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It’s Match Day at Pittsburgh Gives, a Pittsburgh Foundation project which encourages informed giving. And what that means is that beginning at 10:00 a.m. EST today, if you log on to PittsburghGives.org you can make a donation to your favorite non-profit and it will be matched 50 cents to the $1 up to a maximum [...]

Neighbors, get your candy ready because trick-or-treat in all City of Pittsburgh neighborhoods is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 31st. For information about other areas, go here.

Not to single out Shadyside, but I think the unfortunate incident that happened there last week illustrates the point some of us have been trying to make about not boycotting Foodland or never leaving your homes after dark. A man robbed the Rite-Aid smack in the middle of Walnut Street at 4:30pm last Thursday. I [...]

From the PG: Three suspects have been arrested in the robbery and killing last week of a Beltzhoover man on his front porch. City police have charged Joseph Gainer, 17, of Mount Washington; Aaron Phillips, 18, of Mount Oliver; and Andrew James Samuels, 18, of Beltzhoover, in the death of Albert “A.J.” Bock. Police said [...]

Re: Zone Change Petition No. 744 – Grandview Avenue at Wyoming Street The Planning Commission is interested in obtaining the opinion of residents concerned with this matter. A public hearing has been scheduled before the Planning Commission on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. on the 1st floor of the John P. Robins Civic [...]

According to the PG and other media outlets, the shooting victim struck today at 3pm outside the Foodland will be ok. Three suspects were caught in Dormont. READ MORE.

UPDATE: My YPA contact is Dan Holland, Chief Executive Officer. And he’d like to be a resource for anyone with questions about the building. Contact him at youngpreservationist@gmail.com. He also suggested Katie Molnar (Katherine.Molnar@city.pittsburgh.pa.us) at the city’s Historic Review Commission. To Whom It May Concern at the Young Preservationists Association (YPA): Here in Mt. Washington, [...]

Monday, October 19, 2009 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced today that he will be holding a community meeting at 11 a.m. Saturday in Lawrenceville to hear residents concerns about Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s board’s decision to close five libraries. The meeting will be at St. Mary’s Lower Lyceum, 321 45th St. The Mayor has [...]

“Newcomers are in some ways dying for community,” said Jesse Mumm, a long-time neighborhood activist. “They really want to feel community, they move to these neighborhoods in some cases because they don’t have that where they came from. There are existing organizations in these neighborhoods that fight for affordable housing. If people would just contribute [...]

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you….happy birthday dear 15211.org, happy birthday to you. The staff here at 15211.org would like to wish the site a happy birthday. It’s entering it’s third year of encouraging dialogue among people in our community. Keep talking!