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Northside Business Briefs: May 2021 By Ashlee Green

Northside hospitality pro to expand his ‘Northside Tables and Chairs’ rental business Lifelong Northsider Ray Ward, who launched Northside Tables and Chairs Rental Service out of his Perry Hilltop home back in November 2020, is now looking for a storage unit for his growing business. Ward, assistant general manager at the new Comfort Inn & Suites in Historic Deutschtown, explained the goal of his new venture: to provide reliable products at a reasonable price for people who are hosting private events such as weddings, Photo courtesy of the City of Pittsburgh

Lowrie Street Bridge, which is built over Rialto Street in Troy Hill, has been replaced for a second time. The bridge was fully closed to traffic in July 2020 to undergo a total rebuild due to its diminished capacity and the deterioration of its concrete beams. A party and ribbon cutting on the newly renovated bridge took place on Saturday, April 24 to celebrate. Learn more on Page 8.

Mayoral candidates discuss key issues in community forum The North Side North Shore Chamber of Commerce's virtual event on April 22 tackled economic development in the Northside and police brutality.

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Northside Tables and Chairs, a new rental business venture by hospitality pro Ray Ward, provides reliable products such as the throne chair pictured at a reasonable price for people who are hosting private events like birthday parties and weddings. See Business, Page 10

INSIDE

By Ashlee Green All four candidates on the Democratic Primary ballot for Pittsburgh’s mayoral race met virtually for a forum on April 22 to discuss what the main role of a mayor means to them. The forum, which was free and open to the public, was hosted and moderat-

- Allegheny Circle Conversion Project, Page 9 STORIES, COLUMNS, - Mary Pattison Irwin, Page 13 FEATURES & MORE - Woods Run Cleanup, Page 31

ed by North Side North Shore Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Gina Grone. Questions were focused on business in the city of Pittsburgh and the Northside in particular. In their opening statements, candidates identified the focal points of their campaigns. Mayor Bill Peduto is running a reelection campaign on the platform of finishing

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the job that his administration started seven years ago. Peduto took office in 2014. The Pittsburgh that former mayor Tom Murphy ran in the late 1990s and early 2000s and the Pittsburgh that he himself oversees now, Peduto said, are two different cities. During the 90s, “... seeds were planted and the city was looking towards the future of See Chamber, Page 7

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Dist. 1 News: Councilman Wilson Hello everyone, The sun is shining, the rain is falling, and that means the grass is growing! There are over 25,000 vacant lots in the city of Pittsburgh,

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Councilman Wilson explains in this month's column how there are over 25,000 vacant lots in the city of Pittsburgh, and what residents can do to address them as well as other forms of neighborhood blight. and over 10,000 are owned by the City of Pittsburgh. While we do not have the resources to maintain all of them, here are a few ways you can address weeds, debris, and other blight in your community. All types of overgrown property can be reported to the City through 311. A 311 ticket creates a record that helps us track the progress of an ask and hold departments accountable. If the property is privately owned, submit a 311 ticket online using the “Weeds/ Debris” ticket type. If the grass is over 10 inches high, the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections (PLI) will send out an inspector to inspect the property and issue a citation. The property owner then has 30 days to fix the problem before PLI schedules a hearing with the local magisterial district court. You can also track the progress of PLI citations and look up court docket numbers at Pittsburghpa.CivicCentral.gov (previously called BuildingEye). If you are unsure who owns the lot, you can look up its owner on the Allegheny County’s online GIS Viewer map at https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=b4b1dbb65b4943538425bb5ae0f8f62b. Knowing who owns the lot will ensure that your 311 ticket gets processed

faster and will also help you research other tools available to address the lot. If the property is owned by the City or the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), we recommend calling or tweeting 311 directly because the ticket types that route directly to these responsible departments are not publicly available. The finance department manages the landscape contractor that maintains City-owned lots. For some parcels, the URA has a Landcare Program that prioritizes maintenance of its vacant lots. You can see the monthly lot maintenance schedule as well as the contractors responsible for maintaining those lots displayed on an easy-to-use map on the Landcare Program’s website: https://www.ura.org/pages/landcare-program. The most effective way to address a vacant property is for someone to buy it and maintain it. You can request to purchase tax-delinquent lots through the City Treasurer’s Sale and the County Sheriff’s Sale. You can also file for conservatorship on qualifying vacant and abandoned properties within 2,000 feet of your house. It’s always possible to negotiate a private sale with the owners or their next of kin. If the property is already publicly owned, you can start the sales process on the City’s Real Estate Division Properties website: https:// public-pgh.epropertyplus.com/landmgmtpub/ app/base/landing. You can also visit LotstoLove.org to identify the owner of a property. Lots to Love is a digital tool created to help residents identify lots for beautification projects. The site also lists existing greenspace projects and other tools and resources to fight blight, like the PGH Mobile Toolbox, the Refresh Fund, Love Your Block, and Grow Pittsburgh Grants. Lots to Love was created through a City of Pittsburgh partnership with Grounded Strategies and the Greenspace Alliance. LotstoLove.org is also a great starting point for the Adopt-aLot program. Adopt-a-Lot gives residents and community organizations legal access to cityowned vacant lots to create beautification projects, like flower or vegetable gardens. Visit pittsburghpa.gov/dcp/adopt-a-lot to check out the guiding document – the Vacant Lot Toolkit – and submit your Adopt-a-Lot Intake Form. If you’d like to organize a litter pick up and would like the Department of Public Works (DPW) to pick up trash bags, please fill out the Volunteer Application. A Volunteer Application is needed for litter pick up and weeding in a City park or City-owned property: https://pittsburghpa.gov/dpw/volunteer-apps/ volunteer-form/index.html. If you need any help with vacant or abandoned property and blight, please reach out to my office and my staff will be more than happy to help. You can reach us at 412-255-2135; email us at district1@pittsburghpa.gov; or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. We look forward to hearing from you. BOBBY WILSON COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT 1 n

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Community Meetings After Care/Prison Ministry Support Mondays, 6-7 p.m. Allegheny Center Alliance Church 801 Union Place, first floor 412.321.4333 ext. 397 Allegheny City Central Association 2nd Monday, monthly Call for more details 412.465.0192 Allegheny West Civic Council 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 7:30 p.m. Calvary United Methodist Church Now via Zoom 412.323.8884 Brighton Heights Citizens Federation 2nd Thursday, bi-monthly, 7 p.m. Morrow Elementary School Now via Zoom 412.734.0233 Brightwood Civic Group 1st Tuesday, monthly, 6 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 Now via Zoom 412.758.3898 Charles Street Area Council 1st Monday, monthly, call for times Pittsburgh Project, 2801 N. Charles St. Now via Zoom 412.886.6786 Community Alliance of Spring Garden/East Deutschtown 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 6:30 p.m. Fuhrer Building of St. Michael’s Church 412.228.0376 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. Call for more details 412.321.1204 Fineview & Perry Hilltop Citizens Councils 4th Tuesday, monthly, 6-8 p.m. Contact for location info@ourfuturehilltop.org 412-238-7528 Mexican War Streets Society 3rd Monday, bi-monthly, 6:30 p.m. 1400 Buena Vista St. 412.323.9030

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 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. Now via Zoom 412.231.4714 North Side Lions Club 2nd and 4th Tuesday, monthly, noon Max’s Allegheny Tavern 412-366-8512 North Side Public Safety Council 1st Thursday, monthly, 5:30 p.m. 1319 Allegheny Ave. 1st floor meeting room 412.231.4714 ext. 201, Now via Zoom Northside Toastmasters 2nd & 4th Thursdays, monthly, 6:30 p.m. Carnegie Library, 1230 Federal St. Now via Zoom http://northsidetoastmastersclubs.org Observatory Hill, Inc. 3rd Wednesday, monthly, 7 p.m. Byzantine Seminary, 3605 Perrysville Ave. 412.736.2489 http://www.observatoryhill.net The Promise Group Every other Tuesday, 6 p.m. Western Pa. Humane Society 412.321.1019 Troy Hill Citizens Feb. 12, April 8, June 10, Aug. 12, Oct. 14, Dec. 9., 6 p.m. Most Holy Name School Hall 1515 Tinsbury St. 412.321.2852 Spring Hill Civic League March 1, May 3, Sept. 13, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 6 p.m, Spring Hill Elementary School auditorium, Now via Zoom, contact@shcl.org Summer Hill Citizens Committee 3rd Tuesday, monthly, 6:30 p.m. WPXI Television Station community room

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District 20 News: State Rep. Kinkead

May 18 is Primary Election Day and I encourage each of you to vote. Even if you are not affiliated with a major political party, if you are a registered voter, you can vote FOR or AGAINST the PA Constitutional amendments and other ballot questions on the ballot. Speaking of elections, I want to address the security of vote-by-mail and assure you that you can have confidence in the safety and security of our elections, whether you vote by mail or in person. Let me answer some of the most frequent questions that I get from residents: QUESTION: My daughter, who lives and is registered elsewhere, received multiple mail-in ballots. How can I believe our vote-by-mail system is safe when this happened? ANSWER: While they often look similar, what you received for your daughter were not ballots, but mail-in ballot request forms. Your daughter would only receive a mail-in ballot if a completed form requested her ballot to come to your address. If anyone attempted to complete a ballot request listing your address as her voting address, the request would have been rejected, because she is not on the voter rolls there. These forms were likely sent by third-party organizations with whom your daughter has not updated her contact information. Q: Doesn’t mail-in voting make it easier for people to vote on behalf of their

dead relatives? A: When someone dies, the county or state Health Department registers the death, as does the Social Security Administration.

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In this month’s column, Rep. Emily Kinkead answers some of the most frequent questions she gets from residents about the security of voting by mail in the upcoming primary election. She assures readers that elections are safe and secure.

Both agencies communicate the death to the county elections office, which maintains the voter rolls. The voter rolls are continually updated as people register, move, die, etc., because it is a federal crime NOT to keep voter rolls up to date. Nevertheless, this is not instantaneous. So, if someone dies shortly before an election, and they were already signed up for an absentee or mail-in ballot, it is possible the ballot was sent. If a deceased person received an absentee ballot year after year, it would mean that the voter rolls had not been updated. However, if it happened only once, that shows the voter rolls were updated as they should be. Q: What would have happened if someone voted for a deceased person or a person under their care, without that person’s knowledge? Voting for someone else is voter impersonation, whether in person or by mail. Voter impersonation carries a severe punishment. Election systems catch this by running databases against each other to detect whether people whose death pre-dated an election were shown to have voted by mail or at the polls. In 2020, a man from Delaware County was charged with felonies for attempting to vote on behalf of his deceased mother and mother-in-law. His case made national news not because he was evidence of a widespread problem, but because our

controls in the system worked and he was easily caught. Alternatively, a caretaker would have to have such complete access to a person’s personal information, as well as their mail, that they could complete an application and be present exactly when the ballot came. They, too, would risk severe punishment for such actions. Still, the consensus from credible research and investigation is that illegal voting is extremely rare, does not sway elections, and the incidence of certain types of fraud – like voter impersonation – is virtually nonexistent. Q: Some people in Allegheny County got multiple ballots. Couldn’t they have their votes counted more than once? A: Every voter is identified with a unique barcode on the exterior envelope of the ballot. That envelope is scanned upon receipt at the Elections Office and the voter is recorded as having cast a ballot. If other ballots come in from that person, or they attempt to vote in person, the votes would be rejected so that they are not counted. In short, you should feel confident that our election protection systems work. The last day to register to vote before the primary is May 3. Mail-in ballot applications must be received by May 11. As always, reach out to my team and me by calling 412-321-5523 or at RepKinkead@pahouse. net – we’re here to help! n

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District 19 News: State Rep. Wheatley Less than a year ago, I remember speaking with the family of young Zykier Young, who was shot and killed in his home, and expressing my condolences and reaffirming my commitment to making sure we do all that we can to reduce and eliminate senseless violence, especially gun violence that injures and kills our babies. Fast forward to today and just recently, more senseless violence has continued to destroy our Northside community, our city, and our country. Our Northside residents and many other areas of the 19th Legislative District and city are experiencing what feels like a surge of increased violence. The pain and suffering must stop! My heart goes out to the families that have lost loved ones due to violence of any kind. As an elected official, I feel compelled to do more to change the root causes that lead to and make it easy to hurt, harm, or kill our citizens. Many of you will question whether there is anything that can truly stop violence from happening. Some will push for more restrictions on accessing guns, some will push for harsher punishments for those committing the violence, while others still will want our social conditions addressed to minimize or eliminate violence. I don’t believe there is one single answer to how we will change what we are seeing in our homes, communities, and world. What I do believe is we must not stop or get frustrated or give up in trying any and every

means available to ensure our children are taught how to deal with the challenges in their lives without resorting to violence. That means having appropriate resources to allow families to access support for food, housing, and basic needs in ways that are life affirming and not dismissive and demeaning. Our environments, both inside

Photo: Office of Rep. Wheatley

In this month’s column, Rep. Jake Wheatley describes how he believes that violence is a learned behavior and says we must start the collective process of unlearning it. our households and beyond, are tremendous influences as to how we see the world and interact with it. Therefore, we must commit ourselves to making sure we create safe and nurturing spaces and deescalating environments within our homes while we also fight for those same types of conditions within

our communities. None of this can be done successfully without governmental support and investments coordinated and targeted with community leadership. Yes, we have a problem with how easily citizens can ascertain legal and illegal guns. However, limiting access to guns will not resolve our community violence challenges. There should be more resources and prioritization of those resources to create, maintain, and support safe spaces for our young people and out of school time programming. We also need to increase our support for families who are suffering from a lack of quality and affordable housing, economic stability, and family support. I realize that creating a better and more coordinated network of support can go a long way to empower and help our families, but this, in and of itself, will not resolve our community’s violence challenge. I am convinced that violence is a learned behavior, and we must do everything we can to start the collective process of unlearning what we have been trained in, shown, and reinforced to believe. As an elected official, I’m limited in what I can do with how you handle your family culture as it relates to violence, but what I can do is support policies and resources with professionals and networks available to assist you and your family with the tools to unlearn the behaviors and conditions that lead to violent responses. I can fight to make sure we have safe places and programs that are

positive reinforcements of the things that keep our children strong and productive. I can work to address poverty and its associated conditions that have created whole communities where hope is lost and life is diminished. What we cannot do is accept the violence that is happening far too often in our Northside neighborhoods. It’s not normal and doing anything and everything needed to reduce it and eliminate it is on each one of us. Government working with our families and communities is our only hope to eliminate violence in all forms from our daily lives. I’m still committed to that goal and will continue to do whatever I can to assist in identifying and eliminating the root causes of it. Please reach out to my team and me at The People’s Office if you need help or resources, including connections to local programs and services to help you and your family. You can call us at 412-471-7760 or reach out by email to jwheatley@pahouse. net. n

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Public Safety Bulletin Get The Good Guys This month’s public safety bulletin is excerpted from a Crime Analysis Memo from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Crime Analysis Unit. The data was pulled on April 1, 2021. The following statistics are based on data from calls for service and reported crimes and are not Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)-vetted. “Analysis Highlights: In March 2021, there was a total of 158 reported crimes in Zone One. Shots fired accounted for the most reported crime type with 62 reported. Perry South accounted for the most reported

crimes with 24 reported. Zone One calls for service in March increased by 22% from the previous year. 2021 accounted for the March with the most amount of calls for service since 2018. Thus far in 2021, calls for service were the highest in March and the lowest in February. In March 2021, citizens initiated 53% of calls for service while officers initiated (on-view incidents) the remaining 47% of calls for service.” You can view the full memo on our website at www.thenorthsidechronicle.com.n

Riverview Park News: May 2021 Friends of Riverview Park (FORP) is a volunteer committee that advocates and works to improve Riverview Park. Organized in 2016 by the Northside Leadership Conference (NSLC) and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, the groups’ efforts have aided and created several important initiatives, for example: the Davis Avenue Pedes-

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Milkweed plants, which are prevalent in the southwest corner of Riverview Park in what's known as Snyder's Point or Pope's View, are vital to monarch butterflies. trian Bridge, Riverview Park or “RP” Day, the Grand Avenue Entrance Revisioning, the Woods Run Stormwater Project, and trail maintenance and mapping. A new effort taking shape is meadow development. The idea is to create an environment ideal for native insects and birds, which in turn, supports a more diverse ecosystem overall. This is especially important as the park is under an increasing attack from a dozen different invasive plants including Japanese knotweed and garlic mustard. The issue with invasive plants is that once they are introduced, they immediately

be found now due to overbrowsing by deer along with invasive plant expansion. The area being proposed for the first meadow is Snyder’s Point or Pope’s View, located at the southwest corner of the park. This open area already has many milkweed plants, which are vital for monarch butterflies. A committee has been formed and is looking at a couple of models already existing in Allegheny County. Once a focus is determined, volunteers will plant and encourage native plants while simultaneously removing invasives. There is also a growing See Riverview, Page 8

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District 6 News: Councilman Lavelle Earlier this month, Councilman Lavelle and Councilman Rev. Ricky Burgess introduced legislation to ensure that federal COVID-19 relief funds are spent equitably by the City of Pittsburgh. The legislation was successfully approved, and directed the Mayor to establish a Mayor/Council Task Force to oversee the spending of the federal recovery funds. It also requires the task force to specifically create an equity spending plan. The City of Pittsburgh will receive approximately $354 million dollars over the next two years from the federal government as part of the American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA). The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath has disproportionately affected Black Pittsburghers and their communities. According to the CDC, Black Americans are 1.4 times more likely to contract COVID-19, 3.7 times more likely to be hospitalized as a result of COVID-19, and 2.8 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than their white counterparts. It is believed that this is due to underlying comorbidities among Black Americans, as well as increased exposure due to a disproportionate amount of Black Americans working in essential occupations. Our city’s racial, economic, and geographic inequities are no mere moral challenge, but an existential threat to its long term resilience and prosperity. Ac-

cording to recent data from the National Equity Atlas, Pittsburgh’s economic output would be nearly $5 billion higher every year without the clear racial inequities in

Photo: Office of Councilman Lavelle

Councilman Lavelle discusses the Pittsburgh City Council’s introduction of legislation to ensure equity in the budgeting and allocation of $354 million dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds. income. It should also be noted that the government of Pittsburgh has a legal and moral obligation to ensure that its services are provided to residents in the most equitable way possible. The goal of the task force is to ensure that federal COVID-19 funds

are disbursed in such a manner. It will be the largest influx of cash in the City’s history. Committing these funds to equitable purposes will represent tangible proof of our commitment to making Pittsburgh a city for all, a city where Black Pittsburgh matters. “We know COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on Black people in Pittsburgh,” noted Councilman Lavelle upon introduction of the legislation. “Black people have been disproportionately disaffected from infection rates and death rates to unemployment rates and business failure rates. So we must create this task force to ensure a racial equity lens is used in the disbursement of these funds. But more importantly, we must create an equity spending plan that improves the outcomes of Black communities, including increased affordable housing, employment, and entrepreneurship.” n

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Meet your candidates for mayor From Chamber, Page 1 what maybe could happen,” Peduto said. Today, though, according to him there’s a whole new set of challenges. State Representative Ed Gainey is running on the platform of change, with a focus on people and community. “It’s time that we build a city where we feel like everyone is included…,” he said. “You build [a city] through the people, not through the brick and mortars.” Tony Moreno, a military veteran and former police officer, is leading a campaign focused on better management of the City’s finances and training their existing

and invite businesses in that they do.” Referring to East Ohio Street and its “boarded-up businesses,” Moreno said the area is no longer a priority for police officers. “It breaks my heart because those were my beats at one point,” he said. Neighborhoods that have been “crying out for help,” such as Manchester, Moreno said, should also be prioritized. On the issue of affordable housing in Pittsburgh and the Northside specifically, Gainey and Thompson took the lead. “On the Northside and throughout the city, we’ve seen 7,000 people be pushed or forced out,” Gainey said, referring to Census data highlighting the displacement of Black residents in Pittsburgh cited at a recent

Screenshot: North Side North Shore Chamber of Commerce

All four Pittsburgh mayoral candidates on the Democratic Primary ballot took part in the North Side North Shore Chamber of Commerce virtual forum on April 22. workforce. “We need to build out and fix the things that are broken before we start building new things,” he said. Ultimately, he explained, this will bring Pittsburgh’s 90 neighborhoods back to “one great Pittsburgh.” Mike Thompson, a math tutor, community organizer, and lifelong Pittsburgher, brings the focus of his grassroots campaign to small businesses while reevaluating tax breaks for large businesses. “The taxpayer money should stay in the taxpayer coffers and we should use that to improve our city,” Thompson said. An advocate of increased tourism to the city, Thompson is also pushing for a new NBA team in Pittsburgh, cleaner waterways, and more riverfront recreation. The forum continued for over an hour, covering economic development, affordable housing, and police accountability. When asked about their highest priority issue as it relates to small businesses on the Northside, Peduto referenced the closures of longtime Northside establishments Park House and James Street Gastropub and said there’s an “immediacy factor” of providing direct assistance to similar establishments affected by COVID-19 so that they “remain a part of the fabric of the Northside.” A longer-term goal, he continued, is to nurture the City’s relationship with the Chamber, the Northside Leadership Conference, and individual communities to identify each business district’s diverse needs. Moreno focused on incentivizing businesses to come back to the City through a welcoming tax structure and lowered bureaucracy, including licensing and permits, which he called a “weapon” that the City uses to “keep the businesses out that they don’t want

City Council meeting. Affordability, he said, needs to be built into new housing programs in the city—through, for example, the use of inclusionary zoning—and not treated as an “add-on.” Thompson, who said he lives in government housing himself, agreed, stating that all new large construction projects should have a firm minimum of 25% of their units as affordable ones. “Other cities have done something we haven’t yet: They’ve mandated affordable housing,” Thompson said. “You need to integrate people who are of lesser means into market-rate housing; make them your neighbors. You don’t want to concentrate them all in one location.” This can be done, he said, by not taking money from and not giving out tax breaks to developers. On the issue of police accountability in Pittsburgh, Thompson said that the City must find a way to “think more innovatively” and “play hardball” to work around the police union, suggesting the transition to a charter police force; Peduto mentioned his role in creating the Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board as well as his “overhaul” of the Office of Municipal Investigations following last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests in East Liberty. Gainey referenced a private Facebook group of current and retired Pittsburgh-area police officers that was recently outed for its pro-Trump memes and Black Lives Matter criticism, saying the mayor of any city has to “stand up and say what is wrong” in these instances in order to build the public’s trust; Moreno said Pittsburgh’s police union has been “infected by politics,” and that since he’s the “subject matter expert in this area,” he is the “only one that can fix it.” n

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Riverview Park News, cont'd

From Riverview, Page 5 realization that the overbrowsing by deer must be addressed and a committee may soon be organized to explore options. The importance of supporting native plants along with great examples and suggestions for how everyone can participate in helping nature are contained in this Doug Tallamy Lecture: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=8u4eKHjx7Fs. Tallamy is the author of “Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants” and “Natures’ Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard.” Doug lets you understand that you can do plenty to help

nature with simple and inexpensive strategies, making it clear that everyone can be part of the solution. What would you like to see in Riverview Park? You can help to make it happen by getting involved. FORP meetings are held on the fourth Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Meeting locations will be posted on the FORP Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfRiverviewPark/ and are sent out each month via email. Follow FORP on Facebook for more information or email Erin Tobin at etobin@pittsburghparks.org to join. Nancy Schaefer is a City of Pittsburgh Park Ranger in the Northside’s Riverview Park. n

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due to its diminished capacity and the deterioration of its concrete beams. The bridge superstructure was demolished and replaced between four residential homes and suspended over one of the steepest streets in the city. The project replaced the bridge beams, deck, sidewalks, railings and added safety enhancements for pedestrians and vehicles. While the new design has a simi-

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A party and ribbon cutting on the newly renovated Lowrie Street Bridge in Troy Hill took place on Saturday, April 24 complete with free food, beer for purchase from Roundabout brewery, and cornhole. ribbon on this $1.14 million project. This project marks the second replacement of the Lowrie Street Bridge as the original stone abutments laid in 1900 were replaced in 1972 by a concrete structure. The bridge was fully closed to traffic in July 2020 to undergo a total rebuild

lar look to the previous bridge, the team employed enhanced engineering technologies to ensure the bridge will serve the Troy Hill community for another 75+ years. "Replacing the Lowrie Street Bridge See Bridge, Page 12

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Allegheny Circle Two-Way Conversion Project begins

By Timothy McNulty, Communications Director - Mayor's Office The City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) is excited to announce that construction began for Phase 2 of the Allegheny Circle TwoWay Conversion Project on April 19, 2021. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. “Allegheny Circle'' consists of four streets (North, East, South, and West Commons) in the Allegheny Center neighborhood that functioned for years as a fourlane, one-way ring road. Phase 1 of the project, completed in 2018, reduced the travel lanes from four to two and added a bidirectional cycle track on the inside of the circle and parking on the outside. Phase 2 of the project will finish the transformation of the circle from a vehicle-centric street to a neighborhood-scale, multimodal, pedestrian friendly street. The project will convert the street to two-way operations for vehicles, with one lane of traffic in each direction. The cycle track will be upgraded, and bicycle facilities will be extended to connect with existing facilities. The project will include upgrades to traffic signals, intersection modifications to improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, upgraded curb ramps,

new pavement markings and signage, and other miscellaneous construction. Construction will generally occur during the week, Monday through Friday,

during daylight hours. One lane of traffic along N, S, E, and W Commons will be maintained throughout the construction project. Detours will be implemented

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Construction began on April 19, 2021 for Phase 2 of the Allegheny Circle Two-Way Conversion Project, which will transform the circle from a vehicle-centric street to a neighborhood-scale, multimodal, pedestrian friendly one.

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over the course of the project for East Ohio Street, North and South Federal Street, Ridge Avenue, Sandusky Street and Stockton Avenue. Advance notice will be given prior to detours being put in place. A section of Ridge Avenue and East Ohio Street at Allegheny Commons is now closed until early July 2021 as part of the Allegheny Circle Phase 2 (City of Pittsburgh) project. The detour routes are as follows: • East Ohio Street: Cedar Avenue to East North Avenue to North Federal Street • Ridge Avenue: Arch Street to West North Avenue to North Federal Street For more information about the project please see the project fact sheet located here: https://pittsburghpa.gov/domi/current-projects. If you have questions about this you may contact DOMI by email at patrick.bopp@pittsburghpa.gov, or by dialing 311 or 412-255-2621. n

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For more information, email Ward at ray@northsidetableandchairs.com, visit the Northside Tables and Chairs Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NorthsideTablesandChairs/, or call 412-880-7498.

at Cafe on the Corner and Young Brothers Bar—both located in Marshall-Shadeland, Observatory Hill Deli in Observatory Hill, and City Fresh Pasta in Chateau; and two each at Penn Brewery in East Deutschtown and Threadbare Cider House in Spring Garden. Ongoing bike rack installments are expected to take place throughout the summer as the program expands its geography. NSLC Main Street Assistant Jesse Descutner hopes that the enhanced cycling infrastructure will provide bicyclists with peace of mind as they visit spots throughout the Northside. Prior to this We Like Bikes! effort, Descutner explained that five of the six locations listed above had no bike parking accommodations. "This is the official first expansion of the We Like Bikes! Program,” said Des-

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cutner. “[It] unites small business, equitable transit, and mobility. It's a win-win-win across the board.” “We Like Bikes!” is the bike friendly business program launched by the Northside Leadership Conference in June of 2019. An initiative of the Walk Ride Northside Bike/Ped Committee, We Like Bikes! was launched with the goal of encouraging more people to ride their bikes in the Northside while patronizing local small businesses.

business meetings, and birthday parties. He says the idea for the business came to him last summer, when his fiance and her friends hosted a small party and rented tables and chairs for it from a large rental Bike racks installed at six company. Ward, who has been working in Northside businesses, the hospitality industry for years, asked a lot of questions during the event’s clean growing ‘We Like Bikes!’ up, and figured out that he could provide program the same equipment for a more affordable price. He took a risk and put all of his savThe second phase of the Northside ings into Northside Tables and Chairs: So Spring Hill’s Little House Leadership Conference’s (NSLC) bike far, it’s been paying off. Big Art now open by “I didn't think Northside Tables and friendly business program is now in effect. Thanks to grant money from the URA Chairs was going to move this quickly,” appointment Ward says. “The amount of parties and in- Neighborhood Initiatives Fund, eight stanquiries we’ve received over the past five dard hoop bicycle racks have been installed Little House Big Art, entering its ninth at six Northside small businesses: one each months has been insane.” The heavy response has made him reevaluate his entire inventory. Initially, Ward had enough equipment to supply 50-person events. His new goal is to be able to provide equipment for parties sized for up to 100 people. “It’s definitely a good problem,” Ward says with a laugh. His current inventory includes plastic and wooden round and six-foot tables, tents, crystal Chiavari chairs, phoenix chairs, white wooden folding chairs, and standard metal folding chairs. He also carries both adult and children’s size throne chairs. As the business expands, Ward plans to add various new chair designs to stand out from his competition. “Being from the Northside and helping open up the brand new hotel and launching Northside Tables and Chairs, I want the youth to look [at me and say], ‘Hey, a person from the Northside can do multiple Photos: Jesse Descutner for the Northside Leadership Conference things and have multiple incomes,” he says. “With hard work and dedication, I hope Eight new bicycle racks have been installed at six Northside small businesses including City Fresh Pasta, Threadbare Cider House, that Northside Tables and Chairs will create and Cafe on the Corner, in the second phase of the Northside Leadership Conference's "We Like Bikes!" program. The program generational wealth for my family and also was launched with the goal of encouraging more people to ride their bikes in the Northside while patronizing local small businesses. provide jobs to many Northside residents.” See Business, Page 14

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is an essential infrastructure investment in Troy Hill,” said City Councilman Bobby Wilson. “After a $1.14 million construction project, I am thrilled the bridge will again be fully open to the public. I am very appreciative of the hard work of the Department of Mobility & Infrastructure, Mayor Peduto’s Office and all the government partners that helped us reopen this bridge." "Troy Hill is excited to have Lowrie Street and Rialto Street open again after a substantial rebuild of the Lowrie Street Bridge,” said Abby Vanim, President of the Troy Hill Citizens community group. “As two of the main arteries in our neighborhood, Lowrie and Rialto provide essential access to our business district and for our neighbors

and friends. Troy Hill Citizens appreciates our neighbors’ patience and understanding during this project. Thank you to the City and the project contractors, as they dealt with weather delays and issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic to get this completed. We look forward to celebrating the re-opening!” The construction team was led by A. Merante Contracting, with SAI Consulting Engineers overseeing construction and conducting daily inspections. The team also coordinated with People’s and Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, who have utility lines supported by the bridge. Troy Hill Citizens hosted a reopening community celebration with neighbors and city officials as they cut the ribbon on the bridge at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 24.n

City of Pittsburgh extends income tax filing deadline

By Timothy McNulty, Communications Director - Mayor's Office The City of Pittsburgh is extending its personal income tax filing deadline until

are adopting the one-month extension to give taxpayers more flexibility with their finances during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. More information on City taxes is available here at the Finance Department website at https://pittsburghpa.gov/finance/index.

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The City of Pittsburgh is extending its personal income tax filing deadline until May 17, in order to give taxpayers more flexibility during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Remembering Mary Pattison Irwin, former Northside industrialist By Gloria Forouzan On the surface, it seems like the only remaining trace of her life is a brick-size marker in Lawrenceville’s Allegheny Cemetery with one word on it: Mary. Yet those who are familiar with Northside streets might still hear her name carried in the wind’s whisper when passing Rope Way, or riding down Brighton Road, known for years as Irwin Avenue. Years of painstaking research have resulted in enough threads to weave together the legend of the remarkable life of Mary Pattison Irwin. May—a time when our nation recognizes mothers—is a fitting month to remember her. In 1784, Ireland’s Viceroy held a gala ball at Dublin Castle. Mary Pattison, who’d journeyed from her small village of Cookstown in what is now Northern Ireland, likely thought herself in a dream upon entering the ballroom. According to family lore, the ball is where Mary met her future husband. Mary’s gaze fell on Colonel John Irwin. John, an Irish veteran of the American Revolution, was likely charming admirers with tales of his time with George Washington. While no known written account of their meeting exists, Mary’s great-great-great-great grandson, Hugh Nevin Jr., described it to WESA: Mary was 30 years old and already engaged to a doctor, but by evening’s end, “they ditched the party and ran off.” Not

long after this, Mary and John left Ireland for America. When Revolutionary War veterans were promised land in the United States’

hinterlands, they emigrated, first moving to Philadelphia and then settling in Pittsburgh in 1787. Their granddaughter wrote that when Mary first laid eyes on the three

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In this 1808 advertisement placed in an issue of the Pittsburgh Weekly Gazette, Mary Pattison Irwin lists the types of rope for sale at her manufactory.

rivers she predicted the huge land and water traffic about to begin; she knew wagons and boats needed rope. John listened to and respected his wife’s counsel. He agreed with her analysis of the profitability of making rope and registered their business as “John Irwin and Wife.” Listing a woman on an official business document was highly unusual in that era. As John and Mary’s ropery prospered, so did their family; they had four children. Unfortunately, John never recovered from the bayonet wounds he suffered at the 1777 Paoli Massacre. With each year, his ability to work diminished. Mary took on all aspects of running the business, knowing that both her own family and workers relied on her. She moved the ropewalk to ever larger sites due to the growing demand. At the time, some employers partially paid work crews with daily rum rations but Mary may have been the first employer in Allegheny County to end the rum ration. When John died in 1808, Mary immediately re-registered the business as Mary Irwin and Son. She sustained a highly successful enterprise despite operating in a society that limited women’s freedom to engage in commerce. She must have been an able leader, because her ropery generated great wealth for future generations of Irwins. The world she succeeded in was all See Rope, Page 21

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Northside Business Briefs, cont'd From Business, Page 10 year in the Northside’s Spring Hill neighborhood, is now booking lessons and open studio time after a long-time partial closure due to COVID-19. Guests are welcomed to the studio one family or household at a time and must wear masks for entry. Lessons include basic pottery wheel throwing and terrarium building. Outdoor activity spaces, camps, and events are in the works. Little House Big Art will continue to offer gifts and customized to-go project kits for bullet journals, wood crafting, and painting your own pottery. A full list of studio lessons and kit options is available at https:// littlehousebigart.square.site/. Email littlehousebigart@gmail.com with questions and for more information.

War Streets since 2003, has listed its building and restaurant for sale. The building, according to its BizQuest listing, consists of 1320 square feet on the first floor and a sizable two-bedroom apartment on the second and third floors. “The first floor is beautifully finished with antique carved mahogany booths, fireplaces, hardwood floors, [a] tin ceiling, and a full kitchen,” states the listing. All furniture, fixtures, and equipment are included in the pub’s $795,000 asking price: This includes a glycol draft beer system, large walk-in cooler, and eight-foot exhaust hood. An Allegheny County ‘R’ liquor license is part of the sale as well. The pub has been recognized by Thrillist Media as one of the “best Irish bars in Pittsburgh,” where it was described as “plucked right out of Dublin and dropped in Pittsburgh.”

Yinz Coffee up and running on Federal Street in former Crazy Mocha

Gus & Yia Yia's ice ball stand opens for the season

Yinz Coffee, owned by the former proprietor of Pittsburgh’s Crazy Mocha coffee shop chain, is now open at the corner of Federal Street and North Avenue in Allegheny City Central.

Nothing says spring like Gus & Yia Yia’s ice ball stand. The popular Northside landmark, parked near the tennis courts on West Ohio Street, is now open for the season. In addition to serving flavored ice

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Allegheny Elks Lodge would like YOUR help keeping our Yellow Glove Project going strong and assisting our neighbors via the Northside Community Food Pantry. The Yellow Glove Project is funded by grants from the Elks National Foundation and is supplemented by community donations. Please help support this valuable program by visiting http://ygp.alleghenyelks.org. Overview: SNAP/Food Stamps do not cover personal and household cleaning/hygeine products. Allegheny Elks Lodge provides these types of products to clients of the Community Food Pantry, and the volunteer labor to procure and pack them for distribution. More information, and a way to donate online via PayPal or major credit/debit card, is available at http://ygp.alleghenyelks.org. 100% of every dollar donated is used solely for the purchase of the items distributed. Help us help the hundreds of Northside families who are in need of these supplies. Allegheny Elks is a 501(c)8 nonprofit corporation operating under the Lodge system. All charitable donations are tax deductible per Internal Revenue Code 170(c)(4).

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Yinz Coffee is now open at the corner of Federal Street and North Avenue in Allegheny City Central. The coffee shop is owned by the former proprietor of Pittsburgh’s Crazy Mocha chain. In addition to serving micro-roasted coffee from 19 Coffee Company, tea, and pastries from local bakeries BB&Bur Pastry Kitchen and Mediterra Bakehouse, the shop also sells Pittsburghese-inspired merchandise including whole bean coffee, t-shirts and coffee mugs. Pick-up and delivery options are available too at yinzcoffee.com. “Pittsburghers deserve the best,” states the company’s motto. “Yinz deserve Yinz.”

Monterey Pub, longtime Mexican War Streets establishment, listed for sale Monterey Pub, the Irish establishment located in the Northside’s historic Mexican

Gus & Yia Yia's ice ball stand, run by owner Gus Kalaris since he inherited it from his father in 1951, is now open for the season. It's parked near the tennis courts on West Ohio Street. balls, Gus & Yia Yia’s, which has been run by owner Gus Kalaris since he inherited it from his father in 1951, sells popcorn and peanuts. Since losing what he estimates to be half of his business back in 2018 due to the closure of the West Ohio Street Bridge, Kalaris’ stand has been undergoing a sort of renaissance. You can find more information about Gus & Yia Yia’s on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gus%20 and%20Yia%20Yia's/880854098662666/.

PNC Park welcomes Pirates fans in limited capacity Pirates fans, listen up: Tickets are now on sale for home games at PNC Park in a See Business, Page 28

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Over the past year, the entire world has had to deal with changes that were once unimaginable. The decrease in socialization and interaction has affected most everyone by impacting the quality of life we once knew. This change has been even more significant for older adults. We have all had a glimpse into the life of an older adult who may feel isolated in their daily living situation without the additional impact of a worldwide crisis. Older adults who may not have the support of loved ones, who may not be able to leave their homes due to physical or cognitive limitations, who may not have transportation to get to and from their doctor’s appointments or typical leisure activities and social events, were more disconnected this past year because of COVID-19. Individuals of all walks of life, throughout the world, were left to deal with the feelings of isolation that can easily lead to sadness, loneliness, and depression—the conditions that nearly one third of older adults who live by themselves face daily, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. LIFE Pittsburgh is a program that can help older adults (55+) in many ways, including specifically with socialization, interaction, purpose, meaning, and improving one’s quality of life. LIFE Pittsburgh is an all-inclusive program for individuals who want to stay in their own home who need supportive services to retain their independence. Our coordinated plan of care includes medical, social, and daily living support. At LIFE Pittsburgh, older adults are treated with the respect and dignity they deserve. LIFE Pittsburgh goes beyond simply “treating medical problems” to improving the quality of life of their participants. LIFE Pittsburgh participants are assigned an interdisciplinary care team that works together to ensure that all the participants’ needs are met. Planned routine care can include our Adult Day Health Centers (ADHC) where participants receive physical and occupational therapy, nursing and medical care, social work services, meals coordinated by a registered dietician, chaplain services, and a devoted Recreational Therapy Program. The Recreational Therapy Program provides opportunities for socialization with others; purposeful movement and activity; cognitive and physical groups; non-denominational chapel services and groups; therapeutic pet visits; opportunities for individual leisure activities including puzzles, art projects, reading; and much more to achieve their best daily outcomes. In addition to these services through the ADHC, participants are also provided the care they need in their homes, such as light housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, medication prompts, and assistance with the activities of daily living. Participants are provided with accessible transportation to and from the ADHC and to and from medical appointments. There is no cost to receive LIFE Pittsburgh services for those who qualify. At LIFE Pittsburgh, we have dedicated ourselves to providing continuous care to keep our participants safe and healthy over the past year. We have adapted our processes to ensure we are meeting the needs of those enrolled in our program and are committed to enrolling new participants into our program at this critical time. LIFE Pittsburgh is a valuable resource to those in need of extra assistance in the Northside community. If you or a loved one is in need of extra assistance to remain safe at home, LIFE Pittsburgh can help. Find out more at www.lifepittsburgh.org or by calling 412388-8050.

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COVID-19 impacts ceremonies of life for families facing loss of loved ones By Michael Ferrell, Szal Funeral Home Supervisor Before COVID-19, the largest question a family suffering the loss of a loved one was simply, should there be a visitation followed by a burial service or cremation? Within a little more than a year, life as we know it has changed. Whether positive, negative, or neutral in the sense of cultural traditions of honoring the memory of loved ones, the fact remains that funeral services have been changed for families everywhere. Since March 2020, funeral services have consistently changed in a very quick manner to meet the needs of safety and the purpose of traditional funerals. Many of us remember a time in the not-so-distant past when there was two days of viewing, then services the following day, and a committal service at a cemetery. Now, there is no “normal” in regard to the traditional funeral service. Very early on in the pandemic, there was a 10-person maximum with no church service or cemetery service. Later it was increased to 25 people for viewings and services. I personally have seen many minimal services during this time, which have included everything from a simple cremation to figuring out which church will allow a service inside of the church and which cemetery will allow a family to witness a burial. COVID-19 ultimately has made many folks revisit what a traditional funeral arrangement might look like to them. Since the onslaught of COVID-19 and the government mandates that followed, funeral services have changed how families honor and grieve in settings meant to hold a place for the sanctity of life. Many families have chosen a simple cremation or direct burial in the past year.

Some still want a traditional viewing although less hours are available before a church service and burial. Others still prefer a full visitation with guests flowing through the funeral home. The biggest issues with the last scenario are whether or not the funeral home is counting guests and guests not wanting to be in a large crowd. It does not feel natural for a grieving family to have a “counter” at a door either way for those who wish to pay their last respects to the departed.

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After the loss of a loved one, everyone should have the right to grieve in the way that they need. Some are OK with a simple cremation and not viewing the loved one af-

ter death. Some may choose to have a viewing for the immediate family for a few hours, then cremate. Others may still need a public viewing and church service followed by a burial. In today’s technological world, live streaming has become a vital part of the business in every industry and in social life in general. Zoom meetings have taken the place of board meetings and educational classes. FaceTime and Live streaming have become a way for families out of state or those concerned about being in public to participate in a viewing or funeral home service. Online videos and enhanced obituary pages have helped families and friends who cannot attend locally read obituaries and view videos from a distance. Electronic register books have allowed guests who could not attend services to express their sympathies via technology. Although, in my humble opinion, technology cannot take the place of physical touch, a hug, or physically seeing your loved ones or friends, it has helped families and friends participate in viewings and funerals when they cannot attend due to travel or COVID-19-related issues. It will undoubtedly remain a feature of future funeral services. While the world heals itself, remember to care for one another with the time we have and to take it upon yourself to prepare for loss in a way that honors the memory of life of those we loved, while also taking care of oneself. Here at Szal Funeral Home, we are committed to helping you meet those needs and wishes every step of the way. Find more information at www.szalfuneralhome.com or by calling 412-331-9713.

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A PLACE TO START: Be well and stay well By Lauren DeDomenic, Allegheny General Hospital

Partnership Coordintaor

An initiative of Allegheny General Hospital and the Northside Leadership Conference to promote Health and Wellness in the Northside Community The Northside Farmer’s Market is not only a great place to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, and cheese from local farmers, but to learn how to live a healthy lifestyle, specifically in the Northside. “A Place to Start” provides an opportunity to learn about the importance of yearly checkups, regular exercise, a balanced diet, and much more. City of Pittsburgh North Side Farmer’s Market is scheduled to open on May 14th, 2021 PLEASE NOTE: Markets are subject to federal and state guidelines regarding mass gatherings. Please check the City of Pittsburgh website to confirm markets will open as scheduled. It can be difficult to start the path to a healthier lifestyle, “A Place to Start” helps Northside families to take that first step, whether that be walking more, eating more vegetables, or visiting the doctor each year. In addition, many are unaware of some of the great resources in the Northside, including the Northside Christian Health Center, Northside Food Pantry, and Propel Northside Community Wellness Center among others. Be on the lookout for the Northside Leadership Conference’s “A Place to Start” health outreach program at the farmer’s market this summer! We plan to offer a variety of health events ranging from chats with nurses to inclusive yoga to healthy food demonstrations. We are also working on providing COVID-19 vaccinations on-site and can help with scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments or missed doctor’s appointments. We are very excited to assist Northside families with adopting and adapting to a new healthy lifestyle in 2021! After a difficult year of fighting a pandemic, it is important to stay safe and healthy, and we are committed to providing helpful resources to the Northside Community. Please visit www.pittsburghnorthside.com for updates on scheduling. Follow us on Facebook: @PittsburghsNorthside, Twitter: @PGHNorthside, and Instagram: @NorthsideLC for updates as well!

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North Side Christian Health Center welcomes talented and dedicated pediatrician to team Dr. Malzi joined the North Side Christian Health Center Community in July of 2020 as a full time pediatrician. He grew up in Johnstown PA, just a few hours away from Pittsburgh. He feels blessed that he has the privilege to serve the North Side area. Graduating from Temple University Medical School in 2017, Dr. Malzi discovered that he loved the vibrant neighborhoods of Philadelphia but wanted to move back to Western Pennsylvania to live. He was accepted to the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pediatrics program and completed a 3 year residency dedicated to pediatric medical care and has over 45,000 hours of pediatric clinical training including hospital pediatrics, primary care, intensive care, adolescent care, and emergency care. He has been awarded a membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha medical society, is a National Health Service Corps Scholar, and is Board Certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics in General Pediatrics. He believes that every child has the right to excellent medical care, and is dedicated to improving health care access in communities with shortages of pediatricians. He treats a wide range of pediatric conditions, including ADHD, depression and anxiety, asthma, urgent care needs, general wellness care, and teen care. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and enjoys cooking with his family and gardening in his tiny front yard. Dr. Malzi is accepting new patients here at North Side Christian Health Center and has office hours throughout the week. Please contact 412321-4001 to schedule an appointment.

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May 2021 Walk Ride Northside is a volunteer led committee of the Northside Leadership Conference. The group launched the We Like Bikes! partner program with small businesses on the Northside to provide cyclists free access to water, restrooms, repair tools and supplies. In addition to these ammenities, the committee has also worked with the city to install several new bike racks at participating locations that will serve cyclists who wish to patron these shops. For more information and participating businesses visit pittsburghnorthside.com/wrns

Healthy Ride Pittsburgh and Port Authority of Pittsburgh partner together to offer ConnectCard users unlimited 15 minute rentals of Healthy Ride bikes. ConnectCard users must first link their accounts either at a Healthy Ride station kiosk or online at healthyridepgh.com/account. There are two Northside stations kiosks of the seven Northside Healthy Ride bike rental stations and are denoted with a * below: • Arch St. & Jacksonia St. • Federal St. & North Ave.* • Ridge Ave. & Brighton Rd. (CCAC)

• W General Robinson St. & Chuck Noll Way • North Shore Trail & Fort Duquesne Bridge* • Isabella St. & Federal St. (PNC Park) • Heinz St. & River Ave. ConnectCards can be purchased through Port Authority partners at Giant Eagle and Kuhn's on the Northside. ConnectCard machines at the North Side T Station and Allegheny T Station provide card value loading and balance checking features. Visit connectcard.org for more information.

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Rope Way in Allegheny West a trace of history From Rope, Page 13 male, from its workforce to its suppliers and clients. Mary Pattison Irwin was likely one of Pittsburgh’s first industrialists and succeeded in business as a single

boat of its kind to travel from Pittsburgh to New Orleans. Thousands soon took advantage of this new mode of transportation to move people, products, and goods. In the early 1800s, Mary wanted to retire; she’d prepared her oldest

for the upcoming battle on Lake Erie. Mary agreed, and personally oversaw its manufacture. When she retired, her son moved the ropery to the Northside; his Rope Way is still there. It’s bounded by Western, Allegheny, and Ridge Avenues, and Brighton

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Map courtesy of author

This map, circa 1903, showcases Rope Way in the Northside, formerly Allegheny City. mother over 200 years ago. She also played a role in our nation’s history, making the rope for the steamboat New Orleans in 1811. It was the first

son, John, to take over the business. But Commodore Oliver Perry intervened and convinced her to make the rope for the navy he was assembling

One of the only remaining traces of Mary Pattison Irwin's life is this brick-sized headstone in Lawrenceville's Allegheny Cemetery, which simply reads "Mary."

Road (formerly Irwin Avenue). The homes surrounding Rope Way were owned by Mary’s descendants: the Holdships, the Irwins, B.F. Jones, and the Nevins. n

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Semicir Street in the Northside's Observatory Hill neighborhood before (left) and after (right) a $1.18 million landslide remediation and stabilization project completed by Mele & Mele & Sons, Inc. The street reopened on April 19, 2021. reopening of Semicir Street in the project. The work was completed by domi/current-projects. Find more Observatory Hill neighborhood as of Mele & Mele & Sons, Inc. and Semi- about the beginnings of this project at cir Street is now open to all traffic. www.thenorthsidechronicle.com. n April 19, 2021.

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2021 NORTHSIDE PRIMARY ⭐ ELECTION GUIDE⭐

The next primary election is on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Are you prepared to vote? Get ready with our 2021 Primary Election Guide. IMPORTANT DEADLINES: Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day. The last day to register to vote is Monday, May 3, 2021 and the last day to request a mail-in or absentee ballot is Tuesday, May 11, 2021. You can find more information about the 2021 Primary Election including a complete list of election-related deadlines and statewide races at the Allegheny County Elections Division website: https://www. alleghenycounty.us/elections/candidates.aspx or at www. votespa.com.

Tony Moreno, Democrat Michael Thompson, Democrat City Council: City Council members work together to propose, debate, and vote on legislation that affects the City of Pittsburgh. City Council is also in charge of approving the final budgets (both operating and capital) for the city. Individual City Council members can also generate and introduce their own legislation.

Mayor: The mayor is the chief executive officer of the City of Pittsburgh. They are elected every four years. William Peduto, Incumbent, Democrat State Rep. Edward C. Gainey, Democrat

MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT COURT 05-2-42, PITTSBURGH WARDS 26 & 27

MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT COURT 05-2-40, PITTSBURGH WARDS 21, 22, 23, 24, & 25 Derwin Rushing, Democrat Jehosha Wright, Democrat

School Board: A school board is made up of citizens, or school directors, who administer each district’s school system. They serve four-year terms and are unpaid. According to the Pittsburgh Public Schools website, school board members are “committed to providing the best education possible for every student by providing outstanding teachers, programs, and services that enable every student to achieve their maximum potential.”

" Poll workers will be provided masks, gloves, face shields and hand sanitizer. Additionally, there will be plexi-glass at the sign-in tables. There will also be cleaning materials at the polling place, tape to mark off 6’ distances for voters waiting in line and extra staff to help enforce the provisions. Voters will be asked to wear a face covering in compliance with the state order. Those who arrive without a face covering will be offered one." At the time of printing, 2021 Primary races and candidates are as follows.

Dom Costa, Democrat Kevin Kraus, Democrat

matter complaints. They can also perform weddings. Each judge must live within the district they serve. Every six years, they must run for reelection. Judges are able to serve an unlimited number of terms until they turn 75, which is the mandatory retirement age. Judges must be confirmed by the Pennsylvania state Senate.

Robert J. Biel, Democrat Leah Williams Duncan, Esq., Democrat Steven Oberst, Democrat Raymond D. Robinson, Democrat Mark J. Scorpion, Republican, Democrat Barbara J. Sparrow, Democrat

IN-PERSON POLLING PLACES: If you plan to vote in person, you can find your polling place at https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/PollingPlaceInfo.aspx. The Allegheny County Elections Division confirmed on their website that all 1,323 polling places will be open. Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and anyone in line at 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote. Additional information from the Election Division's website regarding CDC-recommended safety practices:

County Sheriff: A county sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer in a county. They have a four-year term, retain all arrest powers, and have the authority to enforce the criminal laws as well as the vehicle laws of Pennsylvania. They also appoint deputy sheriffs: Allegheny County Sheriff’s Deputies are the only deputies in the state with police powers.

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DISTRICT 9 Veronica Edwards, Incumbent, Republican, Democrat Gene Walker, Democrat Delancey Walton, Democrat Allegheny Court of Commmon Pleas Judges: Courts The last day to request a mail-in ballot or absentee ballot of Common Pleas are one level up from Minor Courts—the for the 2021 Primary Election is Tuesday, May 11, 2021. first level of Pennsylvania’s judiciary—and are the state's general trial courts. According to the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania website, judges in these courts preside DISTRICT 6 over “appeals from minor courts, appeals not exclusively R. Daniel Lavelle, Democrat assigned to another court, and matters involving children and families.” Major civil and criminal cases are heard here. Judges’ terms are 10 years long. Similar to MagisMagisterial District Judges: PennLive reports that terial District judges, Court of Common Pleas judges are magisterial district judges are “the frontline of Pennsyl- able to serve an unlimited number of terms until they turn vania’s judicial system.” They issue arrest and search 75, which is the mandatory retirement age, and must be warrants, oversee arraignments, set bail, hold prelimi- confirmed by the Pennsylvania state Senate. nary hearings for criminal complaints, and hear some civil Photo: Element5 Digital for Pexels

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May 2021 Bruce Beemer, Incumbent, Republican, Democrat Elliot Howsie, Incumbent, Republican, Democrat Dean A. Birdy, Democrat Pauline Calabrese, Republican, Democrat Tom Caulfield, Republican, Democrat William Bill Caye, Republican, Democrat Jason J. Cervone, Republican, Democrat Jessel Costa, Republican, Democrat Alyssa Cowan, Democrat Rosemary Crawford, Democrat Marc Daffner, Republican, Democrat Anthony DeLuca, Republican, Democrat Richard Thomas Ernsberger, Republican, Democrat Brian D. Flaherty, Democrat Mark Patrick Flaherty, Republican, Democrat Ryan O. Hemminger, Republican, Democrat Nicola Henry-Taylor, Democrat George Heym, Democrat Rick Hosking, Democrat Clint Kelley, Democrat Daniel J. Konieczka, Jr., Republican, Democrat Sabrina Korbel, Republican, Democrat Brian Samuel Malkin, Democrat Lisa Middleman, Republican, Democrat Joseph Patrick Murphy, Republican, Democrat Mik Pappas, Republican, Democrat Chuck Porter, Republican, Democrat Zeke Rediker, Republican, Democrat Matt Rogers, Republican, Democrat Giuseppe Rosselli, Democrat Jimmy Sheets, Republican, Democrat Tiffany Sizemore, Democrat

Patrick A. Sweeney, Republican, Democrat Andrew Szefi, Republican, Democrat Beth Tarasi-Sinatra, Republican, Democrat Albert Veverka, Republican, Democrat Chelsa Wagner, Republican, Democrat Wrenna Watson, Republican, Democrat Ilan Zur, Republican, Democrat

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Judge of the Superior Court: Pennsylvania’s Superior Court is one of the state’s two intermediate appellate aka appeals courts. It often serves as the final arbiter, or decider, of legal disputes.

Judge of the Supreme Court: This is both the highest court in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the oldest appellate aka appeals court in the nation. According to the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania’s website, this court is made up of seven members and most commonly hears “requests for discretionary appeals from the Commonwealth Court and Superior Court, direct appeals from a lower court’s decision, including when a sentence of death sentences is issued, requests to intervene in a lower court’s proceedings, and requests to deliver a body from illegal detention.”

Jill Beck, Democrat Timika Lane, Democrat Bryan Neft, Democrat Megan Sullivan, Republican

Kevin Brobson, Republican Patricia A. McCullough, Republican Maria McLaughlin, Democrat Paula Patrick, Republican

Judge of the Commonwealth Court: Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court is one of the state’s two intermediate appellate aka appeals courts. Cases that involve state and local governments and regulatory agencies or involve subjects such as banking, insurance, utility regulation, taxation, land use, elections, labor practices, workers compensation, and liquor licenses are decided here.

Constable: Similar to district attorneys, sheriffs, and the police, a constable enforces and carries out the law. They can arrest for felony crimes and breaches of the peace committed in their presence, or by warrant anywhere in the commonwealth. A constable can serve warrants of arrest and mental health warrants; transport prisoners; serve summons, complaints and subpoenas; and can enforce protection from abuse orders, orders of eviction, and judgment levies. Constables are the sole law enforcement officials permitted at the polls on election day. Their job is to maintain order and ensure that no qualified voter is prevented from voting. They serve six-year terms.

Drew Crompton, Republican Lori A. Dumas, Democrat Amanda Green Hawkins, Democrat David Lee Spurgeon, Democrat Sierra Street, Democrat Stacy Marie Wallace, Republican

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Dylan L. Groff, Democrat Deborah McCree, Democrat

Charles R. Adkins, Democrat

JUDGE OF ELECTION - PITTSBURGH WARD 25, DISTRICT 4

Judge of Election: The Judge of Election is the person in charge of operating each polling place. They enforce Election Day rules and regulations, tally and verify final results, close the polling site, and pick up and return election supplies and results. These positions are filled every four years.

Yvonne W. Rainey, Democrat

JUDGE OF ELECTION - PITTSBURGH WARD 22, DISTRICT 1

JUDGE OF ELECTION - PITTSBURGH WARD 26, DISTRICT 14 Gail L. Manker, Democrat JUDGE OF ELECTION - PITTSBURGH WARD 26, DISTRICT 16 Anthony Ganzak, Democrat

Sheila D. Collins, Democrat JUDGE OF ELECTION - PITTSBURGH WARD 23, DISTRICT 3 Michelle Lynch, Democrat JUDGE OF ELECTION - PITTSBURGH WARD 24, DISTRICT 3

Inspector of Election: Each Inspector of Election plays the role of assistant to the Judge of Election and shares the responsibility of operating each polling place. They process voters, accompany voters to voting machines, assist voters with special needs, and verify ballot information on the voting

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May 2021 machine screen. Once the polls close, they assist the Judge of Election in tallying and verifying the final results and close the polling site.

INSPECTOR OF ELECTION - PITTSBURGH WARD 24, DISTRICT 3 Gloria J. Vogel, Democrat INSPECTOR OF ELECTION - PITTSBURGH WARD 24, DISTRICT 4 Dona Van Eck, Democrat INSPECTOR OF ELECTION - PITTSBURGH WARD 26, DISTRICT 16 Amy L. Ganzak, Democrat INSPECTOR OF ELECTION - PITTSBURGH WARD 26, DISTRICT 5 Sandra L. Youngblood, Democrat INSPECTOR OF ELECTION - PITTSBURGH WARD 26, DISTRICT 7 Phyllis Bacon, Democrat

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Information courtesy of the Allegheny County Elections Division. Read more at https://www.alleghenycounty.us/ elections/frequently-asked-questions.aspx.

May I return my mail-in or absentee ballot to the Elections office? Ballot return is available in the lobby of the County Office Building, 542 Forbes Ave. in downtown Pittsburgh, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. until Election Day. The hours on Election Day will be 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters may only return their own ballot and masks or face coverings are required in the building.

Page 25 velope with it that must be completed, dated, signed, and returned with the ballot in it in order for the vote to be counted. That envelope has a bar code on it that is associated with the voter. When the voted ballot is received, that bar code is scanned and the system immediately updated to reflect that the ballot has been returned. If there is no bar code on the envelope, elections staff will manually pull the voter’s record and enter the ballot as being received. I still haven’t received my ballot. What are my options? If you have not yet received your ballot, you may go to the Elections Division to have it reissued to you at the counter (hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday) or you may go to your polling place and vote a provisional ballot. n

How long do I have to return my mail-in or absentee ballot? It must be returned by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 or, if mailed, postmarked on Nov. 3 and received by Elections no later than Friday, Nov. 6. Is my mail-in or absentee ballot date and time stamped when it is received by Elections? A person’s mail-in or absentee ballot has a declaration enPhoto: Element5 Digital for Pexels

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YINZBURGH! COMICS By Nils Hanczar

Ask An Attorney

By Matthew D. Gailey, Gailey Law Group

One of my main areas of practice is tort law, specifically cases dealing in negligence. A broad definition of negligence is when there is a failure to use reasonable care which results in an injury to another. The methods to prove and disprove negligence is much more complex than that however. This month's submission will deal with assumption of the risk, a concept that can be used to preclude recovery. Assumption of the risk can take varying forms including 1) the plaintiff gave consent relieving the defendant of an obligation to exercise care; 2) plaintiff entered into some relation with the defendant which he knows involves a risk; 3) plaintiff, aware of a risk created by the defendant proceeds voluntarily to encounter it; and 4) where the plaintiff's conduct in encountering a risk is unreasonable and amounts to contributory negligence.

Some examples of conduct by a

plaintiff can be used to show when they have assumed a risk and may be barred from recovery. A plaintiff who jumps over the security fence at a zoo to take a picture with an elephant will have a hard time convincing a judge to allow their case to proceed as they assumed the risk of danger. Another example of an assumption of risk would occur when a plaintiff drove her car into an excavator at a construction site despite proceeding past several warnings not to be present on the property. Assumption of risk is also a matter of law, essentially meaning that a Judge would decide if a jury would be allowed to let this defense be a factor in their deliberations. Assumption of the risk is just one potential defense to a negligence case. Negligence is a complicated area and if you have any questions about this area of the law, please feel free to give my office a call.

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Northside Business Briefs, cont'd Allegheny City Society celebrates 177th From Business, Page 14 limited—approximately 25%—capacity. There are 13 home games on the schedule from May 10 to 30, 2021.

Three new restaurants have also been introduced to the PNC Park complex: Taps & Taco (formerly Steel Cactus), Allegheny Grille (formerly Atria’s), and Batty’s Pizzeria (formerly Slice on Broadway). Two

anniversary of Mary Cassatt’s birth

By John Canning

In 1840, as the population of Allegheny Town reached 10,000, its political leaders led a movement to have the community be identified as having “city status.” In the same year, Robert Cassatt, a successful businessman in Pittsburgh, and his wife Katherine Johnston Cassatt, who had been raised in and attended school in Allegheny Town, moved their family from Pittsburgh to a new home on Reedsdale Street in Allegheny. During the Cassatt family’s brief tenure in Allegheny, Robert Cassatt served on the newly formed Select Council of the City, and in 1847 as its mayor. Katherine Cassatt gave birth to a daughter on May 22, 1844, who they named Mary. Since then, Mary Cassatt has become recognized as one of America’s greatest artists. A number of years ago the Allegheny City Society (ACS), working with Photo: Lauren Stauffer the Pennsylvania Art and Museum ComTickets for Pirates' home games are now being sold at 25% capacity and in "pods" of mission and with the French Embassy in two or four seats. Fans can score discounts by buying 10 or more tickets. Washington D.C., placed a state historical Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, seats job fairs were reportedly held at Allegheny marker near the corner of Ridge and Alare being sold in “pods” of two or four seats Grille on March 31 and April 1 to recruit for legheny Avenues, a location not far from and fans can score discounts by buying 10 or the more than 100 part and full-time employ- the Cassatts’ former home in Allegheny, to honor this very “Daughter of Allegheny.” more tickets. According to its official web- ees needed to staff the eateries. Saturday, May 22, will be the 177th For Pirates tickets inquiries, call site, “[PNC Park] will seat…groups as close as possibly, while [sic] remaining 6’ social 1-800-BUY-BUCS (1-800-289-2827) or anniversary of Mary Cassatt’s birth. The ACS has organized a “Fete in the Groves” email ticketservices@pirates.com. n distance between pods.”

to honor Mary Cassatt. Several talks will be presented by ACS members, which will explore: • Cassatt’s family’s roots in Allegheny and Pittsburgh. • Cassatt’s significant role in the Impressionist movement as well as her powerful influence on the adaptation of Japanese printmaking to the western world. • Cassatt’s role in advising American art collectors on the acquisition of important works of European art that would find their way into homes, and eventually the public art galleries and museums, across America. • Cassatt’s deep commitment to feminist movements in Europe and America. This was particularly evident in the massive mural “Modern Woman” (now lost) she painted for the Women’s Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. The ACS program will begin at noon on Saturday, May 22, 2021. It will be presented in “The Groves” section of the Allegheny Commons Park, located between Ridge and Western Avenues. Cassatt prints and a few books will be available for purchase for those who are interested. Canning is the vice president of ACS.n

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Northside Real Estate Transfers Allegheny City Central

Pittsburgh City to Christian and Colby Vagley at Reddour St. (VACANT LAND) for $16,100. Nikki Wise to Gregory Baker and Thomas Ward at 1225 Resaca Pl for $690,000. Timothy Cline to Paul Lewis Diana and Jill Yesko at 1524 Monterey St. for $510,000. Kevin Walker to ZMF Property IV Lp at 1204-1208 Boyle St. for $119,500.

Allegheny West

Jonathan Morrison to Howard William, Helen Elizabeth Harris, 834 Beech Ave. Unit 5, $315,000.

Brighton Heights

Merle Moorhead II to Eric Brown at 855 Benton Ave. for $230,000. James Verbitsky to Gregory Cyprych and Leslie Walsh at 3620 Fleming Ave. for $325,000. Isaac Elster to Home Buying Solutions Inc. at 3914 Kleber St. for $165,000. Steven Hunt to Daniel Nocera at 102 Flora St. for $132,000. Lawrence Stephen Wilson to Brandon Windecker at 3528 Massachusetts Ave. for $55,000. John Repko to Susan Christensen and Sarah Benson at 3525 Gerber Ave. for $305,000. John Kralik to Nadia Jones at 3978 Kleber St. for $135,000. John Brennan III to Jacob Greco at 945 Sagwa St. for $160,000. Joseph DeFilippo IV to Robert and Hannah Roach at 2035 Termon Ave. for $255,000. Estate of Jack Kaiser to Gerard Salac III at 3927 Winshire St. for $80,000. A & C Holdingz LLC to Hof I REO 5 LLC at 3537 California Ave. for $80,000 by sheriff’s deed. JV Homes LLC to Haven Home Builders LLC at 3534 Massachusetts Ave. for $38,000.

California-Kirkbride

Creative Solutions Investments LLC to David Priselac, Sedgwick St. (VACANT LAND), $15,000.

East Deutschtown

Marshall-Shadeland, Cont'd

Robert Steigerwald Jr. to C & C Linhart LLC at 1320 Complete St. for $3,000. David Myers to C & C Linhart LLC at 1543 Eckert St. for $20,000. Deutsch & Assoc. LLC to Ashley Armstrong at 1423 Evandale Road for $122,900. Jonathan Codilla to Sherman Jones at 2409 McCook St. for $18,000. Anthony Gittens to Pittsburgh Real Estate Invest Group LLC at 2714 Holbrook St. for $24,900. Gethsemane Place LLC to Eugene Baker and Yolanda Pogue at 3041 Shadeland Ave. for $122,000.

Observatory Hill

Allen Place Community Services Inc. to Pride Project Inc. at 227 Bonvue St. for $584,800. Kevin Sibcy to Joshua Weichmann and Anna Maria Montano at 4006 Franklin Road for $179,500. Annamarie Finucan to Thomas and Mary Mulroy at 3635 Baytree St. for $132,500. Doi Nguyen Hill to Reasonably Priced Homes LLC at 3886 East St. for $104,000. Todd Nonn to Sarah Williams at 3201 Orleans St. for $175,000. Michael Lamar Evins to ARL Realty 1 LLC at 3870 East St. for $45,000. Brian Pinter to Michael Alicea and Perry Tiberio at 3076 Marshall Road for $370,000. Kevin Cameron to Zach Jarvis at 4056 Vinceton St. for $135,000. Louis Comport to Li’s Investment & Management LLC at 3011 Viola St. for $19,900. Emily Klosterman to Dawn Uzdale at 241 Waldorf St. for $263,125.

Perry Hilltop

One Pine 8 LLC to Sage Notes LLC at 309 E McIntyre Ave. for $2,307. Sage Notes LLC to OBPA LLC at 309 E McIntyre Ave. for $3,000. Robert Cook Jr. to Erwin and Tracy Ward at 300 Kennedy Ave. for $32,400.

Spring Garden

Teutonia Maennerchor Allegheny City to Nicola Dicio, Carol Herder, 868 Phineas St., $15,000.

Daniel Gitzen to Raymond Cessna at 2328 Spring Garden Ave. for $26,000. Terrance Glenn to Equity Trust Co. at 1304 Firth St. for $35,000.

Fineview

Spring Hill

Estate of Raymond Wolfgang to Rearden LLC at 1704 Meadville St. for $77,000. Elizabeth Thomas to Bradley Anderson at 145 Henderson St. for $312,000.

Historic Deutschtown

Allegheny Inn LLC to ESL Realco LLC at 1010 Cedar Ave. for $500,000. Dawn Uzdale to Robert Clift and Hillary Demmon at 906 Cedar Ave. for $455,000. Lawrence Dicicco to Daniel Stefancin at 516 E North Ave. for $284,900. Jennifer Marburger trustee to Naomi Buffington et al., Lynn Gamble, 511 Tripoli St., $455,000.

Manchester

Shamar Gilmore to 2014 Baracz & Hubert Family Trust at 1249 Liverpool St. for $210,000. Dean Walters to Jared and Meredith Pierce at 1437 Sheffield St. for $465,000. Linsey McDaniel to Anthony Cafardi, Timothy Ehmnn Jr. at 1431 W North Ave. for $292,000.

Marshall-Shadeland

Michael Cole to Richai Johnson at 3138 Shadeland Ave. for $139,000. Yur Service LLC to 4th House LLC at 3144 McClure Ave. for $19,266. DTH REO Inc. to Christian Mendez at 1152 Ridgeland Drive for $14,900. Bruce Lenz to Robert and Justine Dutcher at 2615 Stayton St. for $50,000. Chandler Real Estate Holdings LLC to Yicheng Wang at 2617 Stayton St. for $54,000. Jeffrey Siegel to Jin Yon at 1306-1308 Complete St. for $119,850.

Estate of Joseph Fafata to Joseph and Paulette Schwartz at 1336 Buente St. for $80,000. Saddle Properties LLC to Mir-932 LLC at 1606 Walz St. for $28,000. George William Labancz to Shavonne Johnson at 1115 Shreve St. for $192,500.

Summer Hill

David Harvey Jr. to Kiril Petreveski at 602 Ivory Ave. for $186,000. William Dengler Jr. to Zachary William, Rachel Christine Dengler at 3628 Manuel St. for $80,000. Michelle Snyder to Lisa Labrakopoulos at 116 Montville St. for $95,000. Ally Rulander to Michael Miller at 3654 Colby St. for $150,000.

Troy Hill

Estate of Gerard Koch to Jeff Anesin at 1503 Gardner St. for $15,000. The High Return Pittsburgh MultiFamily F to Devon Lamar Tate, Kenia S Lewis Johnson, 1624 Lowrie St., $60,000.

Tyler Mossman to WGMAC LLC at 2109 Lowrie St. for $60,000. Estate of Joseph Leskowak to Licinia Holdings LLC at 1805 Sundeman St. for $45,000. Jeffrey Letters to New Troy LLC at 1409 Tinsbury St. for $72,840. Sandra Tivo to 32 Cherry LLC at 2100 Straubs Lane for $33,237. Ingrid Nagin to Denise Mervis at 1621 Wickline Lane for $232,000. Stephanie Schilling to Christian Niemeyer and Natalie Virbitsky at 2101 Lautner St. for $192,000. DavKel Properties LLC to Matthew Schmidt at 1920 Lowrie St. for $157,500. Estate of Edward Ambrose to No Good Deed LLC at 1708 Rialto St. for $150,000. Principal Real Estate Investments LLC to Edwin Thomas Sprague, Mary Alison Sanders, 2039 Eggers St., $245,000.

Latest Northside real estate transfers at www.nschronicle.com

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Star 4 & NAEYC Accredited Child Care Center Needs You! We are currently seeking to hire for the following positions at our North Side and Swissvale locations.

Full-Time Early Childhood Education Lead Teachers Part-Time Nutritional Coordinator/Cook If you enjoy working with children and would like to work in a warm, supportive environment, please email resume and references to angelsplacepittsburgh@gmail.com Learn more at: www.angelsplacepgh.org ANGELS’ PLACE is a nonprofit comprehensive early childhood education and family support program that provides child care and related services at no cost to single, lowincome, full-time student parents and at reduced rates for eligible working parents.

May 2021

WALK WITH ANGELS' PLACE SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2021 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM via ZOOM

Join us for an outdoor scavenger hunt within your own community to help support single, student parents and their children.

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2021 Marshall-Shadeland and Woods Run Cleanup

Photos: Joe Martin, Liz Monk, and Brad Ankney

Right: Neighborhood children Mae, Sam, and Lulu clean up the city steps on Brighton Road. Far right: Community advocates Tom Doubt and Ed Jackson volunteer their time for the benefit of their neighborhood.

Email your community event photos to editor@ thenorthside chronicle.com for a chance to see them in print!

Photos: Brad Ankney

Jeanne Clark and her team from ALCOSAN (top left) and neighbor Shira Downer Barron (top right) join the cleanup event on Saturday, April 24. The mission of the neighborhood cleanup group, according to organizer Brad Ankney, is to "bring a diverse group of neighbors, representative of community demographics, together to cleanup our neighborhood and show pride in our community."

Transparent and Open Government for Pittsburgh’s Future

As Pittsburgh grows and changes, Mayor Peduto’s commitment to transparency is building a fair economy for everyone: Wrote the City’s first campaign finance regulations — to keep special interests out of government.

Mayor Peduto is proudly endorsed by:

[KDKA Radio, 1/19/21]

Created a tax receipt so that you can see exactly where your money goes. [pittsburghpa.gov/omb]

Led the City’s economic recovery from financial distress to sustainability — while raising the minimum wage and without laying off workers. [Post-Gazette, 2/22/21]

Created an independent Ethics Hearing Board. [Tribune-Review, 11/18/16]

There’s still more to do.

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