Next meeting: Wednesday, August 20th, 6pm. Location: Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple Street (enter from Louisa Street door). Please contact 412.621.7863 ext. 21 or oakwatch@opdc.org
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Institutions
07/03 2014
Check out the many varied events, educational and training workshops available at the Carnegie Library.
Celebrate Oakland’s
175th Anniversary!
Schenley Plaza
Friday & Saturday,
October 10 & 11, 2014
Oakland Forever is a huge celebration of the people, places and things that make Oakland a fantastic neighborhood. This truly community driven event is being organized and led by Oakland community organizations, institutions and businesses. Drawing on the profound history of Oakland, the current culture of innovation among institutional partners, and the strong sense of community pride, this fête will highlight and mark Oakland’s unique and vibrant character.
You can contribute to the planning for this event by filling out this survey
For more info check out their website:
Clean Pittsburgh – South Oakland
Join Clean Pittsburgh steward Michael W. Thompson,
South Oakland Neighborhood Group (SONG),
and Pitt Volunteers for the next
Pitt Make a Difference Day
October 18, 2014
Click on the image to view and print the flyer.
Sign up today! Contact SONG at
or call/text 
ST. REGIS ANNUAL FLEA MARKET
3235 PARKVIEW AVENUE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
SATURDAY August 16 10AM-5PM
&
SUNDAY August 17 9AM-2PM
BAKE SALE
COLLEGE STUDENTS MOVING IN?
NEED FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS??
GREAT PRICES!!
Bag Sale: all the clothes you can put in the paper bag $2
All proceeds benefit the St. Regis Catholic Women’s Guild
05/06 2014
Please consider donating to OPDC on today’s Day of Giving by visiting www.pittsburghgives.org and selecting “Oakland Planning and Development Corporation.” Your contribution will help fortify OPDC for another year and beyond in their support of our community.
UPMC will present its master plan to the City of Pgh Planning Commission on Tues May 13 at 2PM at 200 Ross St, Pgh, PA 15219
There will be a meeting on Thursday, April 24th @ 6pm in the Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple St.
This meeting will discuss updates to the UPMC 10 Year Master Plan as well as updates for the development project at the old Health Department site on Forbes Ave.
For more details and contact info, go to:
From Rep Wheatley’s Office:
Thursday: Town meeting on land bank billYou’re invited to a town meeting I will hold to inform constituents, especially in the Hilltop communities, about the current land bank bill being considered in Pittsburgh City Council, to learn how residents feel about this bill and which parts people like or dislike.
The meeting will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul AME Church, 400 Orchard Place in Beltzhoover. It will include a visual presentation outlining key points about the bill, followed by a question-and-answer session.
If you need more information, please call at 412-471-7760.
From the Mayor’s Office:
PITTSBURGH, PA (April 7, 2014) Mayor William Peduto announced that the City is seeking three qualified year-round AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) members to support the City’s servePGH program.
These positions will involve management and hands-on work on a number of service initiatives designed to impact Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods, ranging from home repair to blight reduction to mentoring and beyond. Applications will be accepted until May 23, 2014, or until positions are filled.
Click here for more info.
From the Mayor’s Office:
The City of Pittsburgh recently won a $476,031 recycling grant, which was an increase over the grant the previous year.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the Recycling Performance Grant after the city and private haulers together recycled more than 59,528 tons of residential and commercial material. The grant for collections in 2012 was an increase from the roughly 53,000 tons collected in 2011, which resulted in a $433,000 grant.
The funds go directly into the city’s General Fund.
“Recycling not only helps our planet but our city budget too,” Mayor William Peduto said. “I want to thank all of our residents and businesses for participating, while challenging them to do even better in the future.”
The recycling program is part of Pennsylvania Act 101, which mandates recycling in the state’s larger municipalities.
03/03 2014
PITT’S KIDS SUMMER CAMP for ages 3-12 beginning June 23rd. Develop your child’s abilities through progressive instruction in swimming and other activities and sports! Discounts available. Find brochure for more info at www.cll.pitt.edu
MAYOR ANNOUNCES APPLICATION PERIOD FOR SPRING CIVIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CLASS
Sent 02/04/2014 @ 2:41 pm
PITTSBURGH, PA – Mayor William Peduto today announced that applications for the spring 2014 Civic Leadership Academy (CLA) are now available. Pittsburgh residents and business owners are invited to apply to this free 10-week course to learn about City government. The CLA meets every Wednesday evening from March 26 to May 28, 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Applications are available online at http://pittsburghpa.gov/servepgh/cla/application?m=application and must be submitted by March 7 .
“By offering this class for citizens, we hope to grow a crop of civic-minded leaders who will step up to the plate and help create the Next Pittsburgh,” said Mayor Peduto. “The CLA is a win for the participants as well as the City. We are excited to continue the program this spring.”
Participants interact one-on-one with City department directors and staff members through tours, interactive presentations and hands-on demonstrations. Session topics include urban redevelopment processes, city planning and park services, protection of waterways and rivers, public safety efforts, and more. To date, the City has held seven classes with nearly 140 graduates.
Following the 10-week course, the civic leaders implement a service project. Previous classes have led river cleanups in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewage authority, raised money for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, and planted native plants at the Larimer Community Garden.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old and live within City limits and/or be a business owner who operates within City limits. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 7. For more information and to apply, visit http://pittsburghpa.gov/servepgh/cla/application.
Full notice:
01/28 2014
On January 15th, Pat Hassett from the City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works, presented updated engineered drawings for the Louisa Street Improvement Project to the community.
With temperatures forecast to to dip below zero and wind chills as low as -15 degrees tomorrow, Mayor William Peduto has ordered refuse collection to be suspended for Tuesday only and for warming centers to be activated across the City.
“Temperatures tomorrow will again be potentially hazardous and we all must take precautions to make sure our friends and neighbors are safe,” said the Mayor.
Refuse, bulk waste and recycling collection will be delayed by one day, with trash collection starting again on Wednesday. The schedule will proceed as follows: If your scheduled day of collection is Tuesday, Jan. 28, you will be serviced on Wednesday, Jan. 29 and so on for the remainder of the week. This will continue through the end of the week with Friday’s normally scheduled collection being picked up on Saturday.
In addition, warming centers will be available for residents who need them. All city facilities will be open tomorrow, including senior centers, and will function as warming centers throughout the day. Five warming center locations will be open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. both Tuesday and Wednesday as well:
CITY WARMING CENTERS (MAP)
| Greenfield Healthy Active Living Center | 745 Greenfield Avenue | 412-422-6551 |
| Homewood Healthy Active Living Center | 7321 Frankstown Avenue | 412-244-4190 |
| South Side Healthy Active Living Center | 12th and Bingham Streets | 412-488-8404 |
| Sheraden Healthy Active Living Center | 720 Sherwood Avenue | 412-777-5012 |
| North Side, Allegheny Center Healthy Active Living Center | Allegheny Square | 412-323-7239 |
If temperatures dip to unsafe levels this evening or thereafter, or if there are power or heat outages, the city will work with the American Red Cross to provide overnight shelter for residents needing assistance.