News Around the Neighborhood
Ode to 852 Beech Avenue
Our old house has character and history.
Its unique quirks give it some mystery.
Just when we think the projects are done,
new ones crop up, one after one.
If you buy an old house, you must realize
Your budget will only grow larger in size.
So love it, maintain it, and pass it down.
Make sure it lives on in our historic town.
– Poem by Katie Zoufalik“A Tonic of a Book” for This American Age
James & Deborah Fallows:
Our Towns
Monday, February 25th
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
For the last five years, journalists James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling across America in a single-engine prop airplane. The America they saw is acutely conscious of its problems — from economic dislocation to the opioid scourge — but also crafting solutions, with a practical-minded determination at dramatic odds with the bitter paralysis of national politics.
Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America — a national bestseller — is a vivid, surprising portrait of the civic and economic reinvention taking place in America, town by town, out of view of the national media. Their view of the country is as complex and contradictory as America itself, but it also reflects the energy, the generosity and compassion, the dreams, and the determination of many who are in the midst of making things better.
“James and Deborah Fallows have always moved to where history is being made … They have an excellent sense of where world-shaping events are taking place at any moment—and a fervent commitment to be there to see it happen … In these cities, the Fallows argue, citizen participants are coping with declining industries, creating new civic cultures, assimilating waves of immigration, and collaborating across party-lines to revive everything from arts programs to tech seedbeds.” — David Brooks, New York Times
City of Asylum was honored to be featured in this collection, and is double honored to host its paperback release with these two accomplished writers.
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Save the Dates: Northside Land Lab Workshops
What: Northside Land Lab Workshops
When: February and March 21st
Where: Collab 18
Presented by: Grounded Strategies
Save the Dates: Northside Land Lab Workshops
What: Northside Land Lab Workshops
When: February and March 21st
Where: Collab 18
Presented by: Grounded Strategies
Update on Northeast Fountain Project
Later this week, weather permitting, the contractor for the Northeast Fountain Project in Allegheny Commons Park will be removing the majority of the chain link fencing that is encompassing the project footprint. The chain link fencing will remain around the fountain basin. Orange temporary fencing will be placed along the pathways to keep people from walking on the lawn. Please see the attachment for a visual of how the site will look after the update. The blue line indicates the chain link fencing and the orange lines indicate the temporary plastic construction fence.
We look forward to the grand reopening of the Historic Northeast Fountain this spring. Stay tuned for more details about that event! Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions. Thank you!
Erin Tobin
Community Engagement Manager
Update on Northeast Fountain Project
Later this week, weather permitting, the contractor for the Northeast Fountain Project in Allegheny Commons Park will be removing the majority of the chain link fencing that is encompassing the project footprint. The chain link fencing will remain around the fountain basin. Orange temporary fencing will be placed along the pathways to keep people from walking on the lawn. Please see the attachment for a visual of how the site will look after the update. The blue line indicates the chain link fencing and the orange lines indicate the temporary plastic construction fence.
We look forward to the grand reopening of the Historic Northeast Fountain this spring. Stay tuned for more details about that event! Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions. Thank you!
Erin Tobin
Community Engagement Manager
City Books: January Update
Join Us for a Reading
Please join City Books on Saturday, January 26th at 7:00 pm as we welcome J.D. Barker back to the store. The event is FREE and requires no prior registration. J.D. is an international bestselling American author who writes suspense thrillers, often incorporating elements of horror, crime, mystery, science fiction and the supernatural. He is the author of Forsaken, The Fourth Monkey, and The Fifth to Die. His latest novel is Dracul, an authorized prequel to Bram Stoker’s Dracula he wrote with Dacre Stoker.
Federal Employee Pay-What-You-Can
In support of furloughed Federal workers, City Books is now offering pay-what-you-can pricing up to $30 for those with official ID. This offer is valid on books & gift certificates until the time when regular pay cycles resume. Please share this offer with your family & friends.
Norfolk Southern Presentation
On Monday, February 4th 7:30 pm at Go Realty office at 848 W North Avenue, AWCC will be hosting members of Rail Pollution Protection Pittsburgh (RP3) for a presentation on the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Vertical Clearance Project (PVCP).
The presentation is titled ‘Norfolk Southern – Dirty, Dangerous, and In Your Backyard’ and will provide comprehensive information about PVCP including the impact of black carbon diesel pollution on those living within the high risk fallout zone; and the risk of combining double stacked rail cars in increased volumes combined with oil cars through densely populated neighborhoods adjacent to the Ft Wayne and Pittsburgh Rail Lines.
It will also cover the railroad’s involvement in the expansion of the petrochemical industry, and cameras/monitoring to establish baseline information.
Norfolk Southern Presentation
On Monday, February 4th 7:30 pm at Go Realty office at 848 W North Avenue, AWCC will be hosting members of Rail Pollution Protection Pittsburgh (RP3) for a presentation on the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Vertical Clearance Project (PVCP).
The presentation is titled ‘Norfolk Southern – Dirty, Dangerous, and In Your Backyard’ and will provide comprehensive information about PVCP including the impact of black carbon diesel pollution on those living within the high risk fallout zone; and the risk of combining double stacked rail cars in increased volumes combined with oil cars through densely populated neighborhoods adjacent to the Ft Wayne and Pittsburgh Rail Lines.
It will also cover the railroad’s involvement in the expansion of the petrochemical industry, and cameras/monitoring to establish baseline information.
PHLF: Repairing Double Hung Windows
Location: Landmarks Preservation Resource Center, 744 Rebecca Avenue
Date: Thursday, January 31st
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Contact: marylu@phlf.org or (412) 471-5808 ext. 527
Learn about all the parts of your double hung windows; how to disassemble and more importantly re-assemble them properly. This workshop will also include tips on how to fix the most common problems related to operation of the windows. The hands-on-demonstration workshop will be presented using an actual window.
About the Presenter: Regis Will is a woodworker, craftsman, and owner of Vesta Home Services, a consulting firm on house restoration and Do-it-Yourself projects. He blogs about his work at The New Yinzer Workshop.
All events are free to PHLF members. This is event is free and open to the public, too! Contact for more details: marylu@phlf.org or (412) 471-5808 ext. 527
Check out http://phlf.org/events/ for more PHLF tours and events.