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ARC House property to become hotel, apartments

California-Kirkbride’s new kids playground complete

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The site of the former ARC House on the corner of Madison Avenue and East Ohio Street in Historic Deutschtown to be renovated in 2015 Development along with the By Justin Criado Northside Leadership Conference Gov. Tom Corbett announced (NSLC) plan on creating a 120a $3 million Economic Growth room hotel, a 300-space parking Initiative (ECI) grant in support garage and a 26-room apartment of a large Northside development building along the East Ohio Street project in Historic Deutschtown stretch, which spans 20 parcels. Oct. 6, according to a press release. “This investment will continue The grant will be used our mission of making the city of for a $20 million mixed-use Pittsburgh a premier, worldwide project at the site of the former destination,” Corbett said in the ARC House on the corner of press release. “Bringing people Madison Avenue and East Ohio and jobs to the Northside area Street near the entrance to I-79. will ensure that we can continue The 20,000-square-foot space to build a stronger city and state.” was the site of a former historic The project also includes plans bank and has sat vacant for years. to restore the former Workingman’s Northside company October See Arc House, Page 7

Upwards of 250 volunteers from the Northside Coalition for Fair Housing, Alcoa Foundation and KaBOOM! helped build a new park. youths came out to help out, By Justin Criado landscaping the surrounding Ronell Guy has wanted to hillside or building large flower build a playground in California- planters and picnic tables. Kirkbride for nearly a decade. “It really is tying the The executive director of community together,” NCFH the Northside Coalition for Fair resident service coordinator James Housing (NCFH) finally saw her Harrell said. “This is great.” vision come to life Thursday, The Alcoa Foundation and Oct. 16 when upwards of 250 KaBOOM! helped fund the volunteers completed a children’s project, and State Rep. Jake playground on 912 California Ave. Wheatley was there lending a hand. “It’s been a long time coming,” “I was actually digging dirt Guy said. “The community needs and stuff,” Wheatley said before this. You see everyone out here.” addressing the volunteers. “Thank The park will serve as a you for all your hard work and safe, fun space for children in dedication because without you the community, and many local See Park, Page 7

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Charles Street Area Council 1st Monday, monthly, call for times Pittsburgh Project, 2801 N. Charles St. 412.321.5567 Community Alliance of Spring Garden/ East Deutschtown 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 6:30 p.m. Fuhrer Building of St. Michael’s Church 412.977.1979

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 Northside Coalition for Fair Housing Board 2nd Monday, monthly, 6:30 p.m. 1821 Brighton Rd. 412.321.5527 Northside Coalition for Fair Housing Membership Monthly, call for times 1821 Brighton Rd. 412.321.5521 Northside Leadership Conference Call for times 4 Allegheny Center, Suite 601 412.330.2559 North Side Lions Club 2nd and 4th Tuesday, monthly, noon Max’s Allegheny Tavern North Side Public Safety Council 1st Thursday, monthly, 5:30 p.m. Northside Leadership Conference 412.330.2559 Observatory Hill, Inc. 3rd Wednesday, monthly, 7 p.m. Byzantine Seminary, 3605 Perrysville Ave. 412.231.2887 Perry Hilltop Citizens’ Council 4th Monday, monthly, 6 p.m. Triangle Tech,1940 Perrysville Ave. perryhilltop@gmail.com 412.223.7144

Deutschtown New Hope Council 3rd Thursday, monthly, 6:30 p.m. Community Center, 623 Suismon St.

The Promise Group Every other Tuesday, 6 p.m. Western Pa. Humane Society 412.321.1019

East Allegheny Community Council 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 7 p.m. Bistro to Go 412.321.1204

Troy Hill Citizens Council Second Tuesday of the month , 7 p.m. 1619 Lowrie St. 412.321.2852

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Spring Hill Civic League May 7, Sept. 10, Oct. 1. Nov. 5 7 p.m., Spring Hill Elementary School contact@shcl.org

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412.231.0330 Mexican War Streets Society 3rd Tuesday, monthly, 7 p.m. AUU Church, Resaca Pl. and North Ave. 412.323.9030

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North Shore soon to be home to new hotel

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Krasta Properties broke ground on a new Holiday Inn hotel Oct. 8. By Justin Criado Kratsa Properties held an official groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, Oct. 8 for its new Holiday Inn Express hotel on 228 Federal St. in North Shore. "This hotel has been in the works for a while and we're very happy that this day has finally come," Eric Kratsa

said. "My parents and I have always believed in this hotel." The hotel has been in the works since 2009, and construction began on June 6 by Massaro Corp. with a tentative completion date of August 2015.Federal Street Hospitality Associates LP, an affiliate of Kratsa, is the developer. The city's Sports & Exhibition Authority owns the property, and First National

Bank, which is headquartered right down the road across from PNC Park, are the financiers. "We're delighted to help support yet another piece of the revitalization of the North Shore," F.N.B. president John Williams said. The hotel will be 10 stories tall and feature 135 rooms along amenities such as an indoor swimming pool, business conference room and market area. The Holiday Inn Express will be only the second in the city and first on the North Shore. Massaro Corp. has worked with Kratsa Properties on several projects, including the SpringHill Suites, which is right across the street from the latest project, at 223 Federal St. "We're a family business as are you," president Joe Massaro, III said during the ceremony. "We're proud to have worked with you on a handful of hotels." During construction, Federal Street will be one lane by the site.

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Jim Hurray’s ‘kool’ collection is one of a kind

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Just a glimpse of Jim Hurray’s massive Kool Museum collection. By Douglas McGlynn Pittsburgh has no shortage of museums that feature interesting and important exhibits. Dinosaurs that roamed the earth and beautiful works of art are well documented. However, not many of these exhibits boast an Ozzy Osborne bobblehead collection. But Jim Hurray of Spring

Hill has been gathering items of all sorts for his Kool Stuff Museum for years and he won’t be stopping any time soon. The museum includes a wide variety of toys, posters, interesting artifacts from Pittsburgh’s past, and a general assortment of unique objects that you won’t find just anywhere.

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Jim Hurray has over 7,000 vinyl albums in his collection as well. “It’s got to be what I call cool,” Hurray said. “Something that you don’t see every day. When I see it, I know it.” The museum is actually a website that Hurray regularly updates with pictures and information of new acquisitions. Calling it a museum is simply a way to get people to think about the ex-

hibits like in a major museum. Many of the items in the museum are arranged in a specific way. For example, a toy Frankenstein monster is arranged alongside a mummy and other scary items. “I tried to make a story out of them,” Hurray said. “The goal is to have people look at See Kool, Page 12

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Public Safety

The Northside Public Safety Council wants to remind residents to properly maintain and check smoke and carbon monoxide detectors before the weather changes for winter. Also, checking and cleaning furnace filters can reduce the chances of fire, according to Northside Public Safety Council president David Stacy. The City of Pittsburgh fire department offers free smoke nad carbon monoxide detectors to homeowners and will install such detectors for free. Landlords are required

by law to have safe, properly functioning detectors in their properties, according to Stacy. In October approximately 527 incidents were reported throughout the Northside, which led to approximately 157 arrests. The Northside Public Safety Council is a nonprofit corporation composed of community leaders, businesses, government officials the Housing Authority, property owners and the Zone 1 Pittsburgh Police. The Northside Public Safety Committee meets the first Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. on the mezzanine level of The Northside Leadership Conference’s offices at 4 Allegheny Center. All are welcome. A useful resource for the community is the Zone 1 website (www.communitysafety. pittsburghpa.gov.) Any questions for Stacy or the Public Safety Council can be sent to zone1psc@ gmail.com. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Johnny Angel takes over airwaves

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Jack Hunt aka Johnny Angel spinning records in his studio. Everyone’s favorite rocker, ery Sunday night from 7-10 p.m. Jack Hunt aka Johnny Angel from through www.carolinabreeze.com. Johnny Angel and the Halos, is Listeners can send requests also a beloved radio personality. and dedications toHunt by using After opening his own memo- the email jasoulpatrol@aol.com. ribilia store on 3623 California The Java House coffee Ave., the Brighton Heights na- shop next door to Ginchy Stuff tive started hosting his week- streams the broadcast and ofly radio show from there. fers specials during the show. Johnny Angel’s “Heavenly A dance floor is also set-up for Soul Show” is broadcast live ev- those so moved to twist and shake.

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Governor announces grant for Historic Deutschtown project From Arc House, Page 1

Savings Bank, according to NSLC executive director and October spokesman Mark Fatla. “The NSLC is assisting October as project manager and has been working with them on finalizing this grant over the past several weeks,” Fatla said. “The project itself has been in the planning for five years or more with the Northside Community Development Fund financing much of October’s acquisitions. “The project follows the neighborhood plan for the site, including saving and re-using the historic bank building, although of course many details remain to be worked out.” The hotel will be a Comfort Inn by Choice Hotels. There will be other development partners, according to Fatla, but none will be named until all agreements are finalized.

“There is much work yet to do to bring this project to fruition, but this is a key step,” Fatla said. “You will see the start of site preparation work in the next couple weeks while we help October finalize design & financing, and help coordinate with PennDOT, city and county agencies.” State Rep. Adam Ravenstahl also put out a release shortly after hearing the project plans. “The ARC House is at the gateway to the Northside of Pittsburgh for many visitors, and the property has fallen on hard times,” Ravenstahl said in his statement. “Breathing new life into this structure and surrounding land will help the Historic Deutschtown neighborhood, as well as the rest of the Northside.” More details will be announced regarding planning details and timeline in the upcoming months.

Playground open for all

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Ronell Guy (center) cuts the ribbon at the park’s grand opening. From Park, Page 1 events and celbrations at the park. we would not be here and have “We already got it planned,” this beautiful opportunity for our Guy said of next year’s National children to have successful, safe Night Out event and reunion. spaces.”The park features a play “We’re going to have a celebration area complete with swings and and build reunions. Next year jungle gym, picnic tables, a garden at this same time we’ll be pergola, and a community billboard . out here cooking hot dogs.” This is just the beginning, though, according to Guy as she Check out the website for a already has plans for playground full picture gallery.

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Brighton Heights Halloween parade

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Break out the candy and the spooky masks because itâ€™s that special time of year again. The Brighton Heights Citizen Federation (BHCF) hosted its annual Halloween Parade Oct. 25. The route traveled up Davis Avenue to Legion Park.

This year the parade was larger than recent years with around 300 kids marching along with their loved ones. The parade also featured the Perry High School marching band and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC).

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YINZ! Comics by Nils Balls

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From Kool, Page 5 something and have it bring back memories for them.” Hurray admits to not spending much on any of the items in the museum, but that hasn’t stopped others from trying to put a higher price on some of his items. One such item is a butane lighter in the shape of the Statue of Liberty. While he may not be a collector per se Hurray has a long history of gathering things that interest him. “I used to do trading with the other kids at school,” Hurray said. “And the nun would confiscate it and hold on to it until the end of the year. At the end of the year I’d have to figure out how to get all this stuff home.” No matter how many times you walk past the collection there will be something that brings a smile to your face. Hurray also boasts a record collection of over 7,000 albums,

which he began collecting in the 1970s. You may have heard some of these records on Hurray’s radio show with his brother-in-law that ran from 1974-85. “We were interested in radio, so we worked on it and had a show on WYEP,” Hurray said. A complete database of the record collection can be seen on the Kool Stuff Museum website. The website also features close-up pictures and descriptions of many of the artifacts Hurray has. gathered over the years. As well as many more interesting things. To check out all of Hurray’s collection from knick-knacks to vinyls visit www.jhurray.com. There you will find links to numerous offshoots and experience the wealth of knowledge that is Jim Hurray. Don’t forget to be “kool.” Douglas McGlynn is a contributing writer for the Chronicle.

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Canning’s Corner: “Salute e City of Aslym celebrates Felicita” From Mrs. Lena ten years on Northside

Seems to me that as we move through the years we acquire various monikers or nicknames. Many decades ago now, I was simply referred to by family and neighbors as “Johnny.” This came to mind recently when Mrs. Cammarata passed on at the age of 102. She was always “Mrs. Cammarrata” to me, and whenever our paths crossed I was always “Johnny” to her. Several years ago, when she was well into her ninth decade, she spent some time with a group of eighth grade students from MACS and shared with them, in a wonderfully exuberant manner, stories of her life in various neighborhoods of the Northside. Lena Laquatra Cammarata described to these 21st century scholars her life as a youngster in the Manchester neighborhood and the years she attended Allegheny High School. With a sparkle in her eye and an excitement in her voice, she held the kids spell bound with her vivid accounts of life in a different era. Mrs. Cammarata’s oldest son, Al, and I spent many days in the 1950s wandering about the paths of the Cow Hill fields in our Brighton Heights neighborhood as well as the many trails in Riverview Park. I clearly remember the Cammatatas being the first family having a television in our neighborhood. Mrs. Cammaratta often invited us in for daily episodes of Captain Video. As I went to Oliver High in 1953, the Cammarata family moved to a section of Summer Hill (now part of I-279) and Al headed to Perry. We lost touch for a few years. But, in the summers of the early 60s, while a summer substitute letter carrier out of the 15214 Post Office on Perrysville Avenue, I reconnected with Mrs. Cammarata at their new home on Marshall Road in

“Acorn Hill.” In subsequent years our paths would cross every now and then and we would keep each other up to date on our families. I was always “Johnny” and she was always “Mrs. Cammarata.” The monikers never changed. As a kid I recalled my mother speaking of the great Italian foods Mrs. Cammarata prepared. Remember, pizza had not yet entered the world of the Northside. It was no surprise to me when I read in the Post Gazette that this lovely lady had authored a cookbook,”La Cucina Italiana.” Written for her children and their children, Mrs. Cammarata shared the recipes for foods that had been passed to her from her Sicilian-born mother. For many years Ms. Cammarata had spent thousands of hours volunteering at Divine Providence Hospital. At the request of Dr. Bonadio, she agreed to allow her cookbook to be used as a fund raiser for the hospital’s auxiliary. Here was this lovely 80-something lady confronted with mailbags filled with checks and orders. A few years ago as, she approached her 100th birthday, Mrs. Cammarata, still bright eyed and filled with love for her family and friends, moved from the Northside to the Vincentian community in the North Hills. It was joyous for many of us to shared in her big day, but I think no one enjoyed it more than she. Surrounded by family and long time friends, she knew everyone by name, and yes, shared many anecdotes of times past. It was a sad day a few weeks ago when I learned that she died at the age of 102. Yet whenever I open my copy of her cookbook. I will see inside the cover “To Johnny, Salute e Felicita, Love, Lena.’” What a wonderful Northside friend.

Photo provided by City of Asylum By Nick Buzzelli After attending a discussion led by British novelist Salman Rushdie regarding his reemergence into society because of the backlash that emerged from his novel, The Satanic Verses, Henry Reese and Diane Samuels were captivated by the ideology behind City of Asylum, an organization that provides sanctuary to writers who are under the threat of persecution because of their works of literature. That was in 1997. Seven years later, the two Northside residents were able to purchase six buildings along Sampsonia Way in Central Northside that now serve as a refuge for exiled authors and their families. As a result of its continued efforts to help essayists and poets become self-sufficient over the previous decade, Oct. 18 was declared “City of Asylum Day” in Pittsburgh. “The City of Pittsburgh Day proclamation describes Sampsonia Way as “a tiny Northside alley,” famous throughout the world as a haven for creative expression,” said Nick Courage, City of Asylum’s Marketing Manager. “This recognition really puts into perspective everything the organization has accomplished in just 10 years.” As part of its recent 10th anniversary celebration, exiled writers Hung Xiang, Horacio Castellanos Moya, Khet Mar, Israel

Centeno and Yaghoub Yadali each read passages from their novels in the Alphabet City Tent, a literary center that serves as a focal point for seminars, workshops and performances at the non-profit. City of Asylum events that engage local residents are “central” to the local institution’s mission, according to Courage. “During the celebration last Saturday, we announced that in 2015, City of Asylum’s publishing arm, Sampsonia Way, an online journal of free speech, literature, and justice, will continue its expansion into publishing banned books in translation and anthologies of contemporary writing from countries where free speech is under threat,” Courage said. “Our hope is that these publishing events, like our events on the Northside, will help spread our message of freedom of creative expression, both within our community and internationally.” Looking back 10 years ago, Reese could have never imagined that the initiative he co-founded would mean so much to Central Northside. “We had no idea that a program providing sanctuary to endangered, exiled writers would resonate so deeply in the community. We only thought about the writers and making a new home for them, and then we discovered that our own neighborhood was being transformed in the process.”

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Allegheny West Wylie Holdings L.P. to Joseph Iannotta at 928-930 Western Ave. for $220,000. Brighton Heights James Nedwidek to Corey Derico at 1421 Benton Ave. for $175,000. Michael Milarski to Alexandra Bovaird at 1841 Chellis St. for $120,000. Bank New York Mellon trustee to Sarah and Shawn McGonagle at 3730 Hiawatha St. for $47,000. Bryce Shirey to Ian Andrew and Ashley Shirey at 2119 Termon Ave. for $90,000. Erin Taylor to Samuel Ashbaugh and Michael Tabacchi at 404 Chandler Place for $128,000. Christopher Shea to Adam and Hillary Kronebusch at 313 Squire Circle for $137,500. James Joyce to Sarah Mendak at 1514 Termon Ave. for $195,000. Sean Michael Smith Bastsmith to Gary and Brendan Kepple at 1818 Viruth St. for $135,000. David Ewing to Neil and Kelly

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O’Keefe at Woods Run Ave. for $112,500. Estate of James John Lepinsky to Alisa Eyerman at 1339 Woods Run Ave. for $4,000. Federal Natonal Mortgage Assn. to Patrick Mondi and Christopher Phillips at 3534 Diploma St. for $76,600. Brenda Lee Nagel to Erin Raff and Geoffrey Smith at 4022 Northminister St. for $159,900. Linda Johnson to Argyrios Alevras and Katerina Delatola at 1906 Termon Ave. for $99,800. Brightwood Federal National Mortgage Assn. to Jennifer Morrow at 2619 Brighton Road for $60,000. Kathleen Junghans Nicola to Ina Ann Flood at 185 Lecky Ave. for $5,000. Kevin Lee Bland to Bank America NA at 1326 Oakhill St. for $2,063 by sheriff’s deed. Diane Durick estate et al. to Wells Fargo Bank NA at 1612 Eckert St. for $2,137 by sheriff’s deed.

Paul William Brophy Jr. to Philip and Mary Lou Ward at 1101 Etola St. for $76,500. Champion Mortgage Co. to Timber Holdings LLC at 1427 Evandale Road for $32,000. Estate of Dolores G aka Deramo to Valerie Marie and David Warren Webster at 1165 New Hampshire Drive for $57,000. Veronica Sweeney et al. to Lawrence and Paula Connelly at 2704 Shadeland Ave. for $60,000. Stonecrest Income & Opportunity Fund 1 L to Ronald McGinnis et al. and Kathleen Spearman at 1547 Geyer Ave. for $24,648. Estate of Rita Lasko to Edward Hajdin at 1327 Gifford St. for $52,000. Elizabeth Davis to Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC at 1303 Ingham St. for $1,968 by sheriff’s deed. Pittsburgh City to Michael and Denise Derbish at 3152 Shadeland Ave. for $200 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $16,940). Alice Hooge to Charlotte Stevens at

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3224 Central Ave. for $75,000. Maureen May to Amanda Ludwig at 2415 Ridgeland Place for $62,000. Wesley Van Ness to Y & Q Management Inc. at 908 Smithton Ave. for $28,000. Michael Bearer to Kaminder Singh and Kamaljit Kaur at 1300 Woodland Ave. for $80,000. Charles Sensenich Jr. to David Joseph Belsterling at 1014 Woods Run Ave. for $30,000. California-Kirkbride Kimberly McCullough to Federal National Mortgage Assn. at 1936 Sedgwick St. for $1,947 by sheriff’s deed. Central Northside Richard Moore to Federal National Mortgage Assn. at 409 Eloise St. for $2,023 by sheriff’s deed. Justin Babcock to Phillip and Karen Johnson at 1530 Garfield Ave. for $292,500. Jason Jevack et al. to Sandra Gough at 1227 Reddour St. for $285,000. Douglas Nimmo to Anthony Craig and Philip Kulasa at 1320 Veto St.

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for $180,000. Peter Barner to Michael Ledgard and Virginia Toscano at 400 Alpine Ave. for $245,000. Jeffrey Stasko to KGMA Development LLC at 614 Armandale St. for $430,000. Andrew Bruno to Jeremy Branson at 1513 Buena Vista St. for $309,000. East Deutschtown Home Buying Solutions Inc. to DJP Property Source LLC at 905 Constance St. for $19,900. Fineview William Robinson Jr. to Devlinc Inc. at 1948 Federal Street Ext. for $45,000. William Robinson Jr. to Devlinc Inc. at 1950 Federal Street Ext. for $45,000. Estate of Carmel Cirocco to Devlinc Inc. at 1956 Federal Street Ext. for $45,000. Brian Bitner to Courtney and Timothy Wirtz at 1706 Sandusky St. for $110,000. Historic Deutschtown Neil Hart et al. to Kimberly Barlow

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at 600 Middle St. for $143,900. East Allegheny Community Council Inc. to Christopher Capato at 609 Tripoli St. for $8,200. October Real Estate Holdings LLC to Jennifer White at 821 James St. for $238,000. Ilu Properties LLC to Jessica L Schleis Revocable Living Trust at 423 Lockhart St. for $374,000. Manchester Diosmel Gonzalez et al. to Xuri Zhang at 1327 Sheffield St. for $194,300. Michael Graziani to Jason Whitson at 1006 Abdell St. for $155,000. Philmore Austin III to Gail Austin at 1212 Manhattan St. for $130,450. Chandler Wolf to Bridging the Gap Development LLC at 1429 Sheffield St. for $80,000. Pittsburgh City to Significance 3251 Inc. at 1418 Stedman St. for $2,000. Observatory Hill John O’Leary to Bradley Michael and Melanie Weiser Krugel at 126 Dunlap St. for $128,000. Pittsburgh Landmark Group LLC

to Weissmann Weissmann & Ariel LLC at 349 Gould Ave. for $50,000. Armella Bredl to Amber Ondrey at 3850 East St. for $53,500. Estate of Margaret Perlik to Mustafa Kizilkaya at 132 Watson Blvd. for $21,000. Elbow River LLC to Oakglade Realty Capital Partn. L.P. at 4004 Oakdale St. for $47,000. Phil Dzubinski to OSPO Properties LLC at 509 Wabana St. for $46,000. Susan Rankin to CAMA Self Directed IRA LLC at 50 Bascom Ave. for $49,600. Perry Hilltop Saleah Enterprises LLC to Oakglade Realty Capital Partn. L.P. at 232 Seabright St. for $39,000. Lamont Hawkins to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. at 307 Hawkins Ave. for $1,790 by sheriff’s deed. Home Buying Solutions Inc. to DJP Property Source LLC at 2449 N. Charles St. for $23,500. Federal National Mortgage Assn. to Wilmont Enterprises LLC at 2142

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Perrysville Ave. for $41,900. Investment Property Group LLC to Greater Pittsburgh Property Management L at 2471 Perrysville Ave. for $47,000. Spring Garden Margaret Donatelli to PNC Bank NA at 1310 Firth St. for $2,078 by sheriff’s deed. Harry Armstrong to Oakglade Realty Capital Partn. L.P. at 1620 High St. for $40,000. Troy Johnson to HSBC Bank USA NA trustee at 1420 Firth St. for $1,763 by sheriff’s deed. Spring Hill Kaja Holdings 2 LLC to John Darcy at 2340 Gershon St. for $9,500. Federal National Mortgage Assn. to Bryan Tomko at 1530 Homer St. for $75,000. Troy Hill Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to AG Real Estate LLC at 2023 Lowrie St. for $33,000.

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Education on the Northside

Perry JROTC program leads way in city schools

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JROTC instructors John Holtz (left) and Christopher Augustine. By Justin Criado

Amongst their peers, they stand out. Dressed in suits and a tie adorned with medals and rank distinctions, the Perry high school JROTC cadets are a class all of their own. “We see those students as the leaders within the school

and we want to try and nurture those students to be a school within a school to provide an example to everyone else,” principal Dr. Dennis Chakey said. Perry’s JROTC program is the only one offered in the city of Pittsburgh and welcomes students from every city school. Maj. Christopher Augustine

Carnegie Library teen career fair By Douglas McGlynn The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh hosted a career fair as part of its new “Life After High School” program Saturday, Oct. 4. The fair boasted a large roster of companies and businesses with a wide array of career paths for the teenagers to explore. Among the companies in attendance were Allegheny General Hospital, the Manchester Bidwell Corporation, the Pittsburgh Police Department, Deli on North, and the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh.

The event also hosted a few freelancers in the fields of web design and graphic design. Students participating in the career fair were given a sheet with instructions to learn about the careers of any 12 professionals in attendance. The student would then earn the signature of each of the professionals. All students who earned the signatures of 12 professionals were entered into a raffle to win a bus pass so they can safely travel the community and visit local businesses. Students were also given a list

and Sgt. 1st Class John Holtz are the program’s instructors and said they’ve seen nothing but positive changes in students who decide to join. “It’s a winners’ program,” Augustine said with enthusiasm. “People come here to succeed. We won’t allow them to fail.” Off that point, Holtz added: "I really enjoy watching them grow in to young adults.” Perry senior Robert Jones has been with the program since his freshman year and said his experience has been nothing but positive, certainly a change from the alternative. “When I first walked through the door they asked me why I wanted to be in the program,” Jones, 18, of Perry Hilltop, said. “I told them to build up courage and leadership skills. That’s what I’ve been gaining. “You see kids out here each day, but what do you hear? You always hear about them on the news and hear about them on the streets doing

drugs, drinking and they have no self-confidence in themselves.” The program has a classroom, weight room and practice space on the bottom floor, and Augustine says there’s plans for expansion. The students also started a “raider” team this year to compete in the district Raider Challenge, which is a physical fitness competition model after military courses. Students in the program also have a chance to receive scholarships, which is a result of higher academic performance and less absenteeism from the cadets, according to Augustine. “What it does for the student is definitely provide a sense of discipline and self-confidence,” Augustine said. “It definitely carries a lot of weight with the school administration here. It creates a well-rounded child.” For more information or to request an appearance for an event email Augustin at caugustine1@ pghboe.net or call 412-529-3421.

of sample questions to serve as an “icebreaker” for conversation with the professionals. Sample questions included “What made you choose this career?” and “What does a normal day at work look like?” “The goal of the program is to open kids minds to other possibilities instead of parttime, minimum wage jobs,” said Lynn Weber, one of the owners of The Urban Gardener and frequent volunteer at the library. Other companies in attendance include the KEYS Service Corps., which provides real world experience for young people through community service. Members of the Service Corps also

provide assistance with schoolwork for at-risk youths in the community. Event manager Dave Yake, stressed the importance of the Life After High School program as an outlet for young people to know that there are options other than college and part-time jobs for high school graduates. In addition to the career fair the program features SAT and ACT test prep sessions for students, as well as offering a resume writing course and a financial literacy class. The program also hosts homework help and tutoring sessions on Monday afternoons. The program is planned to continue for the foreseeable future.

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