BLOGSKI

From our good neighbors at Iron City –

Beer Fact of the Week
Before invention of the thermometer, brewers used to check the temperature by dipping their thumb, to find whether appropriate for adding Yeast. Too hot, the yeast would die. This is where we get the phrase ” The Rule of the Thumb”

This and more on this week’s edition of Iron City Times 

We passed with FLYING COLORS

Officer Davis (Zone 2) commended us on still being one of the safest neighborhoods.

Click on the image to download pdf.

DO YOU KNOW WHO YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE?
Just type in your street name, city and state and click move your mouse to the red stick ups.  This site is for informational purposes only, so keep that in mind when you look around on the site.

The Paving Division will mill the following Streets starting 5-12-08 and ending on 5-15-08

28th Street from Liberty Ave to the 28th Street Bridge.
Bereton Street from 28th to Dobson
30th Street from Paulowna to Bereton
Paulowna from 30th to Herron
Melwood from Herron to Gold
Gold Way from Melwood to Baum
Melwood from Baum to Dead End

The SWPA Housing Alliance presents…

Foreclosure Forum

A comprehensive look at the mortgage foreclosure crisis

Local Impact
Industry Response
State and Federal Initiatives
Local Solutions

Featuring:

Fannie Mae
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Pennsylvania Department of Banking
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA)
WPA Mortgage Bankers Association
ACTION-Housing Inc.
Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
NeighborWorks® Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG)

Invited:

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl
Chief Executive Dan Onorato
NeighborWorks® America

Friday, May 23, 2008 - 8AM to NOON
Regional Enterprise Tower, 31st Floor
Continental Breakfast provided
Call or email to register: 412-281-1137, ext.116 or
Joanna@housingalliancepa.org

Who should attend?

Service providers, managers, leaders, advocates, policy makers, developers, community development professionals, etc. Those who have a desire to learn more about these issues and the role they can play in shaping our future.

Homeowners can connect with resources by calling, 1-888-995-HOPE, 311 (Pittsburgh residents), or Don’t Borrow Trouble Hotline 1-866-907-2285

Scott Alan Fertig
April 24, 1967 – May 2, 2008

Many of the residents of Polish Hill and Pittsburgh are familiar with Scott Fertig’s Chevy mural, located on Penn Avenue in the Strip District.  Scott Alan Fertig, 41, an artist best known for his commissioned work as a caricaturist, muralist and illustrator, died peacefully at home on Friday, May 2, 2008 in Arlington, VA surrounded by his wife and family.
Scott was born in Pittsburgh, PA on April 24, 1967

The Washington Post has a lovely article about Scott Fertig that you can read here.

A memorial service will be held at All Saints’ Church at 3577 McClure Avenue in Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday, May 10 at 2PM. A wake will follow. Scott wished to thank everyone who gave him their love and support during his battle with cancer.
Donations can be sent in his name to the American Cancer Society or your local community
children’s arts program.

Join us on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 @6:30 p.m.

for our monthly membership meeting. We will be meeting at –

West Penn Senior Center
Corner of 30th and
Paulowna Streets

Need more information?
Call (412) 681-1950
Email phcapgh@gmail.com

The monthly meetings are a great place to meet your neighbors and catch up on what is happening at PHCA and in Polish Hill. Guests from the Heinz School will be on hand for a presentation on the neighborhood survey. See you Tuesday!

Opportunity Through Baseball

and

Citiparks Pittsburgh BIG League

FREE Tryout and Clinic

Open to young men ages 11-14 (Eighth Grade and under)

Saturday May 10, 9-10:30am
Trees Field, University of Pittsburgh
Allequippa Street & Darragh Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261

Coaches from Opportunity Through Baseball and local schools will conduct tryout/clinic for the opportunity to earn a spot at this summer’s camp. Those chosen from the tryouts will be offered the chance to attend an all expense paid three-week baseball camp in Denver Colorado in June/July.
Call the BIG League office for details at 412-488-8585

Iron City Bar Crawl
featuring Tall Kathy
from Kiss 96.1
Looking for something cool to do on a weeknight? Well here it is! Iron City and
Kiss 96.1 have teamed up for the first ever “Kicking off the summer bar crawl
with Tall Kathy” on May 21st! The first 200 people that sign up will receive a TShirt.
The registration begins on Monday. Visit http://kissnation.961kiss.com/tallcathy
On Monday for more details!

More on Iron City Times!

The Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG), along with the family of late Mayor Bob O’Connor and First Commonwealth Bank, will present Pastor Sue Hutchins of Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood with the second annual Bob O’Connor Award on Thursday, May 1st, 2008.
The award will be presented at PCRG’s Annual Meeting at 6 PM at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association in Oakland. Over 200 representatives of community groups, financial institutions, charitable foundations, colleges and universities, and government agencies are expected to attend the meeting and award ceremony.
Pastor Hutchins will receive the award in recognition of her volunteer efforts leading the Hilltop Health Ministry Consortium. The Consortium, which is comprised of five churches, works to improve public health by providing access to medical services in the Hilltop area of Pittsburgh’s southern neighborhoods.
The Bob O’Connor Award is given annually to a volunteer living in the City of Pittsburgh who exemplifies former Mayor O’Connor’s dedication to and passion for improving all of Pittsburgh’s ninety neighborhoods. In 2007, the first award was given to community leader Angelique Bradford of Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover area, in recognition of her volunteer-driven public beautification work.
“This award recognizes individuals who, like Bob, dedicated their lives to improving their communities,” says Judy O’Connor, wife of late Mayor O’Connor. According to Eric Renner, Executive Vice President of Consumer Services for First Commonwealth Bank and title sponsor of the award, “We can all learn a great deal from Pastor Hutchins. She is a role model on how residents can improve their lives and their communities.”
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG) is a consortium of community leaders working for economic justice, equitable investment practices, and sufficient financial resources to revitalize communities throughout Allegheny County. For more information, visit www.pcrg.org.

The Polish Hill Civic Association has launched our new website. The site has been updated with PHCA’s new logo as well as images from the Polish Hill neighborhood.

Check it out 

The site has several new features. One of the most important is E-Flea, PHCA’s free neighborhood classifieds. Here, you’ll find listings for events, garage sales, services and listings for real estate and rentals in Polish Hill. The classifieds are accessible from the main site.

A community calendar is embedded in the site so that anyone can access an updated list of events happening in the neighborhood. Our neighbors are encouraged to submit not only events that are happening in Polish Hill but those of interest to the neighborhood because of general interest or participation by one of our talented residents.

The Polish Hill Voice has been published by the PHCA for several years. Some past issues as well as all upcoming issues are available in downloadable form from the site as well as from BLOGSKI.

PHCA is a member organization. For the first time ever PHCA is able to register members online through the Membership page. Membership is $5.00 a year and payment is accepted online through a PayPal account. 

There are several community organizations in Polish Hill. The Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails and Project 53 both make their homes in Polish Hill. The PHCA invites you to get acquainted with the neighborhood through its Directory page.

A comprehensive page of resources for the neighborhood and the city is included in the suite of pages on the site. Links and contact information for government officials is available. PHCA has also provided a convenient list of links to homeowner and business owner assistance in the city of Pittsburgh. 

PHCA extends our heartfelt thanks to the individuals that have made the initiation of the new site possible. Jake Peterson of EyeFlow spent days designing the site with all of its components and features. Terrance Doloughty donated domain registration and site hosting. PHCA would like to acknowledge Michael Knobil and Ron Donoughe for allowing the organization to use their images on the website.