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Letter from the President – April 2019

by Nick Smerker | Apr 8, 2019 | Allegheny West Gazette, Historic Preservation

Historic Preservation is always a topic of discussion in Allegheny West and for good reason. The Allegheny West Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Allegheny West is one of twelve city historic districts in Pittsburgh....

Letter from the President – March 2019

by Nick Smerker | Mar 6, 2019 | Allegheny West Gazette

Results of an informal survey conducted over the past week show that by a margin of 3:1 local residents believe spring will arrive at some point in 2019. Let’s hope it’s soon and sustained, springtime in Allegheny West is so beautiful we quickly forget these cold,...

Letter from the President – February 2019

by Nick Smerker | Feb 11, 2019 | Allegheny West Gazette

As Tip O’Neill famously said, “All politics is local”. Whether he was referring to trains and parks is disputable but those are topics at the forefront of the Allegheny West political scene. On Monday, February 4th , more than 40 neighbors attended a meeting to learn...

Letter from the President – January 2019

by Nick Smerker | Jan 7, 2019 | Allegheny West Gazette

On behalf of the incoming AWCC Executive Board I’d like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! It’s looking like another exciting year in our neighborhood and the Board members are ready to get to work. We want to acknowledge exiting Board Members – Elaine Stone, Tim...

Letter from the President – November 2018

by Nick Smerker | Nov 8, 2018 | Allegheny West Gazette

As this month we will be electing a new slate of officers to serve the AWCC in the coming year, it’s a good time to pay attention to the single most distinctive aspect of our small but mighty community organization. Among the City of Pittsburgh’s 88 neighborhoods,...
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