June 2015 by The Northside Chronicle

Volume 31 No. 6

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Site of former Allegheny Center Mall to undergo major modern makeover, serve as technology business hub

Councilwoman Darlene Harris wins primary By Justin Criado Long-time councilwoman and incumbent, Darlene Harris, 62, of Spring Hill, won the Pittsburgh City Council District 1 primary May 19 with about 47 percent of the votes and 98 percent of precincts reporting. “The people of the North-

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An aerial view of recently announced Nova Place, which will feature a tech incubator, office spaces and retail locations. New York-based Faros Properties announced the purchase in March. By Justin Criado Faros Properties announced its renovation and rebranding plans for the former Allegheny Center Mall Thursday, May 21 during a press conference inside the current office complex. Renamed Nova Place, the building will be a campus of sorts for tech companies and other businesses, while offering various shops and restaurants. “This facility will become the hub of technology and innovation,” Jeremy Leventhal, Faros managing partner, said. “We’re hoping that Nova Place becomes a beacon of innovation and a cata-

lyst of entrepreneurship. This project is about building community.” Faros bought the four apartment buildings that are now Parkview Apartments in Allegheny Center last year, and announced the purchase of the 1.2 million-square-foot office and parking complex in March. “It’s not just an investment it’s a belief in where Pittsburgh is going,” Mayor Bill Peduto said. “This building is symbolic of that. For decades this building has stood as a wall; a wall between the central business district and the community that’s around it. “Today we’re here with a

new vision. It will be a partnership between this city, this county and corporate community to see that happen.” The announcement also brought news that Innovation Works, a non-profit tech investment company, will move its headquarters to Nova Place after the renovation is complete within the next 12-24 months. “The plans for our new home will offer us the opportunity to enhance our entrepreneurial programs with the ability to host educational and networking events, help reclaim the promise of this See Makeover, Page 10

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New floral shop in Historic Deutschtown features more than just flowers ing out what kind of business.” Originally from Uniontown in Fayette County, Phillips grew up on a family farm where they would grow their own vegetables and maintain a large garden full of various types of flowers. After graduating from Duquesne University, she moved to Brooklyn, New York where she worked at well-known boutique and plant nursery, Zuzu’s Petals, for eight years. A country girl at heart, Photo by Justin Criado Phillips knew Western Pa. was The Farmer’s Daughter owner Lauren Phillips explained that she where she belonged, which led her always wanted to open her own business. back two years ago as a freelancer before finally securing a storeBy Justin Criado and while the main focus is flow- front location with the help of the Lauren Phillips can hardly ers, the shop features items that Northside Leadership Conference. contain her excitement when she are botanically-inspired like “In Brooklyn when I started to talks about all the locally grown mirrors, jewelry and toiletries. do floral design, I knew I wanted and handmade products in her new “Ever since I can remember to do something myself,” Phillips shop in Historic Deutschtown. I wanted to have my own busi- said. “I moved back here and freeThe Farmer’s Daughter on ness,” Phillips, 30, said dur- lanced for a while doing flowers 431 East Ohio St. is a floral shop ing the store’s soft-opening and I fortunately got busy with my with a comfortable atmosphere, Friday, May 8. “It was just work- own weddings so I started doing

weddings on my own and I wanted to grow and have a retail location.” Now completely renovated, Phillips’ floral store offers event services for just about anything that can use a flower, and she also delivers within a fivemile radius. Phillips said she tries to grow about 30 percent of the stores flowers on her own. With one part-time employee for now, Phillips relies on friends who she met while freelancing to round out her creative team. “We do it all. Anything where people want a flower, we do it,” Phillips said. “It’s a bunch of girls that do my event work with me. They’re people that I met along the way and we’ve become really good friends.” Phillips said Barbara Burns, owner of Sweet Time café next door and president of Historic See Flowers, Page 25

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Northside Public Safety Northside Public Safety Council President David Stacy asks Northsiderâ€™s to be aware of whom they are letting onto their property and into their home. Stacy outlined incidents in the past where people were disguised themselves as contractors, electricians and other service providers to gain access to homes, especially homes of senior citizens. If anyone suspicious shows up to the house unannounced please contact local law enforcement For questions or concerns contact officer Larry Crawford at larry.crawford@pittsburghpa.gov. 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 Conferenceâ€™s offices at 4 Allegheny Center. All are welcome. Auseful resource for the community is the Zone 1 website at www.communitysafety.pittsburghpa.gov.

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Brighton Heights honors the fallen on Memorial Day

By Erika Fleegle “Some heroes wear capes…” one woman’s t-shirt read. “My hero wears combat boots!” Residents of Brighton Heights came together to honor their own fallen heroes this past Memorial Day in Legion Park for the 27th Ward’s 67th Annual Memorial Day Observance. The event, dedicated this year to the late Joseph Malay of the US Navy, was organized by the American Legion Post 681, the Brighton Heights Citizens’ Federation and the Brightwood Civic Group. Members of Perry high school’s JROTC and Boy Scouts of America Troop 348 were also in attendance. The morning began with an assembly call by cadet Robert Jones and raising of the colors by JROTC cadets, led by Sgt. 1st Class John Holtz. Brian Shirey offered the morning’s invocation, asking all

to “remember those that gave their lives for others so that we might live in freedom and safety.” The somber theme of remembrance carried on throughout the day as flags were placed at markers designating all wars –from the War of 1812 to the Afghanistan Conflict– and various speeches were read. To break up the ceremony, Ted Bergfelt, a participant in the festivities for the past 63 Photo by Erika Fleegle years, and Jack Hunt, better known Sgt. 1st Class John Holtz leads the cadets of the Perry high school as Johnny Angel, led residents in JROTC in the raising of the colors at Monday’s ceremony. two spirited, patriotic sing-alongs. Speeches ranged from traditional, Bergfelt dedicated the poem to “all eration. I respectfully submit that like the Gettysburg Address, to women who have served in any the present generation of Ameriinspirational. Ted Bergfelt’s ren- way,” particularly a former teacher cans, who fought and died as voldition of “Barbara Frietchie,” a of his, Miss Leonard, who “taught unteers on multiple deployments, poem by John Greenleaf Whittier him what it means to love the flag.” should take a backseat to no one!” This year’s Memorial Day ad“Those heroes who died and that tells the story of a rambuncdress was given by William Hausthose who have returned…” he contious old woman who, as the story goes, waved the Union flag in the halter, Esq., who was met with a tinued, “deserve nothing less than middle of the streets of Frederick, round of applause from the audi- our own admiration and support.” Further, he noted that every Maryland to antagonize General ence when he noted that, “it’s been Stonewall Jackson’s troops served said that the folks who fought in See Ceremony, Page 12 as a more light-hearted aside. World War II were the greatest gen-

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New historic gallery hosts fundraiser, sneak peek sneak preview of its future offerings– that also functioned as a fundraiser for the gallery. Throughout the evening, guests munched on light hors d’oeuvres, sipped a variety of wines and danced to smooth jazz provided by the Lee Robinson Quartet. “What we have here is a skeleton,” Gandy said, gesturing to the walls, soon to be filled with photographs and other artifacts. “But I kind of like the industrial look.” Though the gallery is still in its Photo by Erika Fleegle early construction stages, with exPhotos from local contributors line the walls of the new Allegheny posed beams and plastered walls, City Historic Gallery. Gandy has high hopes for the space, saying, “We’ll have a gallery, a gift that history. Bill Gandy, pioneer By Erika Fleegle of the Allegheny City Historic shop. …We may even sell coffee.” For a city with as rich a his- Gallery, shares that passion. In looking at the amount of tory as Pittsburgh – and Northside On Friday, May 22, the Al- people drifting in and out of the being the oldest section of the city legheny City Historic Gallery in space, it’s easy to imagine it comwith its 18 neighborhoods – it’s Historic Deutschtown opened pleted as a fully-functional galno surprise that many residents its doors to the public for a wine lery. Where large canvas prints of are passionate about preserving and cheese preview party -a old photos hang, more and more

will follow. Artifacts like Heinz bean pots and 19th century cigar boxes will no longer rest on a table, but will have shelves and cases devoted to them entirely. The gallery project initially began on a whim when Gandy found some old photos online and shared them with a Facebook group called Northside Old Timers. “People went crazy over the photo,” he said. “So I started searching for more photos and I started sharing them online. Once I started sharing, people started sending me other photos and their private collections so I could share those as well.” That was when Gandy knew he wanted to do something more. With help from Councilwoman Darlene Harris and the Northside Leadership Conference, he See Gallery, Page 9

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From Normandy to North Shore, local Sea Local veterans, volunteers remember fallen heroes by placing flags at Highwood Cemetery Cadetsw take history-driven field trip

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The Pittsburgh Sea Cadets visited North Shore Sunday, May 17. By Erika Fleegle In celebration of Armed Forces Day Saturday, May 16, the Pittsburgh Sea Cadets rolled in to tour the Norths Shore’s military monuments and learn more about D-Day, Sunday, May 17. The day began at the Carnegie Science Center’s Omnimax Theater, where the cadets –ages 10-17– watched the film D-Day: Normandy 1944. The film explained D-Day and the Battle of Normandy through five chapters, including the importance of the operation, how it was carried out, and its legacy. It guided the audience in a step-by-step journey through the battle (the largest military operation ever undertaken), highlighting who was involved and the details of the day while exploring military history, strat-

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Joe Brown places a flag on Commando Kelly’s grave May 22.

egy, technology, and human val- By Justin Criado ues. A brief discussion followed. Grave. “It’s the second time I’ve The inevitable final resting seen the film,” LTJG Anthony place of us all. Waters, NSCC, the group’s executive officer, said. “You like Marked by tombstones it better the second time around. and flowers, most grave sites It’s broken down in a way that are only recognized in passmakes you want to learn more.” After leaving the theater, the ing, not one given more atten20 cadets advanced to the first of tion than the others, typically. But a group of 50 volunteers the memorial tour stops: the Alspent the morning of May 22 legheny County Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Designed to combing over each grave and plot honor all officers who have made marker in Brightwood’s Highthe “supreme sacrifice” as well wood Cemetery, carefully suras those who are still living, the veying each one and placing an monument consists of a granite American flag at every military wall featuring the names of local, grave they discovered, just as it state, and federal law enforcement has been done for the last 67 years officers killed in the line of duty during Memorial Day weekend. “To be truthful with you, this who lived in Allegheny County. is very close to my heart. I’m a See Cadets, Page 25 patriot,” volunteer coordinator Joe Brown said. “I think that we need to show more respect to our fallen heroes of all the past wars that fought so diligently and gave the ultimate sacrifice so we can live in the free country that we live in right now.” Brown, a Brightwood resident, is a member of the American Legion Observatory Post 81 and has been a part of the flag placement process for many years, along with Post 681 of Northside. While Brown admits volunteers have been hard to gather in the past, this year students and

instructors from CCAC-Allegheny, Brightwood’s Presley Ridge, The Academy Schools, Allegheny Intermediate Unit in McKees Rocks and the Perry JROTC all participated, each focusing on different sections of the cemetery. “This is absolutely awesome,” Brown said of the volunteers’ efforts. “All I can say is each of these younger students come out here and they learn about how important it is to show respect to our fallen heroes that make our country what it is today. “...I think the interest have grown over the years. It’s grown towards more participation to showing that respect.” The Perry JROTC was on hand for the first time last year, and got to the cemetery early this year to clean the grave markers of any clippings to make them easier to identify. “This is a tradition that every Friday before Memorial Day we come out and post the flags,” ROTC instructor Maj. Christopher Augustine said. “They’re giving back to the community and sacrificing their own time to do it, and that’s what JROTC is all about.” There are two areas of the cemetery that are specifically dedicated to military veterans with each plot featuring a miliSee Vets, Page 12

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portray here. I want to represent everyone’s schools, their neighborhoods, the streets and all the common areas that we have.” No official opening date for the gallery has been set. If you or anyone you know has old photos or artifacts that you would like to contribute to the Allegheny City Historic Gallery, send them to www.northsidehistory.org. Donations can also be made on the same page. To learn even more about the Allegheny City Historic Gallery, follow their Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram accounts.

and his family were able to find a building to house their project and funding to help it grow. In other terms of growth, the gallery hopes to benefit from the collection of Northsiders’ photos and artifacts. One such contributor is Gail Knight-Kreuzer, a lifelong Northside resident. “I was born here, raised here,” she said. “My dad used to call himself King of the Avenue. Almost every house had a family I knew in it.” Knight-Kreuzer had already contributed several artifacts to the project that she found in her father’s garage. While reflecting Bill Gandy, and his wife, Kim, on a lifetime spent in the comwere previously featured in a munity, she noted that the North- November story about tthe project side “means family. Everybody and the revival of their 1980s pop always loves each other here.” funk band, The Assignment. Another contributor, Frank Lochner, was equally proud of the project, and for good reason. Most of the photographs hanging on the walls were out of his personal collection. “I didn’t know what to do with them,” he said, “so I called someone and they pointed me to Bill.” While he’s excited to share the snapshots with the community, what he’s hoping to see is something with more personal appeal. “Honestly,” he said, “I want to see a picture of my father.” Lochner’s father was a constable on the Northside, elected alongside the former Judge Weir in 1964. “They had a prisoner from the state pen down here who was an artist and he painted a portrait of him,” he recalled. “I still have it.“ When asked about the importance of the gallery for the community, Gandy noted that he “wanted to show the community that we’re a multicultural community that’s been built up, since the beginning of Allegheny City.” He added: “That’s what I want to

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YINZ! COMICS By Nils Balls

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AC Mall to become Nova Place

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Additional exterior and interior renderings of the newly named Nova Place at the site of the former Allegheny Center Mall. From Makeover, Page 1 urban campus, and connect to a neighborhood of passionate innovators, who we hope will be enriched by the energy of our startups,” Rich Lunak, Innovation Works president & CEO, said. Leventhal said that the renovation will cost in the millions, but the final number has yet to be determined. The site was built as a mall in the 1960s, but became mainly office spaces when retail shops and food spots began to close in the mid-1990s and in to the 2000s. Now the building is at about 50-percent occupancy, according to Leventhal, but with the city’s growing reputation as a national hot spot for technology the new campus-style site

makes it more attractive than ever. “Pittsburgh is the place everybody wants to be,” Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said. “…Keep Pittsburgh moving in the right direction.” A timeline for construction was not immediately available, but Leventhal said “hammers will being swinging this summer.” The project is one of the largest urban renewal developments in the country, according to Leventhal, and will feature one of the largest tech incubators in the region, set to open in the fall. “Nova Place is sure to become the epicenter for all things innovative, further contributing to the region’s ongoing renaissance,” Leventhal said.

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Primary results From Primary, Page 1 side pulled this out,” Harris said after securing her fourth term. “I’ve worked hard for my communities, and I think, in return, they put me back in office.” Challengers Bobby Wilson, 32, of Spring Hill and Randy Zotter, 65, of Central Northside received 31 and 20 percent, respectively. In the Pittsburgh Public School District 8 race, youngster Kevin L. Carter, 26, of Manchester won the chair that longtime board member Mark Brentley Sr. left vacant after not seeking re-election after 16 years with 40 percent of the votes. Patricia Rodgers, 49, of Central Northside and Rosemary Moriarty, 64, of Central Northside both received about 30 percent, respectively. Moriarty, however, cross-filed and ran unopposed, winning the Republican card. News of whether she will run against Carter in the November election was not immediately available. Regina B. Holley ran unopposed for Pittsburgh Public School District 2, while Ricky V. Burgess won District 9 with nearly 45 percent of the votes. Incumbent Robert P. Ravenstahl, Jr. won the magisterial district judge race in District 26 & 27 with just over 53 percent, while incumbent Derwin Rushing won District 40 with 41 percent of the votes.

Fallen vets honored at Highwood Cemetery From Vets, Page 8 tary marker showing official title, service dates and specific war, while others are spread throughout, only identified by smaller military flag holder markers. Soldiers from every major war in American history dating back to the Civil War have found their final resting place in Highwood Cemetery, and

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Brown estimated that upwards of 2,000 flags are placed each year. “A lot of these guys knew each other,” Brown said of the fallen veterans. “They fought in the same war together, may have even been in the same (military) company together.” The graves also are indicative to the number of Northsiders that have served the country over the years, and Brown paused at one grave site in particular to fix the flag properly. The grave, off to the left side of the two military quarters, shaded by a large, oak tree was the gravesite of one Charles E. Kelly. At first glance, it seems just like the others. The tombstone is mostly square in shape other than the slight curve at the top, and as gray in color as any other tombstone there has ever been, but only after taking the time to actually read the inscription below the name plate is the significance of Kelly’s grave understood. “Received the Medal of Honor for his participation in the 36th Texas Infantry’s landing at Salerno, Italy,” the stone reads. On the back, “Charles E. “Commando” Kelly” is etched below the insignia for the Medal of Valor. “Commando Kelly,” or “The One Man Army” as he was also known as, was the first enlisted man to be decorated with the Medal of Honor for action on the European continent as technical sergeant of the 3rd Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division during World War II. Kelly voluntarily joined another U.S. battalion near Altavilla, Italy in September 1943 before scouting enemy territory and helping destroy several machine gun nests. April 25, 1944, the morning after he returned to his residence at 532 Shawano Street in present-day Historic Deutschtown, was deemed “Commando Kelly Day” in Pittsburgh. “Commander Kelly was one

of the most decorated heroes of the Northside. He’s got just about every medal you can think of, including the Congressional Medal of Honor,” Pete Galinowski said. “When I was a kid I remember reading comic books about him. At that time I didn’t relate that he was a Northsider.” A Brighton Heights resident, Galinowski is a Vietnam veteran himself and is currently the commander of Post 681, and while walking among the grave yard Friday morning, he explained that certain names stand out to him more than others. “It means a lot that my comrades and guys are still remembered,” Galinowski said. “I think if they were able to tell us something they’d be glad that people still remember them and are taking care of them.” The flags will remain on the grave sites until just after the Fourth of July before being taken down.

Legion Park hosts Memorial Day Ceremony From Ceremony, Page 6 resident present likely had a special veteran to remember today, saying that “we could all probably write an essay” on the people that have made an impact on our freedom both here and abroad. He wasn’t wrong. Toward the end of the ceremony, a microphone was passed around and community members stated the names of fathers, uncles, brothers, sons and other family members that served in the military. Many paired the names with personal stories about their family, friends and neighbors who gave the ultimate sacrifice. “I remember coming here from the time I was a little kid with my bicycle,” one woman said, who chose to honor her father, a key organizer in former Memorial Day events. “The spokes were decorated in red, white and blue

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crepe paper. That was one of my best memories of this service. My dad loved this, and I’m sure he’d be very proud that it’s still an active part of the community.” The ceremony concluded with a special recognition for the Malay family, whose patriarch, Joseph Malay, a life-long Northside resident and veteran of World War II’s Pacific Theater, passed away recently at the end of the last year. Senior Reverend Brenda J. Gregg of Destiny of Faith Church gave the final benediction. Overall, organizers and attendees were pleased with the outcome of the event. “We’re one of the largest military programs here in Pittsburgh,” Joe Brown, one of the ceremony’s integral organizers from the Brightwood Civic group, said. “Without the help of all the different community businesses and organizations, we wouldn’t be able to make this happen. We all work as one big team.” Digging deeper into the meaning of the holiday, he said, “Throughout the years there’s been this Memorial Day versus Veteran’s Day thing. I’m a little different. I think Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day should be every day of the week. Why do we set aside just two days out of the year to show respect? It’s about tradition as opposed to showing respect for fallen heroes and the men and women today who keep us out of harm’s way. This is in honor of both of them.” Following the ceremony, attendees were welcomed to Destiny of Faith Church on Brighton Road for a community cookout. For Brown, this is a way for community members to “get together, talk about old times, and see some friends we haven’t seen in a long time.” Erika Fleegle is a student intern from Pitt.

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Deutschtown Music Fest Farmer’s market back at to return, hosts fundraiser East Park this summer

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Erika Laing, Chelsea Attwood, and Mike Dugan of the band Working Breed perform during the VIP cocktail hour April 11. By Justin Criado The Deutschtown Music Festival has become one of the most anticipated free music festivals in the city, let alone the Northside. The third installment of the fest will be on Saturday, July 11 this year, and while it’s always a fun time for all, this year organizers had the idea to pay the bands that participated through a fundraiser and Indiegogo campaign. The fundraiser was held April 11 at the Warhol Museum in North Shore and featured a night of performances from acts that will also be at the music festival. “All the bands have played voluntarily for the past few years,” Cody Walters, one of the event’s organizers, said. “The goal is to raise $10,000 to give each band $100.” As of print time, the effort had raised over $1,200 and had 34 supporters with just under two weeks remaining. Walters expects the Deutschtown Music Festival to be well attended, just like in years passed, which according to him, also brings a bit of vibrancy to the community.

“(The Deutschtown Music Festival) raises awareness of the live music we do have here on a regular basis,” Walters explained. “The idea is also to encourage other venues to have other live music. Just to kind of make (Northside) a home for live local music.” The mainstage will be set-up outside at Foreland and Middle Streets, while there will also be a large stage near the park at Cedar Avenue and Suismon Street. Several local venues will also host bands, including the Wigle Whiskey Barrel House in Spring Garde and Penn Brewery in Troy Hill, which will feature three stages. A schedule of events will be available online closer to the event. More information can also be found online at www.deutschtownmusicfestival.org or www.facebook.com/deutschtownmusicfestival, where there is also a link to the Indiegogo campaign. A recap and photo gallery of the fundraiser can be found on the Northside Chronicle’s website. Sabrina Romano also contributed to this story.

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Radishes from Freedom Farms are just some of the many varieties of produce for sale at the East Park farmer’s market. By Erika Fleegle Northside residents didn’t let overcast skies stop them from getting the first fresh produce of the summer. East Park played host to vendors of all kinds for the first of the Northside’s weekly farmer’s markets May 8, sponsored by Citiparks. Beginning at 3:30, the vendors opened their trucks, vans, and tables, displaying their wares to the community. Over 15 vendors were present, selling everything from fresh vegetables to flower baskets to spices and handmade pasta. “I’ve been coming to this market since I was a kid, and I’m from East Liberty,” noted Daniel, a representative from Zeke’s Coffee. “It’s great to see it grow.” Zeke’s was serving fresh hot or iced coffee on site that afternoon, along with selling bags of their fresh-roasted coffee beans. Their Market Blend was a huge hit, made specifically for the farmer’s markets the roastery contributes to throughout the summer. “It’s not too strong,” Daniel says. “It’s perfect

for people who want a gentle introduction to coffee.” The market will continue to grow as the summer wears on. “It’ll really pick up later, in June or July,” the owner of Zz Bz Jams and Jellies, out of New Bethlehem, said. “There’s another big produce vendor that parks over there, and there’s an apple guy that’s usually across from me.” But the amount of vendors isn’t the only thing that’s growing – her son and daughter are on hand, making their own contributions to the family business. “Our grandma does a lot of stuff, not me,” her daughter protested, but mom chimed in, “She started cutting stuff, so that counts for something, right?” Zz Bz offers a wide variety of jams and jellies, along with delicious canned goods like ginger carrots, dill-pickled green beans, and brown sugar-spiced pickled pineapple. Family bonds run strong at other booths, too. Freedom Farms, owned and operated by the King family of Butler, was on site, deSee Market, Page 16

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Area house tours set for the summer

By Erika Fleegle When the weather is warm and pleasant, walks around the neighborhood become even more enjoyable, particularly if you’re admiring your neighbors’ homes. There’s something about a fresh coat of paint on some window shutters or a newly-planted flower bed that makes everything feel, well, more like home! In the month of June, three communities will open their doors (and a select few of these friendly homes) for a series of house tours, beginning on June 5. Allegheny West will kick off the house tour season with its popular “Tour and Tasting in Old Allegheny.” Guests will spend a summer evening visiting several of the most lavishly landscaped and decorated spaces in the community. This year’s tour theme is Paris of Appalachia, playing off the nick-

name for the city of Pittsburgh. At each featured home or garden, guests will enjoy wines from France with perfectly paired appetizers celebrating various regions. The guided tour, which covers about three blocks of the neighborhood, begins at Holmes Hall at 5:00 p. m. on June 5 and 6, 2015, though due to popular demand, a third tour has been added on Saturday afternoon from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Free parking will be available for tourgoers on neighborhood streets. Tickets for the Tour and Tasting are $70 and are available for purchase online at www.showclix.com Following the Allegheny West tours, Observatory Hill will open its doors to visitors for a tour of homes and historic buildings on Sunday, June 7, 2015. This tour, taking place between Perrysville and Marshall Avenues, prides itself on vibrant architectural details

and a green, friendly community. Ten homes and two historic buildings will be featured on the tour, which begins at 1 p.m. and wraps up around 5 p.m. Tickets for the Observatory Hill house tour are available at a discounted price in advance if ordered online by June 3 or can be purchased for $15 at the registration table at Riverview United Presbyterian Church at 3505 Perrysville Avenue. Molly’s Trolleys will also be available that day to shuttle guests to different locations. A week later, the Brighton Heights Citizen’s Federation will host its annual Chocolate House Tour on June 14, 2015. As in past years, each stop on the tour will feature a different variety of chocolate to sample as well as the work of local artists. The tour begins at Brighton Heights Lutheran Church, 3830 California Avenue.

Ticket prices start at $10 (through June 12 only), and will cost $15 on the day of the event. Tickets can be purchased online at www. brightonheights.org, by emailing brightonheights@yahoo.com, or by calling (412) 734-0233. Erika Fleegle is a student intern from Pitt. Schedule: June 5-6: Allegheny West Tour and Tasting June 7: Observatory Hill House Tour June 14: Brighton Heights Chocolate House Tour

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Annual farmer’s market in East Park open for the year, providing access to fresh produce fer? The Northside farmers market will run every Friday unlivering their fresh vegetables and til November 20 in East Park farm-raised meat to the masses. from 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. “Our brothers started the farm For more information, in 2009,” one of the younger King call Citiparks at 412-422brothers tells me over brilliant 6523 or visit their website. red bunches of radishes and baskets full of potatoes. “Now, we’ve expanded – we have hormoneEast Park flea market and antibiotic-free meat. We use intensive grazing, too, which The annual East Park flea marmeans the animals get a fresh ket is also back for another year. pasture to graze on every day.” The Community Alliance of Other vendors in place that Spring Garden-East Deutschtown afternoon included Sand Hill Ber- now sponsors the Saturday event, ries, the Pittsburgh Pickle Compa- which runs through October. ny, The Olive and Ohio City Pasta, Vendors can start setting up each offering their own unique around 8 a.m. and are required to pay takes on your average farmer’s a $10 fee each Saturday they parmarket finds (try The Olive Tap’s ticipate, according to organizers. smoky bacon olive oil as a part The only dates which the of a marinade or drizzle their co- flea market will not be held conut and dark chocolate balsam- is whichever October Saturic vinegars over ice cream for a day the annual Pumpkinfest is sweet and tangy summer treat). scheduled for. Date should be Another special addition to the announced closer to event. market was Fresh Access, a proThere are also plans to feature gram designed by Just Harvest, the Cedar Arts Market on select to allow farmer’s market vendors dates, but nothing has been ofaround the city to accept “tokens” ficially scheduled yet outside of in the place of cash, credit or deb- July 11, according to organizers. it cards, or food stamps. Access “There will be a continuacards can be used to purchase a tion of the Cedar Arts Markets desired amount of $0.50 or $1.00 with the Flea Market,” orgatokens that act exactly like cash nizer Lauren Stauffer said in an at the Fresh Access tent. Fruits email. “We are confirmed to be and vegetables, bread and baked in the park with Deutschtown goods, meat, dairy, jams, pick- Music Festival on July 11.” les, sauces, and maple and honey products can all be purchased with the tokens. If you have any left over, don’t worry! The tokens are For more information about the good all season and can be used flea market and other events please at any Fresh Access market. Un- contact community coordinator Velused tokens can also be returned ma Burkhart at velmaburkhart@ at the Fresh Access tent and re- verizon.net or 412-321-4511. funded onto an Access Card. Want to get your hands on what these vendors have to of-

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Sandwich Week to feature more than just good eats By Justin Criado

ing restaurants are as follows: The most delicious time of Atria’s PNC Park the year is back once again as the fourth annual Northside Sandwich Brighton Cafe Week sponsored by the Northside Leadership Conference will be Chateau Cafe & Bakery held June 18-24 this year, including a bike tour for the first time ever. James Street Gastropub & All week hungry sandwichSpeakeasy lovers will be treated to specials at 12 participating restauMax’s Allegehny Tavern rants throughout the Northside. The annual Northside SandModern Cafe wich Sampler at the Priory Hotel in Historic Deutschtown Nana’s New York Hot Dog June 18 offers a chance to taste Shop all of the one-of-a-kind sandwiches before voting for a favorNorth Shore Cafe ite in-store throughout the week. Penn Brewey New for 2015, tour the Northside on June 20 and a grab a few Peppi’s Old Tyme Sandwich bites for the ever Le Tour de Shop Sandwich! This guided bike tour is perfect for newbies or reguRasta House lar bikers who want to see where this year’s restaurants are and Scratch Food & Beverage sample the fare of winners past. For tickets and a schedule The list of participat- of events visit the NSLC website.

Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community

Photo courtesy of Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community 5k

Highmark hosted its annual Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community 5k May 16, at Stage AE on the North Shore. There were more than 9,000 participants, including the Sarah Heinz House and this year’s walk, and $375,000 was raised.

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Romance with a twist opens summer schedule at New Hazlett Theater By Erika Fleegle A man and a woman meet in the center of the room. He leans in to kiss her. She stops him, turning her head, and exits. A piano plays a few distinct notes on a descending scale. Orchestral music swells. The woman, Cathy, takes a seat at a writing desk and begins to sing: Jamie is over and Jamie is gone. Jamie’s decided it’s time to move on… But Jamie, the man, is still there, frozen at the center, melting only momentarily to take his place on a set of stairs on the opposite side of the room as Cathy belts the final notes of the ballad signaling the end of their relationship. Thus begins Front Porch Theatricals’ production of Jason Robert Brown’s not-quite love story, The Last Five Years, which ran until May 31 at the New Hazlett Theater in Allegheny Center.

The production was led by co-producers Leon and Nancy Zionts, and Bruce Smith as part of the company’s first-ever, twoshow summer season. This year’s summer season, “Romance, with a Twist!” showcases, according to Zionts, “meaningful musicals that Zionts and Smith feel will make a social, moral or cultural impact on the community while telling unconventional love stories.” Pittsburgh natives Erin Lindsey Krom and David Toole portrayed the respective roles of Cathy Hiatt and Jamie Wellerstein. The Last Five Years tells the story of Jamie and Cathy, two New Yorkers who fall in and out of love in the span of five years. To read more about Front Porch Theatricals’ production of The Last Five Years, visit www.nschronicle.com.

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From Flowers, Page 3 Deutschtown Development Corp, helped her find the space, and added she couldn’t feel more at home. “It’s perfect. Everyone’s been beyond nice and helpful. I’m just excited to be a part of a community, too,” Phillips said. “It’s weird because I thought I’d feel different about it, but it feels like I’ve always been here. It’s just how it should be. I’m so excited.” Official store summer hours are Wednesday-Friday 11 a.m.7p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Visit the thefarmersdaughterflowers.com

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From Cadets, Page 6 The list of names goes back as far as 1855. A bronze statue of an officer (Susan Wagner’s Ever Watchful) looks out over the river. “It’s important to remember that these officers are our heroes just as well as anyone who goes off to war,” Waters noted before the group moved on to the next location. Marching in two straight lines, the cadets filed in to the circular World War II memorial next. “Now, you guys will understand this one,” Waters said. “You’ve just seen the film on Normandy.” The memorial, comprised of translucent glass, granite, and stainless steel, is covered in large photos of events throughout the war, from life on the battlefield, to happenings on the homefront, and the harrowing release of prisoners from a concentration camp. One side of the memorial is dedicated to the war in Europe and the other is dedicated to the Pacific theater. After a quick pop quiz on the history of Pearl Harbor and the atomic bombs, the boys were free to check out the memorial a little closer on their own.

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“That’s gonna be me one day!” one exclaimed, pointing at the Merchant Marine dedication on a piece of the monument. Others attending the walk got a little nostalgic about their military careers. One attendee gave the group a little history lesson on the Berlin Wall. He recalled being stationed in Germany for work, and described the dangers on and around the wall, from the “barbed wire no-man’s land” between the two portions of the wall and the Russian soldiers perched atop it. “When that wall came down, my jaw hit the floor,” he said. “I thought I’d never see that wall drop in my lifetime.” The next two monuments, the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial and the Korean War Memorial, were tucked away, almost out of sight, along the riverside. The Vietnam memorial, designed by a Mt. Lebanon resident, looks to some like a pineapple at first glance, but was created to resemble a lotus flower, a Buddhist symbol of peace, renewal, and rebirth. A plaque quotes a poem by T.J. McGarvey, a local veteran who played an important role in establishing the memorial. The statues under the canopy created by the lotus flower depict two soldiers returning to their wives and families. The Korean War memorial, Waters noted, is the largest of the military monuments on the North Shore, featuring a wall of names that stretches and wraps around the centerpiece, a series of granite slabs arranged in such a way that, when the sun is particularly bright, it illuminates specific emotions and experiences from the war that have been etched into the concrete below, one or two at a time. The Sea Cadets themselves operate out of North Versailles. “We teach our cadets according to the Navy’s core values of See Cadets, Page 26

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Sea Cadets learn military history through memorials From Cadets, Page 25 honor, courage, and commitment. We drill one week out of every month… Every three months or so, we try to do a trip like this, get them involved,” Waters said. WO Mike Sleigh, NSCC, the group’s training officer, added that, “every summer, the kids go through a week-long summer training. Some of them go off to recruit training.” During these summer sessions, they do everything the Navy does, from vehicle maintenance to submarine school to medical training. While some of the boys continue and branch of into the military following graduation, others do not, but they all take along the lessons the Sea Cadets have taught them. The cadets, too, had their own reflections on the afternoon. Petty Officer Third Class John Peters said, “It’s nice that we can fi-

nally take a moment to see and recognize these guys. You know, when we were in the theater, there was an Omaha beach veteran there. He was 97 years old. It’s crazy to think that he probably lost most of the people he knew during that time.” A friend chimed in, “My [relative] was in World War II. When he died, I inherited a lot of his stuff. It’s cool to see where he was and actually put faces to names and things like that.” The afternoon ended on a fun note, as an officer on duty let the group in to the river rescue station near PNC Park to tell them more about the Pittsburgh Police River Rescue. The boys were enthralled – jumping from boat to boat as the Gateway Clipper Fleet and a few adventurous kayakers drifted by. As they looked out over the water or pretended to steer the anchored vessels, it was easy to see that the future of the

Navy is in young, capable hands. The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps is a federally chartered non-profit civilian youth organization for young people, ages 1117. They are comprised of a junior and a senior cadet program. They are sponsored by the Navy League of the United States and supported by both the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. Every year the cadets participate in training opportunities such as SCUBA, field and medical training, photojournalism, military police science and sailing. For more information, please visit the official website at http://www.seacadets.org/. Erika Fleegle is a student intern from Pitt. For a full photo gallery, visit www.nschronicle.com

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Allegheny West Brent Anderson to Gregory Coll and Doris Short at 946 W. North Ave. for $280,900. Michael Kaczynski et al. to Carol Gomrick and Brett Kempf at 940 W. North Ave. for $412,000. Brighton Heights Samuel Ashbaugh et al. to Michael Joseph Tabacchi at 404 Chandler Place for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $36,025). Brock Covington to Arnold Rojas at 3728 Atkins St. for $63,000. Rebecca Cyr to K & N Properties Inc. at 3546 Fleming Ave. for $102,000. Jared Pauli to Shanie Verret at 911 Reiss St. for $146,700. William White to Kenneth Pschirer Jr. and Tyler Smith at 1842 Winhurst St. for $156,000. Lauren Devers trustee to Antoine Beasley Clark at 3132 Brighton Road for $69,900. Jessica Coup to Susan Hillman at 3605 California Ave. Unit B for $83,500.

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Gregory Martin to Steven and Caitlin Chiado at 1009 Davis Ave. for $246,000. Michael Hart to Jeffrey Wojnovich Jr. at 3261 Langfitt St. for $42,500. Estate of Carmela Wheeler to Neil Oâ€™Keefe at 3425 Fleming Ave. for $25,000. Denise Rochelle Mason Bullitt to Teresa Partee at 3984 Kleber St. for $132,500. Carol Haines to Erdong Cheng and Shan Luan at 309 Squire Circle for $145,000. Michael Vorrasi to Matthew Krummert at 1220-22-24 Termon Ave. for $205,000. Jason Durler to John and Ashley Caramanica at 3444 Brighton Road for $23,500. John Weiss to Rachel Ann Blair and William Scott Ardisson at 3537-3541 Laird St. for $189,900. Janet Fetzer to Douglas and Karen Bisnette at 1164 Pemberton St. for $136,000.

US Bank NA trustee to Mehrnaz Baranriz at 1625 Rankin Ave. for $17,500. Brightwood Richard Musgrave to Robert and Michelle Underwood at 2710-2712 California Ave. for $28,000. Norma Deyampert to Kenneth and Shantay Smith at 1125 Ridgeland Drive for $35,000. Estate of Nancy Kyle to Federal National Mortgage Assn. at 3116 Frederick St. for $2,488 by sheriffâ€™s deed. Mark Fohl to James Green at 2817 Stayton St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $57,530). Estate of Marlena Zollars to Richard Stull at 39 Courtright St. for $29,900. Ollie Fleet to Robert and Heather Moser at 1235 Dickson St. for $5,000. William Sinagra to Jacob Bishop at 136 Shelby St. for $42,300. Elbow River LLC to Jarrett and Alane Dickson at 1306 Superior Ave. for $59,250. Daniel Riddell to Schewanda Russell

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at 1331 Ingham St. for $94,000. Central Northside Pittsburgh City to Matthew Williamson at 1305 Reddour St. for $400 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $3,410). Joshua Glen Wander to Blaise and Lauren Palmieri at 1208 Sherman Ave. for $184,900. Mathew Napper to Christopher Nygren and Chiara Montera at 1225 Veto St. for $180,000. Dominic Demangone to William Brink Jr. and Megan Brink at 1234 Palo Alto St. for $241,500. Florinda Africa to Christopher and Johanna Ortmann at 15 Alpine Ave. for $263,000. Estate of Clarence Sutton Jr. to Audra Garrett Chisom at 1511 Boyle St. for $2,055. Mark Monahan to Joan Kimmel at 1204 Loraine St. for $27,500. Penn Pioneer Enterprises LLC to Quality Home Investments LLC at 400 Jacksonia St. for $105,000.

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East Deutschtown Daniel Tatton to Gerald Jeffries and Amanda Stevens at 842 Blossom Way for $5,000. James Ondrick to Karen Brady at 835 Peralta St. for $42,000. Tripoli Investments Inc. to Stephen Ward at 815 Tripoli St. for $226,000. Pittsburgh City to Community Alliance Spring Garden East De at 855 Tripoli St. for $2,050. John Johnson to KAG Ltd. 3 LLC at 830 Peralta St. for $26,000. Fineview John Gallagher to William and Neela Manley trustee at 416 Catoma St. for $185,000. Historic Deutschtown Colleen Conroy Stokes to Gregory Allison at 608 Avery St. for $105,000. Manchester Maureen Neary to Joshua Snavely and Jennifer Aylward at 1106 Sheffield St. for $279,000. MCC MCS LLC to Joseph Pewdo Jr. at 1211 Columbus Ave. for $320,113. Bernice Boyden to Nationstar Mort-

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gage LLC at 1332 Pennsylvania Ave. for $88,653 by sheriff’s deed. Observatory Hill Jason Wrona to Peter and Megan Rooke at 3244 Orleans St. for $220,000. Albert Mills Jr. to PNC Bank NA at 4040 Perrysville Ave. for $16,000 by sheriff’s deed. Estate of David Lee Helbling to Kendrah Foster at 63 Waldorf St. for $91,000. Estate of Mary Kilmartin to Jerry Greek and Allison Sage at 4117 Franklin Road for $74,000. Pittsburgh Landmark Group LLC to Ori Emanuel Hazan at 133 Gould Ave. for $57,000. Amy Hearns Boyd to Trevor and Maribelle Clinkscales at 323 Venture St. for $62,000. Perry Hilltop Pittsburgh City to Mark Pikur at 1780 Perrysville Ave. for $400 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $14,630). Daniel Kaczynki to Joseph Gottuso at

607 Marshall Ave. for $91,500. Carey Dabone estate et al. to Kenneth Reilly at 2807 Perrysville Ave. for $5,000 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $67,760) by sheriff’s deed. Glenn Baggley to Nicholas and Dianna Coumos trustee at 2909 Perrysville Ave. for $165,500. Edward McClain III et al. to Jeffrey Richardson at 745 Chautauqua Court for $25,000. Jera Daye to Oakglade Realty Capital Partn. L.P. at 2441 Hazelton St. for $46,000. Spring Garden Robert Lynch to Wardele Trust Number 48 at 1702 Gebhart St. for $16,500. Spring Hill RRMP Property Solutions LLC to Bernadette Hairston trustee at 914 Mina St. for $5,000. Gary Alan Ramsden to Thomas and Diane Planic at 1355 Romanhoff St. for $35,000. Peter McQuillin to Melissa McCart at

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923 Yetta Ave. for $70,000. Federal National Mortgage Assn. to William Fulmer Jr. at 925 Haslage Ave. for $78,000. Troy Hill Federal National Mortgage Assn. to Nathan Simmons at 2123 Lautner St. for $34,500. Remiral LLC to Daniel and Holly Muckle at 2056 Liedertafel Way for $40,000. Shawn Mark Hughes to Midfirst Bank at 1958 Straubs Lane for $9,862 by sheriff’s deed. H3 Management LLC to Aaron Booth and Elisa King at 1918 Lowrie St. for $47,000. Weidner Family Revocable Living Trust to William and Catherine Lafferty at 1834 Ley St. for $49,000.

We got ya covered... To fulfill all of your real estate transaction needs be sure to check out our weekly Property Transfers every Monday on www. nschronicle.com.

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Education on the Northside Community Art Night at John Morrow Elementery

First ever Northside Spelling Bee

Photo by Justin Criado

John Morrow Elementary school students stop to read some of the third-graders reflections about the mosaic project May 22. By Justin Criado Art is universal because anyone can create it. That’s what parents and community members got to see May 22 at Community Art Night at John Morrow Elementary school in Brighton Heights. “This is a wonderful occasion,” said Principal Alivia Clark, who is retiring this year. “There’s nothing more important than knowing who is educating your children.” The idea originated when neighborhood mother Kate Kelly decided she wanted to become more involved with the school and showcase its staff and facilities to the community. After securing a grant through the Buhl Foundation’s One Northside initiative, the open art event became a reality. “I decided to quit talking about it and come in and volunteer.

Six months later I’m still here. I’m amazed at what a cool school this is,” Kelly said. “…I just wanted to find an event to mesh the two. Have people come in here and see what it’s all about.” At the beginning of the night art teacher Rachel Montoya unveiled a new mosaic mural in the school’s auditorium, which was designed and constructed primarily by the third-grade class, but was worked on by all the other grades as well. Artist Laura Jean McLaughlin, who specializes in mosaics, guided the students throughout at the whole process as well. She also thanked the efforts of her fellow staff as well as parent and community member volunteers. “This staff here is like a family,” Montoya said. “I never experienced such a tight and supportive staff.” The mural is dedicated to Clark and her eight years as principal.

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Pittsburgh Carmalt fifth-graderKameron Rock (left) and Mekka Lloyd, a sixth-grader from Pittsburgh Schiller. Courtesy of Pittsburgh Project On Saturday, May 9, 17 students from the Pittsburgh Public Schools and two local charter schools (Propel Schools and Manchester Academic Charter School) competed in the 1st Annual Northside Open: Foundation Towards Literacy Spelling Challenge Final. Beginning with brief remarks by William D. Thompkins, executive director of The Pittsburgh Project, and instructions by Ms. Doreen Upshaw, director of youth development at The Pittsburgh Project, the competition began. After nearly two hours of competition, Kameron Rock, a fifthgrader from Pittsburgh Carmalt prevailed in the elementary school section, while Mekka Lloyd, a sixth-grader from Pittsburgh Schiller won the middle school section. Both winners received a trophy,

cash award and Apple iPad mini. All participants received a certificate of achievement and a gift card. The Spelling Challenge was in recognition and honor of the superlative accomplishments of Dr. Helen Faison who worked in the Pittsburgh Public Schools for nearly 45 years. Dr. Faison served as Chair of Education of Chatham University as well as directing the university’s Pittsburgh Teachers Institute.

About We aim to better inform Northside residents about education news and options available in our neighborhoods. The page is sponsored by Community College of Allegheny County, though sponsors have no weight or input on stories or events. The articles are purely up to the editor.

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