Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
I saw an interesting article in the New York Times today about a new urban farming concept being tested in Queens, which inspired me to do a little research on the urban farming movement.
According to Urban Farming, one of the non-profit organizations responsible for driving this movement nationally, they strive to plant organic food on [...]
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
‘Bertha St.’ provided some useful information in the comments that I wanted to bring to everybody’s attention.
The building code violations are the responsibility Mr. Hurite. Since it is clear that he has taken a non-responsive position on the matter, the Director of Public Safety can “charge the cost of abatement on the infractions to the [...]
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Concerned Mt. Washington residents have been on a mission to condemn the eyesore that is The Edge on Grandview Avenue and it looks as if their efforts have paid off. Kudos to the 11-member committee who worked with Councilman Dan Deasy and Rick Weaver of the Bureau of Building Inspection to get this accomplished.
The question [...]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
A friend of mine in the community development field recommended a book called “Comeback Cities” to me after she read it and put some of the information in it to good use. Since there seems to be another grassroots community-oriented organization coming together in Mt. Washington soon, I thought it might be a good resource.
I [...]
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
It seems that the most contentious debates on this site boil down to one common question…what about me? What about my neighborhood? What about my street? What about my block? The reality of all of these development issues is that not everyone is going to get what they want. Individual comments to our most recent [...]
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Check out the article in today’s Post-Gazette by Diana Nelson Jones about Village Dairy!
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
Two red and white signs have been put up on Virginia Avenue that read “Mt. Washington Responsible Economic Development Organization”. A phone number and the e-mail address mwred@yahoo.com are listed as contact information. Has anyone been in touch with this group?
If you can shed some light on what the mission of this organization is, please [...]
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
There has been a lot of discussion about the new establishment occupying the former Village Dairy space on Shiloh Street. It seems that the sight of that bright orange sign in the window has caused some uneasiness and speculation about the future of our business district.
Let us first figure out what this new place called [...]
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
An article on MSN.com today showcased 10 of the most romantic spots in the U.S. and Mt. Washington’s spectacular views made the list!
America the Beautiful
Whether your idea of romance is a quiet beach or the clamor of a big city, here are 10 spots across the country that’ll make your sweetie swoon.
Brooklyn Bridge
New York City
Catalina [...]
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Greg from the MWCDC posted this comment today and we felt it deserved a full post.
FROM GREG:
After over 40 years of serving Mt. Washington residents, the Village Dairy will be retiring. Frank and Joyce Yoch always served a warm smile with a hot cup of coffee. Their Octoberfests and homemade cakes and pies will truly [...]
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