News Around the Neighborhood
Summer Camp Registration Opens Tomorrow!
Parents and caretakers get ready! Summer camp registration officially opens tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m.! Spaces go fast, so be sure to set your alarm if you want to get a spot this year. Registration will open on our summer camp page.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s popular summer camps are unique, age-specific programs held in beautiful Frick Park. Led by park naturalist educators, these four or five-day long camps encourage children and teens to learn, play, and grow in our city’s most exciting classrooms: parks!
We have a variety of nature-inspired activities for children ages four to youth entering 8th grade.
Summer camp registration will open on Wednesday, February 22nd at 8:00 am!
Camperships are available for income-eligible families. Click here to learn more!
Assistance for East Paelstine
From Carol Gomrick
WHE Healthy Homes Asthma Program
PHLF: Virtual Tour of Penn-Liberty Cultural District
Thursday, February 23
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
$10
This tour will be conducted via Zoom Conference.
Click here to purchase a ticket. (Because this is a virtual event, please disregard the QR code information in the ticket e-mailed to you.)
You will receive an e-mail with a link to the Zoom event on February 23. (Tickets will not be available after 9:00 am on the day of the event.) Please log in at 5:45 pm so that we can start the tour on time.
The Penn-Liberty corridor in Downtown Pittsburgh was an important retail and commercial center in the 19th and early 20th centuries, featuring excellent examples of early skyscrapers standing cheek-by-jowl with more modest structures. Today, after a decades-long period of decline in the mid-20th century, it is the site of a thriving arts scene, much of it housed in stunning historic buildings that have been restored and creatively repurposed.
In addition to seeing many such examples of historic preservation in action, tour participants will learn of the crucial roles of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and PHLF in creating what has been called the country’s “most impressive and successful” example of urban economic revitalization through the arts.
Upcoming Screening & an Exciting Opportunity
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Wednesday, February 22nd
7:00 pm
Join us for our February Reel Stories screening of Arvin Chen’s warm-hearted and whimsical Taiwanese film, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.
February’s screening presents Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, a 2013 romantic comedy directed by Arvin Chen. The film follows introverted optometrist Weichung who begins to question his marriage after learning his wife wants to have another baby. Weichung soon bumps into his old friend Stephen, who, though also married, lives the unconstrained life of a young gay bachelor. When Stephen teases Weichung for his newly straight-laced lifestyle, dormant emotions stir in Weichung, setting him off on a quest for true romance and desire.
Make sure to RSVP below and don’t forget to enjoy a drink and meal at 40 on North, located at Alphabet City.
Please Join Us Tomorrow for a Celebratory Check Presentation for the Renovation of the Allegheny YMCA
Please join us for a celebratory check presentation
Tuesday, February 7 at 10:30 am
Allegheny YMCA Gymnasium | 600 W. North Avenue
Small group tours will be available following a brief program.
The Allegheny YMCA Gymnasium will be closed for the duration of the event.
A CATALYTIC PROJECT
This project entails the renovation and update of all common spaces, the kitchen, fitness facilities including the wellness floor, pool area and locker rooms, and meeting rooms. 96 single room occupancy (SRO) units will be renovated on the 3rd, 4th and 5th floors with a new configuration that replaces shared bathrooms with private facilities and provides a much-needed community room for the residents. Rooms and corridor renovations will include flooring, painting and ceilings. Additional work will include replacement of mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems and installation of a sprinkler system. Air-conditioning and new elevators will be added. The renovations will use high quality, environmentally friendly materials. The SRO units will be designed with thoughtful floor plans and natural light. This renovation ensures that the entire building is fully ADA assessable.
Other important amenities for the residents of the Allegheny Y include access to the wellness facility and swimming pool, daily NA and AA group meetings within walking distance, access to local feeding programs and a small community garden providing fresh produce.
This Valentine’s Day, Choose Park Flowers That Endure
What better way to show that your love endures than to plant perennials in the parks that will last a lifetime? This Valentine’s Day, make a gift to the Perennial Fund to have flowers planted in a loved one’s name. Better than buying a bouquet that you would toss after a few days, these perennials will bloom year after year, a sign of your perpetual love.
Our dedicated staff and volunteers will tend to your gift to the parks. So let perennials be the perfect reminder of your enduring love this Valentine’s Day.
When you make a gift to the Perennial Fund, your special someone will receive an eCard notification in time for Valentine’s Day.
Pittsburgh Plan for Peace: Northside Update
Thursday, November 17 from 5:00-6:30 pm
Museum Lab @ Children’s Museum
6 Allegheny Square East (Parking at 10 Children’s Way)
November Street Cleaning Reminder
Please remind our community that this month’s street cleaning is split into 2 weeks: The Tuesday cleaning should happen on November 8th, while the Monday side hopefully will be cleaned on November 14th.
PHLF: Walking Tour of Deutschtown
Saturday, October 29
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
$20.00 per person
This is an in-person tour and is limited to 20 participants. (Tickets will not be available after October 28.)
Click here to purchase a ticket.
Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood was nicknamed Deutschtown because most of the area’s early settlers were from Germany. (“Deutschtown” literally means “Germantown.”) Joining them were large numbers from Switzerland, Austria, and Croatia. By the late 19th century, it was a thriving community with established businesses and institutions. Although a 1970s interstate highway project bisected the Deutschtown area, causing the demolition of buildings and displacement of hundreds of people, the community retains a large part of its historic architectural fabric.
Join our docents as they reveal the rich history of this eclectic neighborhood. The tour will take participants through the Deutschtown Historic District and the E. Ohio Street business district, which lie in the western half of the neighborhood. It includes a wide range of building types, from well-preserved historic homes to old structures repurposed for contemporary uses—and an Elks Lodge that hosts the Pittsburgh Banjo Club every week.