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By Margaret L Smykla 
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May 21, 2013 South Side Planning Forum works on ongoing issues
With no presentations, the May 14 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum consisted of announcements and updates on ongoing issues. While there was no meeting of the Development Review Committee (DRC) last month, chair Tracy Myers said there was...
Opinion May 14, 2013 Peduto for Mayor
South Pittsburghers, along with the rest of the city, have an opportunity they haven’t had since 2005: to choose a new mayor without having a sitting mayor in the race. Along with having to decide which of the four Democratic and one Republican...
By Margaret L Smykla Front Page February 19, 2013 Planning Forum wonders if mayor is coming to So. Side
News of proposed newcomers to the South Side -- a youth hostel and a computer/electronics recycling business -- were the focus of the February 12 meeting of the South Side Planning Forum meeting. Discussion about the invitation to Mayor Luke Ravensta...
Front Page January 22, 2013 
Mayor calls all hands on deck with safety blitz of the South Side Flats
The initial results of the South Side public safety blitz included 19 arrests, 94 citations, 42 towed vehicles and 14 non-traffic citations issued on Friday night. No bars were reported as being cited...
By Margaret L Smykla Front Page 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...
By Tom Smith Front Page December 26, 2012 
RHI talks about night life management plan
The summation of months of conservations and meetings concerning Pittsburgh’s night life was presented in City Council Chambers when Councilman Bruce Kraus hosted a post agenda hearing with...
By Tom Smith Front Page December 26, 2012 Support strong for Sociable City Plan
Representatives from various city departments, along with those from the URA and night time economy businesses attended the post agenda hearing to release details of the Responsible Hospitality Institute’s Pittsburgh Sociable City Plan. After...
By Margaret L Smykla Front Page December 18, 2012 Planning Forum to request mayor to come to South Side
The South Side Planning Forum will formally request the participation of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl at an open meeting about public safety in the South Side to be held as soon as possible. It will be conducted at either the Brashear Center, the South...
Opinion December 18, 2012 We deserve better
In December, the Responsible Hospitality Institute (RHI) will be reporting back to Mayor Ravenstahl recommendations for a “Pittsburgh Sociable City Plan.” The RHI engagement has been administered by the Mayor’s Planning Department and paid for...
Front Page December 11, 2012 RHI recommendations coming on Wednesday
Jim Peters from the Responsible Hospitality Institute (RHI) will present recommendations from the Pittsburgh Sociable City Plan in Pittsburgh City Council Chamber on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 1 p.m. Utilizing a grant from the Mayor’s Office, the RHI...
Opinion December 4, 2012 I commend the efforts
I want to commend the efforts of my friend and colleague Councilman Bruce Kraus and the many residents and stakeholders who make up the South Side Planning Forum. Their focused, concerted efforts to put in place a long-term comprehensive plan to...
By Margaret Smykla Front Page November 20, 2012 Planning Forum to invite Mayor Ravenstahl to discuss the volatile South Side nightlife
An invitation to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl to attend a town hall meeting concerning the volatile South Side nightlife, and the adoption of the latest revision of the South Side Neighborhood Plan, were the upshots of the Nov. 13 meeting of the South Side...
By Margaret Smyka Front Page September 11, 2012 Not everyone is on board with more S.S. permit parking
Residents in a proposed residential permit parking district in the South Side will have to wait until the Pittsburgh Planning Commission's Sept. 18 meeting to learn its recommendation. That was the outcome of the Sept. 4 Planning Commission meeting o...
Front Page September 11, 2012 South Side bar association holds first ‘Operation Clean Sweep'
The South Side Bar And Restaurant Association (SSBAR) held its first "Operation Clean Sweep" over the weekend on Sunday, Sept. 9. The event kicked off at the 18th and Carson Street public parking lot by owners, employees and volunteers of 35 longsta...
By Margaret Smyka Front Page July 10, 2012 S. S. Community Council in store for some welcoming and challenging responsibilites
In her opening remarks at the June 25 annual Open Meeting of South Side Community Council, Cathy Mitchell talked about her first year as president and its challenges, such as the disbanding of the South Side Local Development Company (SSLDC). It resu...
By Margaret Smyka Front Page July 3, 2012 Pets, stolen packages, quality-of-life issues discussed at Zone 3
The June Zone 3 Public Safety Council meeting began with a reminder from crime prevention Officer Christine Luffey to make sure pets have plenty of water and are protected from the sun in extreme summer temperatures. She is currently filing charges...
News May 22, 2012 Improvement District committee responds to councilman's position on South Side NID
The following is the South Side Planning Forum Improvement Steering Committee's response sent to District 3 Councilman Bruce Kraus after they learned he will not present the NID plan they developed to City Council. Dear Councilman Kraus, On May 8th,...
Front Page April 17, 2012 Responsible Hospitality Institute to look at S.S. night life
Since attending a Responsible Hospitality Institute Networking Conference in San Francisco in 2008, Councilman Bruce Kraus has been advocating for the City of Pittsburgh to seek RHI's help to manage South Side's nighttime economy. City council...
By Margaret Smyka Front Page March 20, 2012 Fitzgerald talks assessments at Slopes meeting
A presentation by county Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald on property assessments and mass transit highlighted the March 13 meeting of the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association. City Councilman Bruce Kraus, and Chuck Half from the Mayor's...
By Margaret Smyka News March 13, 2012 Let the police do the policing, Zone 3 Council president says
The topics of the March 21 Zone 3 Public Safety Council meeting ranged from the recent Florida shooting tragedy to illegal dog fighting to a safe and successful St. Patrick's Day celebration. Ken Wolfe, public safety council president, began by...
By Margaret Smyka Front Page March 6, 2012 Public safety council questions area child's death, urban hunting in park
The February Zone 3 Public Safety Council meeting featured an election, and discussion on hunting in the city, the South Side nightlife, and more. Ken Wolfe, public safety council president, began the meeting by stating that at the next meeting he...
By Margaret Smyka Front Page October 25, 2011 Slopes assoc. reports on successful StepTrek, re-elects five members to board of directors
A board election and an update on the prior Saturday's StepTrek 2011 were the highlights of the Oct. 11 meeting of the South Sides Slopes Neighborhood Association (SSSNA). The meeting began with StepTrek Chair Brian Oswald sharing details of the...
By Margaret Smyka News July 26, 2011 Zone 3 Public Safety Committee travels to Mount Washington
The senior center on Virginia Ave. in Mt. Washington was the site of the July 20 Zone 3 Public Safety Council monthly meeting. Among the guests were city council members Bruce Kraus and Theresa Kail-Smith; Zone 3 Commander Catherine McNeilly; and cri...
By Margaret Smyka Front Page April 26, 2011 Commander Catherine McNeilly returns to head up Zone 3 Police
Disruptive student tenants, police staffing levels, and frequent commander changes were some of the topics discussed at the April 20 Zone 3 Public Safety Council monthly meeting in Arlington/Arlington Heights at the St. Clair Athletic Association....
News March 22, 2011 Tony Norman and the commissioner
Dr. Cyril Wecht will be the next guest of the monthly forum discussion of "Tony Norman vs." on Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. at the Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community in South Side. Dr. Wecht is the former county commissioner, coroner, and...