News Around the Neighborhood
Save the Date: One Northside Quarterly Meeting
Please mark your calendar for the next One Northside Quarterly Meeting on Wednesday, October 4th from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Children’s Museum. Light refreshments at 5:30 pm.
More information to follow. We hope to see you there!Northside Chronicle’s Harvest Guide
The Northside Chronicle’s NEW Harvest Guide
Features on Food, Drink, & Festivals
Northside Chronicle is rounding up local fooderies, breweries,
and annual family friendly festivals in October’s issue.
Be part of this guide with a special offer:
10% off all 1/4 Color Print Ads
September Print Issue Deadline is:
Friday, September 22nd
Call Lauren Stauffer, Advertising Manager at (412) 321-3919 or
email advertising@thenorthsidechronicle.com to reserve your space today!
Be A Part Of The Allegheny Commons Master Plan
Help Develop The Allegheny Commons Master Plan
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is excited to work alongside our partners at the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Commons Initiative, Northside Leadership Conference and the greater community to renew Allegheny Commons Park.
Please join your fellow park users at a series of community workshops to develop the action plan we need for implementing the master plan.
This effort will be completed by the end of 2017, and will produce strategies and cost estimates for implementing the 2002 Master Plan.
Upcoming Community Workshops
- Thursday, October 5th, 6:00 pm – Location TBD
- Wednesday, November 15th, 6:00 pm – Location TBD
- Wednesday, December 13th, 6:00 pm – Location TBD
To provide additional input please take this online survey about the park.
Free Tickets for Northsiders: René Marie
Kente Arts Alliance
September 16 | 7PM
Vocalist René Marie has cemented her reputation as not only a singer but also a composer, arranger, theatrical performer and teacher.
Guided and tempered by powerful life lessons and rooted in jazz traditions laid down by Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington and other leading ladies of past generations, she borrows various elements of folk, R&B and even classical and country to create a captivating hybrid style. Her body of work is musical, but it’s more than just music.
It’s an exploration of the bright and dark corners of the human experience, and an affirmation of the power of the human spirit.
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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Letter from the President – September 2017
So what are you doing on Tuesday evening?
Following our two month Summer break without General Membership meetings, you should be well rested and ready to join your neighbors as we direct Allegheny West along the exciting course that we have now sailed together for more than 55 years.
A big THANK YOU to the many AW folks (you know who you are!) who continued to attend all of those OTHER meetings all Summer: Executive, Housing & Planning, Ways & Means and Membership Committees — and meetings for the Northside Leadership Conference, Allegheny Commons Initiative and others—as well as those who volunteered for clean-ups and for our Allegheny West Summer community picnics on Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day.
We will all be getting together again on Tuesday, September 12 at 7:30 pm at Calvary Church to find out what’s going on. This is where you get the straight story and ask questions, where you can bring your local issues or problems and, most importantly, where you and your neighbors decide what we’re going to do about them.
This monthly meeting is where and when we make decisions about our neighborhood—decisions that in ways both small and large will affect you. And we always have a good time socializing and enjoying refreshments while we’re at it!
Everyone is welcome—second Tuesday of each month, 7:30 pm, in the Calvary Church social hall, on the corner of Beech and Allegheny Avenues (use the Beech Avenue entrance). The meeting’s usually over by 9:00. It’s also a great way for newer folks to meet your neighbors and get involved! We hope to see you on Tuesday evening!
John DeSantis
President, AWCC
AWCC Membership Meeting Agenda – September 12, 2017
Calvary United Methodist Church, 971 Beech Ave
Tuesday, September 12th at 7:30 pm
- Visitors
- Councilwoman Harris’s Office
- Mayor Peduto’s Office
- Zone One Police
- Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
- New Neighbors & Guests
- Minutes
- Treasurer’s Report
- Finance Committee Progress Report
- Membership
- September Mixer
- Ways and Means
- Update on Five Year Plan with Calvary
- Debriefing 2017 Wine Tour
- Alleys, Axles & Ales (September 23rd)
- Christmas Candlelight House Tour (December 8th and 9th)
- Friends of Allegheny West
- Green Space
- Property
- Housing and Planning
- Parking and Traffic
- MCC: Blocks bounded by Western, Allegheny, Ridge, Bridge
- Western Avenue Revitalization
- Light of Life: Ridge Avenue Project
- Revised AW Film Guidelines
- Allegheny Commons Update of 2002 Master Plan
- Expansion of Historic District (LRC Report)
- Historic District Enforcement Issues (old cases)
- Medical Marijuana Dispensary (decision to join ZBA appeal)
- Comprehensive Guidelines for New Construction on Vacant Sites
- Northside Leadership Conference
- Other Business (Old & New)
- AirBnB Issues/Impacts in AW
- Allegheny General Hospital Master Plan
Neighborhood Clean Up
A special thanks to Dr. Dan, Eleanor Coleman and Ann Gilligan – and any anonymous workers – for weeding and picking up litter throughout the neighborhood. This has made all of our jobs easier.
In anticipation of the Alleys, Axles & Ales tour on September 23rd, we’re asking that EVERYONE help to rid the alleys behind their properties of weeds and litter – most are in terrible need of attention right now!
Anyone needing trash bags and gloves (can be delivered to your front door) should email Trish at tdburton3@gmail.com. Thanks for your continuing help in beautifying Allegheny West!
Attention Allegheny West Business Owners: Sign Up for Small Business Saturday
The Northside Chronicle and Northside Chamber of Commerce invite Allegheny West businesses to join the Second Annual Small Business Saturday on November 25th for Northside Shop Small. The Western Avenue business district will be the focal point to welcome residents and visitors this year for this national event.
Giveaways, raffles and more await shoppers. We’re asking those interested to sign-up for inclusion in our free promotions for #shopsmall this holiday season.
Visit bit.ly/northsideshopsmall now to register to receive additional details on the #shopsmall campaign, free in-store and social media marketing materials, plus opportunities and suggestions for the event.
Questions? Send emails to northsideshopsmall@gmail.com or text 412-339-0712.
Special Thank You
Submitted by Linda Ianotta
Thank you to all neighbors who so generously supported the Leukemia Society Neighborhood Campaign. Your generosity is overwhelming. My sincerest thanks to everyone for your donations.
Old Allegheny Victorian Christmas House Tour
It’s time to start thinking about this year’s Old Allegheny Victorian Christmas House Tour.
This year’s tour will take place on December 8th and 9th. We are looking for homeowners who are willing to open their homes for this year’s tour. If you’re interested and able, please contact Carol Gomrick at carolgomrick@gmail.com.
Information about volunteering for the event will be coming out after this month’s Alleys, Axles & Ales tour on September 23rd. Stay tuned to the calendar and e-newsletter to learn about the kickoff meeting for this year’s tour volunteers.