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[Highland Park] Motorcycles and the noise ordinance
by Margaret Krumm 26 May '12

26 May '12

I'm sure I am not the only one awakened night after night by *ridiculously loud* motorcycles flying through our neighborhood. These things have probably made small children cry, am I right? Turns out our city's noise ordinance does not apply to motorcycles. At the risk of being a wet blanket, I think it should. Our good councilman Patrick Dowd just received a letter from me about this. Would anyone else be willing to write to him about it? Here's a good place to start: http://www.patrickdowd.org/talktopatrick And here's to a good night's sleep. Margaret Stanton Avenue

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[Highland Park] Mark your calendars for Sunday June 3rd!
by Kelly Vitti 26 May '12

26 May '12

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[Highland Park] Action: Mayor trying to repeal Pgh drilling ban
by Gloria Forouzan 26 May '12

26 May '12

Pittsburgh's Mayor Is trying to get Council members to reverse our city's drilling ban. He needs 5 votes. Call/email Patrick Dowd, our Pittsburgh City Council member & urge him NOT to repeal our hard won ban. You can call him this weekend & leave a message. Share this email with everyone you know who lives in Lawrenceville, Stanton Hts., Morningside, Highland Park. Council District 7 - Patrick Dowd: 412.255.2140 / patrick.dowd(a)pittsburghpa.gov ALSO Mayor Ravenstahl is up for re-election in 2013, remind him that you VOTE & tell him you want our drilling ban to STAND. Mayor: 412-255-2626 / luke.ravenstahl(a)pittsburghpa.gov Article: http://triblive.com/home/1864487-74/office-space-pittsburgh-companies-distr… Drilling ban likely thorn for Downtown office space projects "Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's office, which opposed the ban, has talked with City Council ... about reversing it," -- When people lead, leaders follow.

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[Highland Park] arborist
by Jan McKeag 26 May '12

26 May '12

Thank you neighbors! I have received 4 recommendations for certified arborists. They are: 1) Arborel, a family owned company. 2) Horhut, recommended by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy 3) DC Culley, used by several HP people and 4) Call Plum Line Nursery for a recommendation I'll do some investigation, make some calls, and let you know the outcome. Our trees make our neighborhood. Jan M.

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[Highland Park] power tower
by Karen Cadoff 26 May '12

26 May '12

If anyone has a Power Tower for sale please email me. Thanks! Karen

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[Highland Park] Child's wagon
by )( 25 May '12

25 May '12

We are looking for a sturdy Eaton such as Little Tykes or any other brand as long as its sturdy. Please let me know if you have one for sale. Thank you Marie Sent from my Kindle Fire

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[Highland Park] Walloping Weather family program at East Liberty library on Wednesday
by Megan Branning 25 May '12

25 May '12

Mad Science of Pittsburgh presents a fun and education program about weather. Bring your child(ren) in kindergarten through fifth grade for this one-hour, hands-on workshop. Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Details and registration at: http://clpgh.org/events/details.cfm?location=East%20Liberty&event_id=74133

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[Highland Park] Free Rain Barrel w/ Paid Workshop
by Megan Olson Hunt 25 May '12

25 May '12

Hello neighbors, I wanted to pass on what I thought was a good deal in case anyone has been in the market for a rain barrel. Zero Waste Pittsburgh/Pennsylvania Resource Council received 300, 55-gallon white syrup barrels donated from Coke. They are #2 plastic (food grade), thick and as durable as any other barrel you would get. They do not already have a spigot on them like those you buy at Whole Foods, but the people at PRC have them pre-drilled and the workshop contains *everything *you would need (down to the last little piece of wire and zip tie) to get it set-up and functional. If you go to http://www.formstack.com/forms/?941135-U8dy0IJ89i (also where you sign-up if you want to do it) you will see a similar set-up to what yours will be (but yours is white, not blue). It is "turned off" when the hose is above the top of the barrel (held by wire), then to use it you just lower the hose. It comes w/ the flexible gutter extension, hose connectors, overflow tube, etc. I think the biggest part was that they were pre-drilled so all you have to do is put the pieces where they need to go, and at the workshop they tell you just how to do it. The last workshop w/ the free barrels is June 14, I believe at 6.30 p.m. (the exact time will be in a confirmation email that gets sent to you when you sign-up), on the South Side at Conservation Consultants, Inc. on 14th St. just off E. Carson St. You can pay beforehand or at the workshop (cash or check - no cards). There is parking at the venue as well. If you are a single person you can get one rain barrel and all of the accesories for $35. If you go as a couple to the workshop, but only want one barrel, it's $45. However, even if you are a "couple," if you sign-up separately you can each get a barrel and accessories for $35 each. I know you can get $25 barrels at Penn Barrel on Washington Blvd. ( http://www.pennbarrel.biz/) but I don't think you get the accesories, and if you've never done a rain barrel you might not know exactly how to set it up. The rain barrel workshop is great b/c they are giving you the barrel, everything you need AND explaining how to set it up. So, if nothing else, you could get one barrel from this workshop, and once you know what you're doing, you could buy a $25 barrel and the accesories and set up more barrels if you want. Please note that the rain barrel workshops through Zero Waste/PRC do NOT usually include the barrel - just the accesories. This workshop on June 14th is the LAST of three that include a free barrel, b/c of the donation from Coke. I think rain barrels are an important step to help the city of Pittsburgh alleviate its rain water problem. Rain gardens are also a great idea and at this workshop you get a little overview about water issues in this region, rain gardens and rain barrels. I'm an environmentally-minded person and even I learned a thing or two I didn't know, so it was cool. So, if you've been contemplating getting a rain barrel, now would be a good time. If you've never thought about it before, now is also a good time! Please be aware that watering your vegetable gardens w/ water from certain roof types (treated wood, asphalt w/ zinc, etc.) is NOT recommended. However, this should not deter you from using a rain barrel per se. You can always use the water for your lawn and other non-edible plants, or you can even just divert the water to a grassy area where it can soak in and replenish the groundwater on dry days instead of going into the sewer system on rainy days. Of course it's nice to be able to save on water for our own use (like in our vegetable gardens), but rain barrels are part of something bigger - diverting water from running off into our streams, rivers and lakes. Please consider being a part of this important movement! Take care, Meg

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[Highland Park] certified arborist
by Jan McKeag 25 May '12

25 May '12

Hello neighbors! We have a regular tree guy - for tree removal and pruning - Bert Ackerman 412-521-1938. He's great, not cheap, but reliable. He shows up when he says he will and does the work and a great clean up at the quoted price. We've dealt with him for close to two decades and have always been delighted. However, I now need a certified arborist. While cleaning ivy around my 100+ year old Norway maple, I found a patch of black fungus. Would hate to lose that tree. It provides comforting shade to the yard in the morning and the house in the afternoon. Can anyone recommend a certified arborist to help me with that problem? Thanks. Jan M.

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[Highland Park] Looking for a [generous] arborist or experienced tree climber
by David Stehouwer 25 May '12

25 May '12

The middle school students at Pittsburgh Urban Christian School launched a weather balloon last week to capture near space photos in the stratosphere. Unfortunately, the cameras and equipment containing those photos are hanging from a parachute roughly 60 feet in a tree! Furthermore, this tree is a little over an hour drive east on US-22... It seems our only option to recover the capsule is to climb the tree using equipment - though we don't have the equipment to climb it ourselves, or the resources to pay somebody except in love and gratitude. If you know somebody who might be willing to help, let me know! Its a lofty request, I know.

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