Here's a brief update about the Highland Park neighborhood... TOWN MEETING "Do Teachers Make the Grade?" - Town meeting at McConomy Auditorium, Carnegie Mellon campus, at 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 13. Registration required. More about the town meeting: <http://www.post-gazette.com/aboutpg/townmeeting.asp> MEET THE CANDIDATES - FEBRUARY 18 Find out more about Highland Park residents Bruce Brantley, Mitch Kates, & Bob Stumpp, and three others from elsewhere in City Council District 7 at the "Meet the Candidates" Forum at St. Andrew's Church at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 18. Dwight Clay of Stanton Heights, a late entry in the race, was disqualified last week due to not having enough valid signatures on his petition, leaving six remaining candidates. More about the forum and the City Council District 7 special election on Tuesday, February 25: <http://www.highlandparkpa.com/20030225-election.htm> GAS LEAK AT THE FARMHOUSE The Farmhouse is closed indefinitely due to a gas leak. As of early last week, Citiparks Office of Special Programs said it still planned to have registration there in two weeks for their Community Enrichment program schedule. HIGHLAND PARK BUSINESSES My financée and I recently dined at Laforêt, Highland Park's very own French restaurant on Bryant Street. We thoroughly enjoyed the Gourmand menu. According to about.com, Laforêt is one of Pittsburgh's top ten romantic restaurants, so don't be surprised if they are already booked for Valentine's Day! Visit about.com to read about Laforêt and the 9 other romantic restaurants: <http://pittsburgh.about.com/library/weekly/aa012902a.htm> We also visited Food Glorious Food on Bryant Street for their Romantic Valentine's Dinner demonstration. Tom & Brad made the experience quite fun and (most importantly) very tasty! They sell cooking implements of all kinds, and have a full schedule of cooking classes and demonstrations throughout the year. Read about Tom & Brad's work at the recent benefit luncheon presented by the Women's Board of Pittsburgh: <http://www.post-gazette.com/seen/acrosstown/20030203towns0203fnp1.asp> Highland Park businesses are featured on the Highland Park web page: <http://www.highlandparkpa.com/business/directory.htm> Rudy