Newly located in Schenley Plaza, 4100 Forbes Avenue, The Oakland Farmers Market is the perfect spot to grab a bite for lunch while picking up fresh local foods to bring home for the weekend. A project of the Oakland Business Improvement District, the Oakland Farmers Market helps increase our community’s access to healthy foods while supporting local farmers. Stop by and visit us any Friday between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. starting June 7th!
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For the third time, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will host an international festival of performances that have never been seen in this country. And on September 26, “The Rubber Duck” will launch on the Allegheny River to kick off four weeks of diverse programming throughout the Cultural District and the North Shore.
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Second Avenue Plaza Lot
under 10th Street Bridge (east of County Jail)
Saturday, July 27, 2013
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Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival opens the door for children to experience professional performing arts. Our vision is to present and promote professional programming for children which inspires, challenges, educates, and stimulate respect for and understanding of all cultures in an entertaining and enlightening way. The organization provides diverse programming which introduces young people to other ways of viewing the world around them. Vital to achieving our mission is making the season affordable and accessible for young families.
Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival is presented by Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater, a division of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
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Stay after work or come into Carnegie for a fun filled evening. Stroll from one end of Carnegie to the other & see what local businesses, art venues & restaurants have to offer. Each participating business will have an orange snail hanging or displayed in their window & flyers with a map. Visit each business by August & get your flyer stamped then enter a drawing on August 9 to win great prizes. You can turn in your flyer at any participating business.
Participating Businesses: From 528 East Main St. (Exterior Products of Pittsburgh to 513 West Main St. (Talotta’s) and Places in between!
(PITTSBURGH) May 3, 2013 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl today announced that City Environmental Services crews will hold a special fall yard debris collection on Sat., May 18. Bagged leaves, tree branches and bushes will be picked up and recycled for compost as long as those items are properly packaged.
The following items will only be accepted if properly packaged:
City residents must place materials out for residential collection by City refuse/recycling crews on Fri., May 17. Please note that City crews will not collect dirt, rocks, stones or cement. Yard debris left at the curb by contracted lawn care workers or independent contractors will not be collected by City crews.
Applications available today at pittsburghpa.gov/ycla Applications are due no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 3, 2013. Late applications will not be accepted.
(PITTSBURGH) May 2, 2013 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl today announced that applications are available for the City’s third annual Youth Civic Leadership Academy (YCLA), a free six-session program designed to educate and engage high school students about the inner-workings of City government. From visiting a water treatment plant to meeting with fire fighters and emergency responders, students will learn the ins and outs of Pittsburgh local government. YCLA will take place every Tuesday and Thursday evening beginning July 9 through July 25, 2013 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. YCLA is the youth component of the Mayor’s Civic Leadership Academy, and part of his servePGH initiative.
Community volunteers will beautify and restore city blocks this spring with help from City departments and The Home Depot Foundation
(PITTSBURGH) April 23, 2013 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl today announced the 24 recipients who will receive funding through the fourth round of his servePGH initiative’s “Love Your Block” grant program – bringing the total number of projects to 64. From Garfield to Elliott, and Beltzhoover to Spring Garden, resident volunteers will partner with the City to transform blighted lots into community assets. Thanks to the generous support of The Home Depot Foundation, organizations will be awarded $1,000 to purchase supplies and equipment. Additionally, a special $2,000 prize will be given to the organization with the most impressive block transformation. Spring project implementation will begin this weekend in Highland Park and the South Side, and will continue through the end of June.
Something new and exciting is coming to Lawn St. The LEAD Civic Engagement Summer Camp of CHS kicks off this June and promises to be a great experience. The camp will exemplify CHS’s core values as we will connect the students to their passions and equip them with the tools they need to become lifelong advocates.
If anyone would like to register their child for the camp, you can do so here. Please share this email with anyone you think might have an interest and if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Trevor Smith, Director of Community Programs with CHS at tsmith@chscorp.org 412-246-1615 374 Lawn St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
One of the biggest and best children’s and maternity consignment sales is setting up shop in the Pittsburgh area this weekend.
The Just Between Friends sales event takes place Friday through Sunday at the golf dome at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center, located off Interstate 79 and the Neville Island Bridge.
May 7 World Asthma Day Event Includes First-Ever Review of Scientific Literature on Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Pittsburgh, Finding Serious Implications for Area Residents
PITTSBURGH – Local and national health experts are convening in Pittsburgh on May 7 for the second annual regional Summit on asthma and other health concerns associated with poor air quality. The day-long symposium will address Pittsburgh’s asthma epidemic, as well as newly presented findings about how air pollution affects birth outcomes, cancer and cardiopulmonary illness and mortality rates.
Organized by Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) and the Breathe Project, with the support of The Heinz Endowments and the Suburban Health Foundation, “The Air We Breathe: A Regional Summit on Asthma and Other Health Impacts of Air Pollution” will be held from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center in Downtown Pittsburgh.
next to Frazier Fieldhouse, Frazier St and Dawson St
A community garden. Priority given to residents for limited space.
All the planting beds are taken, but everyone welcome to come help and learn. Be sure to ask about the “wet club”, for helping to water during dry spells.
Check the calendar for scheduled dates.
Birmingham Bridge Forbes Ave to Craig St to 5th Ave
