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PLACE— MUNICIPAL BUILDING 150 BROWNSVILLE ROAD MT. OLIVER, PA 15210 DATE— WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009 TIME— 6:30 P.M. CASE #01-09— REQUESTING A VARIENCE FOR A SHED PLACEMENT AT 115 QUINCY AVENUE, MT. OLIVER, PA 15210 JOANNE M. MALLOY BOROUGH...

THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED ORDINANCE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR ADOPTION AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE MT. OLIVER COUNCIL ON MONDAY, MAY 18, 2009 BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER PROPOSED ORDINANCE 913 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER, COUNTY OF...

The Ninth Annual Venture Outdoors Festival, one of the region's premier outdoor recreation events, will be held Saturday, May 16, rain or shine Point State Park from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Venture Outdoors Festival, sponsored by UPMC Health Plan, is...

The Arlington Meals on Wheels Program is sponsoring a hot dog and bake sale at the Henry Kaufmann Center, 2201 Salisbury Street during the May 19 Primary Election. The sale will run from 9 a.m.–7 p.m....

On Monday, April 27, Salem Gubhril, executive director of the Pittsburgh Promise, spoke to an enthusiastic audience of students, parents, staff, and administrators of Pittsburgh Concord, Grandview,...

As most people probably are aware, it'll cost 44 cents to send a letter beginning May 11. But if you want to save 2¢ a stamp now's the time to stock up on Forever Stamps which are good indefinitely f...

The Carrick Community Council will be holding a meet the candidates' night on May 13, at 7p.m. at the Pittsburgh Roosevelt PreK-5 gymnasium at 17 W Cherryhill Street, Carrick. Candidates for the City of Pittsburgh Mayor as well as the candidates...

The South Side Planning Forum will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. at Brashear Center, 2005 Sarah Street. The agenda will include two presentations: Peter Margittai will make a presentation concerning Piper's...

On Friday, April 24, Pittsburgh Phillips hosted a “Sashay into Spring” event that was attended by more than 150 parents, students and friends. The event was a culminating activity designed to...

Grand View U.P. Church will hold a Rummage Sale on May 6-9, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Among the hidden treasure for sale are: books records dishes, antiques, canning jars and more. Grand View U.P. Church is located at 301Grandview Ave., Mt. Washington. For...

The Brashear Neighborhood Employment Center will offer a series of introductory computer classes from Wednesday, May 13 through June 17. The six-week session is designed to take the adult learner with limited experience working with computers to a...

Pittsburgh's Zoning Board of Adjustment has scheduled the following public hearing(s) 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 084/09 on...

The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Wednesday, May 7, at 10:30 a.m. in District Magisterial Judge Richard King's courtroom: • Chris Gahagan, 73 Beltzhoover Avenue, 18th Ward, Continued Code 302.4 • Josephine McDaniel, 510...

The Coffee House at the South Side Presbyterian Church will present singer, songwriter and guitarist Robert Wagner along with representatives from the Pittsburgh Darfur Emergency Coalition, on Friday, May 8, from 7:30-9:00 p.m. Mr. Wagner, a...

The 18th Annual Historic South Side Home Tour presented by UPMC South Side and Riverset Credit Union will be held on Saturday, May 16 from 10-4 p.m.  This year's event will feature 10 homes ranging from new construction condominiums and townhouses...

Participants from the Day Reporting Center contributed to this year's Arlington Clean Up on Saturday, April 25. Approximately 25 Day Reporting Center participants collected 87 bags of trash and other discarded items including car parts and shopping...

The area's spring Redd Ups sprung loose a lot of litter. Citizens Against Litter tracked more than 200 Redd Ups in five counties (Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland). From reports received for 20 Pittsburgh neighborhoods Citizens...

On Monday, June 1, Arlington Civic Council Annual Dinner will celebrate the value of volunteers.  This year, the catered annual dinner is centered on a fun filled evening of “treasures” and will honor longtime residents. Any one that would...

Arlington Civic Council is accepting nominations for officers for the 2009-2010 term. Officer positions include: president, vice-president, corresponding secretary, recording secretary and treasurer. Any dues paying member may call 412-381-5362 to...

ACC will host a meeting May 11 at 7 p.m. at the Henry Kaufmann Center, 2201 Salisbury St., to discuss plans for a spray park at Fort Hill and the future of the Arlington Gym mural project. All residents are encouraged to attend and share their...

Wanted to buy: 100,000 sq. ft. building preferably on one floor with high ceilings and accessible to public transportation. Must be handicapped accessible. Call Mike… Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania is looking for a new headquarters building...

U.S. postal inspector Joseph E. Wolf began his presentation at the April 30 meeting of the Upper Knoxville Block Watch by telling attendees they had each won $250,000 in a Canadian lottery, and all that was required to cash in was to wire $3,250 to...

A $150,000 grant for development planning along the LRT line in four southern neighborhoods, the result of a collaborative effort spurred by state Rep. Chelsa Wagner, has been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic...

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl came to the Hofbräuhaus last week to address members of the South Side Chamber of Commerce about some of his goals and visions for the South Side. Specifically he talked about his Taking Care of Business Program and the...

The New Zone 3 Police Station in Allentown opened officially on Friday, May 1, with speeches, tours and the unveiling of the public art displayed on the exterior of the building. Mayor Luke...