We will update this post when we are able to sort through everything for some actual numbers, but we had well over 200 neighbors, students and friends attend our first collaborative Community Day with SONG and Oakcliffe Housing Club (OHC).
The biggest of thanks to all our hard working Planning Committee Members and Volunteers, and our generous Sponsors and Donors!
You can check out our pics of the event. Please email any more you have and we’ll try to get them all posted!
SONG members Janet and Ray just saying “Hi” to the man the field is named after.
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(PITTSBURGH) August 28, 2013 The City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works advises that Swinburne Bridge and Swinburne Street will reopen on Thursday, August 29, 2013. The bridge will remain weight retricted until further analysis can be made. For more information, please contact City Project Manager Chuck McClain, P.E., with the Bureau of Transportation and Engineering |
Check out the official notice (although sometimes mispelled as Swineburne)
The old Allegheny Health Department building at 3333 Forbes Ave has been sold and is slated for a new development project. OPDC has been in talks with the developer, they will be coming to the Sept. 9th Central Oakland Community Organization (COCO) meeting to present their plans. Additionally, there will be a presentation on an apartment building development in Central Oakland. The meeting will be held in the Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple St.
The PITT’S KIDS program provides instruction in aquatics and physical activity to children ages 3—13 years old. As a developmental program Pitt’s Kids is comprised of two parts: Physical Activity in the gym and Aquatic Instruction in the pool. All children involved participate in a variety of age appropriate activities with a focus on progressive skill instruction. These Sat. mornings offers two
sessions including: 50 min. of physical activity and 50 min. of aquatic instruction, plus a Parent Fitness program for parents of children who participate.
Check out the Brochure or Pitt’s Community Leisure Learning Website for more info.
Inspection of the outbound Parkway East off-ramp at Forbes Avenue-Oakland will cause daytime traffic restrictions this week, PennDOT announced.
A westbound lane of Second Avenue, the Boulevard of the Allies eastbound ramp to the Parkway East and lanes in both directions on the parkway will be affected during the work, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through next Monday.
(still updating this post as links to sources are added and verified)
Oakland Planning & Development Corporation (OPDC) has put together a bag with some useful information about living in Oakland and being a “Good Neighbor”. OPDC is seeking volunteers to commit to specific blocks and days for the door-knocking campaign. Specifically Saturdays August 24 and September 7. They will provide lunch and supplies for volunteers. To get involved, please contact bnino@opdc.org or 412.621.7863 ext. 21.
Pitt will host community block parties on September 11th, 19th, and 26th in Oakcliffe, Central Oakland, North Oakland, respectively. OPDC will publish specific places and times as they confirm details. These parties are free and open to all neighbors.
Included in the bag are:
The people quoted in the article feel the reporter missed a few very important pieces of information in the below piece. If enough people comment on the article the Post Gazette might see there’s interest and consider doing a follow-up article. OPDC posted a comment about the omissions—how the university’s student guide is just one piece of a huge project, and the need for volunteers to help go door to door, the need landlord engagement, etc.
Please share this with neighbors and comment. Thanks!
PARISH OF SAINT REGIS SHUTTLE SERVICE
St. Regis Parish and Community Human Services (CHS) provide a looped shuttle for parishioners on Sunday for the 10 am Mass
The shuttle will begin at Craft & Ophelia St. at 9:30 AM with pick up also on Ward Street, Dawson Street, and other streets in Oakland as necessary. It will end at St. Regis Church for 10 AM Mass. Return will be at 11:00 AM.
A shopping trip will be offered after mass every other week. Those who do not wish to go on the shopping trip will be dropped off before leaving to shop. Return will be approximately one hour later. For those only needing a ride to shop, it will be 1st come – 1st serve according to the seats available and the number signing up for this trip.
To sign up or get more information for the ride to church, as well as shopping, please call Jeannie at 412-445-5957. If you have questions, please call the parish office at 412-681-9365
ST. REGIS ANNUAL FLEA MARKET & LATINO FOOD SALE
3235 PARKVIEW AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
SATURDAY August 17, 10A-5P & SUNDAY August 18, 9A-2P
Tacos on sale on that Sunday only
FURNITURE & BOOKS, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
Bag Sale all the clothes you can put in a paper bag $2
All proceeds benefit the St. Regis Catholic Women’s Guild
Next meeting: Wednesday, August 21st, 6pm, Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Call for volunteers: Oakwatch is partnering with the University of Pittsburgh this summer in a widespread campaign to educate incoming students about responsible living in Oakland. We need volunteer help! Supplies and meals will be provided.
Oakwatch collecting disruptive party data: When there’s a disruptive party near you, make sure you call 911 and document what happened on this Incident Report (click here). Please turn these forms into Oakwatch.
In This Issue
On Saturday 7/11/13 , 3 hispanic men allegedly robbed a family on Gorman Way around 1PM by distracting the owners outside while one went inside.
Here are several video stills of two of them. If you click on them, they should display larger. If you happened to see them around, or have any other info, please contact SONG for contact info for the detective investigating the case.
