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I caught wind of this fire literally when I could smell smoke in the air driving through the neighborhood. I had my camera with me and took some video. At the scene I heard that there was no one in the house at the time the fire broke out. More details to come and as [...]

Sandy Fundy thought she was battling vandals while sprucing up her neighborhood. Turns out, she and other Mt. Washington residents unknowingly were breaking federal law. READ MORE.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Police are investigating the shooting of a 14-year-old in Beltzhoover last night. Just before 10:30 p.m., police were called to the 400 block of Sylvania Avenue, where the boy had been shot in the buttocks, dispatchers said. The boy, whose condition was unknown last night, was being treated at [...]

State Senator Wayne Fontana announced Friday he managed to “shake more money loose, another one and a half million” for the conversion of the former South Hills High School to what will be called the South Hills Retirement Residence. The state capital improvement money “should make this project happen and should make everyone enthusiastic again,” [...]

If you weren’t able to attend the Light Up Night festivities in Mt. Washington, you missed out. In addition to packed houses at most of the Shiloh Street bars and restaurants, not enough can be said about the transformation of the old law firm at 221 Shiloh Street. If ever there was a reason to [...]

A witness testified today that he dove over a bar to avoid being shot by a gunman who police said killed another man in a dispute in October over a bottle of beer. District Judge Kim Hoots ordered the suspect, Adriel Russell, 24, of Arlington, to stand trial on homicide charges in the death of [...]

Not that this will affect any of us since we’re all staying in the neighborhood tonight, but all of the friends you’ve invited to Mt. Washington may need to know about road closures. Don’t forget to check vuplus.org to plan your evening. 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. – Market Square Forbes Avenue at Wood Street [...]

It didn’t take the city planning commission long to reject plans for a proposed strip club on West Carson Street near Station Square yesterday. READ MORE.

So there is a lot going on in our neighborhood this week and even though we’ve been trying to keep up with events on the calendar, here’s a quick rundown: Thursday National Leaf Raking Day 15211.org reader Alex is raking leaves. In fact, he declared tomorrow, Thursday, Nov 20th, Leaf Raking Day in Mt. Washington [...]