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Articles from the February 21, 2012 edition

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 By Margaret Smyka    Front Page    February 21, 2012

Contentious crowd vocal about its disapproval of So. Side NID

Love was definitely not in the air on Valentine's Day as roughly 75 people crowded into the Brashear Center meeting room for a monthly South Side Planning Forum meeting on Feb. 14. The hot-button issue arousing anger among many attendees was a propos...

 
 By Al Lowe    Front Page    February 21, 2012

Mount residents concerned with cuts to bus service

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,...

 
 Front Page    February 21, 2012

Showing their support for a South Side NID

Corinne Bernstein (left) addresss those gathered at Blue Tomato to kick off the creation of the South Side Improvement District. Last week, more than 50 people came together to rally in support of...

 
 Kids    February 21, 2012

Football, cheerleading coaches needed for new So. Pgh. teams

A new midget league football program in the South Pittsburgh area is looking for football and cheerleading coaches. The teams of players ages 5-14 years old will play in the Southwestern League. Act 33/34 clearances are needed for those that are...

 
 Opinion    February 21, 2012

Bar owners, city officials fiddle while South Side burns

In ancient Rome, it was Nero who fiddled while the city burned. In South Side, it's the bar owners and city officials who ignore the obvious and talk, talk, talk about the increasing number of problems in our once-safe and growing city neighborhood....

 
 Kids    February 21, 2012

After-school origami in Carrick

The Carrick Branch Library will hold an After-school Origami program on Monday, Feb. 27 from 3-4 p.m. Kids ages 8 and up are welcome to come to the library to celebrate Customer Appreciation Day and learn the Japanese art of paper folding. Parents...

 
 News    February 21, 2012

Ash Wednesday gathering in S.S.

The South Side Presbyterian Church welcomes all people to join in an informal Ash Wednesday prayer gathering at 12:15 p.m. with Pastor Kathy Hamilton-Vargo. Pastor Hamilton-Vargo plans to offer sermons on the theme of "New Hope, New Life Day by Day"...

 
 News    February 21, 2012

Gardening 101 session helps urban gardners

Area residents are welcome to attend a Grow Pittsburgh Education Session: Gardening 101 on Monday, Feb. 27, 6-8 p.m. at the Brashear Center, 2005 Sarah Street. The session, sponsored by the South Side Community Council and the South Side Slopes...

 
 Government    February 21, 2012

This week's Pittsburgh Housing Court hearings

The following Housing Court case is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 8 a.m. in Magisterial District Judge James Motznik's Courtroom: • Mark Latorre, Patrick Risha and Richard Walton, 1635 W. Carson Street, 19th Ward, Continued Code 105.1. The...

 
 Government    February 21, 2012

Zoning Board Hearings

Pittsburgh's Zoning Board of Adjustment has scheduled the following public hearings 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 33/12 on...

 
 News    February 21, 2012

City has help for residents appealing their assessments

City residents who need help appealing their 2012 property reassessment are urged to call the city's 311 Response Line. Customer service representatives are scheduling residents with one-on-one appeal assistance such as help filling out appeal and...

 
 News    February 21, 2012

Councilman's satellite office will help fill out assessment appeals

Help filling out Allegheny County Real Estate Reassessment Appeals will be available at Councilman Bruce Kraus' satellite office, 2320 Arlington Avenue in the Allegheny County Adult Probation's Day Reporting Center. Help will be available on...

 
 News    February 21, 2012

Serving soup on South Side

Katie Kozora and Kristina Kovach (left and center) help Ekaterina Petri from the Beehive Coffeehouse serve Three Onion Bisque at the No. 1 stop on the South Side Soup Contest. Prize winning soups for...

 
 Front Page    February 21, 2012

There have been many questions asked about the formation of a Neighborhood Improvement District in South Side. With the help of Susie Puskar, the neighborhood outreach coordinator exploring creating a NID in the neighborhood, The South Pittsburgh Reporter

There have been many questions asked about the formation of a Neighborhood Improvement District in South Side. With the help of Susie Puskar, the neighborhood outreach coordinator exploring creating a...