Articles from the January 15, 2013 edition
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By Margaret L Smykla 
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January 15, 2013 Signage proposed to draw visitors to S.S. from the GAP trail
Initiatives for encouraging Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) travelers to visit the South Side was the sole presentation at the Jan. 8 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum. Other topics touched upon during the evening included the invitation to the...
Front Page January 15, 2013 Hilltop teen shot on his way home
Pittsburgh Homicide detectives are conducting an investigation into the shooting death of an Allentown teenager last week. Deondre Pace, 16, was shot near the intersection of Climax Street and Beltzhoover Avenue at approximately 7:15 p.m. on January...
Front Page January 15, 2013 Reporter website adds new features
New to www.sopghreporter.com, the South Pittsburgh Reporter’s website, is a copy of the paper readers can flip through the pages. The complete copy, just like what you would pick up at your neighborhood merchant, comes complete with all the ads...
Real Estate January 15, 2013 Real estate transactions for issue of 1/15/13
16th Ward Thomas Williams to Jeremy Wilkinson at 2102 Abel St. for $24,000. Michelle Lynn Karcher Rockenhauser to Steven Watson Jr. and David Coleman at 414 Cathedral St. for $5,000. Elizabeth Kosanovich to Michael and Matthew Voelker at 17 S. 27th...
Opinion January 15, 2013 Keep calling about snow
Thanks for your article about snow removal within 24 hours. Yes, South Side is filled with the young or with money that don’t know what a broom or shovel is for. But they have landlord who should see to it they do. Put it in their lease or come...
News January 15, 2013 Mayor proposed reducing tax millage rate for city properties
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl yesterday announced the city’s proposed reduced tax millage rate for 2013, and other measures and tax reduction enhancements to lessen homeowners’ property taxes, following Allegheny County’s property reassessment. The...
Meetings January 15, 2013 Mt. Oliver City Block Watch
The Mt. Oliver City/St. Clair Block Watch meeting will take place on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 at 7 p.m. at St. John Vianney Parish Center....
Meetings January 15, 2013 Health Literacy session slated for Elder-ado’s Knoxville Center
Harry Manley of Gateway Health Plan will speak on Health Literacy and Understanding Your Health at the Elder-ado, Knoxville center, 320 Brownsville Road. The presentation will take place from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan....
News January 15, 2013 City wants to know your app ideas
Steel City Codefest, a civic software application (app) development competition designed t o grow the city’s innovation and technology community through the creation of technology infrastructure to benefit citizens, is being held February 23 and...
News January 15, 2013 Carrick library programs include help with FAFSA aid applications
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Carrick has a variety of upcoming programs coming up in January and February. Winter Storytime for toddlers and preschoolers is on Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. through February 28. Parents and their children can share the...
News January 15, 2013 Urban League has new GED test prep
Everest Institute and the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh have teamed up to provide a GED® test preparation and completion and college bound program that is free and open to the public. Anyone interested in enrolling in the Urban League of Greate...
Entertainment January 15, 2013 International photo competition winners exhibit at Silver Eye
Diane Meyer of Santa Monica, CA, and Ross Mantle of Pittsburgh are the winners of the Silver Eye Center for Photography’s Fellowship 13 International Photography Competition. Now in its 13th year, this juried competition identifies and recognizes...
News January 15, 2013 Goodwill adult education classes now at nine sites
Registration is now open for the broad array of adult education classes and diploma programs offered by Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania at eight sites in Allegheny County and one in Fayette County. Career Pathway GED® courses range from...
Health January 15, 2013 Marathon runners can receive advice at UPMC Sports Medicine seminars
After something of a one-year hiatus, and some 105 days before the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, the UPMC Center for Sports Medicine will resume its tradition of pre-race prep courses by holding the first of three marathon seminars on...
News January 15, 2013 Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Businesses Lobby Day
State Rep. Jake Wheatley, D-Allegheny, will hold his fourth annual Minority/Women/Disadvantaged Businesses Lobby Day on Feb. 12. “Just like many other small businesses, businesses owned by minorities, women and the disadvantaged have the potential...
News January 15, 2013 Fontana to serve as chair of key Senate committee
State Senator Wayne D. Fontana (D-Brookline) has been re-appointed to serve as Democratic chairman of the Senate Committee on Community, Economic and Recreational Development. Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) said Mr. Fontana’s expe...
News January 15, 2013 Take a shot at Changing the World contest encourages student videos
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Steeltown Entertainment Project will launch of its third annual Take A Shot at Changing the World contest. The event will take place on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 2 p.m., at the Heinz History Center with a special...
Government January 15, 2013 Housing Court hearings
The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 17, at 10:30 a.m. in Magisterial District Judge Richard King’s Courtroom: • Judson Hamel, 301 Bon Air Avenue, 18th Ward, Code 116.1. • William J. Davison, 304 E. Warrington...
Government January 15, 2013 Zoning Board hearings
Pittsburgh’s Zoning Board of Adjustment has scheduled the following public hearing of interest to South Pittsburgh residents in the first floor hearing room of the John P. Robin Civic Building, 200 Ross Street, Downtown. Zone case 17/13 on...