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Neighbors discuss Chestnut Street zoning Alphabet City, By Alyse Horn On Wednesday, January 18 at Penn Brewery, 800 Vinial St., the Community Alliance of Spring Garden East Deutschtown convened to discuss the zoning of Chestnut Street, which is currently classified as R1A-VH (residential singleunit attached very high density). Ruth Ann Daily, president of CASGED, said Chestnut Street was rezoned from a commercial area about 15 years ago to residential, and the meeting was held at the request of business and property owners in the neighborhood. “There is a desire in the community to have businesses back

like there used to be,” Daily said. Right now that is not possible, and the only businesses that are allowed in the area were there previous to the zoning switch to R1A-VH. Daily said during the meeting, zoning options were discussed on how to facilitate commercial redevelopment in the area. “This can only happen if property owners and people who live on that street want it to happen,” Daily said. At the meeting to help field questions were Councilwoman Darlene Harris’ Chief of Staff Jeff Martin, Urban Redevelopment Authority Neighborhood Business Districts Manager Josette Fitzgibbons, City of Pittsburgh Neighborhood Planner

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Stephanie Joy Everett, and Mayor Peduto’s Small Business and Redevelopment Manager Henry Pyatt. During the meeting, Martin said that Councilwoman Harris wanted to caution neighbors to leave zoning the way it is, but if there is a clear majority of people who would like to change it she will support the decision. Pyatt said if the community decides to change the zoning, it will be to NDO (neighborhood office district) or LNC (local neighborhood commercial district). Either would not eliminate any current legal residential uses. Daily said the next meeting will be about three months from now,

On January 14, City of Asylum held the grand opening for their bookstore at Alphabet City, 40 W. North Ave. Henry Reese, co-founder and president of City of Asylum, said the weekend went “swimmingly,” with an outpouring of community participation and support during the event, which hosted over 1,000 people.

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After Jail & Prison Ministry Support Mondays, 6-7 p.m. Allegheny Center Alliance Church 412.321.4333 ext. 127 801 Union Place, first floor Allegheny West Civic Council 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 7:30 p.m. Calvary United Methodist Church 412.323.8884 Brighton Heights Citizens Federation 2nd Thursday, bi-monthly, 7 p.m. Morrow Elementary School 412.734.0233 Brightwood Civic Group 3rd Tuesday, bi-month, 7 p.m. Pressley Ridge, 2611 Stayton St. 412.732.8152 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. Arnold’s Tea 412.321.1204 Fineview Citizens Council 4th Wednesday, monthly, 6 p.m. 1629 Sandusky Ct. 412.231.0330 Mexican War Streets Society 3rd Monday, bi-monthly, 6:30-7 p.m. 1400 Buena Vista St. 412.323.9030

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Manchester Citizens Corporation Quarterly meetings, call for times MCC Center, 1319 Allegheny Ave. 412.323.1743 Manchester Public Safety Meeting Quarterly meetings, call for times Northside Leadership Conference 412.323.1743 Northside Rotary Club Every Friday, noon Cardello Building, 2nd Floor NS Coalition for Fair Housing Board 2nd Monday, monthly, 6:30 p.m. 1821 Brighton Rd. 412.321.5527 NS Coalition for Fair Housing Members Monthly, call for times 1821 Brighton Rd. 412.321.5521 Northside Leadership Conference Call to confirm 1st Wednesday, monthly, 6 p.m. MCC Center, 1319 Allegheny Ave. 412.231.4714 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. 1319 Allegheny Ave. 1st floor meeting room 412.231.4714 ext. 201 Northside Toastmasters 2nd & 4th Thursdays, monthly, 6:30pm Carnegie Library, 1230 Federal St. 412-204-6018 Observatory Hill, Inc. 3rd Wednesday, monthly, 7 p.m. Byzantine Seminary, 3605 Perrysville Ave. 412.231.2887 Perry Hilltop Citizens’ Council 2nd Tuesday, bi-monthly, 6 p.m. The Pittsburgh Project perryhilltop@gmail.com 412.223.7144 The Promise Group Every other Tuesday, 6 p.m. Western Pa. Humane Society 412.321.1019 Troy Hill Citizens Council March 8th, June 7th, Sept 13th, Dec 13th. 1515 Tinsbury St. 412.321.2852 Spring Hill Civic League March 6, May 8, Sept. 11, Oct. 2, Nov. 6. 6 p.m, Spring Hill Elementary School auditorium, contact@shcl.org Summer Hill Citizens Committee 3rd Tuesday, monthly, 6:30 p.m. WPXI Television Station community room

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January newsletter from Councilwoman Darlene Harris It is finally February! To all of my fellow Northsiders who have faced the cold weather of this past January, I commend you, and I hope that the first month of the New Year treated you well. February marks a change in weather patterns, so we should finally have some sunny, snow-free days. However, please be aware that black ice on freezing days is still on the roads. Drive carefully, observe the speed limits, and be especially mindful around schools, parks, and playgrounds. We are looking into the process of implementing ShotSpotter in different neighborhoods in the Northside, but it may take

several months. ShotSpotter is a technology that allows the police department to immediately locate the area where gunfire has been sensed, and I am extremely excited to finally put it into place! ShotSpotter has saved numerous lives by cutting down the police response time to areas where gunfire has been sensed, and it has helped the police to catch armed criminals. With crime up in the City recently, I am happy to provide new tools for our police force. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns at darlene.harris@pittsburghpa.gov or 412-255-2135. Have a happy Valentineâ€™s Day!

City accepting applications for Civic Leadership Academy The City of Pittsburgh is currently accepting applications for the Civic Leadership Academy, which is a 10-week free program for residents and business owners operating within Pittsburgh city limits. The courses encourage a more informed, effective and inspired community and civic leadership by giving City resident an opportunity to learn about their local government. The CLA will be at 6 p.m. every Wednesday beginning March 29 and will run through May 31. The courses will include speakers such as Mayor Bill Peduto and also from the Department of Finance,

Urban Redevelopment Authority, Department of City Planning, Department of Public Works & Department of Parks and Recreation, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pittsburgh Emergency Medical Services and the Fire Bureau, and the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections & Parking Authority. There will be a graduation ceremony at the end of the program. Applications are due by Tuesday, February 28. For more information, please contact Corey Buckner at (412) 255-2694 or corey.buckner@pittsburghpa.gov.

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Creating affordable housing in Perry Hilltop

By Robin Alexander The Perry Hilltop Citizens’ Council (PHCC) and Oakglade Realty have reached an innovative agreement that they think will serve as a model for creating affordable housing in the neighborhood. “Oakglade believes that we have a role to play in stabilizing our neighborhood,” said John Rooke who, with his brother Pete, is co-owner of Oakglade Realty. “It is far less expensive to rescue buildings that are deteriorating than to build new housing. So, our goal is to take abandoned and deteriorating housing and make it into affordable rental units.” So far, the two brothers have created 150 units in Perry Hilltop and are in the process of creating their own office and community center at the intersection of Wilson and West Burgess Street in the former Lucas Market building. Across the street they have supported the restoration of the Josh Gibson park, an initiative begun last summer by Zeba Ahmed, then a Pulse fellow and now Community Engagement

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Board members and staff of the Perry Hilltop Citizen Council gather in front of Oakglade’s new office. Left to right: Zeba Ahmed, Rachel Canning, Dwayne Barker, Janet Gunter, Betty Davis, Joanna Deming, Robin Alexander and Gia Haley. Coordinator for the Perry Hilltop and Fineview Citizens’ Councils. “Perry Hilltop Citizens’ Council believes that we need to encourage development in our neighborhood but in a way that protects people who already live in our community,” said PHCC President Rachel Canning. “We knew of Oakglade’s social commitment and approached

them about partnering with us. When we asked if they would be willing to include provisions to ensure that the property remained affordable, we were delighted at their response – they were completely open and said, ‘Let us know what you suggest!’” With the assistance of Regional Housing Legal Services Attorney Bob Damewood, the two organizations quickly reached agreement. Oakglade will rehab a property located on Holyoke Street and maintain it as affordable housing according to the provisions of section 8 or an equivalent program. After 10 years, PHCC or another non-profit it designates has the right to buy it back for what the rehab cost Oakglade plus 20%. In the event that PHCC chooses not to exercise its option, nothing will change unless Oakglade decides at some point that it wishes to sell the property. At that time, PHCC can still exercise its option to purchase under the same conditions. If it chooses not to do so the property may be sold, but only to a purchaser whose income does not exceed the average for the City of Pittsburgh.

While saving housing one building at a time will not be enough to deal with the 30,000 vacant or abandoned houses in the City of Pittsburgh, the agreement has already served as the basis for a second home rescue on West Burgess. “We are talking about real people who are our neighbors and the importance of affordable housing on their lives,” said Robin Alexander, a PHCC board member who was actively involved in developing the agreement. “We are also working with the Fineview Citizens Council to ensure that none of the Allegheny Dwelling tenants have to leave our neighborhood. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if these houses can become the new homes for some of those families?” The PHCC is a non-profit organization that was established in 1962. Our mission is to stimulate civic and social action on a nonsectarian, non-partisan and interracial basis to benefit all residents and to improve the quality of life for all residents and business enterprises within our neighborhood.

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Bookstore, wine & cheese cafe open at Alphabet City

From COA, Page 1 Reese said the bookstore has been receiving praise from booklovers in the city, as the store is home to the largest number of translated books in the United States. It also boasts the entire collection of the Library of America and books from publishers such as New Directions, Archipelago, Dalkey Archive, the New York Review of Books, Copper Canyon, and Ugly Duckling. The books are mostly new, but there is “a selection of ‘pre-owned’ with low mileage. They will also offer a selection of first editions, including many Nobel Prize winners dating back 100 years,” according to an email sent out by COA. “We’ve been trying to do this for a long time; it’s the realization of a dream,” Reese said. The bookshelves are on tracks, to be moved out of the way and open up the 9,000 square foot space that can be utilized for meetings or private functions of up to 225 people. “It’s different from other [book] stores in the city, and is

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An assortment of cheeses that are served at Casellula. complementary to City Books [located in Allegheny West],” Reese said. “The restaurant offers something different as well.” Casellula, the wine and cheese restaurant that shares the first floor space with the bookstore, followed suit on January 20 after a series of soft opens. Owner Brian Keyser centers Casellula’s menu on cheeses that can be paired with fine wines, similar to the restaurants first location in Manhattan. Keyser said during Friday and Saturday night, the restaurant was full and the “re-

sponses to the food was ecstatic.” “I couldn’t have been happier,” Keyser said. Reese said the partnership between Alphabet City and Keyser was sparked when Keyser was visiting friend Evan Mirapaul. Keyser was on his way back from Nashville where he was looking at a second location for Casellula. Mirapaul, the artist behind the Troy Hill art houses, introduced Keyser to COA co-founder and Reese’s wife Diane Samuels at an event, who in turn told Reese about Key-

ser. The next day, Keyser said he was getting ready to leave Pittsburgh when he got a phone call from a 412 number, and thinking it was Mirapual, he picked up and on the other line was Reese. Instead of driving east back to New York, he went north and stopped to meet Reese and check out the Masonic Building, which was “a shell” of what it is today, Keyser said. With that meeting, the partnership was sealed. City of Asylum now has its offices in the Masonic Building as well as a conference room below the first floor where community organizations and other groups are able to rent meeting space. Free Wi-Fi is available in the building, and Reese said new programs and events are being added every day. Above the first floor of the building are apartments for rent, two below market rate and six at market rate. Casellula is currently open from 5-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 5-12 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Come spring, Keyser said the restaurant will open for lunch and brunch.

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Huszar hires Hungarian Master Chef to head kitchen

By Alyse Horn Huszar, 627 E. North Ave., is one of few authentic Hungarian restaurants in the city. Recently, owners Judy and Michael Torma have upped the ante by hiring Peter Gurbacs, a rising culinary talent and European Unioncertified Chef from Hungary. Gurbacs cooks up daily specials and has also established a lunch and dinner menu that includes Chicken Paprikas, Goulash, Bakonyi Steak, and sweet and savory crepes called Palacsinta’s. Judy said Gurbacs dishes taste “just like my grandmother’s old school Hungarian cuisine.” Judy’s parents, Steven and Emerencia Banai, immigrated to the United States during the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. For years, they owned and ran the Recovery Room, which was situated in the current location of Huszar’s. Judy met her husband Michael in Hungary when she was studying abroad in 1986.

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Left to right: Peter Gurbacs, Judy Torma, and Michael Torma salute each other while dining over traditional Hungarian fare. Naturally, the Torma’s travelled to Hungary to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. Coincidentally, while celebrating at a restaurant in Papa, Hungary, a favorite spot of Judy’s father, they met Gurbacs. “We’re so fortunate that Peter agreed to pull up stakes and move to Pittsburgh, join us in this incredible journey, and pursue his own American Dream -- much like my Mom and Dad did 60 years ago,” Judy said.

Gurbacs was granted a cultural exchange visa, allowing him to travel to the US and share his Hungarian cultural expertise. He is a Master Chef in the European Union, which is awarded after completion of a one-year program consisting of advanced food courses and fluency in an additional language. The title is only available to culinary professionals with at least 10 years’

experience and a recommendation from a current Master Chef. “It’s a great honor to be here in this country and I’m so excited to fulfill Judy and Michael’s vision and share my passion with Pittsburgh,” said Gurbacs. “Part of celebrating my native Hungarian cuisine is by taking a fresh approach to these classic dishes.” Judy said Huszar is a dining experience, and she wants her restaurant to give people a chance to indulge in “phenomenal comfort food.” “People can come in and reflect on old school days gone by,” Judy said. “Younger kids don’t know old school Pittsburgh. [Huszar] is a cultural representation of the people who built this city.” As the weather gets warmer, Judy said they will be hosting outdoor events, such as the coveted bacon roast. Currently, every other Thursday, there is free live music with Gypsy Stringz. For more information, visit www.huszarpittsburgh.com, w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / h u s z a r p gh or call (412) 322-8795.

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Understanding the Woodsrun Sewershed

By Lydia Yoder Our lives as Pittsburghers are deeply connected with the three rivers, though it’s sometimes easy to forget. When we turn on a faucet or flush a toilet, we rarely think about where the wastewater goes as it swirls down the drain. In Pittsburgh on dry day that water will flow through the sewer system to ALCOSAN (Allegheny County Sanitary Authority) where it will be purified and released into the river. On rainy days, the process isn’t as effective since Pittsburgh has a combined sewer system. Rainwater washes down the streets into storm drains which lead to the same sewer system that treats wastewater from our homes. When it rains more than 1/10 of an inch, this combined flow of sewage and stormwater backs up the sewer system, causing raw sewage and polluted stormwater to drain directly into the three rivers and smaller waterways such as Saw Mill Run. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be this way. Organizations across the county have been work-

ing to implement solutions to this issue for decades. There are a number of interventions which mimic nature’s way of purifying and managing stormwater before it enters storm drains. These interventions are called green stormwater infrastructure. The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) has committed to using green stormwater infrastructure in its Green First Plan. How does all of this affect the Northside? The Woods Run Sewershed, which includes parts of Marshall-Shadeland, Brighton Heights, Observatory Hill, and Perry Hilltop, has been marked as a priority by PWSA and ALCOSAN because of the high volume of stormwater that flows into the sewer system from the area. In addition to the harm that combined sewer overflows can bring to the rivers, it is often problematic within neighborhoods as well. Many living in the Woods Run Sewershed have experienced flooded basements, eroding hillsides, or localized flooding. These issues abound when stormwater

runs off of water-tight surfaces like streets, roof-tops, and parking lots rather than soaking into the ground. In collaboration with PWSA’s Green First Planning efforts, GTECH is working to collect information from neighbors in the Woods Run Sewershed about their experiences with stormwater. GTECH is collecting these surveys to share with PWSA, community groups, and other organizations

working to improve the health of our rivers and communities. If you live in Brighton Heights, Marshall-Shadeland, Perry Hilltop, or Observatory Hill and would like to contribute to this effort, please fill out a survey either on the web at www.gtechstrategies.org/stormwater-survey or by calling GTECH at 412-361-2099 ext. 3. To learn more about the project, visit www. gtechstrategies.org/projects/gsi.

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Homeless leave lasting impression using handprinted mugs By Alyse Horn Project Home(less), an initiative that imprints handprints of the homeless onto mugs, was created by to be a bystander to homelessness. “I’ve always thought a lot about the issue of homelessness and how it seems like a huge injustice that I get to return to a home every night while others brave it out on the streets – often not by choice, but a matter of circumstance,” said See. “Yet when we see these people on the streets, struggling to get by, we often turn a blind eye and walk the other way. It’s not because we don’t care – I believe that to some extent, we all feel a sense of guilt when we ignore someone’s plea for help – but often, we don’t know how to help, and how much to help.” See, an artist studying at Carnegie Mellon University, said at first he wanted to have the handprints left on a block of clay, but concluded that the handprints left o mugs were able to transform “everyday objects into a physical reminder of a person on the streets.”

See works with Northside Common Ministries and the Pleasant Valley Men’s Shelter to create the mugs. The mugs are then sold the gift shop at the Mattress Factory for $25 with all proceeds to the men’s shelter. Jay Poliziani, director of NSCM, said the men from the shelter who are participating in the project have benefited greatly from it, as it has given them a chance to tell their stories. “The men in the shelter tend to keep in their feelings and these arts and literary projects (that are all volunteer led) really help the guys open up and share their story, and sometimes acknowledge their story and their struggle to themselves for the first time,” Poliziani said. Poliziani said See has a “calm and warm demeanor,” which makes it easy for men at the shelter to open up to him for the project. Sam Ditch, the store manager at the Mattress Factory, echoed Poliziani’s statement saying that See is “very kind and soft spoken.” Ditch is collecting the emails of those who purchase the mugs

for See, so he will be able to reach out in the future and “gauge their perception of the project and how it changed their view of homelessness in the community,” Ditch said. Each mug comes with an information card inside that includes the story of the man who left his handprint on the mug, as well as a description of the project. “It’s interesting how some of [the handprints] fit exactly to your hand and it makes you think about whose hand that is,” Ditch said. In 2011, the NSCM Food pan-

try and the Mattress Factory partnered with artists from Burma who were City of Asylum writers-inresidence that created plaster hands, with each holding a loaf of bread donated from Breadworks. The project is called “My Offering.” The artists, Than Htay Maung and wife Khet Mar, made replicas of both of their hands out of plaster and sold each for $100 at the Mattress Factory. All proceeds were donated to the NSCM Food Pantry. The hands are still available for purchase at the museum.

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Rezoning Manchester Craftmen’s Guild celebrates 30 years or race someone is,” said Re- Dr. Billy Taylor and Ray Brown. Chestnut Street By Ed Skirtich nee Govanucci, Director of “They taught me to present From CASGED, Page 1 Daily said the next meeting will be about three months from now, and until that time CASGED and members of the community business alliance will be going door to door to make residents aware and involved in the discussion. If you would like to contact Daily, or have questions about rezoning, visit ca-sged.org/contact. Information from the meeting will be posted on the CASGED website.

Abundant opportunities happen every day for youth and adults at Bidwell Training Center and Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild. At 49 years with BTC and 30 at MCG, youth and adults gain knowledge to achieve in their careers in addition to appreciating jazz music. Bill Strickland, President, CEO and Founder of Manchester Bidwell Co., has a vision to aid everyone in accomplishing their dream and make the impossible possible. “It doesn’t matter what age

MCG Jazz. “We want to help everyone in the community. Strickland’s achievements at BTC and MCG earned him prudential appointments by Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. At BTC, Strickland wants everyone to be successful. In addition, Strickland wants a peaceful and productive community. Adults at BTC can major in culinary arts, horticulture technology, chemical laboratory technician, MA: Electric Medical Assistant, medical claims processor, medical coder, and pharmacy technician. Support from corporations and community groups keep BTC’s mission alive. There are also four studio’s that include ceramics, photography, design art, visual art, an animation studio, and silk screening. MCG Jazz is celebrating its 30th Anniversary, and Marty Ashby, executive producer of MCG Jazz received great music advice from jazz legends like

quality programming,” Ashby said. Ashby uses these lessons and passes them down to younger students in an MCG Jazz outreach program called School of Swing. A small jazz combo introduces students to jazz music. MCG School of Swing gives presentations and jazz concerts to students in K-3 at Pittsburgh Public Schools and schools in Lewis County, West Virginia. “It exposes young people to jazz music,” Ashby said. “We transform them and they become life-long fans of the music.” The MCG School of Swing Band consists of Roger Humphries, drums, Duane Dolphin on bass, James Moore on trumpet, Mike Tomaro, saxophones, and Marty Ashby on guitar. Above the MCG Jazz concert stage is a recording studio which earned five Grammy Awards. These CDs include the jazz groups Count Basie Orchestra and New York Voices, Paquito D’ Rivera and New York Voices, Claudio Roditi, and Nancy Wilson.

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Valentineâ€™s Day Favorite Brunch Specialty Recipe Cholocate Raspberry French Toast with Homemade Whip Cream

gently with a fork until saucy and chunky. Set aside. In separate bow, beat cream until stiff peaks form. Fold raspberry mixture into whipped cream, leaving it slightly swirled. Break eggs into a wide, shallow bowl. Beat lightly with a fork. Stir in 1 tsp sugar, salt, andmilk over medium-low heat, heat Photo courtesy of Breadworks griddle or skillet coated with a thin layer of butter. Ingredients: Cut Chocolate Babka 1/2 in - 1 cup of raspberries (fresh or frozen) slices. Place the bread slices one - 3 tsp sugar at a time into a bowl, letting slices - 1 1/2 cups cold heavy cream soak up egg mixture for few sec- 4 eggs onds, and then carefully turn to - a dash of salt coat the other side. Transfer bread - butter for griddle/skillet - 1 inch slices of Breadworksâ€™ Chocolate slices to griddle or skillet, heating slowly until bottom is gold Babka Bread brown, turn and brown the other side. Serve with raspberry whip Directions: Sprinkle 2 tsp sugar over raspberries in a cream on top. bowl, let stand until juices are released, Recipe courtesy of Michelle Pisano, about 30 minutes. Mash raspberries Store Manager at Breadworks

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Dates To Celebrate 2/1: National Freedom Day and American Poet, Langston Hughes, Birthday 2/1: Ground Hog Day 2/3: National Wear Red Day for Women’s Heart Health Awareness 2/4: Civil rights activist, Rosa Parks, Birthday and MCG Jazz event. 2/5: Super Bowl Sunday 2/6: Educator, Melvin Tolson, Birthday and Lame Duck Day. 2/7: African American Coaches Day and Rose Day (pick up a fresh rose at Johanna’s Garden or 24 kt. gold dipped rose at Laverty’s Jewelry). 2/8: National Kite Flying Day 2/9: Pulitzer prize-winning author,

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Alice Walker, Birthday and Chocolate Day. 2/10: MCG Jazz event and begin Tu BiShvat (New Year for Trees). 2/11: MCG Jazz event, end Tu Bishvat, and 1st black US military officer to attain General, Daniel James, Birthday. 2/12: 16th President, Abraham Lincon, Birthday and Grammy Awards. 2/13: World Radio Day 2/14: Valentine’s Day, National Ferris Wheel Day for inventor of and Northsider, George W.G. Ferris Jr., and influential abolotionist, Frederick Douglass Day. 2/15: Northside Mardi Gras festival begins and Women’s rights activist, Susan B. Anthony, Birthday. 2/16: Northside Mardi Gras Kick off

with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic’s Mardi Gras Madness. 2/17: Northside Mardi Gras events and Random Acts of Kindness Day. 2/18: Northside Mardi Gras events and Drink Wine Day. 2/19: Northside Mardi Gras events. 2/20: Northside Mardi Gras and President’s Day. 2/21: Northside Mardi Gras, International Mother Language Day, and Civil rights activist/iconic Jazz singer, Nina Simone, Birthday. 2/22: Northside Mardi Gras and National Margarita Day. 2/23: Northside Mardi Gras and cofounder of NAACP, W.E.B. Du Bois, Birthday.

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2/24: Northside Mardi Gras events. 2/25: Northside Mardi Gras and MCG Jazz performance event. 2/26: Northside Mardi Gras and Academy Awards. 2/27: Northside Mardi Gras and Shrove Monday. 2/28: Northside Mardi Gras’s Fat Tuesday and King Crowning event. 3/1: Ash Wednesday, Share a Smile Day, and World Math Day. 3/2: Read Across America Day. 3/3: DEADLINE for Northside Leadership Conference Scholarship and first Fish Fry Friday of Lent. 3/4: National Grammar Day and Innovator of traffic light and more, Garrett A. Morgan, Birthday.

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Q&A with Ecuadorian cartoonist, activist Vilma Vargas By Neil Strebig Vilma Vargas is one of many artists Pittsburgh’s City of Asylum has taken under their wings via their ‘Artists in Exile’ program. It is a program which helps aid various artists from across the globe in their pursuit of creative freedom – a liberty often denied to them in their native countries. Vargas has been a cartoonist and activist for over 20 years and has been nominated twice for “World Press Cartoon” in Portugal. During this interview, she was working out of her Radiant Hall studio in Nova Place where she expressed her thoughts towards her art, society and the current political states in both her native Ecuador and her adopted home here in the states. Vargas returned to Ecuador on January 18. **This interview has been edited for space and fluency** Northside Chronicle: What is the biggest difference working in the United States compared to your native Ecuador? Has working with City of Asylum made the perusing your work and accomplishing your goals easier? Vilma Vargas: Having a scholarship is definitely important and helps to do my job. In my country, I cannot draw every day; I cannot live only with my cartoons and paintings – there are newspaper, magazine and web pages [in my country], but nobody dares to publish me. From here, I am posting on social networks every day about politics in Ecuador. I should not worry about anything else. NC: What drew you to be a cartoonist and how would you describe your style? And how did such an interest in politics come about? VV: The caricaturist profession starts basically when you realize that you are pretty useless for just about everything, except for drawing and painting. From a very young age, I

had my first job as a cartoonist in a newspaper in a small city in Ecuador. And then I had no alternative, but to draw on politics because politician have that bad taste of influencing society and therefore in our lives. It is not possible to remain indifferent. NC: Who inspired you as an artist? VV: Many artist and masterpieces have been my inspiration,

sponsibility to use any means to give his or her opinion about any topic. NC: The works of the ‘Atheist,’ ‘Escape of Jesus, Joseph and Mary,’ ‘H.Rights Day,’ ‘A Kiss,’ and ‘Gender Violence in Latin America’ all have very strong messages. Can you elaborate on your need to draw attention to civil rights for the LBGT community and the need to educate on

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Vilma Vargas, who was part of the Artists in Exile program at City of Asylum, working on one of her political cartoons. but mainly I am interested to personal and community stories. Abuse of power and injustice are themes that are always in my mind and ‘if the inspiration comes, I hope that it find me working’ like Picasso said. NC: You have a wide variety of focal points in your art ranging from Aleppo and atheism to the Brexit and rape culture; is it challenging covering such a wide range of topics? Or is it the topical diversity something inherent to both your views as an individual and as an artist? VV: Any topic can be treated from art. I do not separate what I think about the society or the politics of my activity as an artista or a citizen. I believe that is the artist’s re-

gender inequality in South America? VV: In Ecuador, statistics such as six out of ten women suffer some type of violence or that in Brazil every 11 minutes a woman is raped or that in Argentina every 30 hours a woman dies via gender violence, are enough to make thousands of drawings about that. I think that one image does not solve the problem, but can be used as a message to wake up the society. NC: What do you believe makes a particular cartoon more ‘successful’ than another? VV: I think there are images that reach more people and depend a lot on the emotional and experiential moment. For me the most success-

ful images are the ones that people use in the street to protest because it means that this image can summarize their discomfort. One image can say something, but people on the street definitely express more. NC: You’re a political and social activist and as a U.S. immigrant you must have some emotions and thoughts towards President Donald Trump. His view towards immigration and activism is negative to say the least. Has his election and the recent political climate in the United States changed your perception of America? VV: Undoubtedly the choice of Trump uncovered how many people think and feel about certain issues. And I understand that many people, including immigrants feel defenseless because the discourse of rejection towards the other comes very quickly to the population. In my country, we have lived for 10 years with a threatening and violent political discourse towards minorities, indigenous people and anyone who openly criticizes. And we now live in a fragmented society where the other – the different – is an enemy. The power made us believe that enemy is people of our own country. The politicians of the Ecuadorian revolution say that the US is the empire, Trump says that the Latin people do not belong to the United States. All politicians have a very short view of the world. And my perception about USA has not changed because I have never had a fixed idea of what this country is. Only after several months living here I have learned to know it a little. Populist politicians are populist politicians in all the world, but I stay with the wonderful people I have met here. A country is not made by politicians – people do it – and it does not matter where [those] people come from. To view more of Vargas’work visit her website www.vilma-vargas.com .

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Northside Mardi Gras back for second year, extends event Take a walk on the Northside and visit dozens of locations participating in the 2017 Northside Mardi Gras with over 40 events spread out over two weeks Back for its second year and expanding the festivities to last two weeks, Northside Mardi Gras will take place from Wednesday, February 15 through Fat Tuesday, February 28. There will be a kickoff event on Thursday, February 16 at Stage AE with George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic with Mardi Gras Madness. George Clinton blended soul music into funk in the 1950s and “formed The Parliaments in 1955, rehearsing in the back room of a... barbershop where he straightened hair,” according to his website. In 1970 he “signed the entire Funkadelic lineup to Invictus Records as Parliament.” Clinton is regarded by some as the leader of defining funk music culture. The Northside Leadership Conference Main Street Director Cody Walters said over 40 different events will take place during the two week celebration that will include different food and drink specials, as well as retail specials. Some of the participants and locations include Casellula and the Bookstore @ Alphabet City, 40 W. North Ave.; as well at City Books, 908 Galveston Ave.; Huszar, 627 E North Ave.; Allegheny Elks Lodge, 400 Cedar Ave.; Farmer’s Daughter, 431 E Ohio St.; and James Street Gastropub, 422 Foreland St. At Farmer’s Daughter, if customers go in

and mentioned Mardi Gras, they will get 10% off their purchase. Walters said venues are allowed to create their own spin on the Mardi Gras Celebration. Last year, Huszar celebrated Hungarian traditions, while James Street served up the more traditional New Orleans jazz ensembles throughout the week. Walters said Alphabet City plans on having jazz nights as well this year. The Brighton Cafe will have gumbo and other New Orleans inspired specials for the duration of the event. Similar to 2016, the 2017 Northside Mardi Gras culmination will take place at the Allegheny Elks Lodge where current Mardi Gras King Rick Sebak will hand over his crown and scepter to the new king, Randy Gilson of Randyland. Walters said the entrance fee will be $10 at the door and doors open at 7:30 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m. on Fat Tuesday, January 28. King cake will be available for purchase and any attendees with a ticket stub from the George Clinton show will receive a free piece of cake. The cake this year will be created by both Priory Fine Pastries and Chateau Café and Cakery. There will be music by Dixie Doc and the Pittsburgh Dixieland All-stars. For more information and for an list of Mardi Gras locations, visit www.pittsburghnorthside.com/mardigras

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Above: Last year, Mayor Bill Peduto stopped by the Elks Lodge on Fat Tuesday, saying he “couldn’t think of another place to be” on Fat Tuesday. Below: Johnny Angel hands over the title of Mardi Gras King to Rick Sebak. This year, the Mardi Gras King will be Randy Gilson.

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Allegheny City Central METROPOP to METROPOP LLC at 119 117 Parkhurst St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $236,555). Bruce Harshman et al. to Gary Lynch at 414 W. North Ave. for $699,000. Eileen Haddix to Property Trio LLC at 1234 Wolfrum St. for $85,000. Georgia Brennen to Palais Real Estate LLC at 1212 Linden Place for $100,000. United Methodist Church Union to Kronesross Holdings LLC at 6 Buena Vista St. for $175,000. Bruce Harshman to Caren and Anthony Ieraci at 110 E. Jefferson St. for $240,000. Andrew Vagley to Amanda McFadden at 401 Jacksonia St. for $288,000. Brighton Heights Federal National Mortgage Assn. to Brylee Taylor Kopel at 3716 Atkins St. for $13,500. Estate of Darlene Massie to Dollar Bank FSB at 3220 California Ave. for $3,234 by sheriff’s deed. John Csakvary to William Goodrich and Beth Lazzara at 3622 Mexico St. for $25,000. Thomas Bencho to MTGLQ Investors L.P. at 4015 Oswald St. for $3,469 by sheriff’s deed. US Bank NA trustee to Banally Northside 2 Trust #1003504 at 3504 Corona St. for $27,750. Estate of Stella Sciranka to Pamela Cashdollar at 3518 Massachusetts Ave. for $35,000. Audrey McConville to Janice Markovich at 1215 San Pedro St. for $121,000. Andrew Hebson Jr. to Corinne Mallory at 1156 Termon Ave. for $145,000. Ricardo Rivera to Deborah

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McKinney at 1145 W. Point Ave. for $240,000. Isabel Mary Aiello Sestrich to Diego Byrnes and Sarah Wilson at 1217 Termon Ave. for $130,500. Ashley Allgyer to SIRVA Relocation Credit LLC at 4034 California Ave. for $225,000. Sirva Relocation Credit LLC to Moriah Jamron and Daniel Critics at 4034 California Ave. for $225,000. Tracey Lee Smith to AIH LLC at 3510 Massachusetts Ave. for $15,500. Brightwood William Caye to Ed Mancini at 3133 Brighton Road for $150,000. Patricia Kelly to Walz Street Ventures LLC at 1137 Ridgeland Drive for $43,000. Plaza Realty Group LLC to Lisa LeRose at 909 Smithton Ave. for $10,000. Diana Lee Schrim to Y & Q Management Inc. at 3108 Westborn St. for $3,500. Michael Fleming to OGR Realty 3 L.P. at 1202 Woodland Ave. for $40,000. James Robert Jones to Frances Gasior at 3 Courtright St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $37,490). Estate of John Stankovich to Travis Wanner at 1429 Eckert St. for $25,000. Susan Rose Scott et al. to Gunay Gursoy at 2903 Hartman St. for $12,000. Carolyn Lawhead to Rocc Holdings LLC at 1324 Complete St. for $11,000. Beverly Hughes to Gregory Biertempfel at 1259 Ingham St. for $58,000

Chateau Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority to Aero Tech Designs Inc. at 2345 Preble Ave. for $18,000. Fineview Gwendolyn Kemp to Anthony Williams at 1811 Meadville St. for $120,000. William Todaro to Brandy and Garret Barona at 2022 Osgood St. for $64,000.

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Antonio Gatto at 11 Perryview Ave. for $15,000. Denise Stefanyszyn Freeman to Brian Malik at 4059 Grizella St. for $55,000. Housing & Urban Development to Michael Huss at 4063 Vinceton St. for $35,100. Kimberly Williams to Courtney and Dianne Haymon at 101 Perryview Ave. for $112,678. Christopher Bostwick to Thomas Historic Deutschtown Poet III at 39 Watson Blvd. for Raymond Kasunick to Shawano $82,000. Properties LLC at 807 East St. for $730,000. Spring Garden Brent Strike to Strike Construction Ross Morgan Jr. to Micah Rosa Corp. at 518 Knoll St. for $1 (state at 1006 Spring Garden Ave. for deed transfer stamps indicate a $36,000. value of $61,410). Carl Hoffield to Spring Garden Manchester Storage LLC at 1414 Spring Garden Lee Vanvoorhis to Donald Meteny Ave. for $50,000. at 1301 Manhattan St. and Steadman Spring Hill St. for $182,500. Daniel Fairbanks to Nicole Gallagher at 1241 Haslage Ave. for Observatory Hill $75,000. Robert Galli trustee to Freedom DTD Properties Inc. to Tony and Realty & Rentals LLC at 3805 Denise Speer at 1804-1806 Rhine Baytree St. for $220,000. St. for $33,700. Hadexo Leasing LLC to 3862 East Street LLC at 3862 East St. for Summer Hill $275,000. Kelly Policicchio to Scott Moore Kenneth Kramer to Ian Mullen at and Nicole Barton at 4468 Scherling 20 Gould Ave. for $20,000. St. for $114,000. David Wilson to US Bank Trust Michele Recker to Bethany Yates at NA trustee at 74 Bascom Ave. for 115 Van Buren St. for $90,500. $9,700 by sheriff’s deed. Steven Gabbert to Leslie Hauser at Troy Hill 3633 Baytree St. for $95,900. Scott Hastings to Pridewell LLC at Jeremy Paolino to Observatory Hill 1117 Brabec St. for $20,000. Development Corp. at 125 Bonvue Scott Hastings to Pridewell LLC at St. for $15,000. 2030 Lowrie St. for $20,000. Evlena Blanchard to Ocwen Loan Team Properties LLC to My Pearl Servicing LLC at 4 Bonvue St. for Investments LLC at 1362 Goettman $31,022 by sheriff’s deed. St. for $309,000. Thomas Maidens to Gilah Shobi Lawrence Bock et al. to R Dennis Salas and Nathan Lee Hyde at 3005 and Angela Hughes at 1501 Lowrie Mt. Allister Road for $189,900. St. for $45,000. Estate of John Blyshak Jr. to

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Saturday Light Brigade engages Northview Heights youth By Alyse Horn Since 2012, Saturday Light Brigade has used its voice to exemplify the voices of youth and adults through its Crossing Fences program. Saturday Light Brigade is a radio production that was founded in 1978 and works out of the Children’s Museum, 10 Children’s Way, utilizing a digital broadcast studio and training facility with the mission of “using audio and radio to amplify and distribute the voices of children and adults,” according to SLB’s website. Chanessa Schuler, program manager of oral history at SLB, said the Crossing Fences program, which works with African American male students, is a community based oral history program designed to connect generations and document their conversations. On a larger scale, the program helps celebrate the conversations by sharing their work with a broader community. In 2013, Crossing Fences worked with students on the Northside, but more recently SLB has focused on working with youth from Northview Heights. During the first few days of the

program, the students are trained on how to use SLB’s audio equipment and how to conduct interviews. The students are also asked for input on which community members they would like to interview. Shuler said the staff at SLB also does research and reach out to adults in the neighborhoods to find interview subjects for the kids. Schuler said SLB partnered with YouthPlaces for the Northview Heights program, and 12 students were able to conduct 10 interviews with adults from their neighborhood. “I think the program affects the interviewers in a few different ways,” Schuler said. “I think that the basic skills of talking to people are lost nowadays, with all the technology we have, and we kind of lack that face to face discussion. Back in the day we had more discussions with elders because a village was raising us. Now, we are facilitating these discussions and from that they get to utilize technology used in radio production, and they learn how to edit in state of the art editing programs.” The students have the benefit of interviewing adults in their neigh-

borhood that they may not necessarily have met outside of the Crossing Fences program. Schuler said this opens the door for participating students to look at these interviewees “as a resource and not a random guy.” The students also receive a computer at the end of the program, which is a reward for the kids taking time out of their summer vacation to participate in Crossing Fences. Darrell Goodwine was one of the 10 men who volunteered to be interviewed by the kids from Northview Heights. He grew up in that neighborhood, and currently runs the After School Program there, but now lives in Brighton Heights. Goodwine said the overall the experience was positive, and that over his last 15 years of working with kids in that neighborhood, he had never before had the chance to tell them his story. “It was a great experience for me and the youth,” Goodwine said. “Every neighborhood should want to try this.” Goodwine said the program worked with younger youth in the neighborhood, as well as “street level guys,” and through gain-

ing interview skills and working with the radio and editing technology, he believes the program changed their lives for the better. Schuler said the interviews are usually done in the neighborhood that the project is taking place, but SLB was not able to utilize the Northview Heights Family Center because of construction, so the training and interviews were conducted at the main branch of YouthPlaces across from the Children’s Museum. Goodwine provided transportation for the kids each day and was “very supportive.” “He just got it done,” Schuler said. While working with individuals from the Northview Heights neighborhood, Schuler said “the sense of community was amazing.” “The community is close knit, and everybody just knows everybody,” Schuler said. “This program gave participants an opportunity to dig deeper.” Crossing Fences is funded through support by the African American Men and Boys Initiative of The Heinz Endowments. To have the program come to your neighborhood, visit neighborhoodvoices.org/contact.

Perry High selects students to receive $1k to better the Northside By Alyse Horn Working with Perry High School and the Community College of Allegheny County, One Northside has partnered with BMe Community and Ya Momz House, Inc. to create Northside Narratives, an initiative that was created to spark entrepreneurship in students at PHS. Harry Johnson, BMe Pittsburgh community manager, said the program began with engaging young men and women in grades 9-12 at PHS and had them submit proposals that included an introduction

about themselves and also a description of how they would better the Northside using $1,000. Johnson said over 300 proposals were submitted, but only 40 were able to be chosen to complete their projects. The students who had their proposals chosen for the project will receive $1,000 from One Northside and also receive enrollment in an entrepreneurship course for three credits from CCAC. One Northside and The Buhl Foundation are the financial backers for this project. “What separates Northside Narratives from a lot of other programs

is the entrepreneurship is one of the fasts growing sectors and to give students $1,000 to put towards something with an entrepreneur spin, that also benefits their community, speaks volumes of how this program is taking steps to changing communities and the trajectories of a lot of students’ lives,” said Emmai Alaquiva, BMe leader and an Emmy-Award winner. Johnson said PHS Principal James Cooper has fully backed the project and was able to help broker the relationship with CCAC, which is the first time the com-

munity college has partnered with PHS for a class of this caliber. Some of the students chosen proposals include an urban gardening project, engaging PHS alumni to mentor current students, and creating a support group that addresses self-confidence issues for young black women. Johnson said Victoria Snyder, executive vice president of Ya Momz House, Inc., has been “instrumental to this endeavor” in helping reimagining how public schools can be better through a program such as Northside Narratives.

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