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Krista Wagner, tenor saxophonist with The Jazz Conspiracy Band, performs every first and third Thursday at the Allegheny Elks Lodge #339.

Jazz Conspiracy brings swing to NS N o r t h s i d e

By Nick Eustis Pittsburgh has a significant place in the history of jazz music. Greats like Mary Lou Williams, Art Blakey and Errol Garner all have roots in this city, and Pittsburgh musicians carry on their tradition to this day.

The Jazz Conspiracy Big Band brings the swinging sound of big band music to the Elks Lodge every first and third Thursday.

Playing the work of famed musicians like Quincy Jones, Count Basie and more, the band performs for swing dancers and music lovers alike.

The Jazz Conspiracy was founded in 2011 by Dan Lindey,

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a baritone saxophone player looking to play with a group.

“I put an ad on Craigslist seeking out musicians,” Lindey said. “I had only been living in Pittsburgh for a couple years, and I just needed to find some guys to play with.”

According to Lindey, he intended for the band to be more of a “rehearsal band,” playing a few community events each summer.

“It kind of took a different direction. Everybody in the band now is highly professional,” Lindey said. “For some, playing is their occupation. Others are K-12 music teachers, college professors and eye doctors.”

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In addition to performing every other Thursday at the Elks Lodge, The Jazz Conspiracy also performs at weddings and other events.

Bass trombonist Tim Speicher initially joined the band through the Craigslist ad. Speicher, a music teacher with a degree in music, said he enjoys being in the band because it is different and more relaxed than a traditional concert setting.

“I really love this style of music, it’s very casual,” Speicher said.

Trumpeter Tim Brutscher was brought in by friends from another band. Brutscher, a software developer, said he See Jazz, Page 7

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Chamber names new Executive Director

By Ashlee Green On August 20, the North Side/ Shore Chamber of Commerce announced Gina Grone as its new Executive Director. She officially began her role on August 16, after serving as the Interim Executive See Chamber, Page 9

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Community Meetings

After Jail & Prison Ministry Support Mondays, 6-7 p.m.

Allegheny Center Alliance Church 412.321.4333 ext. 127 801 Union Place, first floor Allegheny West Civic Council 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 7:30 p.m.

Calvary United Methodist Church 412.323.8884 Brighton Heights Citizens Federation 2nd Thursday, bi-monthly, 7 p.m.

Morrow Elementary School 412.734.0233 Brightwood Civic Group 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 412.758.3898

Manchester Citizens Corporation Quarterly meetings, call for times MCC Center, 1319 Allegheny Ave. 412.323.1743 Manchester Public Safety Meeting Quarterly meetings, call for times Northside Leadership Conference 412.323.1743 Northside Rotary Club Every Friday, noon Cardello Building, 2nd Floor NS Coalition for Fair Housing Board 2nd Monday, monthly, 6:30 p.m.

1821 Brighton Rd. 412.321.5527 NS Coalition for Fair Housing Members Monthly, call for times 1821 Brighton Rd. 412.321.5521 Northside Leadership Conference Call to confirm 1st Wednesday, monthly, 6 p.m.

MCC Center, 1319 Allegheny Ave. 412.231.4714 North Side Lions Club 2nd and 4th Tuesday, monthly, noon Max’s Allegheny Tavern

Central Northside Neighborhood Council 2nd Monday, monthly, 7 p.m.

Allegheny Traditional Academy 412.231.7742

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

1319 Allegheny Ave. 1st floor meeting room 412.231.4714 ext. 201

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

Northside Toastmasters 2nd & 4th Thursdays, monthly, 6:30pm Carnegie Library, 1230 Federal St. 412-204-6018

Community Alliance of Spring Garden/ East Deutschtown 2nd Tuesday, monthly, 6:30 p.m.

Fuhrer Building of St. Michael’s Church 412.228.0376

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.

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.

Arnold’s Tea 412.321.1204

Troy Hill Citizens Council March 8, June 6th, Sept. 12, Dec. 12.

1515 Tinsbury St. 412.321.2852

Fineview & Perry Hilltop Citizens Councils 4th Tuesday, monthly, 6 p.m.

Contact for location info@ourfuturehilltop.org 412-238-7528

Spring Hill Civic League March 5, May 7, Sept. 10, Oct. 1, Nov. 5 6 p.m, Spring Hill Elementary School auditorium, contact@shcl.org

Mexican War Streets Society 3rd Monday, bi-monthly, 6:30-7 p.m.

1400 Buena Vista St. 412.323.9030

Summer Hill Citizens Committee 3rd Tuesday, monthly, 6:30 p.m.

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September newsletter from Councilwoman Darlene Harris

As September rolls around, summer is quickly coming to an end and fall is on its way! Children are back at school learning their favorite subjects, and adults are still hard at work. Everyone will be bringing out their jackets in anticipation of the cool autumn wind. With children enjoying their final moments before the winter weather comes and with Halloween coming up soon, be sure to be aware of people on the sidewalks and follow the rules of the road! No road rage, please!

We are still working hard here at City Council to get the city to pave your roads in the Northside and make your drive as easy as

possible. Also, be on the lookout for a meeting to be scheduled about the reallocation of funding in Northside neighborhoods.

This is an important meeting to determine the funding we need in each community. I will be posting on social media with information about these two topics, so make sure to check the timelines!

Check with your local neighborhood organizations for any additional information.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns at d a r l e n e . h a r r i s @ p i t t s b u rg h pa.gov or 412-255-2135.

Northside Public Safety Bulletin

First, the City of Pittsburgh offers free smoke alarms to all households within the city of Pittsburgh through the fire department.

Income determines if your household is eligible for the smoke alarms; the only requirement is that you are a resident of the City of Pittsburgh.

A speaker from The Red Cross will talk at the Northside Public Safety (NSPSC) meeting on Thursday, September 6 at 6 p.m. The speaker will address fire safety and how to apply for your home to be have smoke alarms installed free of charge.

Second, with the heavy rains and flooding happening throughout the city, we want to discourage folks from driving through a flooded

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roadway. It can be very dangerous for vehicle occupants as well as first responders! We encourage all drivers to have a glass breaker in their vehicle in case of a bad situation or emergency. Glass breakers are small and inexpensive enough that you can carry them on your person in case you come upon a vehicle in distress or a child or pet locked in a vehicle by accident or negligence.

NSPSC meets at the Manchester Citizens Corporation at 5:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month. For more information, contact NSPSC at zone1psc@ gmail.com or call 412-321-0295.

David Stacy is President of NSPSC.

Historic preservation tax credits awarded for two Northside buildings On August 10, State Representative Jake Wheatley announced $530,000 worth of historic preservation tax credits were awarded to four building renovation projects in Pittsburgh, two of which are in the

Northside. A tax credit allocation of $86,303 will go toward $345,211 in total estimated construction costs for 521 Armandale Street, a historic row house in the Mexican War Streets Historic District, and a tax credit al-

location of $43,697 will go toward $182,855 in total estimated construction costs for 1010 Morrison Street, a historic row house in the Old Allegheny Rows Historic District.

Both buildings will be turned into

affordable housing. The Historical Preservation Tax Credit program is administered by The Department of Community and Economic Development and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

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ACAC plans major revamp of community church grounds

By Ashlee Green Standing on a green star spray painted in the middle of the parking lot of Allegheny Center Alliance Church (ACAC), I’m beginning to understand the vision Pastor Ken Turnbull has for a new, simplified physical layout for his congregation.

The star marks the center of a proposed 30,000-squarefoot “Friendship Hub,” the focal point of a three-year, $9.4 million “campus redesign,” or major revamp of the church grounds.

Friendship Hub is set to be a centralized, open, public space with a welcome desk, restrooms, play space for children and comfortable seating area.

Turnbull describes it as an “interconnected lobby for the Northside.” He sees it like an airport terminal, a “You Are Here” sticker on a map, where guests can enter, see all of their options and easily select where on campus they want to go next. The hub will connect all of the church’s buildings, providing indoor access between them.

“It has to be right twice,” Turnbull says of the redesign.

Once, for the church services taking place on Sundays and again, for community groups using the space the other six days of the week.

The church’s streamlined, community-driven design goals are a nod to those of the late Christina Arbuckle, a longtime member of the former First United Presbyterian Church of Allegheny, now ACAC, who along with her sister, Martha, funded the construction of a five-story “community house,” which is now the current “Union Place.”

“As the Northside, we haven’t had a history of working together, but that’s rapidly shifting,” says Turnbull. According to him, the neighborhood used to be made up of various competing churches, and Christina Arbuckle dreamed of creating a “wholesome, connective spot” where everyone could come together. Her “community house,” he says, was split 50-50: half of it was noisy and used for athletics, while the other half was a quiet meeting place for local socialites. The rooftop was a children’s playground and it’s lower floor, “Fellowship Hall,” included a doctor’s office, pharmacy, milk room See ACAC, Page 11

Apply now for 2019 CDBG funds Applications for 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are now available. Applicants must represent an incorporated entity that provides “eligible services” to lowand moderate-income residents in Pittsburgh.

For more information on what constitutes “eligible services,” a list of

organizational standards each applicant must meet and other requirements, visit http://pittsb u rg h p a . g o v / o m b / c d b g / i n d e x . html or contact Nicholas Martini at 412-255-2213 for an application.

Completed applications are due in the Office of Management and Budget by 3 p.m. on Friday, September 28, 2018.

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Prime Stage Theatre prepares for 22nd season

By Nick Eustis In addition to producing its own creative work, New Hazlett Theater, known simply as the The Hazlett Theater when it first opened its doors to the Northside community in 1889, serves as an affordable rental facility for other nonprofits. Its goal is to create a hub for a diverse range of artists and performances. Prime Stage Theatre, one of New Hazlett’s current occupants, is now preparing for the beginning of its 22nd season.

“Our mission is to entertain, educate, and inspire—to discover literature through theater,” said Wayne Brinda, the artistic producing director and co-founder of Prime Stage.

Brinda and his wife Connie originally founded Prime Stage as a way to address something missing in Pittsburgh’s theater scene.

“I was a director of Playhouse

Jr. for five years, and I noticed that there was a real gap between what was then children’s theater and adult theater. There was nothing in between,” Brinda said.

Playhouse Jr. is the children’s theater program at Pittsburgh Playhouse, which focuses mainly on adaptations of fairy tales and classic literature.

Shortly after its founding, Brinda received a phone call and the direction of Prime Stage changed.

“I got a call from Wilkinsburg School and they said, ‘We have kids that aren’t reading. Is there any program that you have that can help us get these struggling kids to read?’ and I said, ‘Sure!’”

According to Brinda, Prime Stage collaborates with Pittsburgh area educators to brainstorm possible shows for the upcoming season.

“The programs and the plays that we do are drawn from middle school and secondary curriculum, and also themes that are connected

into the curriculum, not just the literature and the stuff on reading lists,” Brinda said.

Prime Stage also actively seeks out partnerships with organizations

with promoting shows and supplementing Prime Stage’s educational programs.

This season Prime Stage will partner with the National Steinbeck

Photo by Laura Slovesko

Photo from a performance of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” from Prime Stage’s 2017-2018 season. and nonprofits who would pair well with the shows being put on that year. The partner organizations help

Center for “Of Mice and Men” and the Center of Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh See Prime, Page 20

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The Jazz Conspiracy Big Band attracts dancers, music lovers alike

sic spins and intermediate steps.

Those without partners are enjoys the authenticity of the also encouraged to participate. band’s musical presentation.

Peters first worked with The Brutscher is also a member of the “Swingtet,” a subgroup within The Jazz Conspiracy. The Swingtet performs on the fifth Thursday of months that have one, and plays swing, funk and modern jazz.

Tenor saxophonist Krista Wagner, was recruited by friends from her church who were members of the band.

“I’m the only woman in the band, so I really have fun playing with the guys,” Wagner said. She’s been in the group for nearly five years.

Every Jazz Conspiracy performance attracts swing dance enthusiasts to the floor of the Elks Tim Speicher on bass trombone Lodge. Dance instructor Mark at the Allegheny Elks Lodge.

Peters hosts couples swing dance lessons before each performance. Jazz Conspiracy while working Peters’ lesson teaches the as a dance instructor at Jergel’s building blocks of couples Rhythm Grille in Warrendale. swing dance, including ba“I was one of the dance inFrom Jazz, Page 1

has structors while The Jazz Conspir- Conspiracy acy was playing up there,” Peters something for all audiences. said. “They’re just such a fantastic The band performs at the band that when they went down to Elks Lodge, 400 Cedar Avenue,

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The band performs under a disco ball while swing dancers move to the music. the Elks, I followed them there.” he first and third ThursWhether you’re a dancer day of each month at 8 p.m. extraordinaire, or just want Swing dance lesson begins 7:15 p.m.

Cover to travel back in time for a at is $10. couple of hours, The Jazz charge

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“RP Day” includes first CX race in city park

By Ashlee Green The Western Pennsylvania Cyclocross Series is still in its infancy, but that doesn’t mean the seven races, starting with the “RP Day” race on September 8 in Riverview Park, are easy.

“I like to liken it to real life Mario Kart,” said Nathan LaValla, owner of Bear Dog Bicycles and director of this year’s race in Riverview Park. He’s describing cyclocross-style (CX) bicycle racing. “You’re on a really short track, there are obstacles—logs, fences, mud or sand—the course is relatively short and it’s tight quarters.

You’re constantly bumping elbows with each other,” he said.

The Riverview Park race is the first one in the series and the first sanctioned cyclocross race in a city park. Each race is independently directed and designed, but race directors determine a set of rules

and standards for the entire series together.

Cyclocross races last around 45 minutes to one hour and the intensity is high: racers sprint for most of the course. It’s a style of bicycling somewhere in-between mountain biking and road biking. While riders are not riding on backwoods trails, they’re still off-road, racing on top of grass, dirt, or gravel.

“For the most part, a mountain bike is too slow for a cyclocross race and a cyclocross bike is not beefy enough to handle a mountain bike course,” explained LaValla.

Mountain bikes tend to have thicker tires and a better quality suspension.

The September 8 race kicks off the first-ever “RP Day,” a celebration of the Northside’s Riverview Park. In addition to Bear Dog Bikes, the free event is sponsored

by Highmark, ALCOSAN, SSB Bank, First National Bank, Rivers Casino, Pipitone Group, Civil &

Environmental Consultants (CEC), Inc., Northside Leadership Conference, Buhl Foundation, One Northside, Peoples Gas, Pittsburgh Parks

RP Day activities include guided hikes by the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club and Allegheny City Society, food, activities for

Photo courtesy of the North Side Youth Mountain Bike Club Pittsburgh

Bicyclists pose for a picture in Riverview Park, where the first sanctioned cyclocross race in a city park takes place on September 8.

Conservancy, and Friends of Riverview Park.

kids and live music.

Anyone can sign up for the See RP Day, Page 12

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New Chamber E.D. hopes to define, deliver value to NS From Chamber, Page 1 Director for the previous three months.

“It’s such an exciting time to live in and visit the Northside. Big things are happening,” Grone said.

“If I can be part of the leadership that brings the Northside to the forefront of people’s minds, that would be a really great career step and personally fulfilling opportunity.”

Currently, Grone serves as the president of the East Allegheny Community Council and is a board member of the Northside Leadership Conference. Previously, she worked in marketing communications for six years at Carnegie Mellon University, in marketing and community development for two years in India and in a marketing role for four years at the University of Pittsburgh. She received both her bachelor’s degree and Master of Business Administration with concentrations in marketing.

Her vision for the North Side/ Shore Chamber of Commerce is

threefold: She plans to boost awareness of the Chamber, expand membership so connections between members are overall more meaningful and increase access to information.

Grone said her new responsibilities are all about “defining, creating and delivering value” to the Northside community and helping to make the Chamber part of a larger conversation involving both the Northside and the Greater Pittsburgh area. She wants to help individual business owners acquire building permits, develop connections to city departments and access marketing advice. She would also like to improve communication between state and local legislature, developers and the public.

“I want people to feel comfortable walking into the Chamber office and presenting any question or problem they can think of,” she said.

But Grone is quick to say it’s not just about her.

“Having a 16-member board to support me is crucial to trans-

forming the Chamber,” she said.

“I’m looking forward to working with them to launch the next chapter of the Chamber.”

tions for Gina,” he said.

“A relevant Chamber that’s working with The Buhl Foundation, the banks, businesses, colleges

Photo by Ashlee Green

Gina Grone, new Executive Director of the North Side/Shore Chamber of Commerce, stands outside of her office building.

Scott Pipitone, Chair of the North Side/Shore Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, is excited that Grone is on board.

“We have big aspira-

and really with the Northside as a whole, would be a strong force for everyone,” said Pipitone.

“We know Gina will lead us to make this Chamber relevant.”

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Public art project gives Riverview Park fresh coat of paint

By Nick Eustis

and civic design manager for the DCP. “Community engagement is scored at 20 points, qualifications and experience is another 20 points

and will be compensated $7,500 for their materials and time.

In Riverview Park, there will be two different canvases for the

The Department of City Planning (DCP) Art in Parks program recently accepted design proposals from artists looking to create works of art to feature in parks across Pittsburgh. Artist proposals included design ideas, visual renderings and a cost breakdown. Projects will utilize existing surfaces in Schenley Park, Frick Park, Highland Park, Mellon Park, Emerald View Park and Riverview Park.

The Art in Parks program is a collaboration between the Department of Public Works, Citiparks, and the DCP. Proposals were graded by members of these three bodies and winners were selected Artwork courtesy of Ramiro Davaro-Comas on July 27, based on a number of A “glare of cats,” from “Manimal Friends,” a children’s book criteria. published by Ramiro Davaro-Comas.

“The project description is 50 points, taking into consideration and the cost proposal is 10 points. artists to work on. The first is a set creativity, innovation, aesthetic, Artists have until September of four roll-up doors at the park’s material prices and the use of the 23 to complete their works on site, activity center. site,” said Yesica Guerra, public art

New York based artist Ramiro Davaro-Comas was selected to paint these doors. Davaro-Comas’ plan for the walls is to paint them with scenes from a children’s book he wrote and published in 2014, titled “Manimal Friends.”

“Manimal Friends” aims to teach children the names for various groups of animals, like a “glare” of cats and a “parliament” of owls.

“I just was very interested in this idea of ‘Manimal Friends’ and I saw that there had been one book similar to it in 1987, and I wanted to have my own take on it,” Davaro-Comas said. “So I just published it myself. I used a publishing company and I just did it by myself, because—I do whatever I want!”

The book’s illustrations are inspired by urban art.

“My influences growing up were art museums, comic books, skateboard graphics —I’ve been skateboarding for 20 years—street See Art, Page 13

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“Friendship Hub” focal point of ACAC’s $9.4 million redesign building 14 year ago. Union Place summer theater program, balis just one part of the church’s let classes and a jazz band, all and “friendship room” for gath- complex network of buildings organized by Urban Impact, faith-based nonprofit for ering and socializing. The build- and parking lots, which can make a ing also had immigrant housing the campus difficult to navigate. children and families in the and a bowling alley, running track, gymnasium and swimming pool.

According to John Canning, Vice President of the Allegheny City Society, Christina Arbuckle was the sister of John Arbuckle, who made fortunes selling roasted coffee beans with his brother across the country. Though their coffee business was based in New York City, the Arbuckle family had roots in Allegheny City. When John Arbuckle died, he left a large estate to his sisters, Martha and Christina Arbuckle.

Christina Arbuckle moved from her then-home Photo courtesy of ACAC in Brooklyn to the Allegheny City estate, a large mansion on Students from the ACAC Summer Day Camp hold a musical Sherman Avenue that faced performance in Allegheny Commons Park.

Allegheny Commons Park, and quickly became a The sheer number of programs the Northside, add to the complexity.

This year’s summer camp major player in the church. church is involved in, including ACAC bought its “Union Place” two concurrent summer camps, a consisted of about 400 kids, and that From ACAC, Page 4

number, according to Turnbull, could easily grow. The church also offers an after school program for children, counseling for grief, divorce, abuse and addiction, workshops on home buying, support for people recently released from jail, financial assistance for people who can’t afford their utility bills and both English language classes and legal assistance for immigrants.

“We create space for people to find out which door they’re most comfortable using to come into a community,” says Turnbull.

He admits it would be cheaper for ACAC to move and expand into the suburbs, but would rather see the church develop its existing role in the Northside community. After all, the ACAC stewards most of the electricity necessary to power the Deutschtown Music Festival stages. For this year’s festival, ACAC even had its own “gospel stage.” With the campus renovation, Turnbull also wants to make the space more See ACAC, Page 27

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RP Day helps grow bike community is for all the bike shops in the city.”

LaValla gives a shout-out to cyclocross race. If you are new to Trail Pittsburgh, a volunteer orgacycling, just sign up in the “begin- nization that maintains hiking trail ner” class. Other race classes ininfrastructure in parks throughout clude expert, women, juniors, 40+, the Greater Pittsburgh area. He said 50+ and 60+. There is a registration cyclists make up a large percentage fee to participate. of the people who dig trails and cut “The races are short and usudown trees to make the trails more From RP Day, Page 8

Photo courtesy of North Side Youth Mountain Bike Club Pittsburgh

A bicyclist rides through Riverview Park, where the first “RP Day” takes place on Saturday, September 8. ally more spectator friendly, so even if you want to come out and see what a bike race looks like, this is a good way to get a feel for it,” LaValla said.

In addition to spectators, LaValla expects some playful hecklers, members of the Northside Youth Mountain Bike Club, to be on the sidelines with squirt guns.

The whole event, he said, is about having fun and growing the bicycle community in Pittsburgh.

“It’s good for the bike community in general to have more events.

It’s good for my shop to keep the scene going. The more people we get into cycling, whether it’s racing or commuting to work, the better it

accessible. He and other volunteers are setting up the race course in Riverview Park, and they’re planning to incorporate gravel as well as natural features like logs, which riders must either jump or get off of their bikes to pass.

“Riverview Park is a really unique park and it sets up well for this type of cycling,” LaValla said.

“One of the things you can do in the park is ride your bike. We want to showcase that Riverview Park is a great place to go ride your bike.”

Race heats start every hour from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Times are subject to change. For more information, visit https://www.bikereg.com/39623.

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Riverview Park site for new public art program From Art, Page 10 art, graffiti, and early 1920s cartoons,” Davaro-Comas said.

Davaro-Comas will paint his mural over three days, beginning August 27. He will also provide copies of “Manimal Friends” to interested viewers on his first day of painting.

The second canvas in Riverview Park will be the pavement of the park’s playground. The entrance and center of the Riverview Park playground form a sun, moon and stars: a reference to the nearby Allegheny Observatory.

Pittsburgh based artists Sandy Kessler Kaminski and Linda Wallen were selected to design for this portion of Riverview Park. Kaminski and Wallen’s proposal for the playground takes the astronomy theme to an artistic level.

“We’re planning to paint some stars and planets and we are going to get kids to help us design images for us to paint, like cut-out space-

ships and planets,” Wallen said.

Both Kessler Kaminski and Wallen have been painting for over three decades. Kessler Kaminski has done a number of public paintings, particularly for the local Pamela’s P&G Diner chain.

In addition to painting, Wallen creates mosaics to help beautify neighborhoods. Her work can be seen in various parts of the Northside, including her home neighborhood of Spring Hill. Kessler Kaminski and Wallen previously collaborated on one of these mosaics in Perry South.

According to Guerra, the works will likely be temporary.

“Our hope is to do a revolving program, not just because we may be changing the art, but because we are looking at other sites,” she said.

The hope, she said, is for Art in Parks to expand from this pilot program to other sites throughout Pittsburgh parks, and continue to help create art to complement Pittsburgh’s urban oases.

Photo courtesy of Ramiro Davaro-Comas

Davaro-Comas, selected as Riverview Park’s “Art in Parks” artist, standing by a mural he completed in Ithaca, NY.

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Senior Craft Jubilee Saturday, September 29 , 2018 th

10AM - 6PM

at 401 West Commons Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Only Handmade Items For Sale!

Plus, Chinese Auction to benefit a charity.

Sponsored by the Knitters & Crocheters Class at Allegheny Contact: Ruth Ward (412) 904-2866 or Audrey Digss (412) 322-4476

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Saturday, October 13th Allegheny Commons East Park T: 412-321-1204 | sweettimecafe@verizon. net 1-5PM - Registration begins at Noon $5 donation per child requested, free adult admission. Ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Join us for the 27th Annual Pumpkinfest! Enjoy a fall day by decorating a pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch, visit the animals in the petting zoo, watch a puppet show, and much more. Play games, make a craft, and visit the Annual Allegheny General Hospital Health Fair.

Sponsored by East Allegheny Community Council. Raindate is Sunday, October 14th. www.deutschtown.org

Mexican War Streets House & Garden Tour

We are proud to announce that our 49th Annual House and Garden Tour will take place on Sunday, September 9, 2018 from 11 am – 5 pm, and will present beautifully restored homes, as well as private and community gardens. The Tour will also feature a midway of specialty vendors and food trucks! Tickets on sale now at www. mexicanwarstreets.org

1st Annual RP DAy

Saturday, September 8th from 8AM - 5PM in Riverview Park, Pittsburgh PA 15214 Join the Friends of Riverview Park, Northside Leadership Conference, and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to celebrate Riverview Park! Free activities including adventure hikes, bike races and tours, kids activities, live music, free food, and more! www.rpday.org

Northside’s 3rd Annual Small Business Saturday

Saturday, November 24th in Northside Business Districts. Join the #shopsmall movement and discover how to complete your holiday shopping list at local retailers, restaurants, and service businesses.

Discover what neighborhood business districts have to offer this season with specials, activities, events and more! Look for #shopsmall details in the October edition of The Northside Chronicle. Small businesses interested in being part of the national #shopsmall campaign can sign-up for early registration and free marketing at: www.northsideshopsmall.com/

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Urban Impact

801 Union Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15212 t: 412-321-3811 www.uifpgh.org Urban Impact provides programs yearround in the arts, sports, and education for North Side youth, K thru 12.

Community Partners Allegheny West

Community College of Allegheny County, Counseling & Wellness Center of Pittsburgh, Egene Beck Company Inc.

Brighton Heights

Python Plumbing, Dirt Doctors Cleaning Services, Giant Eagle

Marshall-Shadeland Breadworks

Central Northside

Allegheny Health Network, Allegheny General Hospital, Children’s Museum, First National Bank, Re/Max Select’s Christa Ross, Realtor

Historic Deutschtown

Pittsburgh Banjo Night, Giant Eagle, Priory Fine Pastries, The Priory Hotel, Northside Community Development Fund

Manchester / Chateau

Manchestery Youth Development Center, Johnny Angel’s Ginchy Stuff and Museum, Northside Leadership Conference

North Shore

First National Bank, Rivers Casino, Peoples Gas, Pirates Charities, P3R’s Kids of Steel

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Fall Sports at Perry Traditional Academy VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 2018 SCHEDULE

Perry Traditional Academy’s Commodores games are played at George K. Cupples Stadium, 10 E Carson St. Pittsburgh, PA 15203. Game results updated as of August 29, 2018.

DAY DATE OPPONENT SATURDAY 8/25/2018 @ NORTHGATE THURSDAY 8/30/2018 @ BRASHEAR* SATURDAY 9/8/2018 @ ALLEGHANY, MARYLAND FRIDAY 9/14/2018 UPREP @PERRY FRIDAY 9/21/2018 @ ALLDERDICE THURSDAY 9/27/2018 @ CARRICK FRIDAY 10/5/2018 @ HOWLAND, OHIO FRIDAY 10/12/2018 WESTINGHOUSE @ PERRY

TIME 2:00 7:00 2:00 3:30 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00

JV FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 2018 SCHEDULE Games are played at the home team location, Perry Traditional Academy’s field.

DAY DATE OPPONENT FRIDAY 8/31/2018 BRASHEAR @ PERRY MONDAY 9/17/2018 @ UPREP MONDAY 9/24/2018 ALLDERDICE @ PERRY

TIME 3:30 3:30 3:30

GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL 2018 SCHEDULE

Games are played at the home team’s gymnasium.

DAY DATE OPPONENT THURSDAY 9/13/2018 PROPEL MONTOUR @PERRY TUESDAY 9/18/2018 @ WESTINGHOUSE THURSDAY 9/20/2018 BRASHEAR @ PERRY MONDAY 9/24/2018 @ PROPEL ANDREW STREET TUESDAY 9/25/2018 CARRICK @ PERRY THURSDAY 9/27/2018 @ ALLDERDICE FRIDAY 9/28/2018 PROPEL BRADDOCK HILLS @ PERRY TUESDAY 10/2/2018 @ BRASHEAR MONDAY 10/8/2018 @ PROPEL BRADDOCK HILLS TUESDAY 10/9/2018 WESTINGHOUSE @PERRY THURSDAY 10/11/2018 @PROPEL ANDREW STREET TUESDAY 10/16/2018 @ CARRICK THURSDAY 10/18/2018 ALLDERDICE @PERRY FRIDAY 10/19/2018 @ PROPEL MONTOUR WEDNESDAY 10/24/2018 CITY CHAMPIONSHIP @ CARRICK

TIME 4:00 3:15 3:15 4:30 3:15 3:15 4:00 3:15 4:30 3:15 4:00 3:15 3:15 4:00 3:30

RESULTS (W) 22-7

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Prime Stage explores theme of “courage” From Prime, Page 6 for “In the Time of the Butterflies.”

“What’s happening with the Steinbeck Center is they’re going to provide us with information about John Steinbeck that we can put in our educational programming,” Brinda said. “The executive director is going to do a Skype call with the audience and talk about Steinbeck.”

Once a shortlist of plays is finalized, an overarching theme for the season is chosen. The 2018-2019 season theme is “Courage.”

This theme is represented in each of the three shows in different ways. The season’s first play, “Of Mice and Men,” tells the tale of two men trying to make a living in Depression-era California.

“We looked at the courage of [the main characters] George and Lennie, and their courage to find the American Dream. Also, the courage of what George has to do to deal with Lennie,” Brinda said.

The season’s next show, “In the Time of the Butterflies,” tells the story of the Mirabal sisters and their

The final play of the season, Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” tells of Viola, a teenage girl who

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A scene out of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” from Prime Stage Theatre’s 2017-2018 season. opposition to the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic, for which they faced political persecution and worse.

disguises herself as a man while searching for her long-lost twin brother.

“With ‘Twelfth Night,’ here’s

this young girl who thinks she’s lost her twin brother in a shipping accident, and she has the courage to search for him,” Brinda said.

Twelfth Night will also feature a sensory-friendly performance in order to make it more accessible to those with sensory difficulties.

“Some of the lighting is adjusted, the sound effects are adjusted,” Brinda said. “It’s to make it so it’s not so jarring for people on the [autism] spectrum and those with sensory issues.”

With its mission to connect all people to literature and theater, Prime Stage makes every effort to be accessible.

“Whether it’s the Northside community or the regional community, our goal is to serve the community, not just entertain the community,” Brinda said.

“Of Mice and Men” runs from November 2 to 11. “In the Time of the Butterflies” runs March 8 to 17, 2019. “Twelfth Night” runs from May 3 to 12, 2019.

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Community Corner

By Haeshah Davis

Summer is a great time to explore different restaurants and grab a bite to eat, especially on the Northside. Sometimes we like to stick to what we know and often times we feel the need to venture out and try something new. I stopped a few local residents along Western Avenue and asked about their favorite restaurants, what they typically order and if they had a memory they wanted to share. Supporting local businesses in your neighborhood is awesome and residents are definitely loyal to their “go to” spots. If you haven’t tried one of the restaurants our neighbors are raving about, be sure to check them out.

Q:

What’s your favorite restaurant on Western Avenue?

Banks discovered Nicky’s Thai Kitchen approximately seven years ago and typically orders Seafood Pad Thai and Crab Rangoon. Banks’ sister introduced him to the restaurant and he’s been a fan ever since. “My sister started working there this year and sometimes she brings me food!,” he said. Nicky’s Thai Kitchen is located at 856 Western Avenue.

Andrew Banks Manchester

Bell enjoys dining at Lindos Restaurant when he’s in the mood for home-cooked American breakfast or lunch. Lindos Restaurant is located at 947 Western Avenue.

Emmanuel Bell Spring Garden

Daniels prefers dining and taking out at Giorgio’s Place for pizza and hoagies.

Giorgio’s Place is located at 908 Western Avenue.

Jessica Daniels Brighton Heights

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Ask An Attorney

By Matthew D. Gailey Gailey Law Group As a criminal defense attorney, I am always concerned about avoiding criminal records for my clients whenever possible.

Criminal records last a lifetime and often can cause problems for individuals in seeking employment and in their community standing.

Recently, the Pennsylvania legislature passed the Clean Slate Law which the Governor approved at the end of June.

In short, the Clean Slate Law will allow individuals with a non-violent misdemeanor conviction that is over 10 years old to apply to have their criminal records sealed. These individuals also must have remained out

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of trouble for 10 years and paid all fines and costs. Additionally, the law implements automatic sealing of records for second or third-degree convictions that carried sentences of two years or less if the individual has not been convicted for 10 years, and for arrest records of those who weren’t convicted at all.

This Clean Slate Law will allow individuals who have remained out of trouble for an extended period of time, after conviction for non-violent misdemeanors, to have their records cleared.

Individuals in Pennsylvania, up to three million people, will no longer have to worry about potential employment or housing being affected by decades-old convictions.

If you have any questions about the Clean Slate Law, or any other area of criminal law, please feel free to give me a call.

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ACAC staff projects renovations complete by 2021

AHN building have to park, then sign in and out. The proposed campus cohesive, especially for design, Turnbull says, will fix these ACAC’s children’s ministry. problems, and is a way for ACAC Since 2004, the majority of to “bring our children home,” or ACAC’s children’s activities have all the kids in the same space.

The remaining part of ACAC’s children’s ministry—the nurseries and toddler rooms—is housed on the lower level of the main church building.

“Once we built this, the crying really stopped off,” says Turnbull with a laugh. He’s talking about the main room here, an interactive, indoor playground, complete with a chalkboard, slide, plush palm trees and play mats that can be easily rearranged. Children’s safety is important to ACAC, so this lower level of the campus includes Photo courtesy of ACAC multiple gates and locks between A student enjoys cotton candy with ACAC Summer Day Camp rooms and one-sided windows so Director, Tracy Grondziowski. parents and leaders can see inside the rooms without being a distrachave taken place on the third has to pay a crossing guard to help tion. It’s design elements like these floor of 4 Allegheny Center, an kids navigate East Commons and that Turnbull says ACAC wants Allegheny Health Network (AHN) parents dropping their kids off at the to build on during its renovation.

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building, separated from the rest of the church campus by the busy East Commons road. But now, AHN needs the floor back for its medical staff. Turnbull calls the eviction a “gift.” As it stands, ACAC

So far, the ACAC congregation has pledged $7 million towards the campus redesign project, which is just one component of its largescale “Next Gen Faith Campaign.”

According to the website, ACAC’s campaign will help “prepare the next generation of ministry” through expanded communication and social media presence and “church planting” in Homestead and other urban areas. As the church moves toward the “design” phase of its three-year plan, and if all goes well, work will be complete by 2021.

With such an elaborate plan in the works, and ACAC’s continual wheelhouse of programs and other moving parts, I’m left to wonder how Turnbull manages it all with grace. He just laughs and responds: “That’s the Jesus answer.”

For more information on ACAC’s campus redesign project and the “Next Gen Faith Campaign,” visit the ACAC website at www.acac.net or stop by the campus, located at 250 East Ohio Street, and ask Turnbull for a tour.

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Allegheny City Central Diane Basty to Jackson Baker and Sarah Crafton at 1433 Federal St. for $408,000.

Driftwood Partners LLC to Andres Franco Gomez and Ana Victoria Luperi at 110 Sampsonia St. for $355,000.

Robert Weis Jr. to Alexander Scott at 218 W. North Ave. for $207,500.

David Kevin Head to Ryan and Heather Foley Williams at 525 Armandale St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $3,534).

JED Investments LLC to Ryan and Heather Foley Williams at 1538 Monterey St. for $390,000.

Adel Fougnies to Michele Petruccelli at 708 N. Taylor Ave. for $384,000.

Estate of Rose Ann Galuska to MNC Realty LLC at 1223 Sandusky St. for $154,150.

Brad Spencer to Derfler Investments LLC at 700 Armandale St. for $250,000.

Jennifer Hursh to BLN Properties LLC at 418 W. Jefferson St. for $10,000.

Daisy Xiang Kelly to Scott Frantz at 712 N. Taylor Ave. for $263,000.

Todd Meyer to Michelle Gilboy at 513 Armandale St. for $355,500.

Heather Johnson to Damon and Alecia Dawn Young at 1405 Buena Vista St. for $595,000.

Aunt Norma’s House LLC to Heather Johnson and Camden Leeds at 1513 Arch St. for $96,053.

Russell Lieurance to Joshua and Christy Cozby at 318 Jacksonia St. for $230,000.

Edward Slayden to Lauren Uranker and Brittney Krieger at 1721 Buena Vista St. for $315,000.

Brighton Heights DPR Property LLC to RTO SA Holding 181 L.P. at 3821 Bonaventure Way for $42,000.

Estate of Laura Baxter to Greenbriar Investment Co. LLC at 3916 California Ave. for $53,000 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $106,362) by sheriff’s deed.

Matthew Shaffer to Charles and Nicole Patton at 206 Carpenter Lane for $145,000.

Denise Murphy Olatunjii to US Bank NA trustee at 3328 Fleming Ave. for $20,000.

Robert Sowa to Robert Sowa and John Uribe at 4021 Kleber St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $36,081).

Evangeline Dempster to Michael Uribe at 3508 Simen Ave. for $170,000.

Hamdija Becirevic to Michael Conrad Jacobs and Mengi Sirazitdinova at 3833

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California Ave. for $130,000.

Estate of Harold Lang to Travis Wanner at 3727 Millerton Ave. for $52,000.

Stephanie Lewis to Alexa Nayman at 610 Brighton Woods Road for $161,900.

Rienzi Suero to Patrick and Barbara Foye at 4012 California Ave. for $218,150.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. trustee to Anthony Lee Kennedy and Jerry Clay Kennedy Jr. at 1803 Fairlee St. for $32,500.

Penn Pioneer Enterprises LLC to Bessemer Terrace L.P. at 1918 Morrell St. for $75,000.

Ronald Channing to Jinjian Gao and Xueqin Zhang at 1276 Benton Ave. for $85,800.

Mark Moraca to Stephen Donnelly and Richard Collage at 1471 Benton Ave. for $232,000.

Matthew Pegula to Rachid and Kellie Ware Seabron at 1110 Cornell St. for $285,000.

River Point Renovations LLC to Chido Vera at 3963 Kleber St. for $233,000.

Roberta Spanos to Amanda and Nicholas Burkhart at 3944 McClure Ave. for $189,900.

Alexander Bahur Jr. trustee to Philip Jandrokovic at 3638 Purdue St. for $155,000.

Glow Properties LLC to Enzo Ventures LLC at 3401 California Ave. for $103,500.

Rebecca Anne Frye Patterson to Lora Irene Werkmeister and Michael Joseph McBrearty at 3475 Simen Ave. for $209,000.

California-Kirkbride Pittsburgh City to Project Destiny Inc. at 1322 Sigel St. for $2,000.

Fineview John Gibson to Anthony Amato Palmieri and James John Deklavon at 125 Fountain St. for $35,600.

Michael Overholt to William Rogerson and Jonathan Warner at 1617 Myler St. for $137,500.

Patrick Young to Marvin Michael Pollum Jr. and Denise Marie Pollum at 124 Henderson St. for $262,000.

Richard Stahl to McMyGraf LLC at 1701 Meadville St. for $54,500.

Matthew Scollin to Tanya and Jonathan Brentzel at 1724 Meadville St. for $196,500.

Historic Deutschtown Claudia Brown Chaney to Pridewell LLC at 517 Suismon St. for $67,000.

Cody Harding to Matthew Gillespie at

1411 Porterfield St. for $145,000 Manchester MCC MCS LLC to Mitchell Edwards at 1219 Columbus Ave. for $306,000.

Glenn Washington to Adam Perl at 1400 Adams St. for $178,000.

Manchester Youth Development Center Inc. to Manchester Educational Foundation at 1214 Liverpool St. for $3,000,000.

B Wiles Property Resource Group LLC to GCS Georgia LLC at 1617 Manhattan St. for $19,000.

Pittsburgh City to Moshood Martins at 1448 Stedman St. for $6,100.

Marshall-Shadeland Shirley Farmer to Wells Fargo USA Holdings Inc. at 1233 Dickson St. for $3,061 by sheriff’s deed.

Estate of Andrew Bober to Dirk Lackovich and Ashley Lackovich Van Gorp at 1433 Eckert St. for $92,500.

John Balkovitz to Michael and Raoul Dupuis at 1117 Highwood St. for $90,000.

Caroline Dahlquist to Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency at 1123 Hodgkiss St. for $2,242 by sheriff’s deed.

Stacy Properties LLC to Brian Schaub at 1 Lecky Ave. for $149,900.

Belinda M Bailey Boateng to Will Milner at 1001 Woods Run Ave. for $105,000.

William Sauers to Federal National Mortgage Assn. at 1039 Woods Run Ave. for $1,762 by sheriff’s deed.

Joseph Blyth to Chad Szalkowski Ference at 1425 Dickson St. for $106,000.

Helen Hunt to Allison Fong at 3158 Sorento St. for $49,000.

Edward Turk to Mauritz Joseph Loyal Doubt and John Tonio at 1514 Geyer Ave. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $22,116).

Janet Schmidt to Brightwood Holdings LLC at 2812 Shadeland Ave. for $50,000.

Deutsch & Assoc. LLC to Maurice and Ebony S Bank Hubbard at 838 Grand Ave. for $71,000.

Observatory Hill Oakstone Capital LLC to Jennifer Ortiz at 22 Dunlap St. for $103,000.

John Salamacha to Nicholas and Kenya Sero at 4052 Grizella St. for $186,000.

Crystal Hinnebusch to Arletta Wilkes at 3622 Baytree St. for $78,000.

Melissa Smallwood to Beechco LLC at 48 Tretow St. for $65,828.

Allen Bower to Jason Bower and Mary Zimage at 105 Waldorf St. for $180,000.

Observatory Hill Development Corp. to Jean Wenner at 111 Bonvue St. for

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$170,000.

Joseph Shahin to Jason and Samantha Miller at 3823 Evergreen Road for $110,000.

Shirley McIntyre to Bridget and Teresa Gadberry at 3608 Perrysville Ave. for $130,500.

Real Estate Solutions TR LLC to Joshua Fischer at 3616 Perrysville Ave. for $212,000.

Stanley Zidanic to John Lewandowski and Mary Jo Tschannen at 314 Milroy St. for $10,300.

RAAB Inc. to Joseph and Kimberly Deck at 100 Perryview Ave. for $156,000.

ESM Investment Group LLC to Barron Mortgage Corp. at 4006 Vinceton St. for $16,000.

Derrick Dupree to Stephen Waters at 317 Richey Ave. for $178,000.

Perry Hilltop Maria Haley to US Bank NA trustee at 2020 Perrysville Ave. for $2,929 by sheriff’s deed.

Charles Steinert Jr. to Mitchell and Kathleen Cheeseman at 2858 Perrysville Ave. for $299,000.

Portrait Homes LLC to Sally Stadelman at 272 Kennedy Ave. for $50,000.

John Musgrove to Walz Street Venture LLC at 620 Chautauqua St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $39,900).

Donna DiCarlo to Brightwood Holdings LLC at 3 Magnet St. for $12,000.

Janet Gunter to Carina Kooiman at 418 Chautauqua St. for $81,000.

Jeremy Preiss et al. to Gene Nacey and Cathrine Britsch at 1842 Clayton Ave. for $390,000.

Spring Hill Edward Kotewicz to Sandra Williams at 35 Rostock St. for $15,000.

James Tortella to Richard Tortella at 1901 Rockledge St. for $108,000.

Lori Messmer et al. to Sean Durler at 1143 Buente St. for $6,000.

Iris Jacob Yovel to Lucas Blazejewski at 173 Zang Way for $45,795.

Trudy Hite et al. to Ryan Curtis Sippel at 1914 Bader St. for $130,000.

Summer Hill Fred LaBella to Roy Mazzoleni at 510514 Ivory Ave. for $80,000.

Estate of Faye Davis to James and Michael Barkley at 180 Ivory Ave. for $75,866.

Shawn M Pepper Simcic to Bradley Hawthorne and Karena Bender at 4469 Highridge St. for $146,000.

Harry Abbott to Kelly Bruder at 120 Van

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Buren St. for $70,000.

William Rausch Jr. to Michael Nusida at 4434 Cherryland St. for $136,000.

Ralph Freedman to Vincent Chen at 187 Ivory Ave. for $145,000.

Troy Hill Charles Andrew Beran to Thomas Siegle at 1146 Basin St. for $80,000.

Jennifer Satler trustee to Daniel Meyer and Mary Persin at 66 Waterfront Drive for $667,429.

Janet Wenger to Andrew Siegfried at 1811-1815 Niggel St. for $90,500.

Pittsburgh City to Ross Cunningham at

2039 Straubs Lane for $200 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $9,918).

Gregory Coates to A & B Renovation LLC at 1825 Ley St. for $50,000.

Florence Sossong to Samuel Morris at 1404 Lowrie St. for $70,000.

SG Capital Partners LLC to The Dexter Group Trust at 1957 Straubs Lane for $25,352.

Rishi Jindal to Robert Thibadeau at 47 Waterfront Drive for $468,750.

Michael Albrethsen to Peter Albrethsen and Taylor Brennan at 2009 Straubs Lane for $71,000.

Ask A Marketing Professional

By Jim Emmerling Em Media In EM-Media’s 22 years of business in the tri-state area, we have learned that the key to success is new growth. Since expanding our company into our James Street location a year and a half ago, we have seen tremendous growth in Pittsburgh’s Northside, specifically in our Deutschtown neighborhood.

Nearly every formerly vacant property surrounding our building has been purchased and is in the process of being rebuilt, remodeled or redeveloped.

We are pleased with the addition of several new businesses around us, including restaurants, boutique shops, and a hotel. We look forward to being a part of the continued positive growth of the Northside and the city of Pittsburgh as a whole.

An influx in new local business translates to an influx of new Northside neighbors. We have welcomed many new business owners into our doors to meet them and learn their stories.

People pop in frequently just to

chat, but they also come by to discuss how our services—including inbound marketing, video production, website design and traditional advertising— can benefit them.

As a relative newcomer to the Northside, we know how important it is to build relationships with potential new clientele right off the bat. We also realize that if you’re renovating or building a new space, one of the last things on your mind is your marketing strategy.

But it’s on our mind all the time.

A quality advertising and marketing plan is key to growing your business and telling your story. Advertising and marketing help point people in your direction. If people don’t know who you are, what you do or where you are located, chances are they won’t find you.

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Rivers of Steel offers educational tours onboard riverboat records. The “Bridges of Pittsburgh” chose.

Last spring alone, tour teaches basic engineering Rivers of Steel served more In June, Rivers of Steel skills through the study of design than two thousand students.

This October, Rivers of of popular Heritage Corporation, an features organization promoting unique, hands-on learning experiences and river ecosystem awareness, launched a new riverboat tour called “PGH 101: An Intro to Innovation.”

The 90-minute all-ages sightseeing tour, which takes place on a 94-foot riverboat classroom called the Explorer, examines how the Pittsburgh region’s landscape, natural resources and neighborhood residents shaped its industries and culture.

Starting in September, Rivers of Steel also offers tour programs Photo courtesy of Rivers of Steel specifically for students. On the “Environmental Science on the Children participating in a Rivers of Steel “floating classroom” learn Three Rivers” tour, students about water quality and river health. create and test a hypothesis on bridges. Steel will dock Explorer at the Pittsburgh river health. They Pittsburgh learn how to measure water qual- Participants build model bridges Aquatorium, an outdoor concert ity and compare and contrast their and analyze the durability of the auditorium in the town of materials they Monongahela and offer results with historical land use construction

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hands-on workshops to teachers, students and the public from Washington, Westmoreland, Fayette and Greene counties.

Workshops will examine the ecosystem of the Monongahela River watershed.

Green design technologies were built into the Explorer’s systems, including cabinetry made with moisture-resistant wheat straw fiberboard, toilets that flush with river water as opposed to drinking water and adjustable fluorescent lighting, which uses less heat and electricity.

The Rivers of Steel Explorer dock is located on the North Shore between the Carnegie Science Center and the Highmark Sportworks building.

Tour space is limited and content is recommended for children at least eight years old. To purchase advance tickets or for more program information, call 412-464-4020 or check out the website at www.riversofsteel.com.

Photos courtesy of Rivers of Steel

Rivers of Steel educational tours take place on a 94-foot riverboat called the Explorer, which is docked on the North Shore between the Carnegie Science Center and the Highmark Sportworks building.

September 2018

The Northside Chronicle

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African American Heritage Day parade held in Manchester

Photos by Ashlee Green

City of Asylum wins “Champion in Action” award lenges of their communities. They honor organizations they believe City of Asylum recently are “shining examples of dedicabrought home Citizens Bank’s 2018 tion and determination.” The cur“Champion in Action” award for the Western Pennsylvania region. They are one of hundreds of thriving nonprofit organizations to be recognized in the 15 years of Champions in Action.

For all of the efforts of the staff and volunteers who help make City of Asylum a beacon of hope for endangered literary writers, they Photo courtesy of City of Asylum will receive $35,000 in unrestricted Tuhin Das, one of City of Asylum’s funds, media support and coverage, exiled Writers-in-Residence. volunteers from Citizens Bank and promotional advertising in Citizens rent honorees are being recognized Bank branches and on their website. for their commitment to social enCitizens Bank created the trepreneurship and enterprises.

Since opening their doors in Champions in Action program to 2004, the Pittsburgh City of Asyrecognize and reward community nonprofits for their commit- lum has undergone an inspiring ment to addressing the social chal- metamorphosis, all due to the overBy Chloe Burkart

whelming support from their writers and community. Poet Huang Xiang’s “House Poem” sparked the transformation of the homes of exiled writers on Sampsonia Way into pieces of art, or “house publications.” Writers filled the exterior of their homes with artwork in celebration of their newfound freedom from censorship provided by the Asylum.

A year later, City of Asylum hosted their first free Jazz Poetry Concert which fostered a sincere connection between resident writers and the Northside community.

The response turned what was intended as a one-time event into a yearly opportunity for Northsiders to witness the organization’s mission. Since then, City of Asylum began integrating monthly readings, publishing Sampsonia Magazine, and developing writer exchanges with other cities around the world.

City of Asylum is one of over 50 locations worldwide in the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) whose goal is to provide refuge and support to persecuted literary writers. Most of these 50 locations serve as a temporary safe haven, but Pittsburgh is committed to integrating exiled writers into a new supportive community to call home.

The Pittsburgh chapter of this European-born mission to protect the lives of threatened writers is one of three in the United States. Both the Ithaca and Las Vegas locations are sponsored by universities, but Pittsburgh’s City of Asylum built its haven from the ground up through gracious community support. Over the years, they have provided exiled writers and their families with resources to live comfortably, as well as assisted in producing, translating and publishing their work.