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[Highland Park] For Sale: UGG Lynnea Boots - size 10
by Rachel L. Eanes 01 Mar '13

01 Mar '13

I'm selling a pair of UGG Boots (style: Lynnea, color: charcoal suede, US size: 10 (EURsize: 41), just like the ones shown below) for $125. Bought new from Little's, wore only a few times, and they are still in great condition!! Please e-mail if interested! Thanks, Rachel

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[Highland Park] Live Music Saturday
by olga watkins 01 Mar '13

01 Mar '13

Join the Olga Watkins Band for original blues, funk and soul at Caliente in Bloomfield Saturday night, March 2. 1030pm-1am No Cover. Www.calientepizzaandbar.com

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[Highland Park] New Yorkers
by judi teeter 01 Mar '13

01 Mar '13

Hi Neighbors, Does anyone want back issues of the New Yorker? I have most of the issues from 2011-the current one. Somehow I don't want to throw them away, but I've read them and really don't want to keep them either. E-mail if you want them and I'll put them in a box on my porch. Judi

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[Highland Park] Antique Kitchen Table FOR SALE!!!!!
by Robert Collins 01 Mar '13

01 Mar '13

Hey HP'ers, I hate to sell this table, but it doesn't fit the style of our new home. I think it's way stylish.....you be the judge!!!! Available for pick up March 18,19, or 20th. 600.00 http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/atq/3651566364.html -- 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] Free Baby Items
by Robert Collins 01 Mar '13

01 Mar '13

Howdy Folks, In the spirit of my late mother, who ironically spent the last 20 years of her working life raising money. She spent most of her free time donating her time and money to her favorite causes. I will be donating all of my sons things before we move. There is a catch though: PLEASE READ BEFORE RESPONDING!!!!! IT'S A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE DEAL, WHOEVER DECIDES THEY WANT THE THINGS, *MUST TAKE EVERYTHING!!!!!!!* *ITEMS MUST BE PICKED UP ON FRIDAY MARCH 8TH OR FRIDAY MARCH 15TH IN THE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON WHILE JUNIOR IS AT DAYCARE. ONLY RESPOND IF YOU INTEND TO TAKE EVERYTHING. BRING AN APPROPRIATE VEHICLE PLEASE* * * There are 2 cribs, one is a roll away, one is regular, height chair, bottle sterilizer, tons of toys, some clothes, boppy pillows, too many things to list. This would be nice for someone who is pregnant for the first time. *FIRST RESPONDER WHO CAN MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS, GETS EVERYTHING* * * 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] Small Junk Pieces & Spare Wood for Kids Art Workshop
by Anne Melnyk 01 Mar '13

01 Mar '13

Needed for After School Art Program (Urban Impact Foundation)Looking for small junk (bottle caps, keys, small spare parts, little toys, plastic, wood, metal small items of any kind) from your junk drawer!flat pieces of plywood or similar wood lying around your garage, etc. Please email or call and I will pick up! Anne 412.215.0011

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[Highland Park] Home improvements
by Denise Kochanek 01 Mar '13

01 Mar '13

Has anyone used Ron Cernizlia on any home improvement projects ? He states that he lives in the Highland Park area and has worked on many homes. I was given his name by Tom Morgan of Ocean Breeze Home Improvements. I haven't used Tom's company as of yet either. So I was trying to check out both of these guys. Thanks for any input. Denise

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[Highland Park] New Cardio-Strength Course at the Nuin Center
by Lydia Blank 28 Feb '13

28 Feb '13

Ivan White, owner of Synergy Fitness by Ivan, will be conducting Cardio-Strength group exercise classes at the Nuin Center (5655 Bryant Street) beginning January 7th! If you're looking for a cardiovascular challenge that will strengthen your heart and lungs while toning muscle and melting fat, show up for this Cardio-Strength class and get ready to work! Classes will be held Mondays and Wednesdays beginning January 7th, 9:30am-10:30am for 12 weeks. Can't make a morning class? Ivan will also be holding a Metabolic Conditioning course at Silverio-Hoffman Fitness in Squirrel Hill (6514 Wilkins Avenue) on Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning January 8th for 12 weeks! After you've finished a long day of work or school and you're looking for a workout that will send you home with a smile on your face and a completely worn-out body, look no further! This high intensity class will test strength, endurance, and agility while the best music in The City rocks the gym! Come to one class, a few, or all 48. You can choose your own schedule! Classes begin at $12 each. Multi-class packages (4, 8 or 12 classes) are available for more savings. To learn more, visit https://www.facebook.com/SynergyFitnessByIvan.

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[Highland Park] Farmer's Market Coop of East Liberty Update
by Farmer's Market Cooperative of East Liberty 28 Feb '13

28 Feb '13

.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, March 2nd We had a real nice crowd at the market last Saturday.  Thanks to everyone for coming out on the last Saturday of February.  With this being the first Saturday of March, it makes me hopeful that spring weather is just around the corner.  Please see below for the weekly update. See you at the market- David Lagnese ******************************************************************************************The Update....J.L Kennedy Meat Stand Special items for this week.... - BONELESS PORK SHOULDER cut to order- BABY BACK PORK RIBS **please order your pickled corn beef for pick up on sat  march 16 th... it is always a sell-out item and of course is limited -as are all these wonderful local products  for st patt's day...**please keep phone call orders and any messages to ring in during our business hours of 9-9 mon-thurs and 9-6 on friday... The number at the farm is 724-898-2316. Greenawalt Farm Greenawalt's offerings will be similar to last week with local Amish grown items such as potatoes (sweet, yukon gold and white), onions, turnips, and winter squash. Brian told me he is running low on the many of the local items, so get them while you can.  Brian just picked up a very large box of dried beans from Amish country.  The varieties include great northern and cranberry beans. They also have shipped-in items including spinach, lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, tomatoes, pears, grapes and bananas. If you have not tried the milled grains from Stanton Milling, please do yourself a favor and give them a try.  I tried the buckwheat pancake mix over the weekend and was very pleased with the results.  These are locally grown and milled items from Stanton Milling Company in New Stanton, PA.  Stanton Milling has been in operation since 1858.  They offer: - Buckwheat flour - Buckwheat pancake mix - Corn meal - Pancake mix For more information:  http://www.stantonmilling.com Greenawalt's always have fresh local eggs and many types of Amish canned items and dried beans.  They also have some cured meat items from Lancaster County- bacon and kielbasa. Kistaco Farm Apples of course- Kistaco still has a variety of locally grown apples.  They are carefully stored at just the right temperature to keep them fresh.  Varieties still available are: -Golden Delicious-Red Delicious-Jonagold-Mutsu-Empire-Stayman Winesap Other local items include: -Apple Donuts-PA Maple Syrup-Honey - Suzanne's Kitchen Creations (Salsa, Relishes, Applesauce, Pickles) - Wood Street Bread Co. (6-8 different breads)And of course Cider- the best in Pittsburgh. Zang's Greenhouse...Locally grown items this week include, mixed small head lettuce, micro greens, rutabaga, beets, onions, celery root, parsnips, mushrooms, shallots, white and red potatoes, and sweet potatoes. Shipped in items include spinach and swiss chard, eggplants, peppers, asparagus, garlic, onions, green beans, and several varieties of tomatoes.  Florida citrus is still going strong with several orange varieties available. In the flower department- Rick will have hyacinth, tulips and amaryllis.  He will also have cut tulips. Kew Park Coffee Bar-  We have a fresh batch of beans that were roasted by Commonplace Coffee Roasters.  Also, will have fresh squeezed grapefruit, tangerine, and orange juices.  We are on the last box of tangerines so get it while you can.  PA Made Cheese-   Hopefully you were able to meet Dale and Martha Liveremore from The Ark Farm in Jefferson County, PA when they visited the market a few weeks ago.  The Livermores manage a herd of about 100 grass-fed sheep, and also operate a creamery that makes sheep milk cheese.  We liked the Livermores (and their cheese) so much that we will begin selling their cheese starting this week. Check out their website at:  http://www.thearkfarm.com/index.html When I was in California I met Peggy Smith, one of the founders of Cow Girl Creamery.  They are a world class creamery that were pioneers on the artisinal cheese industry in our country.  They operate a cheese chop at the Ferry Building market in San Francisco.  The cheese is fabulous.  Although I am committed focusing on locally made cheeses at PA Made Cheese I do want to occasionally share other cheeses at the market, and with our local cheese makers.  I call them "inspiration" cheeses in the hopes that our local cheese makers might start making similar styles. I have made arrangements with Cow Girl Creamery to have some of their fabulous cheese shipped in to the market.  It will be here in a few weeks.  Learn more about Cow Girl Creamery at:  http://www.cowgirlcreamery.com California Connection- In addition to my visit with Cow Girl, I also had the opportunity to visit the Van Dyke Ranch in Gilroy, California.  I get most of my dried fruit from Van Dyke. I was able to meet Peter Van Dyke, the owner of the farm and got a great tour of the entire operation.  The farm is in a beautiful location, right next to a mountain.  This is kind of a quite time of year at the farm as there are not even blossoms on the trees.  Peter explained that this is the time of year when they prune and maintain the trees.  Peter keeps the farm organic so there are very specific methods that are used.  He explained that the cherry trees are nearing the end of their product life cycle, so he is getting ready to pull them out and plant new trees.  It will take about 5 years to complete the process of replacing the trees.  It was really great to meet Peter and gain a better understanding of the care that goes into growing and processing his fruit. I also established a relationship with a new fruit grower- Bella Viva Orchards.  They grow some amazing fruit and have developed great expertise in processing and drying fruit.  I now have some dried Rainier cherries and dried Pluots for sale at the market.  Pluots are a cross between plums and apricots.  The dried version is very soft, and sweet but tart. Finally I visited an olive farm in Gilroy.  I met the owner and toured the milling facility and the olive grove.  The farmers name is Jeff Martin.  He calls his farm Frantoio Grove.  He has about 3,000 trees, all of the Frantoio variety.  He recently purchased a Pieralisi olive mill.  This is a huge investment for a single farmer to make.  Its also a big deal because it means that the olives can be processed very quickly after harvest.  This produces a very high quality olive oil.  It is a very impressive operation and the oil is excellent.  I will have it for sale at the market next week. The Greek Gourmet- will have homemade spinach and meat pies at the market each week- in addition to 20+ flavors of hummus.  Stop by and talk to Jack at the booth. BANDY Woodworks will have children's toys and games, and great items for the home and office using local reclaimed and salvaged wood and non-toxic finishes.  Cutting boards and wine racks make a great Valentine's gift for the foodie on your list!  Their booth is on the right when you walk in the front door from N. Sheridan, directly across from Greenawalt's.  Preview some of the items carried at the market by visiting  www.bandywoodworks.etsy.com. *****************************************************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/ Also,  check out the video about the market produced by Ths folks at East Liberty Development (ELDI).  It was directed and produced by local film maker Michael Pisano. So a great big thanks Michael and ELDI's Margaret Graham  for producing the video. So please check out the video and share it with others. Here's the link:  vimeo.com/eastlibertypgh/farmersmarket. ********************************************************* 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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[Highland Park] Fw: UPCOMING COOKING CLASSES AT CHOP, WOK & TALK!
by Dorothy Tague 28 Feb '13

28 Feb '13

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES All classes are 'hands-on' and you will prepare a complete 6 course meal for more information visit: www.chopwoktalk@msn.com or call 412-362-0679 March 5 Italian: $65.00/6:00-9:00 PM Arancini (deep fried risotto balls) with marinara, shrimp Marsala over creamy polenta, herb salad with pancetta crisps, homemade gnocchi with peas, prosciutto & chanterelle mushrooms, and individual budinis for dessert (strawberries & marsala cream). March 9 Date Night Dining: BYOB, $130 per couple/6:00-10:00 PM 2 seats available spinach artichoke fondue, rosemary crusted rack of lamb with balsamic glaze and red grapes, sweet potato soufflé, spinach salad and a peach-blueberry crumble tart with ice cream. March 13 Chinese: $60.00/6:00-9:00 PM 2 seats available Orange chicken, beef wontons with a plum sauce, cashew coated pork slices with a peach ginger sauce, stir fry of pork with lychees, pineapple, & onions in a spicy sauce, and shrimp fried rice. EASTER IN ITALY: $75.00, BYOB Bellini cocktail, stracciatella (soup), egg stuffed Easter bread, roasted leg of lamb, ravioli with lemon cream sauce, peas, and asparagus plus a salad of fresh artichokes and baby greens with a lemon vinaigrette and frico chips. After dinner we will decorate a traditional lamb cake for dessert! March 15: 6:00-10:00 PM March 16: 6:00-10:00 PM 4 seats available March 17: 4:00-8:00 PM March 19 Moroccan: $70.00/6:00-9:00 PM Minted lamb and mushroom kebabs, fig and orange salad, Moroccan flatbread, sweet cinnamon couscous, chicken tagine with almonds and apricots, b'stilla (sweet chicken and nut pie in phyllo dough), mint tea and Moroccan spiced coffee. March 20 Tapas & Paella:$70.00/6:00-9:00 PM 3 seats available Endive leaves stuffed with oranges, olives, almonds, parsley & honey, baked Spanish onions with almonds and Cabrales blue cheese, fried cheese sandwiches with Manchego cheese and quince paste, chicken and chorizo empanadas, paella with chorizo, mussels, chicken, shrimp and saffron rice, sangria, and Spanish flan with oranges. March 21 Mexican: $65.00/6:00-9:00 PM tortilla soup, spicy pepperjack quesadillas, flautas, chicken with chocolate mole sauce over rice, jicama-mango salad and tres leches cake with whipped topping and fresh berries for dessert. March 26 Pierogies & Polish Favorites: $65.00/6:00-9:00 PM 5 seats available A variety of pierogies, stuffed cabbage, borscht (soup), haluski, and paczki (polish donuts) for dessert. March 27 Greek: $65.00/6:00-9:00 PM 5 seats available Greek lemon orzo soup, spanakopita appetizers, lamb lettuce wraps, pastitsio (lasagna with ground beef), Greek panzanella salad, and baklava for dessert. April 3 Tapas & Paella: $70.00/6:00-9:00 PM see March 19th menu April 4 Thai: $60.00/6:00-9:00 PM 2 seats available chicken and cashew stir fry, mee grob (crispy noodle dish), steamed mussels/shrimp with coconut basil broth, fresh spring rolls with chicken, avocado & mango with a chili mint dipping sauce, and coconut banana crepes with a rum butter sauce. April 6 Date Night Dining: BYOB, $130.00 per couple, 6:00-10:00 PM 6 seats available wedding soup, bruschetta, mixed greens salad with Parmesan frico chips, osso bucco over creamy polenta, and a white Russian tiramisu for dessert. April 10 Chinese: $60.00/6:00-9:00 PM wonton soup, cold Szechuan peanut noodles, Hunan shrimp with black beans, honey hoisin ribs, pork pot stickers with chili sauce and happy family with a variety of Chinese vegetables. April 12 Date Night Dining: BYOB, $130.00 per couple, 6:00-10:00 PM 6 seats available see April 6th menu AVAILABLE WEEKEND PRIVATE PARTY DATES THROUGH JUNE FOR GROUPS OF 6-10 PEOPLE (for celebrations, get-togethers, office parties, clubs, or for just a fun night out with good friends and good food!) (best to try and book two months in advance for a private party or team building event) April 13, 26 May 17 June 15, 28, 29 July and August is wide open for parties as I will not start classes until mid August For parties on week nights or afternoons please class 412-362-0679 for a date. FOR TEAM BUILDING EVENTS PLEASE CALL FOR A MENU SELECTIONS AND A QUOTE Looking forward to seeing you soon, Dorothy, Martha, & Marianne 412-362-0679 chopwoktalk(a)msn.com<mailto:chopwoktalk@msn.com>

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