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The grand opening for the newly renovated Carnegie Library South Side branch is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 8. Library staffers referred to it as "Community Day." The library which was f...

Carrick does not have an economic development corporation similar to Mount Washington's or Lawrenceville's. So, instead, Carrick and Overbrook, two Pittsburgh neighborhoods, joined Economic Development South (EDS), a neighboring community...

Pittsburgh Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith sponsored one of her regular Mount Washington constituent meetings on May 7 to air concerns, complaints and grievances.  And this time she got an earful. Among the questions she heard at the session...

By Al Lowe, Contributing Writer More people in this country are receiving food stamps than at any other time in history. This statistic comes from Chris West, regional coordinator, Southwestern Pennsylvania Food Security Partnership, South Side. He...

The Mount Washington Community Development Corporation has set up a policy regarding conduct at public meetings. An announcement was made at the monthly membership meeting held on April 19, which also provided a forum for state representative...

Mary Fleisner, director of the St. John Vianney Food Bank, is a retired Port Authority bus driver, so she knows how to work efficiently and to help a lot of people. The food bank is open noon to 2...

"Knock and talk." That is one way Christine Luffey tries to resolve neighbor conflicts or strives to deal with residents who are frequently the subjects of complaints for violating the law, such as parking on the sidewalk. She is the crime prevention...

Mary Frances Cooper, director, Carnegie Library, wants "something spectacular and eye catching" when plans are finalized to build a new building which will merge the Carrick and Knoxville branches. The reason for the merger and a new building...

Frank Rizzo studied the board and got ready to throw his dart. His friend Bob Johnston of Mount Washington heckled him from the sidelines. "What is the matter? Isn't your bionic arm working today?" Mr. Johnston asked. This was a typical weekly game s...

Why Mount Washington? That was one of the questions asked at a community forum held on Feb. 16 by the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation. More than 100 people attended. The topic was the Port Authority's proposed route cuts,...

David Fretz has actually seen the Bridge on the River Kwai. "It looked like it did in the movie," he remarked.Mr. Fretz, 74, has experienced a series of adventures during his lifetime of travels...

Justin Cipriani's plans to build 18 single-family homes in the wooded area near Grandview Park were partially inspired by a favorite movie. It became a yearly "ritual" for his family to watch the televised film "It's a Wonderful Life," in which...

"I know the importance of McArdle Roadway. I travel it every day," said Rob Kaczorowski, City Public Works director. He was the featured speaker at the Jan. 19 community forum meeting of the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation. He...

  St. John Vianney parish will save money in insurance, taxes and maintenance due to the recent sale of the St. Canice buildings and the Hilltop Catholic High School, the buildings have all been...

Mount Washington Community Development Corporation intern Kit Durrett enjoys learning about local history and now he is becoming part of it. The MWCDC had him working at 16 hours a week for 10 weeks to participate in planning to help improve the publ...

The Mount Washington Community Development Corporation has stopped exploring the concept of implementing a neighborhood improvement district. The announcement was made at the monthly community forum meeting on Nov. 17. Also, 700 letters regarding...

There was only one dissenting comment at a public meeting held in Mount Washington on October 25 to gauge support for an unleashed dog park inside the Mount's Olympia Park. A third of@more than 75 residents attended spoke that night in favor of...

Mount Oliver police learned recently while answering calls that three or four recovering drug addicts, all women and all unrelated, were living in separate rooms in a Giffin Avenue home. Borough officials were surprised at learning the news and...

State Representative Jake Wheatley said he feels some residents don't know exactly what he does and what services his office provides. "I have received e-mails asking me to vote for the President's job bill. I don't have a vote on the job bill," he...

In Pennsylvania they're often called NIDs or Neighborhood Improvement Districts. But in Iowa the acronym is SSMIDs, in Texas it is PIDs and in Wisconsin and other parts of Pennsylvania they are BIDs. The rationale behind improvement districts is to...

The developer seeking to change Mount Washington's former Prospect School into a market rate apartment complex said he needs to seek city zoning variances for the project. An update on his plans and other matters was given at the Mount Washington...

Allentown Community Development Corporation Board President Judy Hackel believes it is important to remember the history of her community. The neighborhood is now focused on the future – and is...

"Imagine having to sleep under a torpedo!" Members of the local chapter of the Navy Club recently visited a submarine, the U.S.S. Requin, which first became active in 1945. They were amazed at how...

The new principal at Bishop Leonard St. Mary of the Mount Academy experienced déjà vu when he first entered its gym. Joe Garrity had played team sports against St. Mary's at the gym when he was a...

The Steelers were playing that night but it didn't matter. A crowd of over 60 persons still came to the monthly community forum meeting of the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation Aug. 18 to discuss building an unleashed dog park in the...