2013 November by The Northside Chronicle

Volume 29 No. 11

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Manchester renovating two commercial buildings

Spring Hill installs mosaic mural wall in new parklet By Lindsay Allen

Photo by Renee Rosensteel Councilman Daniel Lavelle and MCC Executive Director LaShawn BurtonFaulk spoke at the ground breaking of 1301 and 1401 Columbus Avenue.

By Kelsey Shea Manchester Citizens Corporation is continuing to build positive momentum in a formerly troubled corridor with the redevelopment of two key buildings on Columbus Avenue. MCC held a ribbon cutting on October 7, to mark the rehabilitation of 1301 and 1401 Columbus Avenue, which is part of the second phase of the Manchester Renaissance. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and City Councilman Daniel Lavelle were both in attendance. “This project is a continuation of the strengthening of Columbus Avenue,” said MCC Executive

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Director LaShawn Burton-Faulk. “When you take critical, corner buildings like these and complete them, it shows that there is progress in this area.” Several years ago, Columbus Avenue was identified as a weak sector of the Manchester neighborhood, which led to the renovations of several other homes along the street in the first phase of the Manchester Renaissance. 1401 and 1301 are near the renovated homes and several blocks down from the Columbus Square housing development, which is in the third phase of building 31 new homes along Columbus Avenue. Work began this fall on the two

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What was once a vacant and over grown lot at the corner of Damas and Homer streets is now the new home of a piece of public art that has resident stopping in their tracks. In late September, the Spring Hill Civic League (SHCL) installed a wall with a mural that was designed by local artist Linda Wallen, who depicted the history of the German settlers of Spring Hill using mosaic tiles. The city cleared the lot at the corner of Homer and Damas before the wall was installed. The project began when Wallen received a grant from The Charm Bracelet Project, a program sponsored by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh that funds projects that beautify the Northside. After overcoming many obstacles with the city-owned lot at the well-traveled corner and a year of work planning, designing, and creating the mural, the wall was completed in late September. Wallen is extremely happy with the results of the project and believes the wall has already become a focal point for the community. “The day we put it up, I pulled up my camping chair and sat on the corner for three hours that evening to watch people react to the mural. There was a traffic jam all night at that intersection,” said Wallen. “People were jumping out of their cars, blocking traffic, screaming, ‘Wow,’ taking pictures. It made my year.” Ben Soltesz, a board member at SHCL, believes the wall has completely transformed the area, which was once an

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empty, overgrown lot at a major intersection, and he said the project has received nothing but praise all around. Soltesz credited Councilwoman Darlene Harris and Wallen for the success of the project, and said that SHCL is in the preliminary planning stages for the future landscaping of the property. Both Wallen and Soltesz believe benches would be a nice addition to the parklet. Visitors to the mural have mostly been Spring Hill residents, but Wallen has spoken with a handful of people from different neighborhoods of Pittsburgh who also came to admire the mural. There has been an outpour of support from residents who would like to help with the project and donate to the landscaping fund. To create the mural, Wallen worked with local high school students for a year through an afterschool program at the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, located in the Chateau neighborhood of the Northside. This wall, which stands 20 feet long and 4 feet wide, is the eighth mosaic created for the neighborhood by Wallen, and it has also required the most cooperative effort. Wallen credits the founder of the Guild, Bill Strickland, for making the project possible. “He realized that having a positive art experience could change a person’s life,” said Wallen. To prepare, the students researched the history of Spring Hill through archival articles and photographs and interviews of local

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Brightwood Civic Group 3rd Tuesday, bi-monthly, 7 p.m. Pressley Ridge, 2611 Stayton St. 412.732.8152 Brightwood Community Emergency Response Shelter 3rd Thursday, monthly, 6 p.m. 3219 Central Ave. California-Kirkbride Blockwatch 3rd Thursday, monthly, 7 p.m. 1601 Brighton Rd., 3rd floor California-Kirkbride Neighbors 2nd Thursday, monthly, 7 p.m. 1601 Brighton Rd., 3rd floor 412.758.3898 Central Northside Neighborhood Council

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

2nd Monday, monthly, 7 p.m. Allegheny Traditional Academy 412.231.7742

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Charles Street Area Council 1st Monday, monthly, call for times Pittsburgh Project, 2801 N. Charles St. 412.321.5567

North Side Public Safety Council 1st Thursday, monthly, 5:30 p.m. Northside Leadership Conference 412.330.2559

Community Alliance of Spring Garden/ East Deutschtown 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 6:30 p.m. Fuhrer Building of St. Michael’s Church 412.977.1979

Observatory Hill, Inc. 3rd Wednesday, monthly, 7 p.m. Byzantine Seminary, 3605 Perrysville Ave. 412.231.2887

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

Perry Hilltop Citizens’ Council 4th Monday, monthly, 6 p.m. Triangle Tech,1940 Perrysville Ave. perryhilltop@gmail.com 412-223-7144

East Allegheny Community Council 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 7 p.m. Bistro to Go 412.321.1204 Ex-offender Aftercare Support Group Saturdays, 4-5:30 p.m. Allegheny Center Alliance Church 801 Union Place Fineview Citizens Council 3rd Wednesday, monthly, 6:30 p.m.

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Perrysville Ave. 412.231.0330

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

The Promise Group Every other Tuesday, 6 p.m. Western Pa. Humane Society 412.321.1019 Troy Hill Citizens Council Second Tuesday of the month , 7 p.m. 1619 Lowrie St. 412-321-2852 Spring Hill Civic League May 7, Sept. 10, Oct. 1. Nov. 5 7 p.m., Spring Hill Elementary School contact@shcl.org Summer Hill Citizens Committee 3rd Tuesday, monthly, 6:30 p.m. WPXI Television Station community room

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NSLC bike committee wins advocacy award

Bike Pittsburgh’s awards, shaped like three-rivers bike racks, were given out in October. (Photo courtesy NSLC).

by Mark Powell Last month, Bike Pittsburgh named The Northside Leadership Conference’s Bike/Ped Committee the advocacy group of the year for its work to promote cycling and walking in the Northside. The award shows the impact the NSLC Bike/Ped Committee has had in the last year while they

have advocated for safe bicycling and increased signage on the Northside. “They have served as a model to other neighborhoods in the Pittsburgh area,” said Bike Pittsburgh Executive Director Scott Bricker. “We hope the award will raise awareness and strengthen the Northside community.” Bike Pittsburgh hands out awards each year to groups and

individuals who encourage biking and advocate for bikers' safety in the Pittsburgh community. The NSLC won the award because of its colaboration with Bike PGH in the Northside and around Pittsburgh. “We encourage people to ride their bikes,” said NSLC Business Development Director Emily Leone Honhart. “We want them to feel safe while doing so.” The NSLC plans to continue working with Bike Pittsburgh and city officials to provide safety regulations for bike riders on the Northside, such as increasing signage on bike paths in the community. In September, the NSLC Bike/ Ped Committee won a $500 grant from the PNC Neighborhood Wish List, which it will use to provide tools to fix Northside kids’ bikes. The Bike/Ped Committee meets once a month at different locations throughout the year. To join the committee, call Emily Leone Honhart at the NSLC at 412-3302554.

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Community forms advisory board for food pantry

Empty shelves at the Northside Common Ministries food pantry.

By Mark Powell The end of the year means high need and limited supplies for the Northside Common Ministries food pantry on Brighton Road. But this year, a group of Northsiders is trying to combat the food shortage by forming an advisory committee, called The Northside Food Pantry Advisors, in the hopes of leveraging each member’s connections and special skills to ensure that the food pantry

has the supplies it needs. “Every November and December is bigger than the year before,” said NFPA member Darlene Rushing. “We need to help our neighbors.” The Northside Food Pantry Advisors started as a small group of neighbors helping at the food pantry. It has grown to near 50 members, all of whom are looking to help out in any way possible. Rushing sees the food pantry as part of the community, which is why she believes neighbors feel they need

to respond to this challenge. “We all know that money and time are resources that only some of us have, but we need both of those,” said Rushing. The NFPA also needs volunteers for more indirect roles with the food pantry, like finding locations to host events and fundraisers. “Everyone knows somebody,” said Rushing. “We need those connections.” The NSCM food pantry is one of the largest in the county and serves more than 1,000 people per month in the fall and winter. For the past several years, October through December have been tough months for the NSCM food pantry, because of a growing need and shrinking federal and state funding. The NSCM sees a 30 percent increase in customers in winter months, which causes the food bank to run low on supplies some Northside residents need. “Many people do not realize that toilet tissue, paper towels, pet food and laundry detergent are not accessible through food stamps and are always in need by food pantry customers,” said NSCM Director Jay

Poliziani, who said back to school costs, holiday spending and utilities contribute to the shortage. This year, three food banks in the area closed, including the Presley Street Hi-Rise Food Pantry on the Northside, so NSCM expects an unprecedented number of customers. “There is no government support for the local or neighborhood food pantries,” said Poliziani. “As such, we must do fundraising to secure enough money to buy the products we need to purchase for the pantry.” Rushing said the NFPA could reach its goal of eliminating food bank shortages this winter. The next month will be critical in determining whether or not the food pantry will be able to give supplies out to its customers over the holidays. “It’s dependent upon our ability to share the story of the food pantry,” said Rushing. “If we get community support, then we will achieve our goal.” With the demand for supplies so high, the food bank is always looking for volunteers. To get involved, contact the NSCM food bank at 412-323-1163.

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Public Safety After 15 months without a homicide, the Northside saw three in the past several weeks. The Public Safety Council will also have a guest speaker from the Coalition Against Violence speaking at its Nov. 7 meeting. All are welcome to attend. In September, approximately 551 incidents were reported throughout the Northside, which led to approximately 177 arrests. Reported incidents are down from August. The Northside Public Safety Council is a nonprofit corporation composed of community leaders, businesses, government officials the Housing Authority, property owners and the Zone 1 Pittsburgh Police. The Northside Public Safety Committee meets the first Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. on the mezzanine level of The Northside Leadership Conference’s offices at 4 Allegheny Center. All are welcome. A useful resource for the community is the Zone 1 website at www.communitysafety.pittsburghpa. gov. For questions or concerns regarding crime or police presence, contact the Zone 1 Community Relations Officer, Forrest Hodges at forrest.hodges@pittsburghpa.gov.

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Brighton Farm Stand ends on high note

Brighton Farm Stand volunteers celebrated a successful season.

By Kelsey Shea On October 30, volunteers in Brightwood wrapped up the season with the final Brighton Farm Stand with a small celebration to recognize the success of the neighborhood project. The farm stand was set up at the corner of Brighton Road and Lecky Avenue each Wednesday since midJune and sold seasonal fruits and vegetables at nominal costs. “When we reached out, we didn’t know if this was possible. We

didn’t know how it would go,” said organizer Ed Brandt. “It was a lot of fun and a lot of work, but The farm stand saw 150-175 customers per week and nearly broke even on sales, which was the goal. At the stand’s closing celebration, organizers noted that the program not only distributed affordable, healthy food, but brought the community closer as well. “This is how neighborhoods get better,” said Northside Leadership Conference Executive Director Mark Fatla. “It’s not about building and

planting projects, but about building connections in the neighborhood… You built something beyond vegetables.” Volunteers were given golden gourdes as a thank you for their contributions. The farm stand was organized by the Brightwood Civic Group and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank of Western Pennsylvania. Organizers are not sure what will happen to the farm stand for next year, because funding cuts have eliminated the program for the Food Bank’s budget. The food bank continues to work with local farmers and program sponsors, and the BCG hopes to repeat the program in some form next summer. “This has had a huge impact on the neighborhood,” said BCG staff person Melissa Gallagher. “People come hang out each week. We’d hate to lose it.” “We’re keeping our fingers crossed,” said Farm Stand Coordinator at Greater Pittburgh Food Bank Vicki Lish. “The possibilities are endless.”

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Phase II of Renaissance includes two historic commercial rehabs

on the ground floors. Project architect, Bob Bambach said both buildings were originally used for commercial space in the residential neighborhood. “I think it will be really healthy for Manchester to bring some commercial buildings into the neighborhood,” said Bambach, who noted that most of Manchester’s commercial buildings were lost when the Beaver Avenue business district was leveled. The total project cost is roughly $1 million. The Urban Redevelopment Authority, the Heinz Endowments, PNC Bank, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and TriState Bank will fund for the project. Other critical partners include One of two buildings on Columbus the Pittsburgh History, Landmarks Avenue slated for renovations Foundation and Landmarks Community Capital Corp. and the From Manchester, page 1 Alliance Group construction team. late-1800s Victorian buildings, which Burton-Faulk anticipates that will each house two market-rate both buildings will be completed by apartments and one live/work space summer 2014.

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Mural wall completed

From Wall, page 1 residents who lived there in the early 20th century. “Using the ideas and imagery from the stories we collected, we did drawings of what the kids thought were the important ideas, what really fascinated them,” said Wallen. “The students liked the idea that the German settlers brought their own racing pigeons with them from Europe, so the mural has a stream of pigeons racing across the top of it.”

Photo by Kelsey Shea Members of the community also pitched in to add their creative flair to the wall during a workshop with the students and Wallen at Spring Hill Elementary School. The 60 tiles created by adults and children of the community became the border for the mural.

Lindsay Allen studies at the University of Pittsburgh and hails from Eastern Pa.

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Volunteers brighten Brightwood

Photos by Beth Hutton

By Kelsey Shea Volunteers from Brightwood Civic Group, Rivers Casino and Tree Pittsburgh spent Tuesday, October 8, caring for 75 trees and planting nearly 700 daffodil bulbs on Brightwood streets. More than 20 volunteers pruned and landscaped tree beds

and planted daffodils, provided by Rivers, along Shadeland Avenue, Woodland Avenue and Washburn Square. Community organizers called the day a â€œwonderful accomplishmentâ€? for the neighborhood and are looking forward to see their hard work bloom this spring.

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Riverview turf installed

By Kelsey Shea Observatory Hill residents are seeing green…turf, that is. Workers began installing turf at the Riverview Soccer Field midOctober, bringing the long awaited project a significant step closer to completion. Lights and a small

Photo by Kelsey Shea. building with bathroom facilities have also been installed. “This will bring people into the neighborhood for family events,” said Observatory Hill Inc. member Jane Sestric. “This is a great way to build up the neighborhood.” The city hopes to complete the project by the end of 2013.

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Women’s Walk for Peace promotes nonviolence

by Lindsay Allen In support of a peaceful, nonviolent community culture, more than 500 participants marched in the sixth annual Women’s Walk for Peace on Saturday, October 19. The walk, sponsored by the Northside Coalition for Fair Housing, began at The Pittsburgh Project at Wilson and Charles streets, and participants marched two miles to West Park. Organizers from NCFH created

do to raise this issue, to talk about it, to get people to come together and talk about it?’ That’s how we came up with the idea for the Walk for Peace.” The Walk for Peace is a citywide event that reaches out to many different community allies and groups and is open for anyone to participate. “We don’t just have issues on the Northside; we have issues all over the city,” said Gober. “We try to get the word out to people all over—in Homewood, the Hill District, the West End.” The walk also included a resource fair with different Photo courtesy Women’s Walk for Peace community groups and service agencies that provided information the walk to encourage women and about violence prevention and families to take a stand against support. The resources included violence. Angel Gober, a volunteer domestic violence groups, for the walk, said that since its inception in 2008, the walk’s primary community justice groups and job and education training groups. goal has been to raise awareness Originally planned for about domestic violence. September, the walk was postponed “There was such an because of inclement weather. overwhelming outreach from the Community “Peace Week” activities community around the violence preceded the original walk date, with that’s been plaguing Pittsburgh,” said Gober. “The community put the programs including a jazz brunch, issue on the table and we, as women, a game night at PNC Park and a said, ‘What can we do? What can we cookout.

The walk was sponsored by organizations including UPMC, the Falk Foundation, and the Women and Girls Foundation and was organized and run by volunteers. “This is a ground-up driven process,” Gober said of the work that goes into running the event. “The women who volunteer are exceptional women who do it because of the goodness of their hearts. It’s not a job; it’s not a paycheck—they just want things to be better for our neighborhoods.” As the walk entered its sixth year, Gober and the other volunteers were excited to see new participants and also loyal walkers who have been attending every year. “Now, it’s starting to become a household name—people really know about the walk,” said Gober. “Getting new faces and getting people interested, excited, and looking forward to the walk is a bonus for us. If one person is affected by the work we do for our mission, then it’s all worth it.” Northside Coalition for Fair Housing is a residentfocused community development organization based on Brighton Road.

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Kilbuck and Wolverine Toys by Northside historian, John Canning

Residents of the Manchester and Allegheny West neighborhoods share a 15233 zip code – the name for this postal district is Kilbuck. Kilbuck was a Native American leader in the late 18th and early 19th centuries who was supposedly buried in wilderness area nearby the present day intersection of Western Avenue and Fulton Street. In the years before the Civil War, that site became the estate of Congressman Robert McKnight and his wife Elizabeth Denny McKnight, granddaughter of James O’Hara. The McKnights named their grand country estate “Kilbuck” and, legend has it, honored the namesake of their home by planting an arbor over Kilbuck’s gravesite. The name lives on, at least in the U.S. postal system. By the early years of the 20th century, 1923 to be exact, the McKnight mansion and surrounding grounds became the production center of one of America’s best known toy factories of the Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing. This year, we Northsiders saw the publication of three well researched books helping us to better understand the history of our part of town. The first to appear was Jessie Ramey’s detailed analysis of childcare in two very different Allegheny City orphanages: The United Presbyterian Orphanage in the Central Northside and the Home for Colored Children in Brighton Heights. This past summer, the wonderful survey history, “Allegheny City,” authored by Carol Peterson and Ambassador Dan Rooney was published. Recently, a new, and probably

the most authoritative, history of the Wolverine toy company came off the press as well. Written by longtime Allegheny City enthusiast, Terry Mowrey, the book is titled “Wolverine Mechanical Toys,” and tells the Wolverine story from its founding, in 1903 to its eventual demise in 1971. On a recent visit to an antique mall in Somerset, I came across several Wolverine toys. Looking at these metal playthings from the Depression era, I wondered, “How many Wolverine Toy Company products are scattered throughout Northside attics and basements? Better yet, how many are in similar locations throughout the country?” From that, another question emerged, “How many Northside (and North Hills) resident had family members who worked in the Wolverine factory producing hundreds of thousands of toys and games. On Saturday, Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. in the program room of the Woods Run branch of the Carnegie Library, Mowrey will talk about his fascination with this part of Northside history. During its peak years of production in the 1920s, the Wolverine Company produces hundreds of toys and games for a nationwide market. A few Wolverine toys, from the Allegheny City Society’s archives will be on display at Woods Run Library. Copies of Mowrey’s book will be available as well. Folks who have any recollections of the Wolverine Company and its products are welcome to share them at this program. All are welcome. Details of the event are on the Allegheny City Society website.

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The Healing Space with Ayeshah A. Bulls

Reconciliation

This article is for a particular or specific kind of person. The person that has not always made the “right” choices or decisions. The person that hasn’t had a smooth journey. The person that is constantly and consistently being judged based on what they did or didn’t do “properly” or the way in which others feel they “should” have. The person that looks in the mirror each day and does not see hope or a future, but that sees what “was” or what “should” be. The person that has had others tell them what they will not or cannot be because of their past. The person that continues to beat themselves up each day due to their failures, mistakes, or flaws. If you are that person, I am talking to you today. So, you folks that feel you have it all together, have never done anything wrong, have not dealt with issues of guilt and shame, have nothing to apologize or seek forgiveness for; you may read this article to gain understanding and compassion. But I am writing to a specific person who is in need of love, support, encouragement and forgiveness in order to press forward ¬– in order to reconcile some things in their life. First, every experience and interaction in your life thus far has purpose in where you are going. Life is a school; an opportunity to learn more about ourselves, others and how the world works. Therefore, the more you have been through, the more you have faced, the more you have experienced, is the more you have learned. Due to your bad or good experiences, your positive or negative choices and decisions, your failures and triumphs, joys and sadness’s, celebrations and mourning’s have all contributed to your knowledge and understanding which lead to wisdom. You officially have something to share, to teach, or to offer to someone else. You are not

worthless, you are valuable. You have information and resources in your being that can heal, free or deliver someone else that is or has been where you were, because guess what? You survived it. You went through it. Which means you came out of it. Don’t hide, don’t be afraid, and don’t be ashamed. Share, teach and offer yourself and your experiences to another that may be struggling to get through a tough patch in their life. We are all in this together. It is believed spiritually, psychologically, philosophically and even mystically that if one hurts, we all hurt. Therefore, we must do or offer what we can to another to assist them in their healing. Do not allow your past to hinder you but allow it to motivate you to press forward. Second, no one and I mean no one is perfect. That in itself should offer you some peace within so that you don’t have some unreasonable expectation of yourself. What you should strive for is to be the best “you” that “you” can be. Don’t compromise or lower your expectations for yourself based on your past. Now go ahead acknowledge that you may have had some roadblocks, obstacles, barriers, injustices, pains and disappointments that someone else may not have had. But do not allow them to be an excuse not to reach higher or strive to become better. So you, yes you. Mr. or Mrs. Imperfect. You may have not always done things the way they “should” have but it is not over for you, it is not too late. Make today a new day. Look in the mirror and see a new you. A you that is strong, smart, resourceful, resilient and valuable. Once you change the way you see yourself, others will see you different also. Reconcile yourself. Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. –Albert Einstein

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Brighton Heights

Nicholas Mineo to Bryson Engelen at 3504 McClure Ave. for $150,000. James Vlasach to Whitney and Mary Christian at 3965 McClure Ave. for $154,000. Larry Janicki to Kathleen Barone at 1239 Benton Ave. for $67,000. Shane Schwirian to Heidi Card at 3603B California Ave. for $89,900. Shawn Malarik to Jill Marie Groves at 3437 Diploma St. for $129,900. Patricia Hoover et al. to Shawn Cloonan at 3834 Parviss St. for $108,500. Larry Dixon to Eric Thomas Anderson and Amy Michele Belanger at 3814 Wilksboro St. for $127,000. Iris Flinn to Kristian Opat and Shauna McInnes at 3544 Shadeland Ave. for $116,000. Realty Choice Investments LLC to Shoshana and Yechezkel Bechor at 3419 Fleming Ave. for $50,000. Allan Bowman to Justin Pecora and Joy Climo at 3706 Hiawatha St. for $69,000.

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Tyler Elwell to James Courtney Jr. and Selina Courtney at 3617 Laird St. for $146,900. Edward Bloomer et al. to Federal National Mortgage Assn. at 1625 Orchlee St. for $1,995 by sheriff ’s deed. Adam Holt to Vincent and April Arnone at 200 Richbarn Road for $181,000. Bank New York Mellon trustee to Global Premier Asset Servicing Inc. at 3450 Sipe St. for $8,500.

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Mary Siweckyj to Bank New York Mellon at 6 Boston St. for $1,917 by sheriff ’s deed. Pittsburgh City to Joy Sabl at 1402 Eckert St. for $200 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $17,300). Douglas Williams to Patterson Construction at 1108 Mella St. for $7,500 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $73,600) by sheriff ’s deed. Florence McMurray to Oakglade

Realty Capital Partn. L.P. at 940 Rothpletz St. for $25,000. Rico Ed et al. to Christina Hakel at 1411 Woodland Ave. for $95,000. Donna Schwartzbauer et al. to Steven Bernardi at 2804 Pitler St. for $4,000. Rodger Woodworth to Leslie Leopardi at 1111 Woodland Ave. for $98,500. Richard Minsterman to Randy Snarenberger at 2340 Mannheim St. for $15,000. Estate of Alexandria Zupko to Rebecca Bowe at 1217 Marshall Ave. for $85,000. Joseph Jenca to Peter Blatt at 2713 Stayton St. for $17,000.

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Patricia Sutton to Matthew Hicks at 316 W. North Ave. for $121,000. Glenn Michael Beigay et al. to Dean Stewart at 1525 Arch St. for $10 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $17,960). North Avenue LLC to Shawndella Clark at 1502 Federal St. for $244,034. North Avenue LLC to Kelly Bolen at

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1504 Federal St. for $158,977. David Brown Jr. to Justine Goode at 417 W. Jefferson St. for $340,000. US Bank NA trustee to Jerome and Barbara Cypher at 1226 Sherman Ave. for $50,299. North Avenue LLC to Rico and Shannon Ed at 1506 Federal St. for $193,639.

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Yvonne Hosac to A-K Redevelopment Corp. at 2217 Preble Ave. for $165,000.

East Deutschtown

Cornelius Poillon to Concord Street L.P. at 836 Concord St. for $5,800. Florence Ebert to Y&Q Management Inc. at 841 Tripoli St. for $32,000. Doris Brunner Moore to Jeffrey Wuerthele at 839 Vista St. for $20,000. Dennis Berecky to Joaquin and Karen Almendarez at 819 Chestnut St. for $25,000. Estate of Donald Wagner to Devlinc Inc. at 808 Constance St. for $17,900.

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Manchester

Westmoreland Properties LLC to Myroslava Slyuz at 1100 W. North Ave. for $160,000. Hinkel Hofmann Supply Co. Inc. to Amerco Real Estate Co. at 1212 Western Ave. for $4,100,000. Adora Howell to Michael Edward and James Dominick Panzitta at 1523 Bidwell St. for $92,000. Manchester Citizens Corp. to Manchester Housing Development LLC at 1301 Columbus Ave. for $20,000. Pittsburgh City to Victory Baptist Church at 1427 Rush St. for $1,500. William Kristoff to James Ellis at 1423 Juniata St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $20,000).

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Allegheny Home Rental Inc. to Richard Moll at 301 Dunlap St. for $13,100 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $62,800) by sheriff ’s deed.

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Jean Bailey to Larry Markowski Jr. and Milana Medley at 4025 Grizella St. for $75,000. Steve Pressley to JPMorgan Chase Bank NA at 417 Marshall Ave. for $2,950 by sheriff ’s deed. Robert Givens Jr. et al. to Bank New York Mellon trustee at 316 Bothwell St. for $2,070 by sheriff ’s deed. Sean Meyercheck to Derrick and Marnie Weston at 3227 Orleans St. for $143,500. Edward Malsch to Wells Fargo Bank NA trustee at 151 Roosevelt Ave. for $3,562 by sheriff ’s deed. Bayview Loan Servicing LLC to Oakglade Realty Capital Partn. L.P. at 42 Waldorf St. for $40,000.

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Michael Miletic et al. to Dylan Dluhos at 1845 Clayton Ave. for $117,750. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to ARN Properties LLC at 1965 Federal Street Ext. for $11,000. Kaja Holdings LLC to Triple Helix LLC at 420 Marshall Ave. for $15,000.

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JPMorgan Chase Bank NA to Legacy Estates LLC at 417 Marshall Ave. for $9,000. Federal National Mortgage Assn. to RVFM 3 LLC at 37 Divinity St. for $6,850.

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Pittsburgh City to Sarah Quinn at 1245 High St. for $5,000. Megan Cieslak Mazza to Dzamko Management Group LLC at 1124 Spring Garden Ave. for $49,000.

Spring Hill

Tawnya Criswell to April Clark at 1305 Itin St. for $40,000. Bank America NA to Ebeliz Huschle at 1928 Rhine St. for $1,600. Estate of Barbara Ann Meadors to Realty Choice Investments LLC at 1114 Fabyan St. for $20,000. Berkeley Crawford to JP Morgan Chase Bank NA at 1134 South Side Ave. for $1,799 by sheriff ’s deed. Jacqueline Johnson to Herbert and Donna Shores at 6 Mauch St. for

$14,000. Jeffrey Karbowski to Judith Karbowski and Rusell Rugani at 1323 Buente St. for $76,500.

Summer Hill

Judith Watts to John Sibbet at 4454 Cherryland St. for $98,000. William Wilson III to Mark and Shannon Paliotta at 4234 Evergreen Road for $63,000. Nicole Truchan to Justin Siegel at 3604 Colby St. for $95,000.

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Mis Casas LLC to New Hope Solutions LLC at 1723 Cowley St. for $35,000. Pittsburgh Landmark Group LLC to LA Homes LLC at 2157 Straubs Lane for $30,000. Real Estate Transactions provided by <RealSTATs>. Contact <RealSTATs> at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net.

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Education on the Northside

Preschool will open on W. North Avenue

Academic Excellence Preschool will have after school and preschool programs at 302 W. North Ave.

By Mark Powell A new learning academy will open later this year on W. North Avenue to provide Northside parents with preschool curriculum, after school

programming and tutoring. Academic Excellence Preschool is attached to the Northside Institutional Church at 302 W. North Avenue. The school will have daytime preschool classes and an after

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school program will run until 6 p.m. that will be open to any child between the ages of 2 to 13. “I wanted to open up a quality preschool in which children could enjoy an enriching education,” said school Principal Tawnya Moye. “I want them to have a strong foundation to build on.” Moye’s vision for the school is a program that can balance physical education and learning. She plans to include dance programs, karate and organized sports into the preschool and afterschool the curriculum. The opening of Academic Excellence Preschool will give Northside parents the option to send their kids to four-star certified childcare program. All programs will be led by certified teachers. Moye understands the struggles of Northside parents to send their children to upper class private schools around the city. She sent her son to

Sewickley Academy outside of Pittsburgh. “It was unfair for me to pay that much for a private school education for my son,” said Moye. “I want to bring Sewickley Academy to the hood.” Academic Excellence Preschool will provide after hours care that will focus on academic enrichment, the performing arts and mental and physical fitness. The school will also provide food and transportation per request of the parent. “After the state cut funding for free tutoring, parents couldn’t afford to hinder to their child’s specific needs,” said Moye. Moye has 12 years of teaching experience, is a certified principal and received a masters degree in education. The Academic Excellence Preschool will be open from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. starting in late November.

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