News Around the Neighborhood

Street Cleaning

Due to the pandemic having large parts of the population at home since 2020, the City of Pittsburgh had decreased the severity and frequency of street cleaning tickets given out, however, starting this month, the City will be bringing the street cleaning program back to 100%. With that comes the return of ticketing for having your car interfering with the street cleaning. Please pay attention to your neighborhood’s street signs, as they will inform you the date you need to adjust your parking. Neighborhood and residential street sweeping begins after 8 AM and ends approximately at 2:30 pm.

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April 18 is the Deadline for High School Seniors to Apply for a Landmarks Scholarship

PHLF Essays

The essays that Landmarks Scholarship applicants have written over the years, describing places in Allegheny County that are especially important to them, are archived at PHLF and are well worth reading. Our Landmarks Scholarship Committee looks forward to receiving more applications this year, by the Tuesday April 18 deadline, and awarding at least one more $6,000 scholarship.

We are now accepting applications for our organization’s scholarship program for high-achieving, community-minded, high school seniors in Allegheny County who will be attending college or university in the fall of 2023.

The deadline to apply is Tuesday, April 18, 2023.

As part of the Landmarks Scholarship application, students are asked to describe in an essay a place in Allegheny County especially important in their lives; these essays­–all archived at PHLF–show how our scholarship program has helped future preservationists, architects, designers, and planners realize their career dreams and remain connected to the Pittsburgh region.

This program is funded in part by support from the Brashear Family Fund and the Landmarks Scholarship Fund, including donations to the 2008 and 2014 Scholarship Celebrations, and from the Russell W. Coe Preservation Fund at PHLF.

Click here to download the application

The award of $6,000 is payable over four years to the recipient’s college or university, to be used for book and tuition expenses only.

Click here if you would like to donate to our Landmarks Scholarship Program to help it grow and to ensure that it continues.

Recycling and Trash Collection on Monday

Place trash and recycling out beginning at 6:00 pm Sunday evening for pick up Monday morning.

A few reminders:

  • Recycling bins should not contain any small blue “grocery bags.” Recycling that exceeds the capacity of the blue bins should be placed in large, purchased recycling plastic bags.
  • Remove all lids and caps from bottles, jars, jugs and cans and discard with regular trash.
  • Flatten all corrugated cardboard and bundle with twine or tape, or place in another box.
  • After collection, all bins must be removed from the street, alley or sidewalk, per City Ordinance, by Monday at 10:00 pm.

Warhol Museum Happenings

Good Fridays….a weekly event

Fridays from 5:00-10:00 pm, enjoy half-price admission to seven floors of art and archives, rotating exhibitions, free daily events and more. Get timed tickets at www.warhol.org. Discount will be applied during check out.

Sound Series on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 8:00pm

Amirtha Kidambi and Darius Jones collaborate on Angels and Demons. They “join sonic and compositional forces to materialize…musical adaptations of cosmological writings by iconic composer and bandleader Sun Ra.” For tickets and more information, see www.warhol.org.

Annual Flower and Plant Sale at Calvary

From Calvary United Methodist Women in Faith
Spring is in bloom!  There is no better way to beat the winter blues…and all of this rain and wind!….than to start thinking of the great outdoors and planting your favorite flowers and vegetables.  All proceeds benefit local ministries like the meal program, Daily Bread.

Orders are due NO LATER than April 17, 2023

For plant photos and order form, see Calvary’s website:  calvarypgh.com.  Click on the photo “Plant Sale.”  Forms are also available at Calvary UMC, Beech Avenue.
Pick up in the Calvary church parking lot (off Dounton Way):

Thursday, May 11th, 1:00-6:00 pm

or

Friday, May 12th, 1:00-6:00 pm

If you have questions in the meantime, contact Linda Ehrlich, laehrlich@aol.com or (412) 512-7246.

Airbnb Issue in Allegheny West

Airbnb Party | 934 W North Avenue | March 24, 2023

 
On March 24, 2023 Pittsburgh Police responded to a house alarm at 934 W North Avenue. This occurred around 11:30 pm.  There was a large gathering of young people attending a party. Upon the officers’ arrival, the attendees spilled into the street, running from the police . A large group was found hiding in the courtyard of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. The police response to this event was significant.
 
According to a responding officer, the police were dispatched because they received an alert from the security system, when whoever entered the property did not properly disable the house alarm. The owners of the property could not be reached. Activity continued into the evening as the party-goers tried to return to assess what was going on and figure out how to get to vehicles without alerting the officers on the scene. 
 
Fortunately, this party did not end with the same tragic consequences as occurred last year at a party hosted at an Airbnb in Deutschtown. 
 
This topic will be raised with the Zone 1 officer at the next General Membership Meeting (April 11, 2023), with questions about the event and what, if any, additional actions have been taken by the police. Currently, there are no arrests listed on the Zone 1 police blotter. The Allegheny West Executive Officers are reviewing the event and discussing what options are available to ensure the safety of our neighbors and people visiting the neighborhood.

Survey to Decide Community Priorities Now Available

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The City of Pittsburgh needs input on 2023 funding decisions. 

Have your voice heard!

Every year, the Office of Management and Budget creates an Annual Action Plan to decide how the federal funds managed by OMB-Community Development Division will be spent. Spending priorities were set in the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, but each year City residents get the opportunity to rank how important they feel these goals are in the coming year. The survey is voluntary and confidential, and will take up to 10 minutes to complete.

Action Alert: Stormwater Conversations

Participate in a Series of “Stormwater Conversations”

To address Pittsburgh’s stormwater challenges head-on, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) will host a “Stormwater Conversations” series. The six engaging community workshops are intended to gather feedback around planning initiatives currently underway and to hear how stormwater impacts your neighborhood.

Recognizing that everyone learns and receives information differently, the PWSA has designed the workshops to be engaging and interactive. Learn about PWSA’s Stormwater Strategic plan and participate in interactive discussions.

Discussion Schedule

Thursday, April 13 @ Sheraden Health Active Living Center

Tuesday, April 18 @ Phillips Recreation Center

Tuesday, April 25 @ Kingsley Association

Tuesday, May 16 @ Brighton Heights Health Active Living Center

Tuesday, May 23 @ Hazelwood Healthy Active Living Center

Tuesday, June 6 @ Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium 

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PYSO Returns to the Tiffany Concert Series, Sunday, March 19

PYSO Concert Series

PYSO Returns to
The Tiffany Concert Series

Sunday, March 19th at 4:00 PM
at Calvary United Methodist Church

Sponsored by:
The Allegheny Historic Preservation Society

Concert features performances by the PYSO Strings, the Azure String Quartet, second & third-place winners of PYSO Concerto Competition, as well as select artists from the 2023 Pittsburgh Concert Society’s Young Artist Concert Competition

Program includes works by Mozart, Brahms, Shostakovich, Holberg,
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Weber and more.

Location:
Calvary United Methodist Church
971 Beech Avenue Pittsburgh, PA
www.calvarypgh.com

Tickets:
Adults: $20
Children (under 16 years of age): $10
Tickets can be purchased by cash or check at the door. Tickets will not be pre-sold.
Open seating.

An Evening with Ibram X. Kendi: Discussing Antiracism & Children’s Literature

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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to be an Antiracist and How to Raise an Antiracist, at 6:00 pmm Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall in Oakland.

Dr. Kendi is appearing with the release of his new children’s book, The Making of Butterflies, a retelling of work by Zora Neale Hurston from her folktale anthology Mules and Men. His conversation with Dr. Valerie Kinloch, Dean of University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education, will focus on the importance of these works of literature within the framework of his antiracism work. In-person and virtual tickets available at pittsburghlectures.org.