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[Highland Park] IKEA Unit Sold
by ErikSchark＠aol.com 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Thank you to everyone who expressed interest in our IKEA unit, but it was sold today. Erik

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[Highland Park] Stop by the Union Project on Friday
by Jessica King 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Highland Park neighbors - hope you can stop by on Friday... Union Project's Grand Opening Celebration continues on Friday, December 9 from 5-7 pm with a Networking Union Hour sponsored by East Liberty Development, Highland Park Community Development Corporation and Shadow Lounge. Music will be provided by DJ SMI and food is donated by Enrico's Tazza D'Oro. The event is free and open to the public. Contact hilary(a)unionproject.org with questions. Jessica King, Executive Director Union Project 801 N. Negley Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412.363.4550 jess(a)unionproject.org www.unionproject.org Restoring Neighborhood Space to Connect, Create and Celebrate.

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[Highland Park] Re: Fw: Mentors Needed!!!
by Bruce Robison 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Passed along via St. Andrew's Church: Youth Places is a very positive Youth Mentoring program, with a new initiative beginning in 2006 at Peabody High School. Community adults to act as Mentors are being recruited--and this certainly is a great opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the young people of our neighborhood and to the well-being of our city and region as a whole. For more information please contact: Tyra L. Good Director of Education and Training YouthPlaces 2934 Smallman Street, 2nd floor Pittsburgh, PA 15201 Office:412-434-0851 ext. 260 Fax: 412-281-6683 E-mail:tgood@youthplaces.org Website: www.youthplaces.org

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[Highland Park] Tazza D'Oro Loves...
by tazzadoro＠earthlink.net 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Tazza D'Oro Loves Bike PGH And you will too. So join Bike Pgh and help make Pittsburgh a great place to ride your bike. Here's the deal with Tazza D'Oro and Bike PGH: * Join Bike PGH at Tazza D'Oro a get a free treat * Show your Bike PGH membership card and get a 10% discount off your total * Ride your bike to Tazza D'Oro and show your membership card and get a 15% discount off your total o You'll have to show us your bike to get the extra 5% discount (no exceptions, excuses or whining) * If your bike is really groovy and so are you who knows what you'll get! Check out Bike PGH: http://www.bike-pgh.org <http://www.bike-pgh.org/> Hope to see you soon with one less car. Thanks for the business. Amy Amy Enrico Enrico's Tazza D'oro 1125 N Highland Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412.362.3676 mailto://tazzadoro@earthlink.net

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[Highland Park] [Update.unionproject] Friday Union Hour, Membership, Christmas Trees
by Justin Rothshank 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

- www.unionproject.org - Union Hour this Friday Union Project’s Grand Opening Celebration continues on Friday, December 9 from 5-7 pm with a Networking Union Hour sponsored by East Liberty Development, Highland Park Community Development Corporation and Shadow Lounge. Music will be provided by DJ SMI and food is donated by Enrico’s Tazza D’Oro. The event is free and open to the public. Contact hilary(a)unionproject.org with questions. Christmas Tree Sale has started The Union Project Christmas tree sale has begun. Trees will be available until 9 pm at the Union Project from now until Christmas. Trees and wreaths will be on sale for $25 and up from 2 pm until 9 pm every day of the week. The tree sale will be located on the Union Project front steps and the proceeds benefit the Union Project. Be sure to check out the artwork in the atrium when you come for your Christmas tree. Handmade artwork from UnWrapped will be available for purchase until Christmas. Become a Union Project Member Show your support for the vision and mission of the Union Project by becoming a member! Visit www.unionproject.org to donate online, or send a check to 801 N. Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. All donations are tax deductible! Contact Jess(a)unionproject.org with questions. $500 (or $42 a month) Benefits include: 50 free cups of coffee at Union Station; 25% discount on classes, board room, atrium or sanctuary rental; Union Project bumper sticker; choice of Union Project t-shirt or mug; hand made stained glass sun catcher. $250 (or $21 a month) Benefits include: 25 free cups of coffee at Union Station; 15% discount on classes, board room, atrium or sanctuary rental; Union Project bumper sticker; choice of Union Project t-shirt or mug. $100 (or $9 a month OR 100 hours of volunteer labor) Benefits include: 10 free cups of coffee at Union Station; 10% discount on classes, boa rd room, atrium or sanctuary rental; Union Project bumper sticker. Use iTunes and iGive to support the Union Project Music lovers, fellow iGivers, lend me your ears: purchase any song on iTunes, and you'll raise a rockin' 10¢/SONG for Union Project! This is a great way to double the number of people supporting the Union Project. Each new supporter who joins iGive.com (for free!) means much-needed holiday donations for Union Project. iGive now features over 650 participating online stores, where up to 26% of each purchase is donated to Union Project. Don't delay! This 10¢/SONG iTunes donation ends December 31st. (You must go through iGive.com to get the donation.) iGive Members - Visit the iTunes Store at: http://www.iGive.com/html/framemall.cfm?vendorid=11279&mid=298120&s=3 New to iGive? - Join for free at: http://www.iGive.com/html/refer.cfm?memberid=298120&causeid=23072 Stained Glass, Mosaic, Yoga, and Short Story Writing classes begin in January Union Project announces a new 2006 schedule of classes available. Classes will be offered in Stained Glass Restoration, Mosaic Mural Installation, Short Story Writing, Yoga, and more. Additional class opportunities are on the horizon. To view class costs, dates, and outlines please visit www.unionproject.org or email Justin(a)unionproject.org. Call for wreath decorations Union Project could use your Christmas decorations. Ribbon, Christmas balls, and other decoration materials will be used to decorate wreaths and the Union Project. If you have items to donate please drop them off at the Union Project between 9 am and 9 pm Monday thru Friday. Volunteers Needed Union Project will need volunteers for the following workdays. Volunteers will assist with Christmas tree events, cleaning, painting, stained glass restoration, or other tasks depending on weather or construction progress. Please contact volunteer(a)unionproject.org or call 412-363-4550 if you would like to sign up to volunteer. Monday, December 5, 2 pm – 8 pm LOTS of volunteers needed to unload Christmas trees. Saturday, December 10, 9 am – 8pm Sunday, December 11, 9 am-8pm Saturday, December 17, 9 am – 8pm Sunday, December 18, 9 am-8pm Saturday, January 14, 10 am-2pm, 15 volunteers need to assist with Christmas tree recycling @ Construction Junction. Call for volunteers The Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC), in partnership with the Union Project, Construction Junction, and the City of Pittsburgh, needs the help of volunteers at its Christmas tree collection on SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2006 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event takes place at Construction Junction, 214 N. Lexington Street in the Point Breeze section of Pittsburgh. Volunteers are needed to help unload trees from vehicles and to direct traffic in the parking lot. Everyone helping out can stay warm with free cups of hot cocoa and refreshments! Please consider sharing time on January 14th to help keep unnecessary waste out of the landfills. Call Ginette at PRC at (412) 488-7490 or visit www.prc.org for more information. _______________________________________________ update mailing list update(a)unionproject.org http://unionproject.mennonite.net/mailman/listinfo/update.unionproject

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[Highland Park] Public Hearing for the Education InnovationsLAB Charter School
by Salvador Wilcox 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Dear Highland Park, The Pittsburgh Public School District has scheduled a public hearing for our proposed Education InnovationsLAB Charter School on December 12, 2005. The public hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in Conference Room A at the Board of Education's Administration Building, located on 341 South Bellefield Avenue. We believe that we can work with the school district to bring about innovative programs that will not only help narrow the achievement gap, but will prepare students to transform the region and to lead the nation in innovation. We hope we can find supporters amongst our friends in the neighborhood. The procedure for getting on the list of speakers is pasted below. Pittsburgh Public Schools' Public Hearing Procedures: The hearing will be conducted under the following procedures: # Each speaker on agenda or non-agenda items will be limited to three minutes of testimony. All speakers should submit, if possible, 11 copies of their testimony at the time they are called to speak. # A speaker may not relinquish his or her allotted time to another. # All speakers, regardless of their viewpoint, are entitled to the courtesy of speaking without interruption from those who might disagree. Failure to extend this courtesy could result in the adjournment of the meeting. # Speakers must call personally to be placed on the agenda. They will be scheduled in the order the calls are received. # Requests to speak at the public hearing will be accepted in the Superintendent's Office from the time the agenda is released until noon of the day of the hearing, December 12. Call 412-622-3600. Please feel free to call me with any questions. Salvador Wilcox CEO Education Innovations, Inc. 6435 Frankstown Ave., 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412.661.8751 ext. 150 www.educationinnovations.org Education Innovations, Inc. is a 501.c.3. nonprofit organization "building communities of seekers, learners, and teachers who share the world as a classroom." We do our work through your generous tax-deductible donations.

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[Highland Park] Continuing Medical Education
by sebbet＠netscape.net 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

For physicians or somebody who wants to discover how surgical procedures are performed : Review In General Surgery 1998 27 video-cassettes in their original shelf cardboard case most of them never viewed Please state your price : a moderate offer is OK. If interested, e-mail to sebbet(a)netscape.net ___________________________________________________ Try the New Netscape Mail Today! Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List http://mail.netscape.com

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[Highland Park] Huge IKEA storage unit for sale
by ErikSchark＠aol.com 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

IKEA Storage Unit, great condition, adjustable shelves Just moved in (Callowhill and Mellon) and have no space for it Paid $500, asking $150 OBO approx. 7' tall just under 3 1/2' wide Pictures available on request. E-mail me at ErikSchark(a)aol.com if you're interested. Thanks.

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[Highland Park] violinist available
by Mason4Salo＠aol.com 04 Dec '05

04 Dec '05

for weddings, special occasions and lessons: Devin Arrington Violinist and Composer 412-901-3527 www.Devinarrington.com devinarrington(a)yahoo.com

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[Highland Park] Open Door upcoming gatherings
by BJ Woodworth 04 Dec '05

04 Dec '05

The Open Door has a few events coming up this week! Community Scripture Investigation (CSI), starting this Wednesday December 7th at 7pm at the Union Project 801 N. Negley Ave As we enter into the holiday season the Open Door (a missional church community at the Union Project) will be starting a scripture investigation of the life of Jesus by looking at the Gospel of Luke. It will start this Wednesday night December 7th at 7pm at the Union Project 801 N. Negley Ave. Any and all are welcome. Check out our website for more details, www.pghopendoor.org. This Side of Eve Christmas Concert, Saturday, December 10th at 7:30pm at the Union Project 801 N. Negley Ave This Side of Eve is a local Pittsburgh Band that is lead by John and Alyssa Creasy who are part of the Open Door community. They will play through their new album, Can't Make Out the Stars, as well as some traditional Christmas songs. Tickets are available from John Creasy (john(a)pghopendoor.org) one of the pastors at the Open Door ahead of time for $8, and are $10 at the door, which includes free food and beverages (wine, beer and pop). Check out these sites for more info on the band. http://www.thissideofeve.com/, http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thissideofeve2 ______________________________ bj woodworth the open door creating passageways to God, one another and the world www.pghopendoor.org www.bjwoodworth.blogspot.com 412.215.6398 Our constant endeavor, day and night, is not just to transmit the tradition faithfully, but also to put it in a form we think will prove best. - John Calvin

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