Neighborhoods

Last week as we left Loew’s and a sneak preview of Funny People, once again we found ourselves appreciating just how awful the design of the Waterfront is.  It’s as if the bad mall martians flew in from outer space, landing on one of the most key-critical, history rich and defining sites of Pittsburgh’s...
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P2pac invites you to a happy annoucement at a happy hour event. The PAC will annouce its first group of endorsed candidates at a happy hour next Tuesday, April 21st, at 900 Cafe and Lounge on the Northside. More information is available on the P2pac website. See you there! RSVP on Facebook! Can’t attend on Tuesday...
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P2pac invites you to its monthly happy hour (always the third Tuesday) at 900 Cafe & Lounge in the Northside. The evening will include P2tini’s, good conversation, and the annoucement of who the P2pac has chosen to endorse for the May 19th primary election. Come and bring your friends for some politics and cocktails...
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In many ways, the race to represent district 4 on Pittsburgh’s City Council is largely shaping up to be a fight between Natalia Rudiak and Anthony Coghill. A week ago, the community group Pretty Up Beechview announced their endorsement of Natalia Rudiak.
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Remember the big debacle last year regarding a certain LED billboard on a certain transportation center (at the corner of Grant and 11th Streets in Downtown Pittsburgh)? (See this, that, or the other post from last year.) Well, lucky for us, we have a say in the issue. As the City prepares to develop...
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Image by PMAHCC via FlickrWe looked on the city of Pittsburgh website, but there is no sign up for a newsletter.  Thought other might want to see the update from Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. +++++++++++++++++++ CITY OF PITTSBURGH “America’s Most Livable City” Office of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl Dear Neighbors, Over a six month period during 2007, I hosted 10 Neighborhood Forums...
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A new blockwatch network called Pittsburgh Safe Neighborhoods Network has kicked off and started a blog where materials are available and they’re encouraging block watch folks to share information.
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Chris Ivey, a Pittsburgh based filmmaker who works on films all over the world has been working on a second installment to the documentary East Of Liberty. Chapter 2 is titled the Fear of Us.  I have had the opportunity to watch many pieces of this documentary over the past 2 years.  This is...
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In an article in Tuesday’s paper, the decentralization of Housing Court is being painted as a solution to building inspection issues. The efficiencies of a centralized system allow for more inspections to occur. The theory is that the neighborhood system will benefit neighborhoods because active neighbors know the District Magistrates...
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As you can see we have been doing some house keeping here at the Progress Pittsburgh blog – trying out some new colors and features. Comments are Fixed – we had been wondering why there were no comments, for some reason comments were not working.  The issue has been resolved so please comment away! Neighborhoods –...
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