Month: April 2014

04/10 2014

Mtg Regarding Two Oakland Projects – Thur 4/24 6-7:30pm

A public meeting on two Oakland projects:
Thursday, April 24th from 6-7:30 pm
Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple Street
Hear presentations on:
• UPMC’s final proposal for their 10 year master plan
• Redevelopment plans for the Allegheny County Health Department site at 3333 Forbes Avenue
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: UPMC will present its master plan to the City of Pittsburgh Planning Commission on Tuesday, April 29th at 2:00 pm at 200 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Please RSVP to Tarat@opdc.org
04/10 2014

GTECH Hiring 2 Staff Positions and 1 Student Intern

GTECH is hiring for two staff positions for June 2014. Applications are due April 25th. We are also seeking a full-time summer intern.
MEMBERSHIP AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
full-time | paid
Do you love meeting new people? As the GTECH Membership and Relationship Manager you’ll create, maintain and grow GTECH’s network of corporate and Social Capital Council Partners while using your skills in dedicated relationship management, proposal development, event planning and production.
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
part-time | paid
We are seeking an organizational guru. As the GTECH Administrative Coordinator you’ll provide operational and, when able, programming support for management, financial and project teams.
STUDENT INTERNSHIP – RESEARCH ASSISTANT 
full-time | temporary | paid or Work Study Credits
May 15 – August 15, 2014
Are you looking to use your information gathering super powers for social good? Then you may be the student that we are looking for! As a Research Assistant you will work 35 to 40 hours a week with our ReClaim team to gather information on tools and resources that residents and communities can use to help repurpose their vacant land. The research you do this summer, will aid in the creation of a public city-wide vacant land tool. You get to be part of something big.
http://gtechstrategies.org/get-involved/jobs/?utm_source=Jobs+Email_April&utm_campaign=April+Jobs+Email&utm_medium=email
04/09 2014

Town Mtg By Rep Wheatley On Pgh Land Bank Bill Thur 4/10 5:30pm

From Rep Wheatley’s Office:
Thursday: Town meeting on land bank billYou’re invited to a town meeting I will hold to inform constituents, especially in the Hilltop communities, about the current land bank bill being considered in Pittsburgh City Council, to learn how residents feel about this bill and which parts people like or dislike.

The meeting will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul AME Church, 400 Orchard Place in Beltzhoover. It will include a visual presentation outlining key points about the bill, followed by a question-and-answer session.

If you need more information, please call at 412-471-7760.

04/08 2014

Mayor Announces 3 Open Americorps VISTA Positions

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From the Mayor’s Office:
PITTSBURGH, PA (April 7, 2014) Mayor William Peduto announced that the City is seeking three qualified year-round AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) members to support the City’s servePGH program.
These positions will involve management and hands-on work on a number of service initiatives designed to impact Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods, ranging from home repair to blight reduction to mentoring and beyond. Applications will be accepted until May 23, 2014, or until positions are filled. 
Click here for more info.

 

04/05 2014

Frazier Fieldhouse Festivites for Kids Fri 4/25 5pm, Adults Sat 4/26 7pm

Our monthly kids movie night and adult get-togethers at the Frazier Fieldhouse adjacent to Dan Marino Field on Frazier St.  Any volunteers, donations of food or beverages, or even lending of movies is encouraged and welcome.

Friday April 25th is the kids movie night from 5pm-7pm.

Due to the size of the building and limited people to run the event, we are limiting the number of children to 30, so signing up beforehand is recommended.  Please include child’s name, parents’ names, address and contact number.

Children ages 5-15 are welcome.  Any children ages 5-9 are required to have a parent or older sibling to accompany them.

Some food/snacks will be provided, but parents must provide and coordinate any special diet or other restrictions.

Donations of snacks and beverages are definitely welcome.

All children MUST be picked up by 7pm.

Saturday April 26th is the adult get-together from 7pm-10pm.

For the time being, we are planning more of an eat, meet and greet so that neighbors can introduce themselves and discuss topics of interest and ideas for future events like like music, movies, games, etc.

This event is for ages 21 and older.

Due to the size of the building and limited people to run the event, we are limiting the number of adults to 30, so signing up beforehand is recommended.  Please include your name, address and contact number.

Donations of a covered dish, hors d’oeuvres, snacks and beverages are requested and welcome, but not mandatory.

Anyone that would like to share some of their favorite beer or wine for their neighbors to try is also welcome.  To avoid this becoming a “bar” night, we ask that you limit to one or two drinks total per person.

We reserve the right to ask anyone who is disruptive at any event to leave.

Please RSVP via SONG contact page, call or text SONG Phone# or talk to Janet Sims in person.

04/04 2014

Mayor Peduto Reinstates Graffiti Task Force

From Mayor Peduto's Office:
PITTSBURGH, PA – Mayor William Peduto announced today he has directed the Pittsburgh Police Bureau to reinstitute its Graffiti Task Force.
The task force will work in tandem with Graffiti Busters crews within the Department of Public Works to report and investigate graffiti vandalism, and clean it from public property.
The task force was highly effective from its inception in 2006 to its disbanding last year. It had a 100% conviction rate for graffiti/criminal mischief arrests, and assisted police zone officers and outside police jurisdictions with their graffiti investigations and prosecutions.
“The Graffiti Task Force is a critical component of our public safety and quality of life,” Mayor Peduto said. “It is part of of the broken window theory: If you let the graffiti stand then eventually you're going to find more litter. Once the litter and graffiti are there, you see the crime.”
Two police officers will be detailed to the task force on Monday working under Commander Linda Rosato-Barone of the Narcotics & Vice unit, and a third officer may join the task force later.
Graffiti Busters does most of its work in warm weather months when its pressure washers are most effective. The Public Works crew responds to 311 complaints about graffiti, watches over heavily traveled City thoroughfares, and takes assignments from DPW supervisors who notice graffiti in neighborhoods.

04/01 2014

Pgh Dept Of Public Works Receives Recycling Grant

From the Mayor’s Office:

The City of Pittsburgh recently won a $476,031 recycling grant, which was an increase over the grant the previous year.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the Recycling Performance Grant after the city and private haulers together recycled more than 59,528 tons of residential and commercial material. The grant for collections in 2012 was an increase from the roughly 53,000 tons collected in 2011, which resulted in a $433,000 grant.

The funds go directly into the city’s General Fund.

“Recycling not only helps our planet but our city budget too,” Mayor William Peduto said. “I want to thank all of our residents and businesses for participating, while challenging them to do even better in the future.”

The recycling program is part of Pennsylvania Act 101, which mandates recycling in the state’s larger municipalities.