Archive for October, 2008

Mon Incline Out of Service

Friday, October 31st, 2008

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Mon Incline is not operating as of 1PM. But PAT is making buses available as an alternative.

BEAT COP THIS

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Great commentary from progresspittsburgh.net about the potential for Squirrel Hill to get their very own beat cop.

Will Squirrel Hill get a dedicated beat cop?

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Interesting. Where’s a beat cop for Mt. Washington?!

Living It Up Take II

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Join us  for Living It Up: A Happy Hour When: Thursday, October 30th Time: 7PM-9PM 6PM – ??PM Where: Satalios’s (on Bailey past Anytime Tan and Cogo’s) where there will be some appetizers and some specials TBD. I know we said we’d switch up as far as days of the week, but we couldn’t this month. We did [...]

Adopt-A-Collection-Box UPDATE

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Hey y’all, click HERE to see an up-to-date list of collection boxes that have been adopted. How about some more folks on the Duquesne Heights side of our community? If you live near any of these collection boxes, we’d appreciate any help you can provide. Oh, and even better than a paint chip, here is [...]

Adopt-a-Collection-Box UPDATE

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Check out the updated list of collection boxes for the Adopt-a-Collection-Box program. There are lots left to be taken care of by a loving individual or family. Anyone? Anyone?

Congressman Murtha: Speaking the Truth or Long in the Tooth?

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Do you read the Burgh Blog? Although I get why Pitt Girl hearts David Conrad and I agree that whoever programmed Mayor Ravenstahl should give him a more extensive vocabulary in the next model, I’m not a Steelers or Penguins groupie (don’t throw rocks at my house please). Anyway, Pitt Girl (of Burgh Blog fame) [...]

Adopt-A-Collection-Box Plan of Action

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

JT & Jess Smith were kind enough to go around and make a list of the green collection boxes in our neighborhood. Take a look and if you’d like to adopt-a-box, send an e-mail to jtsmithster@gmail.com or comment to this post. We’ll try to keep updating the list as boxes are adopted. Thanks! First things [...]

YES to Green Collection Boxes. NO to Blue Mailboxes.

Friday, October 24th, 2008

I love the enthusiasm of everyone in the 15211. E-mails have been pouring in about the new “Adopt-A-Collection Box” program. Everyone wants to help. However, as we cautioned in the comments, we can’t all be running around with (different shades of green) paint and covering graffiti vigilante-style. First of all, we must have explicit permission [...]

Are nuisance bars the problem?

Monday, October 20th, 2008

As we posted earlier, there was another fatal shooting in a Hilltop neighborhood bar last night. One man was shot and killed while another was critically wounded. This time, the incident occurred at Longo’s Bank Cafe on Warrington Avenue. We’ve received e-mails about this latest spate of violence. Most of you are outraged and one [...]