August 2018 - test-neighbhorhood@test.highlandparkpa.com

More Free stuff!
by Jana Finder 18 Aug '18

18 Aug '18

You know the drill: just put on my porch at 5541 Beverly Place today (Sat. 8/18); please leave my porch furniture and plants. Lots of good stuff: special edition Monopoly; wheeled carry-on, fans, big bags of wine corks, folding chairs, step stool, tall pet gate, metal trash bin, roll of garden fencing, tent, power strips, wooden ramp, Sony radio/CD player, french press, and more! PLEASE DON’T ASK ME TO HOLD ANYTHING, it is first come, first served.

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Fabric and patterns taken
by Maryanne Hugo 18 Aug '18

18 Aug '18

Thanks so much for responding! Sent from my iPhone

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The growing use of the list for unsolicited recommendations
by THOMAS WATERS 18 Aug '18

18 Aug '18

Others may totally disagree with me, but I just felt I had to express my opinion on something I see as a trend which isn’t useful. I’ve been in Highland Park for 20 years, and have been a satisfied email list member for many years. I really appreciate how easy it is to reach out to the list for recommendations for one type of server or another. Then your inbox fills with messages from wonderful neighbors. This is a really valuable service in my opinion. Recently however, there seems to have been a growing increase in unsolicited recommendations. In my opinion the trend is not so helpful to the list, especially when these unsolicited advertisements are for one specific business. In a world where emails fill our inboxes, and advertisements are everywhere, is this really a useful tool for the community. For any given contractor or service provider, there may be neighbors who have had good or not so good experiences with that person. That’s why web sites with ranking systems have ways of trying to aggregate the feedback int a star ranking or other mechanism to help site visitors select someone. But an email list doesn’t have those types of algorithms and control measures. Even the very best service person can have a bad day or leave a client unhappy. And someone who others have had negative experiences with, may do a great job for someone else. That’s why web sites with rating features can be so useful in finding someone who is a good fit for you. But unsolicited recommendations don’t assist with that process really. They leave a false sense because they are based on a subset of customers and clients. And, when those unsolicited recommendations read almost word for word, the same, then you got to wonder who is actually writing the recommendation. When there is an unsolicited recommendation for someone and a person reads the email- if they had a les than stellar experience with the same service provider, it is a little like having salt poured in the wound. It immediately takes you back to the not good experience. And you have two things you can do. Either delete the message and just process your own feelings, or post and share that your experience with that same service provider wasn’t positive. That doesn’t really accomplish anything good for the list either. So, in the spirit of making the list be the very most useful to everyone, I’d love to encourage those who are seeking recommendations to ask for them, and be glad for all the feedback you can get, and for everyone to not post unsolicited recommendations. Just my opinion, Sincerely, Thomas Waters

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Tall black wood bookcase for sale
by Kristina Rudd 18 Aug '18

18 Aug '18

We are selling our tall black wood bookshelf for $20. It is in great condition, and has been barely used. It is approx 2.5 feet wide and 6.5 feet tall. I believe it was purchased from Ikea. Sent from my iPhone

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Large red area rug in excellent condition
by Kristina Rudd 18 Aug '18

18 Aug '18

We are selling our beautiful, large red area rug for $50. It is 12 feet x 8.5 feet, and synthetic. It is in excellent condition. It comes from a nonsmoking and car-free home, and we do have a low-shedding dog. Sent from my iPhone

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Highland Park - Seeking Gardener for Hedges and Maintenance
by Anna Swanby 18 Aug '18

18 Aug '18

Hello, We are looking for a company to provide monthly yard maintenance for my mother-in-law's home in Highland Park. Unfortunately we are out of state, so we are having a difficult time finding a company. Yard is slopped and primarily ivy/shrubbery. We welcome any and all recommendations. Thank you!! Best, Anna

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Car keys in highland park
by Elizabeth Kaselitz 18 Aug '18

18 Aug '18

I found a set of car keys at the pavilion in highland park. Let me know if you are missing your keys and can describe the set.

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PAVING FOR THE WEEK OF AUG 20 2018 HAMPTON ST. WILL BE DONE
by dave grasso 18 Aug '18

18 Aug '18

OMI Weekly Paving Schedule *August 20th - August 24th* This is the City of Pittsburgh's 2018 paving season one week look ahead. This includes the name of the street followed by two cross streets, this section of street in between those two intersections is where resurfacing work will take place. Usually this work will consist of one day of Milling, or removing the existing asphalt, followed soon after by another day of Paving. *Weather and other factors may change the dates listed below.* Please check for posted signs on your street and follow us on twitter @PghDOMI <https://twitter.com/pghdomi> for updates. Street work may be rescheduled to a different day this week or added to a future week's schedule. Please share this information and any updates with your tenants and neighbors. *Hampton Street* Highland Avenue to North Negley Avenue Milling: 08/20 Paving: 08/22 *Esther Street* Lodge Street to Mullooly Street Milling: Complete Paving: 08/20 *Seldon Street* Glenbury Street to Briggs Street Milling: Complete Paving: 08/20 *Ashlyn Street* Brevet Way to Brooch Way Milling: Complete Paving: 08/20 *Stafford Street* Minton Street to Hammond Street Milling: Complete Paving: 08/20 *Bergman Street* Hammond Street to Narcissus Avenue Milling: Complete Paving: 08/20 *Moyer Street* Allendale Street to Francisco Street Milling: Complete Paving: 08/20 *Ashtola Way* Allendale Street to Dead End Milling: Complete Paving: 08/20 *Shady Avenue* Beechwood Boulevard to Dead End Milling: 08/21 Paving: TBD *Phillips Avenue* Murray Avenue to Wightman Street Milling: 08/21 Paving: TBD *Greenfield Avenue* Mccaslin Street to Frank Street Milling: Complete Paving: 08/21 *Standard Avenue* Frankstown Avenue to Hansell Way Milling: Complete Paving: 08/21 *Grimes Avenue* Rochelle Street to Mathews Avenue Milling: Complete Paving: 08/21 *Zelda Way* Bernd Street to Beltshoover Avenue Milling: Complete Paving: 08/21 *Wittman Street* Westecher Street to Winona Street Milling: Complete Paving: 08/21 *Mulberry Way* Nineteenth Street to Twenty First Street Milling: Complete Paving: 08/21 *Parkfield Street* Nobles Lane to Saw Mill Run Boulevard Milling: 08/22-23 Paving: TBD *Makary Way* Kirk Avenue to Spencer Avenue Milling: 08/22-23 Paving: TBD *Nobles Lane* Brownsville Road to Parkfield Street Milling: 08/22-23 Paving: TBD *Glade Street* Ellendell Street to Nobles Lane Milling: 08/22-23 Paving: TBD *Phillips Avenue* Murray Avenue to Wightman Street Milling: Complete Paving: 08/23-24 *Allendale Circle* Francisco Street to Allendale Street Milling: Complete Paving: 08/24 *Allendale Street* Chartiers Avenue to Tyndall Street Milling: Complete Paving: 08/24 *Alternate Streets* The alternate streets below may be added to the current week's schedule in the event of a schedule change. If these alternate streets are not added to the current week's schedule they will be on a weekly schedule in the near future. Please follow us on twitter @PghDOMI <https://twitter.com/pghdomi> for updates. *North Murtland Street* Fletcher Way to Chaucer Street *Tesla Street* Kilbourne Street to Harlem Street *Parkland Street* Nobles Lane to Saw Mill Run Boulevard *Markary Way* Kirk Avenue to Spencer Avenue *Nobles Lane* Brownsville Road to Parkfield Street *Glade Street* Ellendell Street to Nobles Lane The full 2018 Paving Plan is availible to view as an interactive map here: Burghs Eye <http://pittsburghpa.gov/domi/street-resurfacing/paving-schedule-map.html> Thank you for checking the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure's weekly paving schedule. Check back here, follow us on twitter @PghDOMI <https://twitter.com/pghdomi>, or subscribe to our weekly paving schedule e-mail list: Subscribe <http://eepurl.com/dr6oU9>

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Dorm Fridge Sold
by Carol James 17 Aug '18

17 Aug '18

Dorm fridge sold. Thanks, neighbors! Carol James

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Mario Batali cookbook
by David Aschkenas 17 Aug '18

17 Aug '18

MOLTO MARIO cookbook First edition, signed by Mario, c. 2005 Hardbound with dust jacket, $35.00 retail, for sale $20.00 sitting in my kitchen , I never used a recipe Call or email daschkenas(a)earthlink.net -- David Aschkenas 915 N. Euclid Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412-363-3458 www.daschkenasphoto.com

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