January 2024 - test-neighbhorhood@test.highlandparkpa.com

For sale: Wonderful modern red Perlora chaise - $300
by Marie Cosgrove-Davies 21 Jan '24

21 Jan '24

I love this chaise but it's too big for the space I wanted it for! Super comfy and also eye-catching. Details and photos: https://post.craigslist.org/manage/7709021008 Let me know if you have any questions or if you want to come take a look. --Marie

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Need loving home for 5 mo old cockapoo
by suzie salo 21 Jan '24

21 Jan '24

>From my friend, Deb: Here is some info on the cockapoo, Teddy: Teddy is highly intelligent,confident, and outgoing. Has never met a dog or person he doesn’t like. Teddy is also very exuberant and high energy. Still in the tireless puppy stage, he loves to jump, grab, and nip at people as he plays. He will need further training to calm done the jumping and grabbing behaviors. I am very sad that I cannot keep him…I’m in my 70s’ and my daughter has health issues and he is not a good fit for us…we just cannot keep up with him. He has his shots and vaccines and is enrolled in a Banfield Puppy Program. An experienced dog owner preferred. If you are interested in Teddy, please call Deb at 412-855-1495

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Dog on the run
by Emily Harding 20 Jan '24

20 Jan '24

Brown huskie, chain collar - found near Heberton and Highland. Please call 724-316-7159

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plastic recycling, part 2
by nancy gohring 20 Jan '24

20 Jan '24

Hello neighbors, I wrote a while back with questions about plastic recycling. Thank you to the many people that responded! A lot of folks asked me to share what I found. TL;DR 1. Michaels is the only plastic recycler I could find in the area and unfortunately they won't share what they do with it. The reason I asked was that I wanted to get something started -- a co-op, nonprofit, business or loose collection of neighbors -- to collect plastics and other hard-to-recycle items in Highland Park and bring them to get recycled. I'm not willing to do that without even a small assurance that the plastic is actually being recycled (or potentially, reused). 2. I did stumble on a place relatively close that recycles food cartons -- like milk, soup and bean cartons. I've toyed with the idea of trying to find 12 Highland Park households who are interested in recycling food cartons -- we could each take one month a year to drive our combined cartons out. I'm only slightly enthusiastic about the idea because my household doesn't happen to use a lot of food cartons... Longer version I had to email folks at Michael Brothers five or six times to get a response. I was eventually told that they sort and bale the plastics before selling them to a company that remakes the plastic into other plastic products and that Michaels was unable to tell me who that company is. I told Michaels why I was asking -- that I wanted to get together with neighbors in Highland Park to recycle plastics that the city doesn't take -- but that given the many headlines about plastics ending up in landfills, I needed more information into what would happen to the plastics we might drop off. He said that he couldn't share more "due to agreements and business relationships with our partners." At risk of appearing argumentative, I politely pressed him on the matter -- I can't imagine a business reason for secrecy in this scenario (can you? I'd be glad to entertain theories.). Given the headlines, it seems to me that secrecy would only exacerbate mistrust in plastic recycling. Alas, I didn't get any additional insight. I spoke with a number of people not associated with Michael Brothers who said that Michael's sells their plastic to HydroBlox. It's possible that's true and that's who the guy I corresponded with was referring to. I'd like to know for sure, in part because there are questions about whether HydroBlox do harm to the soil that they sit in. But in my mind, there's no reason for me to go down that rabbit hole if I don't even know if that's where Michael Brothers plastics go. I'm disappointed and frustrated, like a lot of people... I've switched modes to trying a lot harder to eliminate single use plastics from my shopping cart (do you all know about the Refillery? And Sol Refill?). It's tough to completely eliminate plastic! But I suppose even making a dent helps.

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Give - kids boots
by Diana Bloss 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

2 pair of boots Uggs- grey with stars - warm, not sure if waterproof - size 11 or 12 Grey - warm and waterproof , size 12 HP- animal friendly, smoke free

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Van Gogh Hard Laptop Case
by Maya 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

Van Gogh MacBook Pro Laptop Case $25 Van Gogh Wheat Fields painting design snap on hard case which fits MacBook Pro” A1425/A1502. There are two snap on cases for the top and bottom sides of laptop. It’s in great condition and always gets compliments! If interested please email me at: Mayazoebest(a)gmail.com Thank you! Maya Sent from my iPhone

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Makeup Vanity for Sale
by Maya 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

I am selling my makeup vanity for $200. It has LED lights with three settings, a matching stool, and spacious drawers! It disassembles. Please see photos included below. If interested please email me at: Mayazoebest(a)gmail.com Thank you! Maya

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Guitar Lessons for Children
by Benjamin Kelley 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

Our nearly seven year old wants to learn to play the guitar. Does anyone have suggestion for instructors or children’s classes? Thanks! Ben Benjamin Kelley 412-728-1331 Benjamin.g.kelley(a)gmail.com

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Yamaha Portable Keyboard for Sale
by Helene Weinraub 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

Yamaha Portable Keyboard for Sale Yamaha NP12, 61 key portable keyboard and Accessory Pack As good as new! Great starter piano $250 or best offer https://a.co/d/72Y6YFs https://a.co/d/cFHiZpa

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Reminder: Community Meeting tonight, Jan. 18th, 7pm via Zoom
by Highland Park Community Council 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

Hi Neighbors, This is a reminder that the *January Highland Park Community Council Community Meeting is tonight, Thursday, January 18th, at 7pm via Zoom.* *Register for this meeting by clicking this link <https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckd-uhrTwoHdQHcnuvdIw5xTi1iE8koLFJ>.You will then get an email with the actual meeting zoom link. * These community meetings are open to the public. *This coming meeting will feature the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. *This won’t be about Heth’s Run, which came up at the Zoo’s last presentation at an HPCC meeting earlier in the fall, though conversations about that are ongoing. For this coming meeting, the focus is on sharing with the community what the Zoo has planned in 2024, including Zoo camps, special programs, new additions, etc. This is also a time for the Zoo to hear other ideas or feedback from neighborhood community members. *If you have questions or comments you’d **like** the Zoo to address in their presentation, please submit to hpccpgh(a)gmail.com <hpccpgh(a)gmail.com>.* *There will also be a brief update from PWSA on the Microfiltration Plant.* *Full Agenda*: 1. Announcements and Updates from HPCC 2. Update from Zone 5 Police 3. *What’s New and Upcoming @ the Pittsburgh Zoo for 2024: *Jenn Torpie, VP of Education & Community Engagement, Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium 4. *PWSA Microfiltration Plant Update*. Rebecca Zito, PWSA Senior Manager, Public Affairs and Barry King, PWSA Director of Engineering and Construction *What*: January 2024 HPCC Community Meeting *When*: January 18, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register for this meeting by clicking this link <https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckd-uhrTwoHdQHcnuvdIw5xTi1iE8koLFJ> . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Thank you! ~ Sabrina C. Highland Park Community Council -- Click here to visit our website <https://hpccpgh.org/>

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