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The Northside Chronicle’s Fall Guide + Map

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Northside Chronicle’s Fall Guide + Map is for visitors and commuters who want to discover what Northside businesses have to offer, and for Northsiders who want to continue patronizing local organizations and non-profits.

September Print Issue Deadline is:

Friday, August 25th

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Guide Listing Specials

Submit your listing(s) and prepay today in the two step process below. *All prepayments online include an online transaction fee in the final price.

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“Gut-wrenching and undeniably relevant to today’s world…”

City of Asylum (2017)

Kamila Shamsie

Saturday, August 26th
4:30 pm

Two-time Orange Prize nominee Kamila Shamsie (Pakistan) will be reading from her newly published novel Home Fire, one of the most anticipated novels of the year.

A contemporary reimagining of Sophocles’ Antigone, Home Fire is an urgent, fiercely compelling story of an immigrant Muslim family torn apart when loyalties and politics collide. Set against the multiple backdrops of modern London, American academia and the Syrian conflict, Kamila’s novel explores the complexities of nationalism, religious extremism and bigotry, ultimately asking: What sacrifices will we make in the name of love?

Kamila Shamsie

Raised in Karachi and now living in London, Kamila Shamsie is the author of several previous widely-praised novels, including Broken Verses and Burnt Shadows among others. She has been a finalist for the Orange Prize (twice) and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and has been named one of Granta‘s Best of Young British Novelists and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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Did you know that there is a restaurant in City of Asylum @ Alphabet City? During these events, Alphabet City will be set up so that you can have dinner during the event (or simply order drinks).

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When making your reservation,
please add that you wish to see the film under special notes.

Fountain Construction Project Open for Bids

The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh, is excited to announce the August 1st, 2017 Advertisement to Bid for the Allegheny Commons Phase III and Fountain Construction Project.

This project will reconstruct the historic fountain at the intersection of North and Cedar Avenues, and will restore walkways, trees, lighting and other amenities. It is based on the 2002 Master Plan for Allegheny Commons. The Conservancy and its partners, the Northside Leadership Conference and Allegheny Commons Initiative, express many thanks to all of the project supporters and stakeholders who have worked together to achieve this new landmark feature. Most especially, we appreciate the City of Pittsburgh for its substantial commitment to participate in this project.

Here is a link to the Invitation to Bid which is “live” August 1st – feel free to share
https://www.pittsburghparks.org/blog/commons-bid

Bid packages will be available on August 15th with bid opening on September 12th. We hope to start construction by October 10th with a completion date of April 30th (weather permitting). Please email Jenn Dailey, Director of Marketing & Communications, with any questions, jdailey@pittsburghparks.org.

Erin Tobin
Community Outreach Coordinator

Parks Conservancy

Community Workshop for Allegheny Commons

We at the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy are excited to work alongside our partners at the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Commons Initiative, Northside Leadership Conference and the greater community to restore Allegheny Commons Park. Please join your fellow park users on August 30th for our first community workshop to develop the action plan we need for implementing the master plan. The professional team is led by LaQuatra Bonci Associates, and includes eDesign Dynamics, Cleo Consulting, and Fourth Economy.

At this first of three community-wide meetings, we’ll review the 2002 Allegheny Commons Master Plan and kick off the action planning process. This effort will be completed by the end of 2017, and will produce strategies and cost estimates for implementing the 2002 Master Plan.

We encourage community members to come prepared to provide input at the meeting. There will be a brief introduction followed by a series of work stations on a range of topics we will be tackling in this process. Thank you to the National Aviary for hosting us that evening.

We ask that you register online here. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions. Thank you!

Erin Tobin
Community Outreach Coordinator
Parks Conservancy

Free Tickets for Northsiders: Macbeth

Macbeth

August 10th and 11th

Urban Impact Shakes

Double, double, toil and trouble,
red smoke hangs and Starbucks bubbles.

Sinister predictions poison a war hero’s mind, as he and his wife do whatever it takes to achieve the power that they think they’re due. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose his soul? Just ask Macbeth…

“Something wicked this way comes.”

You’re Invited

Thanks to the generous support of the Buhl Foundation, Northside residents and workers are invited to attend this performance for free. A limited number of tickets are available online, so reserve your seat today.

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“A film of terrible beauty”: Screening on August 10th

City of Asylum (2017)

Sembène – The Film & Art Festival Presents

Come Back, Africa

Thursday, August 10th
7:00 pm

“A heroic film… a film of terrible beauty, of the ongoing life it captured and of the spirit embodied by Rogosin and his fellow artists.” — Martin Scorsese

Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah – a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959, and one of the hundreds of thousands of Africans forced each year off the land and into the gold mines.

Come Back, Africa

Shot in secret in order to portray the true conditions of life in South Africa at that time, the film contains a cast of non-professional actors improvising their own real dialogue from a framework of loose plot points. Come Back, Africa experienced censorship worldwide, and many of the actors in the film left the country after the film was made.

After the screening, Sabira Bushra of Sembène – The Film & Arts Festival will lead an optional Q&A discussion about the history and themes of the film.

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Did you know that there is a restaurant in City of Asylum @ Alphabet City? During these events, Alphabet City will be set up so that you can have dinner during the event (or simply order drinks).

[ebor_button style=”concrete” url=”https://www.opentable.com/r/casellula-pittsburgh”] Reserve a Table for Your Visit [/ebor_button]

When making your reservation,
please add that you wish to see the film under special notes.

Final Neighbor-to-Neighbor Deadline on August 4th

Neighbor-to-Neighbor 2017

Final Neighbor-to-Neighbor Funding Opportunity of 2017

This is it: the final round of Neighbor-to-Neighbor grants is coming up in August and we can’t wait to see what you’ve been cooking up!

Anyone who lives or works on the Northside is invited to apply for a $1,000 grant by 5:00 pm on Friday, August 4th.

So far this year we’ve supported projects to redd up bus stops and vacant lots, host community movie nights in the park, support youth performing arts, and establish new community groups.

Ready to add your idea to the mix? Apply now!

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Need Help Finishing Your Application?

Join Diana for a cup of tea at Arnold’s Tea on East Ohio Street leading up to the deadline to discuss your project ideas and get answers to your questions about the application process.

Friday, August 4th | 12:30 – 4:30 pm
Arnold’s Tea, 502 East Ohio Street

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PEN America to Hold Public Town Hall

City of Asylum (2017)

PEN America Town Hall Meeting

Thursday, July 27th
8:00 pm

Join PEN America representatives Julie Trébault and Rebecca Stump to discuss new initiatives by PEN America, including the Artists at Risk Connection, new regional programming and more!

PEN America

PEN America will discuss the upcoming regional programming expansion, its partnership with City of Asylum, local press freedom opportunities and the ARC program. All community members are invited to come and help guide an open discussion of all facets of PEN and share ideas about what sorts of programming you’d most like to see locally.

The event is free and open to anyone interested in the realm of free expression, literature and artistic freedom.

A reception will follow this discussion, which will give attendees the chance to chat with representatives one-on-one.

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Did you know that there is a restaurant in City of Asylum @ Alphabet City? During these events, Alphabet City will be set up so that you can have dinner during the event (or simply order drinks).

[ebor_button style=”concrete” url=”https://www.opentable.com/r/casellula-pittsburgh”] Reserve a Table for Your Visit [/ebor_button]

When making your reservation,
please add that you wish to see the film under special notes.

PHLF: The Story of Roads and Bridges in Pittsburgh

Roberto Clemente Bridge

Join us at the Landmarks Preservation Resource Center for our ongoing programs on house restoration, architecture, history and other aspects of historic preservation, community development and urban planning.

Location: Landmarks Preservation Resource Center, 744 Rebecca Avenue
Date: Thursday, July 20th
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Contact: marylu@phlf.org or (412) 471-5808 ext. 527

Pittsburgh, the City of Bridges, is also known for its convoluted roads. Some streets intersect each other three times. Others change names a few times. Giving directions, one often says, “Not that right, the other right,” or “Go straight,” which means angle left. The development of the city’s roads is linked to the development of the city’s bridges. In writing the book, Images of America: Pittsburgh’s Bridges, published in 2015, the study of historical maps became a key research tool. Maps revealed bridges that were eliminated when valleys were filled in and streets that were rearranged when new bridges were built. This research showed that by going back far enough in time, there was an explanation for each irregularity. This presentation will show these findings through maps and images past and present, explaining the city’s inconsistencies and abnormalities that make it unique.

About the Presenter

Todd Wilson is an award-winning professional engineer in Pittsburgh who has been photographing and writing about bridges his whole life. A transportation engineer, he is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and serves as History and Heritage Chair for the Pittsburgh Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Mr. Wilson is a trustee of PHLF and a former Landmarks Scholarship recipient.

All lectures are free to PHLF members. Non-members: $10

RSVPs are appreciated: marylu@phlf.org or (412) 471-5808 ext. 527

Check out http://phlf.org/events/ for more PHLF tours and events.

PghCHR: Protect Your Civil Rights

Join the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations for a series of listening sessions regarding civil rights protections with regard to City services.

Be Heard

Report your issues of unfair treatment, prejudice, intolerance, bigotry or discrimination to the Commission. The Commission enforces the City’s anti-discrimination ordinances*, including in the delivery of City services.

Listening Session #1

Thursday, July 27th
Starting at 6:00 pm
Manchester Citizen’s Corp
1319 Allegheny Avenue

Light refreshments will be served.