (shipped in) such as kale, collards and swiss chard.  Morels are a very special product.  Check out this web site. http://thegreatmorel.com/ The Greek Gourmet-  Mike from the Greek Gourmet wanted me to let everyone know that he will continue to bring the homemade spinach and meat pies to the market each week- in addition to 20+ flavors of hummus. PA Made Cheese- We will have a new cheese from Common Folk Organics from Lancaster County.  This is a mushroom and leek cheese.  Yum, check it out. Kew Park Coffee Bar- We will have the last of tangerine juice of the season and orange and grapefruit juice. Summary of Produce Available Veggies Potatoes PA Mushrooms (including Morels) Squash Ramps Micro greens Brussels sprouts Cabbage Celery Cucumbers Carrots and other root vegetables Onions Cauliflower Tomatoes Shallots Peppers- sweet and hot Garlic Lettuce Spinach Green beans Turnips Broccoli Fruit Apples Bananas Pears Florida Citrus such as lemons, limes and oranges Grapes Other fruit such as berries ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 15206Had Enough? No hard feelings. Unsubscribe now or copy and paste the following URL into your browser:http://www.farmersmarketcooperativeofeastliberty.com/mailinglist/re…

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