The City will be repaving the following streets this week. Please note posted signs and be sure to move your car or it will be towed. On Tuesday, July 9th: Atwood Street, between Forbes Avenue and Dawson Street. Wednesday, July 10th: North Bellefield Avenue, between Fifth Avenue and Bayard Street; Wilkins Avenue between Fifth Avenue and Beeler Street. Thursday, July 11th: Tennyson Avenue, between Bigelow Blvd. and Parkman Avenue.
Browne Leadership Fellows and CHS interns Samantha Levinson and Zeba Ahmed will be conducting video interviews with community groups and individuals active in the South Oakland community throughout the months of June and July in order to make a documentary about South Oakland’s past, present, and future. The documentary will be released at the Pitt Sponsored South Oakland Block Party this coming September 11, and will only be used for further educational purposes. No money will be made from the production of this documentary.
Please request contact info for Samantha and Zeba from SONG, or meet them in person at the CHS Socials 3:30pm every Wednesday The socials cost $1, and snacks and dinner are provided. This project is sponsored and backed by Community and Human Services at Lawn Street and the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work.
Questions for South Oakland Residents:
July Movies:
| July 3 | The Dark Night Rises (PG-13) Concert: Muddy Kreek Blues Band |
| July 7 | Hotel Transylvania (PG) |
| July 10 | The Vow (PG-13) Concert: Swing Nova |
| July 14 | The Goonies (PG) |
| July 17 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (PG-13) Concert: Savvy Band |
| July 21 | Rise of the Guardians (PG) |
| July 24 | The Tuskegee Airmen (PG-13) Concert: theFIVE6 |
| July 28 | Finding Nemo (G) |
| July 31 | The Hunger Games (PG-13) Concert: Shinizyn |
Oakland Green Team Monthly Meeting Thur, June 20, 6:00pm – 7:15pm, Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Use Louisa St entrance)
WalkPittsburgh is here!
On Friday, May 10, 2013 the three Southwestern Pennsylvania Transportation Management Associations – Airport Corridor Transportation Association (ACTA), Oakland Transportation Management Association (OTMA) and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership TMA (PDP) – jointly launched WalkPittsburgh.org, a web-based initiative which aims to reduce the region’s carbon footprint, encourage individuals to stay healthy, and promote safe walking as a commuting alternative.
The fun and easy program allows users to participate by visiting WalkPittsburgh.org to create a user name and password and choose the neighborhood in which they currently reside and/or work. Once registered, participants are able to keep track of steps taken by downloading a free app that turns the user’s iPhone or Android Smartphone into a pedometer which count steps, tracks progress, and uploads the information (identifying you only by neighborhood) to WalkPittsburgh.org. Each time a participant signs in to WalkPittsburgh.org they can see their own private walking profile page, view and compare the progress of surrounding neighborhoods, and see how many gallons of gas has been saved by walking.
Check out their website
From the Mayor’s Office:
June 6, 2013 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl today announced that the City is gearing up for another action-packed summer. Free copies of the 2013 Citiparks Summer Magazine are now available at various locations throughout the City, providing easy information on the City’s 2013 schedule of summer events such as community festivals, competitions and family activities like movie and jazz nights in the parks. The 60-page booklet is also available online at www.Citiparks.net. (or http://apps.pittsburghpa.gov/citiparks/2013-Citiparks-SummerMag-final.pdf)
Read the Full Article
Whether you’re an experienced dancer or just a novice on the dance floor, step out to an area park for Citiparks’ ever-popular Summer Soul Line Dancing.
Instructor Roland Ford incorporates R&B music in free classes that begin with basic steps and finish with more advanced moves.
For more information about Summer Soul Line Dancing, call 412-225-9190.
SCHENLEY PARK SKATING RINK
Overlook Drive, Oakland
June movies:
| June 12 | The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Concert: Jeff Bush |
| June 16 | Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) |
| June 19 | Men in Black (PG-13) Concert: ’Lamint |
| June 23 | Hook (PG) |
| June 26 | Jack Reacher (PG-13) Concert: Patti Spadaro Band |
| June 30 | Thunderstruck (PG) |
On Tuesday, June 11, 2013, Pittsburgh City Council will pass a Will of Council opposing PA Senate Bill 975, which would open Pennsylvania to predatory lending practices that endanger working families. The so-called “consumer protection” measure would:
Frazier Fieldhouse at Frazier St and Dawson St
There are three primary designs being considered for the bike runnel being proposed for the Louisa Street steps and making Louisa Street a bike boulevard to provide a safer route through Oakland that bicyclists can use. If you would like to see the designs, please go to the Contact page and request a copy be emailed to you.
Love Your Block Grants are now being accepted for 2013. The application deadline is June 14th 2013. Please let me know if any of your neighborhood groups decide to apply.
Check the website for guidelines and application
