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Peduto inauguration, Lavelle re-elected By Alyse Horn
Photo by Holly Coleman
The monument is located at the intersection of Lowrie and Ley street in Troy Hill. This is the second time it has been hit.
Troy Hill WWI monument struck By Alyse Horn On Friday, January 17, due to incliment weather, a motorist slid and crashed into the World War I monument in Troy Hill. The monument broke into several different bits, but is in the process of being repaired and returned to its resting place at Lowrie and Ley streets. Matt Stidle, chairman of the Troy Hill Citizens board, said the location issue of the monument is troublesome,
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but “its one-of-a-kind location is another of those quirks that make Troy Hill unique.” “In my understanding, the City has determined that it is best to keep it where it is for now, [and] raised to prevent further damage,” Stidle said. “I respect that decision.” This is the second time the monument has been hit. In February 2010, a drunk driver in a minivan hit the monument, knocking it 10 feet off its base.
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Bill Pudeto was sworn in as the 60th Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh at 1:50 p.m. on January 6 in Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave. In his inaugural address, Mayor Peduto said he would use this momentum and turn it into an opportunity of reform. “It is now our moment, our opportunity, our duty to create the next Pittsburgh,” Peduto said. As the new mayor, Peduto listed three objectives that he will be focusing on during his time in office: accountability, responsibility and sustainability. Peduto said under accountability he wants to be as open as possible with the people of
Pittsburgh. With responsibility, especially financial, will be facing the facts as they are, and sustainability will be “creating a culture of governance that will last beyond any administration.” Peduto said two weeks ago he was handed “1,100 pages of inspiration,” which was compiled by hundreds of Pittsburgh citizens with the reforms they want to see accomplished. Peduto said those pages will become his agenda. Peduto’s family joined him on stage while he took the oath of office, as well as the parents of police officer Paul Sciullo II, who was one of the three officers killed See Inauguration, page 7
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Daniel R. Lavelle, District 6, speaks to the audience after being sworn in on January 6, 2014.
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Allegheny West Civic Council 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 7:30 p.m. Calvary United Methodist Church 412.323.8884
Manchester Citizens Corporation Quarterly meetings, call for times MCC Center, 1319 Allegheny Ave. 412.323.1743
Brighton Heights Citizens Federation 2nd Thursday, bi-monthly, 7 p.m. Morrow Elementary School 412.734.0233
Manchester Public Safety Meeting Quarterly meetings, call for times Northside Leadership Conference 412.323.1743
Brightwood Civic Group 3rd Tuesday, bi-monthly, 7 p.m. Pressley Ridge, 2611 Stayton St. 412.732.8152
Northside Rotary Club Every Friday, noon Cardello Building, 2nd Floor
Brightwood Community Emergency Response Shelter 3rd Thursday, monthly, 6 p.m. 3219 Central Ave. California-Kirkbride Blockwatch 3rd Thursday, monthly, 7 p.m. 1601 Brighton Rd., 3rd floor California-Kirkbride Neighbors 2nd Thursday, monthly, 7 p.m. 1601 Brighton Rd., 3rd floor 412.758.3898 Central Northside Neighborhood Council
2nd Monday, monthly, 7 p.m. Allegheny Traditional Academy 412.231.7742
Charles Street Area Council 1st Monday, monthly, call for times Pittsburgh Project, 2801 N. Charles St. 412.321.5567 Community Alliance of Spring Garden/ East Deutschtown 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 6:30 p.m. Fuhrer Building of St. Michael’s Church 412.977.1979 Deutschtown New Hope Council 3rd Thursday, monthly, 6:30 p.m. Community Center, 623 Suismon St. East Allegheny Community Council 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 7 p.m. Bistro to Go 412.321.1204 Ex-offender Aftercare Support Group Saturdays, 4-5:30 p.m. Allegheny Center Alliance Church 801 Union Place Fineview Citizens Council 3rd Wednesday, monthly, 6:30 p.m.
Upper Rooms at Reformed Presbyterian Home
Perrysville Ave. 412.231.0330
Mexican War Streets Society 3rd Tuesday, monthly, 7 p.m. AUU Church, Resaca Pl. and North Ave. 412.323.9030
Northside Coalition for Fair Housing Board 2nd Monday, monthly, 6:30 p.m. 1821 Brighton Rd. 412.321.5527 Northside Coalition for Fair Housing Membership Monthly, call for times 1821 Brighton Rd. 412.321.5521 Northside Leadership Conference Call for times 4 Allegheny Center, Suite 601 412.330.2559 North Side Lions Club 2nd and 4th Tuesday, monthly, noon Max’s Allegheny Tavern North Side Public Safety Council 1st Thursday, monthly, 5:30 p.m. Northside Leadership Conference 412.330.2559 Observatory Hill, Inc. 3rd Wednesday, monthly, 7 p.m. Byzantine Seminary, 3605 Perrysville Ave. 412.231.2887 Perry Hilltop Citizens’ Council 4th Monday, monthly, 7:30 p.m. Angel’s Place, 2605 Norwood St. 412.321.4632 The Promise Group Every other Tuesday, 6 p.m. Western Pa. Humane Society 412.321.1019 Troy Hill Citizens Council Sept. 13, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church 412-321-2852 Spring Hill Civic League March 3, April 7, May 5, Sept. 8, Oct. 6, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m., Spring Hill Elementary School. Contact@shcl.org Summer Hill Citizens Committee 3rd Tuesday, monthly, 6:30 p.m. WPXI Television Station community room
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Public Safety Zone 1 Community Relations Officer Forrest Hodges would like to remind Northsiders to not text and drive under any circumstances. Pennsylvania’s TextingWhile-Driving Ban prohibits as a primary offense any driver from using an Interactive Wireless Communication Device (IWCD) to send, read or write a text-based communication while their vehicle is in motion. As of January 29, 2014, approximately 353 incidents were reported throughout the Northside, which led to approximately 130 arrests. The Northside Public Safety Council is a nonprofit corporation composed of community
leaders, businesses, government officials, the Housing Authority, property owners and the Zone 1 Pittsburgh Police. The Northside Public Safety Committee meets the first Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. on the mezzanine level of The Northside Leadership Conference’s offices at 4 Allegheny Center. All are welcome. A useful resource for the community is the Zone 1 website at communitysafety. pittsburghpa.gov. For questions or concerns regarding crime or police presence and assistance, contact the Zone 1 Community Relations Officer, Forrest Hodges at forrest.hodges@pittsburghpa.gov.
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Parents’ School Community Council Meeting Dates
K-5 Pittsburgh Public Schools •Allegheny - Feb. 11, March 11, April 22 and May 13 at 4:30 p.m. in the Library. •Banksville - Feb. 11 at 8:30 a.m., March 11 at 5:15 p.m., April 8 at 8:30 a.m. and May 13 at 5:15 p.m. in the Library. •Beechwood - Fourth Thursday every month from 6 – 7:30 p.m. in the Beechwood Office Conference Room.
•Miller – Feb. 12, March 12, April 16 and May 14 from 5:30 7:30 p.m. in the Miller Library. •Minadeo – Feb. 18, March 1, April 22 and May 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Library and Center of Life in Hazelwood. •Phillips – Feb. 18, March 18, April 22 and May 20 at 6 p.m. in the Library. •Roosevelet 2 to 5 – Third Wednesday every month from 5 – 6 p.m. in the Library.
•Concord – Feb. 20, March 20 and April 24 from 5 – 6 p.m. in the Library.
•Roosevelt Pre-K to 1 – Third Wednesday every month from 5 – 6 p.m. in the Library.
•Dilworth – Feb. 12, March 12, April 9 and May 14 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. in the Library.
•Spring Hill – Feb. 13 and March 10 at 5 p.m. in the Auditorium.
•Faision – Feb. 19 at 10 a.m., March 19 at 6 p.m., April 23 at 10 a.m. and May 28 at 2 p.m. •Fulton – Third Tuesday every month at 6 p.m. in the Fulton Cafeteria. •Liberty – Third Tuesday every month at 8 a.m. in even months and at 5:30 p.m. in odd months in the Liberty Library. •Linden – Third Tuesday every month from 6 – 7 p.m. in the Linden Library.
•Weil – Feb. 27, March 27, April 24 and May 29 from 2 – 3 p.m. in the Library. •Westwood – Feb. 12, March 12, April 9 and May 14 from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium. •Whittier – Second Wednesday every month at 3 p.m. in the Library. •Woolslair – Feb. 19 from 3 – 4 p.m., March 19 from 3 – 4 p.m., April 23 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. and May 21 from 3 – 4 p.m. in the Library.
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Courtesy of Jay Poliziani
At the Northside Common Ministries Food Pantry Brunch Challenge on January 25, 2014, free belly dancing lessons were available for attendees. About $4,000 was raised to be put towards buying food for the pantry. See page 9 for more details.
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Delta Xtreme Bingo to benefit NCM Food Pantry
By Alyse Horn Once a month, the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh holds an Xtreme BINGO event where part of the proceeds are given to a nonprofit. This month, Delta will be sharing the profits with Northside Community Food Pantry and Pleasant Valley Shelter. Doors open at 6 p.m. on February 8 and the games begin at 7:15 p.m. The event will take place at the Pittsburgh Opera Theater, 2425 Liberty Ave. Tickets bought in advance are $20, and $30 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at www. deltafoundation.us/tickets. Chris Bryan, director of marketing and development at Delta, said anywhere from 150 to 200 people usually show up for bingo,
and there is a full cash bar and food available for attendees to munch on. Director of NCM Jay Poliziani said he has worked with Delta once before and is excited to partner with the organization again, especially being Northside neighbors. “We want the homeless members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender community to know that we are welcoming to all homeless men at Pleasant Valley Shelter, and we want our LGBT neighbors in need of food to know that they too are welcome in our food pantry,” Poliziani said. Poliziani said NCM feels strongly about getting the word out to the LGBT community that there are safe and welcoming places for them to stay.
“Especially for the hundreds of teenagers who age out of foster care each year and the LGBT teens who get forced from their homes when they come out to their families,” Poliziani said. Bryan said Delta is equally excited to work with NCM. “They’re a great partner and we’re looking forward to being great neighbors on the Northside when we get moved in,” Bryan said.
Delta purchased an empty storefront at 911 Galveston Ave. this summer and is in the process of demolition and renovation. The Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh is the leading Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) organization in Western Pennsylvania. Its mission is to be a vigilant catalyst for change that produces increased opportunities and a high quality of life for the LGBT community.
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Peduto, Lavelle sworn into office in January From Inauguration, page 1
in Stanton Heights in April 2009. The ceremony was meant to be held outside of the City-Council Building, but harsh weather conditions led to the decision of moving the inauguration inside. Upon learning of the brutal weather, Peduto said his transition team re-organized the event in 48 hours. Inauguration day also meant the new elected and reelected members of the 138th City Council were sworn in. Daniel R. Lavelle from District 6, which includes the Northside, Oakland, Hill District and the Golden Triangle, was one of three council members re-elected. Natalia Rudiak and The-
resa Kail-Smith also won re-election in their districts. Gloria Sheffield, a committee woman for the 21st Ward 3rd District, was asked by Lavelle to sing the African American National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” “It was a wonderful idea and appropriate for the occasion,” Sheffield said. Sheffield said the room was overflowing with people, and not everyone was able to make it inside, noticing that some people had to sit in the hallway. Sheffield also sings the national anthem for the Allegheny County Democratic Committee once or twice a year, and sang the national anthem for President Barack Obama on July 6, 2012 when he spoke at Carnegie Mellon University.
Courtesy of Kevin Pugh
Gloria Sheffield (above) told The Northside Chronicle in a July 2012 interview that she only began focusing more on her singing career in the past 20 years with her singing ensemble, Gloria with Passion.
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Save a snowball for the summer solstice By Alyse Horn
The Carnegie Science Center is turning the cold weather into a good cause. All visitors of the science center who make a snowball this winter, save it and bring it in on the first day of summer, Saturday, June 21, will be able to participate in “Name Your Own Price” Day by trading in their snowball for general admission to the museum. One snowball counts for one name-your-price admission. In addition, everyone who brings a snowball will be able to launch it into the Ohio River, weather permitting. Brad Peroney, program development coordinator for the museum, said most people throw their snowballs into the river, but “we also have a slingshot that can launch snowballs up to 100 feet.” Peroney said last year a child brought in a snowball that was the size of the child’s head and it had to be broken up into pieces to fit in the slingshot. Director of Marketing and Community Affairs Susan Zimecki said this marks the eighth year the Science Center will be celebrating the Summer Solstice in this fashion.
The idea was thought of in 2007 seven by the museum as a way to kick off the first day of summer and “saving a snowball in the winter to get a summer bargain [that] made winter a little less painful,” Zimecki said. Additionally, the museum would like to remind visitors of these “snowy facts.” “Although it appears white, snow actually is transparent. Snow crystals act as prisms and break up the Sun’s light into the entire color spectrum. The human eye can’t handle that kind of sensory overload, so it is processed as white. If a region’s soil contains more iron, giving it a reddish tinge, snow may appear pink—wind will blow dirt and dust into the atmosphere and clouds, where the snow crystals form initially.”
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Participants in the third annual Food Pantry Brunch Challenge prepared food with products found in NCM Food Pantry.
Brunch Challenge raises money for a good cause By Alyse Horn The third annual Food Pantry Brunch Challenge took place at 11 a.m. on January 25 at the New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square E. Northside Common Ministries Executive Director Jay Poliziani said there were 150 people in attendance. Poliziani said 250 tickets were sold, but believes the snow scared some people away. All proceeds from the event benefit the programs of Northside Common Ministries and help keep the shelves stocked at the NCM Food Pantry. Poliziani said this year the Brunch Challenge raised about $4,000 that will be used to buy food for the pantry. Last year the Brunch Challenge raised $2,700, which was enough to purchase 270 cases of canned vegetables. That is enough to last the pantry 27 weeks. For the challenge, 10 chefs were given items that would
normally be found in the NCM Food Pantry to test their skills against each other to see who could make the best breakfast appetizer. New chefs joined the challenge this year such as Bar Marco, Steel Reel Catering and Eat n’ Park. Bistro To Go, James Street Gastropub, Thai Me Up, Spring Board Kitchen and more returned to compete this year. Poliziani said the chefs did a great job of utilizing the list of food items from the food pantry. Some of the food made was French toast with peaches and cream, Swedish meatballs, and peanut butter and jelly bars. Besides brunch, attendees were also able to participate in free belly dancing lessons and enjoy the music of Ishtar and Ortner Marcinizyn duo. Prizes were also available to bid on as well, such as a dinner for two at The Fairmont, theater tickets, museum passes and more.
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Obituary for Mary Ann Graf, founder of Priory Hotel
Courtesy of McDonald-Linn Funeral Home Mary Ann Graf — teacher, wife, mother, grandmother, volunteer and founder of the historic Priory Hotel — passed away peacefully from complications of lung disease on January 8, 2014. Beloved wife of Edward L. Graf, loving Mother of John E. (Suzanne) Graf of Ben Avon, Stephen L. (Andrea) Graf of Ben Avon, and Timothy J. (Karen) Graf of Alexandria VA, Mary Ann was also the doting “Oma” to grandchildren Laura, Will, Max, Charlie, Josh, Garrett, Ella Rose and Declan Graf. She was preceded in death by her sister Arlene Spiegel and her brother-in-law John Spiegel, Esq., as well as her parents Earl and Margaret Johnston. Mary Ann was also sister-
in -law to Gail Hodgins and to Denis (Carole) Graf, and aunt to many nieces and nephews. Born on June 7, 1938 and raised in Ingram, Mary Ann was graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1960. At Pitt, she was a sister of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and was also the “Sweetheart of Phi Gamma Delta” fraternity, where she met future husband Ed. She was the first kindergarten teacher at Avonworth School District and later served as a CCD instructor at Sacred Heart Church in Emsworth. Mary Ann and Ed lived in Ben Avon for over 30 years where her volunteer activities included Avon Club, the Ben Avon Fall Festival, and the “Music and Arts in ACORD” festival in Avonworth Park. She was a founding member of the Ben
Avon Area Historical Association, and helped to save and restore the original Dickson Log Cabin, Ben Avon’s oldest building. She served as Board President of the North Boroughs YMCA and was a willing and indispensable volunteer for anything that would benefit the community or its schools. In 1984 Mary Ann’s life changed when her husband took her to see the vacant St. Mary’s Church and Priory, two adjacent “National Register” landmark buildings in the Deutschtown section of the North Side which had been acquired by PennDOT for the construction of Interstate 279. Although saved from the wrecking ball by a change in the route of the highway, the structures would require significant restoration to be useable. Mary Ann and Ed agreed that she
should attend the auction to acquire the property while Ed traveled overseas on a two week business trip. Upon Ed’s return, Mary Ann met him at the airport and announced “Well, we own a church and a priory…what are we going to do with them?!” With an eye toward turning the historic church structures into a hotel and ballroom, Mary Ann was thus exposed to the world of restoration construction, city and state politics, and entrepreneurship. As she and Ed explored the history of the church (built in 1854) and priory (built in 1888), Mary Ann met a number of the Benedictine Brothers of St. Vincent Archabbey, the priests whose order oversaw St. Mary’s Parish, as well as many See Graf, page 19
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Children use technology to make connections in the world sity of Pennsylvania and resident artist at Carnegie Mellon UniverAt Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5, sity’s CREATE Lab, is the other 810 Arch Street, children are being creator of CIP. Boyle makes all of taught to think outside the block. the components for the children. Circuit Blocks that is. “One thing that is unique about Circuit Blocks are components our classroom materials is that used in the Children’s Innova- they have been designed iterativetion Project, which started the de- ly over the past four years through velopment at the school in 2010. CIP is a program that focuses children on “creative exploration, expression and innovation with technology,” according to the website. The children experiment with technology using the components, which are made especially for little fingers, to explore and understand electricity and simple circuits hands-on. Along with the components, children also bring in objects from home to open up and poke around, such as toys, radios and telephones. When the program first started it was only applied to Me- our direct experiences in the classlissa Butler’s kindergarten class, rooms with children,” Boyle said. one of the directors who founded In the beginning of the prothe project. Since 2010 it has ex- gram Boyle said ideas were panded to the entire kindergarten turned into prototype materiand first grade, and is on pace to als that were then put under trial expand into the rest of the school. and error from the children’s inButler said that currently teractions with the components. one second and one third grade “We have been focused on class are enrolled in the program, making the materials reliable, and next year the entire sec- easy to use and they all folond grade will be participating. low a very clear visual system Jeremy Boyle, assistant pro- of understanding,” Boyle said. fessor of Art at Clarion UniverBoyle uses local and susBy Alyse Horn
tainably sourced wood to make the components when possible, which Boyle and Butler both believe makes a difference. Butler said during a lesson, the pace is very slow so it is ensured that each child understands the core concepts of the components at hand by focusing
their language on cause and effect, and observational drawings. “It allows the children to go much deeper with their understandings,” Butler said. Connections to other content areas such as writing, arts, vocabulary, mathematics and social studies are made, strengthening and extending children’s learning, according to the website. “Creative inquiry leads to critical inquiry,” Butler said. “So if we can provide opportuni-
ties for children to be creative in their expression, they can learn to be more critical about things in the world.” Boyle said he and Butler met in 2004 when Boyle was a resident artist at the Mattress Factory. “We began working together on project-based arts integrated projects in her classrooms at that time, first at Knoxville Elementary School and then at Pittsburgh Faison,” Boyle said. Then in 2010, Boyle said he was Resident Artist at CMU’s CREATE Lab and interested in exploring technology learning with young children, so he contacted Butler again. “Melissa and I began working together and this became the foundation for what would become the Children’s Innovation Project,” Boyle said. CIP is a project of CMU’s CREATE Lab. Pilot funding for the project came from SPARK, a program of The Sprout Fund. Project partners also include Carlow University School of Education, ASSET STEM Education, The Fred Rogers Center at St. Vincent College, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, among others. CIP is part of the Kids+Creativity network, according to the website. More information on the Children’s Innovation Project can be found at cippgh.org/site.
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Buhl Planetarium celebrates 75th birthday
By Kristin Douty This year, the Buhl Planetarium – Northside’s astronomical observatory and historic landmark – turns 75 years old. The landmark has accumulated an impressive history since it opened in 1939, when it was one of the earliest museums of the physical sciences in the country and the first institute in the country to design a sound system to accommodate hearing impaired visitors. Although the original building currently houses the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children’s Way, Buhl Planetarium was once a standalone organization and beloved by the local community. The planetarium’s Octagon Hall originally displayed now-famous exhibits, including daily, public demonstrations of the one million volt Oudin-type Tesla Coil, a machine that produced man-made lightning. In 1954, Buhl Planetarium attracted over 200,000 visitors for the enormous early twentiethcentury Miniature Railroad and Village. Glenn Walsh, a local preservationist and historian of the planetarium, notes that this exhibit alone could “fund the entire planetarium for a whole year.”
Pittsburgh native Walsh has documented the history of Buhl Planetarium since his childhood. “I used to go to the planetarium quite often to see the ex-
a telescope and a projection screen. Located only four blocks from the Allegheny River, in what used to be the central business district of Northside, the plan-
lar events like the Star of Bethlehem show every Christmas.” The Buhl Planetarium has experienced substantial changes since its initial opening. After years of financial troubles, the organization merged with Carnegie Science Center on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, one mile from the original planetarium site. The planetarium became affiliated with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, where some of the original memorabilia can be seen free of charge on the first floor, including the Foucault Pendulum and Grand Clock. Despite efforts to preserve all of the original memorabilia from Buhl Planetarium, exhibits like the Tesla Coil and Miniature Railroad and Village have been permanently Courtesy of Buhl Planetarium moved to the Carnegie Science Center for continuous display. The Buhl Planetarium had 200,000 visitors in 1954 for the early Substantial funding is required twentieth-century Miniature Railroad and Village. to preserve these artifacts as well as the buildings that house hibits,” Walsh said. “In 1982, etarium was convenient and ac- the heritage of Northside – I was hired as a tour guide.” cessible for visiting scientists as a venture that Walsh hopes After several years design- well as neighborhood residents. will occur in the near future. ing and managing tours, Walsh Walsh recalls the early days “Funding is always a major became the manager of the astro- of the Buhl Planetarium, when “it problem for historical centers, nomical observatory, where he was not just an astronomy obser- but maybe it is possible if we conducted daytime public view- vatory. The planetarium was also pull together as a comings of the surface of the sun using used by the community for popu- munity,” Walsh said.
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Glass Slipper Ball battles domestic violence
new level of fund raising. used for purposes that deal speCurrently, four to five dif- cifically with school. With the On Saturday, February 22, the ferent agencies receive the pro- scholarship from CCN, women 11th Annual Glass Slipper Ball ceeds that are gathered during can use it to overcome the obstawill commence at 7 p.m. at Four the ball. Krischke said Zonta col- cle of child care or transportation Points Sheraton in Cranberry. lects the money and then a com- so they are free to take classes. The Glass Slipper Ball is an mittee divides the money accord“That’s what makes this money event held by Zonta Three Rivers ingly between the organizations. so powerful, it can meet the needs North Pittsburgh that helps raise Krischke said the ball acts of the woman,” Coleman said. money and awareness to “greatly increase critical funding, community awareness and mutually beneficial relationships for women’s agencies and service organizations,” according to its website. The ball directly helps benefit Crisis Center North, a nonprofit organization and a counseling and educational resource center whose mission is to empower victims of domestic violence, and cultivate community attitudes that break the cycle of violence. Grace Coleman, executive director of CCN, said money received from the ball is put into a scholarship fund to help womCourtesy of Grace Coleman en support themselves and go back to school “so they don’t Crisis Center North Board Treasurer Detmer Schaffer, Executive have to be financially tied down Director Grace Coleman and former Board President Alicia Dal to an abusive relationship.” Lago enjoy an evening together at Zonta’s Glass Slipper Ball. Zonta hires Team Effort Events to help with the production as “a reminder to us all of One woman, who asked to of the ball, and CCN has why we do this.” remain anonymous for safety been a recipient of the funds “[An event like this] should reasons, had been in an abusive from the ball since 2004. always connect with the bigger marriage for over 20 years beDebra Krischke, founder purpose,” Krischke said. “It’s re- fore seeking help from CCN. and special events coordina- ally nice when you hear a testimo- Through the emotional and tor for Team Effort Events, ny of how [the money] changed financial support she received said she initially thought of the someone’s life, and to know through the crisis center, she concept for the Glass Slipper that your time and ef- was able to leave her husBall herself over a decade ago fort made a difference.” band and go back to school. and originally held Since partnering with the “Even if I got out [of the rethe event in her home. ball, Coleman said over $100,000 lationship] I didn’t know what Krischke said she knew Zonta has been collected for I would be able to do without an was holding fundraisers for the CCN and directed to vic- education,” the source said. “I feel same cause, and realized that the tims of domestic violence. like [the scholarship] was sent concept of the ball had to go big. Coleman said the scholar- by God. I don’t know if I would “I presented [Zonta] ship from CCN can help remove have had the confidence to leave with an offer they couldn’t the restrictions that are some- my husband without the scholarrefuse,” Krischke said. times implemented when apply- ship and [Crisis Center North].” Krischke said partner- ing for grant money. With some The source said that counseling with Zonta opened a whole grants, the money can only be ing was a great help in leaving her By Alyse Horn
husband, because CCN employees are trained to understand the dynamic of abusive relationships. “A lot of people think that going to the crisis center… they will make you leave [your relationship] right away,” the source said. “Whether or not you’re ready to do that, just seek counseling.” Dawn, who is also using the scholarship to further her education, said women that are in abusive relationships normally don’t think there is a way out. “Up until the day I filed the Protection from Abuse order against my husband I didn’t think there was a way out,” Dawn said. “Crisis Center North can be your support system if you don’t have one.” CCN is always accepting volunteers. Coleman said the organization is currently the largest volunteer core in the state under domestic violence with 63 volunteers. “If you can think of a way to volunteer, we can use you,” Coleman said. All volunteers who work directly with victims are required to complete 48 hours of training, and some don’t even have to leave their homes. The crisis center offers a 24 hour hotline that directs calls to different volunteer’s homes, where the caller can be provided with crisis counseling, information and referral every day of the week, 365 days a year. “Think of the worst moment of your life,” Coleman said. “Now, if I asked you to walk over to a table of complete strangers and tell them about that moment, how would you feel? Women have to trust us every day with their story.” The hotline number is 412-364-5556. More information on the Glass Slipper Ball can be found at www.zontathreeriversnorth. com, www.glassslipperball.com/ about or by calling 724-935-6100.
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Courtesy of Melissa Butler
The children above are from Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 and part of the Children’s Innovation Project. The program aims to focus children on “creative exploration, expression and innovation with technology,” according to the website.
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Production to end season at New Hazlett Theater By Alyse Horn Beginning February 13, “A Steady Rain” will be performed at The New Hazlett Theater under barebones productions, concluding its 10th season. The play will run until March 2, and will be held Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Patrick Jordan, founder and artistic director of barebones productions, said the play consists of just two actors, two chairs and a desk. The actors play police officers who are from Chicago and have been best friends since kindergarten. Jordan said the play is essentially about testing friendships and “the moral gray area that goes into police work.” Jordan said the play is also humorous, and not just a dark,
melancholy play. It received national attention when its Broadway cast featured Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig. The cast of two includes David Whalen and Jordan. Whalen has been featured in films such as “Jack Reacher” and “My Bloody Valentine,” and this is his first time working with barebones productions. Jordan has been featured in movies including “The Dark Knight Rises” and “She’s Out of My League.” The artistic team is comprised of Director Melissa Martin, Lighting Designer Andy Ostrowski and Sound Designer Dave Bjornson. Jordan said over a year of planning goes into a production like this, including fundraising and making decisions on where and when the show will be. But from the beginning of rehearsal to closing night of the play, it only takes six weeks.
With “A Steady Rain,” Jordan said there will be an extra week of rehearsal because “it’s just a mountain of a role for two actors.” Some research into the play may show that it is loosely based around American serial killer and sex offender Jeffrey Dahmer, but that is not the case. Jordan said that one of the deaths in the play may be a small reference to Dahmer, but it is not set around the killer at all. Tickets for the play are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at www.barebonesproductions.com, through Showclix by visiting www.showclix.com/event/steadyrain or by calling 1-888-71TICKET. Discounted student tickets will be available at the door in limited numbers. Group discounts are available by emailing barebonesproductions@gmail.com.
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The first show of the season for barebones productions was called “The Motherf**ker with the hat,” which was also shown at the New Hazlett Theater. The play ran from November 21 to December 9, 2013.w
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Courtesy of Stephen Wayhart
In June, 2013, Mary Ann Graf was recognized by the Northside Leadership Conference as one of the 30 most influential people in the last 30 years of developemnt on the Northside. of the clerics whom had lived at the St. Mary’s Priory over the years. Along the way, she also grew to know countless former congregants of the church, along with many neighborhood preservationists. Ed and Mary Ann also learned that the German-speaking early church members included Ed’s grandfather Eugene, who had emigrated from Switzerland in 1883. She worked with three Pittsburgh mayors in the process of redeveloping the St. Mary’s Church and Priory– Richard Caliguiri, Sophie Masloff, and Tom Murphy. The 25 room Priory Hotel opened in late 1986, and immediately received industry accolades as Pittsburgh’s first and only European-style boutique hotel. The Priory Hotel was later expanded in 2011 to 42 rooms. In 1995, Mary Ann and her family unveiled the restoration of the church into Pittsburgh’s Grand Hall at the Priory, which wins plaudits to this day as one of the city’s premier event destinations. Not content, Mary Ann and Ed restored a historic
storefront on East Ohio Street in Deutschtown, transforming it into the neighborhood anchor bakery Priory Fine Pastries. During her time as a North Side businesswoman, Mary Ann was active in many neighborhood and industry organizations, including serving as one of the first female board members of Visit Pittsburgh as well as the board of the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation. In 1999, Mary Ann and Ed completed their commitment to Deutschtown by restoring and moving into the historic “Frater House,” built in 1888, which had been a home to the Marianist Brothers who later taught at North Catholic High School). In June 2013, Mary Ann was recognized by the North Side Leadership Conference as one of the 30 most influential people in the last 30 years of development on the North Side. Known for her generosity and giving spirit, Mary Ann will be sorely missed by her family, friends, employees and the community.
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Brighton Heights Christopher Stebulis to Laura Kelly at 3512 Massachusetts Ave. for $60,000. Patrick Clark to Caleb Shell and Clarisa Mejias Perez at 3834 Wilksboro St. for $94,900. Yang Xu to Stabilizer Rental LLC at 3817 Bonaventure Way for $20,000. Frederic Fiscus to Allison Murtha at 1416 Cooper Ave. for $108,900. Federal National Mortgage Assn. to Landry Jr. & Assoc. LLC at 1809 Davis Ave. for $14,500. AMD Construction & Development LLC to ANM Holding LLC at 3571 Elmhurst Ave. for $29,750. Adam Kampmeyer to Ian and Janelle Eberhardt at 3534 Shadeland Ave. for $161,500. Clifford Lynch Jr. to Tonia Stanton at 3717 Atkins St. for $48,000. Abbie Louey Gosnell to Kimberly Hanley at 921 Benton Ave. for $107,500. Mark Miller to Federal National Mortgage Assn. at 1158 Davis Ave. for
$1,764 by sheriff ’s deed. Christine Holtz to John and Ashlee Naples at 1410 Davis Ave. for $138,000. Craig Cox to Terronda Kirk at 3739 Haiwatha St. for $75,000. Caitlin Feather to Christopher and Shauna Campbell at 3536 Massachusetts Ave. for $59,900. Lauryn Jones Midani et al. to Jesus and Hannah Origel at 3704 Parviss St. for $130,000. Brightwood Magna Capital LLC to TI Long Term Holdings 1 LLC at 2909 Mullins St. for $41,000. Helen Cuda to Dorse Moye and Hildy Johnson at 2627 Brighton Road for $42,000. Terence Mahoney et al. to Ronald Biernacki at 3224 Lecky Ave. for $60,000. Leona Potoski to Andrew Chulack at 3031 Shadeland Ave. for $60,000. Michael Jenca to Wayne and Lori
Hobbes at 2613 Brighton Road for $41,820. Christopher Hough to Federal National Mortgage Assn. at 3048 Frederick St. for $1,942 by sheriff ’s deed. Anthony Waters to Oakglade Realty Capital Partn. L.P. at 905 Grand Ave. for $5,000. Sean Monaghan et al. to Oakglade Realty Capital Partn. L.P. at 1148 New Hampshire Drive for $26,000. Marnie Tait to Midfirst Bank at 3103 Shadeland Ave. for $1,764 by sheriff ’s deed. Justin Green et al. to Olivia Milliken at 1606 Eckert St. for $17,000. California-Kirkbride Dennis Wilk to TWH Pennsylvania LLC at 1326 Marvista St. for $26,000. Central Northside Roger Anderson to Steven and Michele Adams at 1240 Filson St. for
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$110,000. Akator Lagom JV to Jessica Graham at 524 Alpine Ave. for $276,250. East Deutschtown Robert Danzuso to Pino Assoc. L.P. at 1022 Chestnut St. for $45,000. D. White to Allegheny Center Christian & Missionary at 509 Emlin Way for $6,000. Fineview Renee Sjoen to Kristoffer Manuel at 123 Fountain St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $55,700). Historic Deutschtown Douglas Annibale et al. to Jonathan Klein at 515 E. Ohio St. for $75,000. Andrew Lee to First Commonwealth Bank at 630 Suismon St. for $9,762 by sheriff ’s deed.
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Estate of Samuel Corbin to TMNI LLC at 1319 Liverpool St. for $55,000. Hinkel Hofmann Supply Co. Inc. to Manchester Citizens Corp. at 1239 Page St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $33,000). Timothy Grigas to Michelle Maurtua and Anthony Previte at 1441 W. North Ave. for $143,900. Columbus Square Assoc. Model Home 2 L.P. to Alysia Boyd and Darnell Searles at 1207 Columbus Ave. for $325,000. Renaissance Housing FP 1 L.P. to Manchester Housing Development LLC at 1109 Liverpool St. and 11121114 Warlo for $7,500. Joseph Rockey to Wayne Chang at 1403 N. Franklin St. for $247,500.
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Gregory O’Laughlin et al. to SnO Properties LLC at 3820 Baytree St. for $45,000. Rose Marie Welsh to Kevin Bradley at 3456 Delaware St. for $40,000. Eric Burkley to Wells Fargo Bank NA at 37 Bascom Ave. for $3,156 by sheriff ’s deed. Mary Averell to Charles Steinert Jr. at 19 Watson Blvd. for $24,000. Karen Murphy Hanasik to Nathan Hamm at 3225 Orleans St. for $84,500. Perry Hilltop Eugene Stiers to Steirs Properties LLC at 308 Elsdon St. for $30,000. Bank New York Mellon trustee to Sheriden Management LLC at 101 W. McIntyre Ave. for $22,750. Dolura Sloan to Oakglade Realty
Capital Partn. L.P. at 2407 Maple Ave. for $28,500. Spring Garden Michael Simpson to Chemeka Paul at 2903 Spring Garden Ave. for $80,000. Estate of Carol McGowan to Jamie Lynn Sinclair and Robert Matasich Jr. at 13-15 Schubert St. for $61,000. Spring Hill Richard Weber to Federal National Mortgage Assn. at 916 Mina St. for $1,781 by sheriff ’s deed. Alliance Realty Capital LLC to Oakglade Realty Capital Partn. L.P. at 1231 Haslage Ave. for $25,000. Troy Hill Jule Renner et al. to Kenneth Stowell Jr. at 1143 Brabec St. for $35,000. Joseph Oravec to Jeffrey Honnold at 1634 Harpster St. for $38,900.
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Eileen Wehner to Evan Mirapaul at 1718 Rialto St. for $34,000. Carl Macino to Evan Mirapaul at 1800 Rialto St. for $85,000. Kenneth Thompson to Julie Syliphone at 1329 Truax Way for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $20,800).
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The Jazz Conspiracy to play at Elks Lodge through April big band music,” Lindey said. Lindey said there will be limThe Jazz Conspiracy Big Band ited room to dance, but the floor is will perform twice a month at the carpeted so hardcore dancers may Allegheny Elks Lodge, 400 Cedar not be able to bust a move as easily as they’d like. Ave. According to The Jazz ConDan Lindey, the founder, cospiracy’s website, its goal is to leader and baritone saxophone “have our audiences, whether age player of the Big Band said the 9 or 90, stomping their feet, dancbands performances will be ing, smiling, and leaving the rest considered a “public rehearsal,” of the world behind them while which is set to begin at 8 p.m. we immerse them in a complete, The Jazz Conspiracy is musical experience!” structured like a traditional big Lindey said a contract is unband would be, including five saxophones, four trombones, four derway to schedule the Big Band at the Elks Club the first and third trumpets, a stand-up bass, keyThursday’s of each month through board and drum set. Lindey also said that each performance usually April. Cover is $5 at the door and has a guest vocalist or instrumenfree for Elks Lodge members. The talist accompany the band. band will be performing again on Lindey said the band plays primarily swing dance music such Thursday, January 30. “[We are] interested in havas the Lindy Hop, but also the ing a diverse variety of people mambo, cha-cha and ballroom come and check us out, listeners music. and bands alike,” Lindey said. “It “We want to appeal to the should be a great time.” dancers and people familiar with By Alyse Horn
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City of Asylum recieves grant for annual concert
By Alyse Horn In correlation with the JazzPoetry Concert, the City of Asylum has received a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to help support the annual event. City of Asylum was one of 895 non-profit organizations nationwide to receive a NEA Art Works grant. Henry Reese, co-founder and President of City of Asylum said, “This generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts for the Jazz-Poetry Concert helps us to keep this very special event free and accessible to all.” The Jazz-Poetry Concert is set to take place on September 6, 2014. This year will be the 10th anniversary for the event and the organization. Acting Chairman for the
NEA Joan Shigekawa said, “The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to support these exciting and diverse arts projects that will take place throughout the United States. Whether it is through a focus on education, engagement, or innovation, these projects all contribute to vibrant communities and memorable experiences for the public to engage with the arts.” Elizabeth Baisley, marketing and communications manager for City of Asylum, said every year the budget for the event varies because of the diversified artists who are brought in from around the world. Baisley said City of Asylum recently started planning for the concert, and at this point the plan is to do “kind of a reunion concert.”
“We want to bring in musicians, writers and performers who have been highlights of the concerts in previous years,” Baisley said. Reese said that “as always,” there will be some surprise guests. Every year, the acclaimed jazz saxophonist and composer, Oliver Lake, serves as music director for the event. Past participants have included Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, poets Yusef Komunyakaa, Toi Derricotte, and Joy Harjo, City of Asylum’s resident exiled writers Huang Xiang, Horacio Castellanos-Moya, Khet Mar, Israel Centeno, and Yaghoub Yadali, plus special guests such as the Flying Wallendas. Baisley said last year the organization was fortunate to be able to hold the event outside because of “fantastic weather,” and that about 650 peo-
ple attended the performances. Founded in 2004, City of Asylum/Pittsburgh is a model for arts-based community development, bringing writers, readers and neighbors together through global literature and cultural exchange. Located on Sampsonia Way, City of Asylum/Pittsburgh has redeveloped five houses to serve both as homes for writers exiled under threat of persecution and as public artworks. It has also presented over 250 authors and musicians from 42 countries in free readings and concerts on or near Sampsonia Way. SampsoniaWay.org, its online journal of free speech, literature, and justice publication serves as a virtual home for persecuted writers and serves a growing global audience online.
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The Power of Forgiveness The word forgive often invokes a feeling of anxiety or discomfort in us as it signifies a call for action on our part. Anytime some-
thing is asked or requested of us that we feel we are not particularly “ready” or “prepared” for our initial response is no! It seems to be easier at times to say no and then change our mind than it is to say yes first. Yet this oh so important process in healing called forgiveness is one area I am encouraging you to just say yes first and work out how afterwards. One definition of forgive is to cease to feel resentment against. Let’s work towards relieving ourselves of resentment. There is much writing and research out there by doctors, psychologists, spiritual leaders, and inspirational teachers alike that reveal how holding anger, resentment, bitterness, and a lack of forgiveness in our hearts, minds, and souls can lead to depression, stagnation in life, mental and physical illnesses, and the list goes on and on of ill effects of storing poisonous emotion in our beings. My question to you today is: who do you need to forgive? Who hurt you? Who disappointed you? Who betrayed you? Who took advantage of you? Who broke your heart? Who?
Are you ready to forgive? Start here: Write their name down. Write what they did to you. Write how what they did impacted you. Write anything else you would want to say to that person. Now close your eyes and allow yourself to feel all that you are feeling. Open them. Now write, I forgive you. You have just exercised the power of forgiveness and are on the path to healing. That person or situation no longer has power over you for you have forgiven it. Now I am not suggesting that you just forgive and forget about what has been done that has caused you hurt or pain, but to strive to release the negative effects that it has had on your life, behaviors, and choices. To remember is to acknowledge that it did occur and that you were able to survive and get through it. However to forgive the individual gives recognition to the fact that hurt people, hurt people. Broken people, break people. Therefore we must not give more power to a person than they are capable of handling. It’s time to free yourself from any unnecessary holds on your life that may be creating unhealthy patterns and cycles of hurt, pain, and disappointment. You can do it. Life longs for us to enjoy it happily, freely, and abundantly; yet as long as we hold ill feelings in our hearts, minds, and souls we block the flow of positivity from our of life. So today make a decision to no longer allow a bad relationship, experience, or encounter to dictate your happiness and quality of life. Forgive, let go, and press forward. “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” - Louis B. Smedes
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The search for Humboldt’s Head It would only be fair to say that I am a bit of a Germanophile. Strange given my Anglo-Irish surname. But, then again, one the the areas foremost chroniclers of “German Pittsburgh” is W&J Prof. Michael Schaunnessy. Over the past few months a number of local history buffs have been anxious, eager, and hopeful that a significant piece of public sculpture,honoring the great German scientist and thinker, Alexander von Humboldt might be found. Humboldt’s head along with the rest of the monument disappeared from the Allegheny Commons sometime in the late 1950s or early 1960s. If found it might be restored and placed in its original location in the Commons directly across from Resaca Place. The fine looking monument was given to the citizens of Allegheny in September of 1869 as part of a world wide anniversary commemorating the centenary of Humboldt’s birth. All records of the event describe a jubilant celebration by the German speaking communities of Allegheny and Pittsburgh. The monument and the celebrations, that were part of the cornerstone lying event, were all spearheaded by the leaders of the Masonic lodges of Allegheny, Pittsburgh, and Birmingham, especially the German speaking lodges. (In Allegheny that was Jefferson Lodge #288) Humboldt, like Mozart, and Frederick the Great were all members of the masonic order, not unlike Washington , Franklin, and La Fayette. The parade and ceremonies included members of the these fraternal societies , political
and religious leaders, and many of the German athletic and musical organizations from the Greater Allegheny area. Following the program in the Allegheny Commons, the crowds headed east to “Friendship Grove” (name sake of present-day Friendship neighborhood) the country-like estate of Dr. Augustus Gross. There an outdoors Volksfest occurred. During these festivities President Ulysses S. Grant, who was vacationing with family friends in Washington Pa. came to the event where he lauded the accomplishments of Humboldt as well as the strong support of the GermanAmerican community for the Union cause in the Civil War. Quite an event --September 1869. Less than a century later the the antiGerman sentiments during two World Wars had its effect on many things German. On Spring Hill Humboldt Street was renamed Homer Street. On the South Side the Humboldt School became Phillips School. German courses were removed from the public schools in Pittsburgh. German language services were discontinued from many churches having deep German roots. At times during these years of Germanophobia the Humboldt Monument was vandalized, cleaned and repaired then vandalized again. Then it just disappeared. No one seems to know exactly when that removal occurred. A mystery! There is a determined effort afoot seeking the present location of finely sculpted head of Humboldt. Any and all leads would be greatly appreciated.
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