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“Excel.9-12: Community Input into the Plan for High School Excellence,” a series of community forums designed to give the public an opportunity to learn about Pittsburgh Public Schools' proposals for four new 6-12 learning communities and to...

Carrick High School's Class of 1988 will conduct its 20th reunion on Sunday, May 25 from 5-10 p.m. at Salvatore's Restaurant, 5001 Curry Road in Baldwin/Whitehall. For information contact Rev. Thomas Burke at 412-621-4951, ext. 13, or email...

Carrick High School invites Health Technology alumni to have lunch with current students on Friday, May 30 anytime from 10:38 a.m. to 12:54 p.m. to share their post graduate work experiences during their first Community Day. To participate call...

Linda Ruckert, owner of Linda's Imprinted Products, was recently named to the Pennsylvania's Best 50 Women in Business list. She was chosen by an independent panel of judges based on dedication to business growth, professional and personal...

The Carrick branch of Carnegie Library will hold a Spring Book Sale on Tuesday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The sale features adult and children's...

The Mount Washington Senior Center will hold its annual Spring Bazaar/Fundraiser on Friday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a flea market, raffles, hot food, Chinese auction and more. The center is at 122 Virginia Aven...

Arlington Recreation Center is conducting Rookie Ball sign-ups for ages 3-6 years. Practice begins the second week of May. There are no fees – the Pirates are sponsoring the program. Call Erin at 412-488-8397 for more informatio...

Josette Fitzgibbons will outline the Good Neighbor Agreement proposed for the South Side at the May 1 luncheon meeting of the South Side Chamber of Commerce. She will discuss the background behind the proposed agreement and future steps. The lunch...

THE MT. OLIVER BOROUGH COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC APPEAL HEARING ON MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008 AT 6:30 P.M. IN BOROUGH COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 150 BROWNSVILLE ROAD, MT. OLIVER, PA. 15210 REGARDING ORDINANCE ISSUES AT 711 MARGARET STREET, MT. OLIVER, PA....

THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED ORDINANCE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR ADOPTION AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE MT. OLIVER COUNCIL ON MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008 BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER PROPOSED ORDINANCE 907 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER, COUNTY OF...

On Saturday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Knoxville branch of Carnegie Library will host a Gigantic Indoor-Outdoor Book Sale. There will be bargains galore and during the last hour of the sale shoppers can fill a bag with treasures for only $1....

Pittsburgh's Zoning Board of Adjustment has scheduled one public hearing of interest to South Pittsburgh residents for Thursday, May 8 at 8:50 a.m. in the first floor hearing room of the John P. Robin Civic Building, 200 Ross Street, Downtown. Zone...

On Wednesday, April 30, in Pittsburgh Municipal Court, the following Housing Court cases will be heard at 9 a.m.: Barbara Jessup, 1741 Edgebrook, 19th Ward, Codes 115.1, 307.2, 302.4 All Housing Court cases are open to the public. Judge King's...

What a pleasant surprise on Saturday, April 19 when I drove up to Ormsby Park only to see cars of volunteers that were waiting for me to start our clean-up day. I could have only dreamed of getting 29 adults including children to get up early on a...

As the plan for the Arlington Civic Council's participation in the city-wide clean up progressed I found myself revisiting my memories of the many Glad Bag-a-Thons we participated in all those years ago. Armed with 300 plus volunteers we began...

Hilltop Health Ministries Consortium is participating in the PSO Community Partners Concert on Thursday, June 26, designed “to give back to those who give so much to Pittsburgh.” All the associated costs are either donated or underwritten so...

The previous month's meeting had been a “downer,” said Judy Hackel, president of the Allentown Community Development Corporation. In March ACDC meeting attendees vented concerns about public safety problems and city services that were...

The April 21 meeting of Mount Oliver council began with the good news that the borough was awarded not only a low-interest loan for sewer defect corrections, but a grant for the project as well. The announcement was made by assistant borough...

People are taking notice of the goings on along East Carson Street the last few months. There's a new team whose job it is to clean up the neighborhood, and they're making a difference. Since the...

Soon, South Side will be a little bit brighter with the addition of 104 hanging flower baskets going up at the end of May along East Carson Street. The baskets are part and parcel along with a sidewalk cleaning program of a 2008 public space improvem...

There will be a Carrick Community Council meeting on Wednesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. at the Concord Elementary School on Brownsville Road Guest speakers include: Danielle Crumrine, executive director, and Matt Erb, director of Urban Forestry, from...

Citizens Against Litter founder Boris Weinstein will be the speaker at the Arlington Civic Council (ACC) on Monday, May 5 at 7 p.m. Mr. Weinstein is known for his charismatic presentation and passion to help Pittsburgh become a clean city. This prese...

The Class of 1958 from South High and South Vocational High Schools will be held June 17 at the Polish Falcons Nest 8, 60 South 18th Street, and June 18 at the Sokol Club, 2900 Carson Street, South Side. Contact Anne (Visnich) Rost at ger994@aol.com...

The South Side Presbyterian Church will hold its Spring Rummage and Food sale on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A great variety of household items, clothing, coats, shoes, toys, furniture, books, jewelry and more will be available. Also,...

Girl Scout Troop 60 will present “Steppin' In High Places,” a fashion show for kids on May 3. The fashion show will take place from 1-4 p.m. at the Hilltop Senior Center, 631 East Warrington Avenue in Allentown. Fashions will be provided by Nu2U...