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[Highland Park] Fw: ER-season 13,14
by Sherry Goldman 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Still looking for ER Seasons 13, 14. If there is anyone out there who had collected them, I'd be appreciative if we could borrow them for a short time. If they are on VHS, we'd be happy to transfer them to DVD for you if you'd like. Thanks! Sherry Goldman 412-215-9631 cell (call 24 hr-we shut it when we sleep) 412-396-6039 work email a SHORT text message to my phone: (<=160 characters) sherryandmarty(a)verizon.net

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[Highland Park] Music Friday's
by oftising＠comcast.net 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Greetings neighbors! This friday July 24th, Jeff on bass, Daniel May on piano and I will be @ little e's jazz club downtown on liberty Ave above mahoney's bar. We are there from 8:30 to 12:30. Next friday, July 31st we will be at gullifty's in squirrel hill from 9:30 to 12:30. Jeff on bass, Daniel May, piano, Nathan douds on drums and I will be singing! Both events are no cover! Hope you can make it! Tania Grubbs Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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[Highland Park] Council to Go
by Barentine, Jonathan 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Hey All, This is a reminder that Councilman Patrick Dowd will be holding Council to Go tomorrow evening from 5:30pm to 7pm at Enrico's Tazza D'oro (1125 N. Highland Ave.). Before dinner, pick up a copy of our annual report with news and legislative updates. Councilman Dowd and his staff will be available to hear your concerns, provide news on issues in Council, and help you access city services. For more information, a full schedule of Council to Go sessions, and the Council District 7 annual report, visit our website: www.pghgov.com/district7. You can now subscribe to a Google Calendar for updates on Council to Go sessions and Council District 7 events. See you tomorrow! Jonathan Barentine __ Jonathan Barentine * Office of Patrick Dowd * Pittsburgh City Council District 7 510 City-County Building * 414 Grant Street * Pittsburgh PA 15219 * 412 255 2140 jonathan.barentine(a)city.pittsburgh.pa.us <mailto:jonathan.barentine@city.pittsburgh.pa.us> * www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/district7 <http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/district7> District 7 Schedule of Events Google Calendar <http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/district7/> * 2008 Annual Report <http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/district7/assets/2008-Newsletter.pdf> [pdf]

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[Highland Park] House For Sale By Owner
by Antonella Gabriel 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

House for Sale by Owner 1144 Portland Street Asking Price $270,000 This spacious all brick 3 story house is located in Highland Park. The first floor features a stunning foyer with stain glass window, living room, dining room, and cherry cabinets in the kitchen. The 2nd floor consists of 3 bedrooms, with a fourth room that can easily be a bedroom or den. The 3rd floor consists of 2 large rooms currently being used as a family room and extra bedroom. The house has new hardwood floors throughout the first floor, and a newly remodeled bathroom on the second floor. The private backyard has a deck and cement patio off the kitchen, with a 3 car garage. The house consists of 3 full bathrooms, a gas furnace, and central air conditioning. This house is located on a friendly, family neighborhood just minutes from the Park, The Pittsburgh Zoo, Shadyside, The Waterworks Mall, and the New Children’s Hospital. Call 412-302-7905 to make an appointment to view this beautiful house. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®: Search, add, and share the web’s latest sports videos. Check it out. http://www.windowslive.com/Online/Hotmail/Campaign/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_…

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[Highland Park] Ultimate frisbee tonight!
by Dash, Denver H 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Hi all, Wednesdays seem to be working out pretty well; we had a good turnout last week despite having a lot of regulars out on vacation. We will be playing today unless it's raining at 6:30. All skill levels / ages / genders are welcome to play. If you've never played before, Ultimate is a really easy game to learn and is great exercise! Here is more detail: Where: Meet directly across from the Highland Park swimming pool<http://www.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&gl=us&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=115059…>. When: Wednesdays (Starting July 15) at 6:30 pm to sundown or so. What to Bring: one light and one dark t-shirt, water, cleats if you have them, 175g frisbee if you have one. For newbies, here's a quick guide how to play here: http://www.squidoo.com/ultimatefrisbeenewbie.<http://www.squidoo.com/ultimatefrisbeenewbie> Also, visit our Google Groups page for up to the minute updates: http://groups.google.com/group/highland-park-ultimate Hope to see you out there! Denver.

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[Highland Park] Wood flooring
by cindy Rancurello 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Hi. Here's a request made with a hope and a prayer.I am rehabbing my previously vacant house and am looking for the best price I can find on 400 sq ft of hardwood for the floors. Does ANYONE know of a vendor with great prices on wood flooring? (My budget is getting pretty stretched.) Thanks. Cindy

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[Highland Park] July Walk in the Woods
by Rudolph T. Maceyko 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Neighbors, Please join me for another Walk in the Woods (the park) on Wednesday evening, July 22, 2009 at 6:30pm. We start at the fountain, walk in the woods as much as we can, and end back at the fountain about an hour later. The walk is fun for everyone but keep in mind that paths and steps in the park can be uneven. Take precautions against bugs and weather if necessary. For the full schedule (including walks in the other parks) see the Pittsburgh Parks web site: http://www.pittsburghparks.org/walks-in-the-woods Rudy

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Re: [Highland Park] Abandoned Houses postings
by msranders 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

The rape on Stanton Avenue occurred w/in 2 blocks of my home and areas where I travel by foot and car quite frequently. It is a terrible crime and my thoughts go out to the young woman who survived it, her family and her friends who are no doubt attempting to be supportive of her while dealing with their own shock and traumatic grief. However, what I have seen in response on this email list amounts to a witch hunt. No one knew there was a potential rapist in the neighborhood until after the fact, but now we are equating abandoned buildings w/ rape. We need to be vigilant in our neighborhoods every day, and try not to succumb to being unproductively reactionary after a crime has occurred. It's a natural response to our fear and surprise, but it does more harm than good. Assuming the correct assailant has been arrested, the young man who is accused of this terrible crime happened to also be homeless and squatting. This does not mean that sqatters are rapists. It does not mean that squatters are dangerous. It means that we have among us in our neighborhoods a population of people who are homeless. If structures are unstable, then they need to be removed. This is for the safety of the neighborhood, but it is also for the safety of squatters. If structures are stable, then they need to be addressed: reclaimed, repossessed, rennovated, repurposed, etc. If people in our neighborhood are homeless, they need our compassion, empathy, and help. People don't become homeless because they want to, and it is very difficult to reverse homelessness once it has occurred. Did you know that it is nearly impossible to secure valid employment w/out a permanent address? It is very difficult to maintain a wardrobe, do laundry, or maintain personal cleanliness while homeless. Therefore, people who are homeless also have great difficulty maintaining employment they may have had before becoming homeless. Please be cautious in the language used in your responses. People, structures, and crimes are three different topics of conversation that may be interrelated, but do not by default have cause-and-effect relationships. Please don't forget that we are not only a neighborhood of beautiful historic homes and tree lined streets, but also a community of compassionate caring people.

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[Highland Park] empty property
by alycia knauer 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

Yep, I feel very comfortable in my view. My use of "I'm sorry" at the start of my other post was merely a polite colloquialism. And I DO see a reason to target abandoned buildings as unnecessarily posing a danger. True the man arrested has not been convicted and is suspected of frequenting an empty house in the area. But IF it turns out that he was the assailant AND that he was squatting, do we only THEN start to consider whether an empty and unguarded property allowed a would-be assailant to go relatively unnoticed or to watch potential victims? OF COURSE we need to be considering how to prevent all crime, but it would be illogical to ignore factors that can contribute to such! Since you mention that you have not seen any posts initiating a discussion on how to prevent rape in our community, perhaps you could start (I'm not being facetious). Thank you.Alycia

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[Highland Park] Itemsl for Sale - Update
by Botsa3＠aol.com 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

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