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Check out the official post from the Mayor’s Office.
There will be a FREE shuttle ride to the Oakland Town Hall at Alumni Hall this evening. Please meet in front of the Frazier Field house at 6:25pm to catch it.
Check out the post for the COR Meeting for more info.
10/10 2013
Cancelled due to the COR meeting Thursday October 17.
Next meeting scheduled for Thursday November 21 at 6PM.
The upcoming meeting is next Wednesday, October 16th from 6-7:30PM at the Oakland Career Center at 294 Semple Street. Please find the minutes from the last meeting on the Oakwatch website.
Oakwatch is requesting that when you do call 911 about any Oakland incident, that you please fill out an incident report and send it back. You can email it to oakwatch@opdc.org, fax it to 412.621.5920, or simply mail or drop it off at 235 Atwood Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. They have been compiling this data to track enforcement efforts in the neighborhood. They will protect your privacy- they will not share your name, just the data related to the incident. Please share this form far and wide with your neighbors.
Upcoming Oakland Housing Court cases for Thursday October 17th’s hearing at 10am. If you are available that day, the support would be appreciated. If you intend to testify at any of these, please let them know.
All hearings are on Thursday, October 17th starting at 10:00 AM
before Judge Ricciardi
1700 East Carson Street, 3rd Floor
3319 Niagara Street: Continuance
Violations: Overgrown weeds and grass, garbage and debris property
Owner: Bella Pepper
3124 Blvd of Allies: Continuance
Violations: Failure to apply for certificate of occupancy; failure to secure certificate of occupancy
Owner: Ernest Fagnelli
3319 Juliet Street:
Violations: General unsafe structure; incorrect handrails on front entry steps, exterior steps and interior basement steps; incorrect/ insufficient locations of smoke alarms
Owner: Robert V. Torkeo
244 Robinson Street: Continuance
Violations: Overgrown weeds and grass
Owners: Robert G Bell and Alecia Davenport-Bell
October 9 | 8:00 a.m.
Wednesday, October 9th
8:00 a.m.
1st Floor Conference Room
235 Atwood Street
OBID is honored to partner with State Rep Dan Frankel to provide an info session to Biz owners for ACA.
Monday, October 21, 2013 • 6:00 PM
CLASS Building
4638 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Sponsored By: Oakland Planning and Development Corp.
If you’d have any ideas for the annual South Oakland Halloween Party, or would like to volunteer or donate, please get in touch. Current plans are to have something on Friday November 1, so that residents can still hand out candy for official holiday on Thursday 10/31.
OAKLAND TOWN HALL MEETING
Hosted by: Coalition of Oakland Residents (COR)
Thursday, October 17 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Alumni Hall, University of Pittsburgh, 4227 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
COR is a new “umbrella” alliance that brings together representatives from the various resident associations in Oakland.
Meet the members of COR, learn community updates from COR membership, learn about neighborhood networking, and receive a brief update on the implementation of the Oakland 2025 Master Plan.
Complimentary coffee and desserts will be served!
RSVPs are appreciated but not required.
Contact Tara at 412.621.7863 ext. 17 or tarat@opdc.org.
SCHOOL 2 CAREER ANNUAL COLLEGE FAIR
School 2 Career (s2c) has partnered with the United Way (APOST) Lights On Afterschool event to host the Annual College Fair on October 17, 2013 at the Consol Energy Center.
This has been an annual event for the s2c program since 2005. This year’s College Fair will be held from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Lights on Afterschool is a national awareness building day to recognize the importance of keeping the “lights on afterschool” and to bring support around the importance of afterschool programs. “Each October, 1 million Americans and thousands of communities nationwide celebrate Lights On Afterschool to shine a light on the afterschool programs that keep kids safe, inspire them to learn and help working families.”
Please attend the county-wide event at the CONSOL Energy Center on Thursday, October 17th from 1:00 – 6:30 pm. The schedule of Events are as follows:
1:00 – 5:00 pm – School 2 Career – College Fair
3:30 – 5:30 pm – Time for Fun! Activities for all ages that include art, games, health and prizes.
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Rally for Afterschool
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Dinner, Activities & Exit
SONG meetings will now be on the first tuesday of each month. Next meeting Tuesday November 5 at 6PM.
10/01 2013
Bikeway CorridorsThe City will no longer take your electronics curbside. Help the planet by disposing with us!
Saturday, October 12, 2013 10am – 2pm, Forbes Tower Lot located at the corner of Atwood and Sennott Streets, behind Forbes Tower.
Bring any of your old electronics, including: TVs, Computers, Laptops, Monitors, Cell Phones, Printers/copiers, Wires/cables, Car batteries
For more information contact: OPDC’s Keep It Clean, Oakland! Manager Josh Litvik (412) 621-7863 x24 or kico@opdc.org
Oct 2013 Recycling EventRebuilding Together Pittsburgh, a local housing nonprofit that delivers no-cost home repairs to qualifying low-income homeowners, is partnering with OPDC to repair homes in Oakland.
Check out the flier for more info.
09/17 2013
The Oakland Green Team – Next meeting will be on September 19th at 6:00pm at the Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple Street. There will be a special presentation from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy on the Bates Street Hill project.