Inside ThisWeekrsquosSouth bull PittsburghReporter

AllentownldquoToday wersquore here to

measure and document whatrsquos here and to figure out how to make it betterrdquo Lisa Whitney said these words in reference to the former Budrsquos Hardware building on Warrington Av-enue in Allentown where she and 14 of her students convened with property management and commu-nity members on Friday morning

See Page 8

MountWashington

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and City Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith joined community members at Ream Recreation Center in Mount Washington for a pizza party and ribbon cut-ting re-opening ceremony on Thursday Jan 17

See Page 5

MountWashington

Residential permit park-ing may be expanding soon in Mount Washington

Residents in the neigh-borhood have approached the City of Pittsburgh De-partment of City Planning about additional permit parking areas

See Page 5

ArlingtonParents of children en-

tering kindergarten for the 2013-2014 school year are invited to a special parent lsquoWelcome Centerrsquo on Mon-day Feb 11 from 815-915 am or 130-300 pm at Arlington primary school 2429 Charcot Street

See Page 8

Mt Oliver CityThe Mt Oliver CitySt Clair Block Watch meeting will take place on Thursday Jan 24 2013 at 7 pm

See Page 2

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Vol 73 No 26 bull Tuesday January 22 2013 bull Free From Participating Merchants bull Telephone 412-481-0266 bull Fax 412-488-8011

South Sider Mary Lou Collinger flanked by city officials says itrsquos okay to come to South Side to ldquopartyrdquo but to be respectful of the people who live there Ms Collinger joined Mayor Luke Ravenstahl Councilman Bruce Kraus and Responsible Hospitality Insti-tutersquos Jim Peters in an announcement of an ldquoall hands on deckrdquo strategy to address the neighborhoods public safety and quality of life issues

Letter to the Editor Page 2Housing Court Page 2RealStats Page 2Zoning Board Page 2

By Sarah Beth MartinContributing Writer

At its first regular forum meeting of the year the Mount Washington Commu-nity Development Corpora-tion (MWCDC) formally wel-comed its new executive di-rector Jason Kambitsis and hosted two guest speakers with plans for moving Pitts-burgh forward

First to take the floor was Andrew Dash from the City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning who present-ed information on OpenS-pacePGH the second of 12 prongs in the cityrsquos PlanPGH initiative

Mr Dash explained OpenS-pacePGH is a ldquoplan for the cityrsquos parks recreation spac-es and open and vacant lotsrdquo

Like many other PlanPGH projects OpenSpacePGH is a 25-year plan projecting what residents need and want to see in Pittsburgh over the next 25 years Mr Dash noted

Specific projects will be-gin this spring on a priori-tized basis

Getting to this stage in the plan has taken the OpenS-pacePGH team approximately two years said Mr Dash who visited the MWCDC in 2011 to garner community interest and solicit feedback

During those two years the team researched assessed and analyzed each of the cityrsquos 146 public parks as well as numerous open va-cant and distressed proper-ties to determine what could be done to improve citizensrsquo enjoyment of natural and rec-reational assets Crucial to this analysis Mr Dash stat-ed was the input of approx-imately 2700 city residents who participated in OpenS-pacePGHrsquos various public outreaches throughout 2011

According to Mr Dash what the team learned from its outreaches is 90 percent of city residents use parks that are close to their homes and there is a popular desire to get more use out of open outdoor spacesmdashsuch as trailsmdashand a desire to keep them in clean condition and good repair

The initial results of the South Side public safety blitz included 19 arrests 94 cita-tions 42 towed vehicles and 14 non-traffic citations is-sued on Friday night

No bars were reported as being cited for overcrowd-ing by fire department offi-cials and building inspectors during the late Friday night and early Saturday morning inspections

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl last week joined by city public safety officials an-nounced the aggressive en-forcement blitz to restore safety to the South Side busi-ness district and nearby resi-dential area

The announcement follows a year-long study by the Re-sponsible Hospitality Insti-tute (RHI) that brought to-gether residents business owners community stake-holders and government leaders to identify and pro-pose quality of life and safety recommendations While the study looked at strategies to improve all city business dis-tricts with a nighttime econ-omy the mayor directed city efforts to be focused imme-diately at restoring civility to the South Side

ldquoIt is clear that we need an all-hands-on-deck strategy to restore safety to the South

Mayor calls all hands on deck withsafety blitz of the South Side Flats

Side neighborhoodrdquo Mr Ra-venstahl said ldquoThis study has great recommendations that will improve certain aspects of the South Side such as en-hanced cooperation among bar and restaurant owners and plans to improve park-ing and transportation These strategies and others will ul-timately lessen the burden on our public safety officers but we must take action now to restore order to this neigh-borhood rdquo

The short-term solution to improving the quality of life for South Side residents involves an aggressive ap-proach to public safety Be-ginning last Friday the strat-egy increases the deployment of building inspectors and firefighters who will crack down on overcrowded bars violating the building code

In addition nearly two-dozen additional police par-ticipated in ldquoalleywayrdquo sat-uration patrols citing for disorderly conduct such as public drunkenness and uri-nation Roving DUI patrols and towing enforcement were also increased Public works crews were also in-creased for litter pick-ups and trash removal

The additional enforce-ment will continue for an un-determined about of time

The mayor and safety offi-cials met with bar owners last week to inform them of the enforcement blitz

ldquoI have directed my pub-lic safety chiefs to continue this enforcement blitz for as long as it takes to restore the quality of life that each and every Pittsburgh resident de-servesrdquo Mr Ravenstahl said ldquoThis will not be a once in a while tactic Every weekend we will have this ramped up enforcement If you go to the South Side and take part in any illegal activity chanc-es are you will be cited or ar-restedrdquo

In addition to this blitz other mid- and long-term rec-ommendations of the study officially called The Pitts-burgh Sociable City Plan will be implemented that will ultimately lessen the need for aggressive enforcement The mayor has charged the Pitts-burgh Bureau of Police to develop an enhanced train-ing program for officers who will specifically deal with the nighttime management of en-tertainment destinations

Through the Sociable City Plan the city is conducting meetings to focus on how to adapt parking systems to meet nighttime demand sup-port services required for se-

Continued on Page 2

Open space ziplineand charter schools discussed on Mount

Taking what residents said into consideration the team looked at various factors in-cluding local access and walk-sheds to parks the quality of the parks and the variety of experiences each provides and the economic benefit of the park to neighboring prop-erty owners

Analyzing these factors the team made determinations re-garding creating new parks returning existing parks to nature and amending existing parks with renovated facilities and greenspace areas

Another goal of the team Mr Dash mentioned is to im-plement activation programs such as enhancing the events and outdoor programs in pub-lic parks and to better stew-ard resources by reinstituting a park ranger program

ldquoEleven percent of city property is in parksrdquo Mr Dash commented ldquoMost of them have a 1960s mentality and do not accommodate the modern trends of our mobile populationrdquo

Citing other stats Mr Dash said 18 percent of proper-ty in the city is either va-cant distressed or tax delin-quent To have these types of open spaces better serve res-ident interests and needs the team looked at certain areas to determine the feasibility of things like urban farms It is also working on streamlining the process by which citizens could request open space uses Mr Dash furthered

When asked for examples of areas where parks might be returned to nature Mr Dash referenced Devlin Park in Arlington Heights noting the space does not serve the neighborhood because there no longer is a neighborhood to serve He said this particu-lar park gets very limited use and sits alone in an area where properties have been aban-doned and demolished which makes it a likely candidate to return to nature

Possible recommendations for Devlin Park as well as for the bulk of other city parks will be presented to

Continued on Page 2

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PAGE TWO Visit us wwwsopghreportercom TUESDAY JAN 22 2013

Zoning Board hearingsPittsburghrsquos Zoning Board of Adjustment has scheduled the

following public hearing of interest to South Pittsburgh residents in the first floor hearing room of the John P Robin Civic Building 200 Ross Street Downtown

Zone case 1713 on Thursday Jan 17 at 920 am is the appeal of American Natural applicant and Forest City Station Square Associates LP owner for 1 E Carson Street (73 E Carson Street) in the 17th Ward (Zoning District SP-4)

Applicant requests 300 sq ft expansion on the existing service station

Variance Requests 92102A1 Enlargement of existing nonconforming use shall be authorized as a Special Exception

Notes Certificate of Occupancy 42108 dated May 12 1983 permitted occupancy ldquoAutomobile amp gasoline service stationrdquo

For more information on the City of Pittsburgh Zoning Board of Adjustment go to httpwwwcitypittsburghpauscphtmlzoning_board_of_adjustmenthtml

Letters to the Editor may be submitted bybull Email to tsmithsopghreportercom

bull Mail to PO Box 4285 Pittsburgh PA 15203bull By Fax at 412-488-8011

The South Pittsburgh Reporter reserves the right to edit letters for length and accuracy Submitting a Letter to the Editor does not guarantee publication Individuals may only have one letter published in a four week period Unsigned letters will not be published All letters must include a contact telephone number

Due to the length of letters recently The South Pittsburgh Reporter reserves the right to limit letters length

Letters to the Editor represent the opinion of the writers and not necessarily those of The South Pittsburgh Reporter

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bull Allentown bull Arlington bull Beltzhoover bull Bon Air bull Carrick bull Knoxville bull Mount Oliver bull Mount Washington bull South Side

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ReporterS o u t h bull P i t t s b u r g h

Real Estate Transactions provided by ltRealSTATsgt Contact ltRealSTATsgt at 412-381-3880

South Pittsburgh Real Estate Transactions16th Ward

Triko Enterprises Inc to Triko Holdings Inc at 2214 E Carson St for $153000Anthony Orio Jr to Rick Horn Construction Inc at 24 Eleanor St for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $3978)Jeffery Bishop to Moonjeong Kim at 2334 Fox Way for $170000Richard Pisarcik to Michael and Elaine Loptata at 3232 Harcum Way for $50000Michael Maciejewski to Christine Lee Eddins and Christopher Den-nis Lacher at 421 McManus St for $2000Anthony Grande to Blue Line Property Management LLC at 2026 Spring St for $31000

17th WardEstate of Arlene Kozel to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp at 1902 Baldauf St for $2923 by sheriffrsquos deedJames Ginsburg to JMG 23 Enon LLC at 23 Enon Way for $10 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $52182)Ray Burdett to Daniel Dolata at 1611 Merriman Court for $321500Six Regina Street Assoc LLC to Pittsburgh Property Guy LLC at 6 Regina St for $35000Samuel Russell to JRK Holdings LLC at 21 St Leo St for $75000Charissa Hamilton Gribenas to Silver Mist Assoc LP at 1208 Sarah St for $119600

18th WardMark Thomas Manse to John Sancandi at 95 Haberman Ave for $4900Mitchell Hahne to Jamie Dawn Rosenfeld at 105 Reifert St for $110000Federal National Mortgage Assn to Alliance PA Holdings LLC at 408 Ruxton St for $30000

19th WardThomas Kaminski to Linda Twining at 2 DeWitt St for $116375Brian Hogan to Richard Milesky Jr at 1000 Grandview Ave Unit 1201 for $575000

30th WardRichard Bartholomew to Frank Taylor at 160 Knox Ave for $3000Mary Marchese et al to Harry and Lynn Price at 225 Orchard Place for $18000Linda Palaski Schuster to Mustang Investments LLC at 224 Zara St for $24100

Housing Court hearingsThe following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Wednes-day Jan 23 at 100 pm in Magisterial District Judge James Motznikrsquos Courtroombull David M Crown 277 Paul Street 19th Ward Continued Codes 3071 3024 3027 3047 3049 3031bull Morina Romanus 528 Boggs Avenue 19th Ward Continued Codes 3027 3049 3047 7042 1111 92202A 92676Bbull Bartholomew David Crawford 735 Wills Street 19th Ward Codes 3071 3024The following Housing Court cases are scheduled for Thursday Jan 24 at 1000 am in Magisterial District Judge Eugene Ric-ciardirsquos Courtroombull Harry D Wolfe Harry D Wolfe Jr Lillian P Wolfe 2418 Eccles Street 16th Ward Continued Codes 3071 3024 3046 30413 30410bull Ralph W Busha 2414 Patterson Street 16th Ward Codes 3024 3071bull Sallee Kami 440 Parkwood Road 16th Ward Code 3024bull Thomas Harris 1002 E Warrington Avenue 17th Ward Codes 3024 3071bull John Yakopcic 67 Pius Street 17th Ward Codes 3023 3024All Housing Court cases are open to the public Judge Kingrsquos office (Mt Oliver Borough and Pittsburgh Wards 18 29 30 and 32) is located at 2213 Brownsville Road Carrick Judge Motznikrsquos office (Pittsburghrsquos 19th Ward) is at 736 Brookline Blvd Brookline Judge Ricciardirsquos office (Pittsburgh Wards 4 16 and 17) is in the Maul Build-ing at 1700 E Carson Street third floor on South Side Pittsburgh Municipal Court is at 660 First Avenue

Check for updates at wwwsopghreportercom

I agree with the Letter to the editor several weeks ago (My First Amendment rights Oct 9 2012)

Freedom of expression is sweeping in its meaning and ap-plication including the right to ldquopanhandlerdquo under reasonable circumstances and to sit around and gather in public places

Under our Constitution and its Bill of Rights there are no second class people Everyone enjoys or at least is supposed to enjoy the same basic rights and freedoms Therefore I am disgusted by Councilman Bruce Krausrsquo campaign against the civil rights of young people who pass through South Side as they travel free all over the country

Called ldquorailroad kidsrdquo and other terms they sit around rest-ing playing their guitars and sometimes passively ask for mon-ey with signs Irsquove never known them or heard of them ag-gressively asking passersby for money or bothering anyone

What they do is well written freedom of expression protect-ed by the First Amendment

Councilman Kraus and the city Parking Authority claim pan-handling near machines involved in the transactions of mon-ey are forbidden I recognize this as a reasonable limitation However Mr Kraus and the Parking Authority are claiming that parking machines are transaction devices just like bank-ing MAC machines which is a distortion of the meaning of the law

What I as a Vietnam era veteran find particularly offensive are the shoo-away signs at the Vietnam War memorial on the corner of the parking lot at East Carson and S18th streets That memorial honors the sacrifices of Americans who died suppos-edly to brig freedom to Vietnam and should not display signs whose intent is to violate the rights of harmless Americans just because Councilman Kraus doesnrsquot like the way they dress

Joseph ForbesSouth Side

The Mt Oliver CitySt Clair Block Watch meeting will take place on Thursday Jan 24 2013 at 7 pm at St John Vianney Parish Center

Mt Oliver CityBlock Watch

Letter to the Editor

Let the kids alone

curity and enforcement and enhance revenue The goal is to encourage employees and patrons to use remote park-ing areas with shuttle servic-es in order to free up neigh-borhood parking space for residents

One proposed plan is to utilize the parking area near the 10th Street Bridge as a pi-lot location for remote park-ing

In addition Councilman Bruce Kraus and RHI will partner with UPMC Dollar Bank and local universities to develop a social marketing campaign that addresses pa-tron personal accountability and public behavior

Since the study was launched last April the South Side Bar and Restaurant As-sociation became engaged enhanced communication has taken place between po-lice and bar owners More than 200 stakeholders repre-senting 17 governmental de-partments and agencies 47 businesses 20 community groups and several universi-ties have attended strategic meetings leading to the for-mation of the plan

City Council in a hearing next month and will be open to public meetings and comment in March and April

Following Mr Dashrsquos pre-sentation Adam Young took the floor Mr Young is a Carnegie resident and US Steel employee who had a ldquore-ally cool ideardquo one afternoon when taking in the view from the Duquesne Incline

ldquoHow cool would it be to plummet across the riverrdquo he asked himself that day and asked those in attendance at Thursday nightrsquos meeting

Mr Young presented his plans to bring a zipline to Pittsburgh stretching from Mount Washington to the North Shore

A zipline Mr Young de-scribed is a thrill-seeking extreme sport ride where an individual is harnessed into an apparatus and launched on a corded-track Ziplines can be found in various ski resorts across the globe and in US states including Utah and Alaska

ldquoItrsquos a 420-foot drop (from Mount Washington to the North Shore)rdquo Mr Young reported ldquoItrsquod be a half-mile ride at 50 miles per hourrdquo

Mr Youngrsquos proposed business would feature a launch site located on Grand-view Avenue between Isa-bellarsquos on Grandview and the Georgetown Inn and a land-ing site somewhere on the North Shore tentatively near the Carnegie Science Center Rides would cost around $30 a pop he said and free shut-tle service would be provid-ed from launch site to land-ing site (or vice versa)

Hoping to get the zipline zipping in the next year or so Mr Young asked the audi-ence for feedback and ques-tions The majority of people at the meeting expressed in-terest in and support for the impending business

Concerns however were raised namely over skylineview interference noise pol-lution and safety

As far as infringing on the viewshed Mr Young showed GPS slides suggesting min-imal obstruction against the cityscape Noise pollution he said would be mostly an issue at the landing site which he proposes to be ex-pansive enough to absorb ex-cess sound

To address safety issues Mr Young clarified that the system would be equipped with a ldquoZip Rescuerdquo harness to rescue patrons trapped on the line He also said he is considering equipping the ap-paratus with flotation devises

For updates on Mr Youngrsquos progress with this business proposal check out wwwzip-pittcom

Before adjourning the meeting was opened to pub-lic discussion Mount Wash-

ington resident Patricia Ward stepped up to speak about the grassroots effort she is in-volved with to bring a K-8 charter school to the former St Mary of the Mount school building

Ms Ward said her group has written a comprehen-sive curriculum and created a unique financial package for the school

ldquoNow all we need is com-munity supportrdquo she stressed

Explaining her group re-cently responded to recom-mendations from its pub-lic hearing and panel inter-view with Pittsburgh Public Schools Ms Ward said the schoolrsquos application is now at the stage where the panel will decide if the group has met its criteria and will make its final recommendation to the Penn-sylvania Board of Education

ldquoAnyone interested in help-ing us meet our goal of bring-ing the best charter school in the state to Mount Washing-ton should email call or write the Board of Education and show your supportrdquo

MWCDC public forumContinued from Page 1

Continued from Page 1

South Sidesafety blitz

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TUESDAY JAN 22 2013 THE SOUTH PITTSBURGH REPORTER PAGE THREE

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Carnegie Library of Pitts-burgh - Carrick has a variety of upcoming programs com-ing up in January and Feb-ruary

Winter Storytime for tod-dlers and preschoolers is on Thursdays at 1130 am through February 28 Parents and their children can share the fun of reading Explore entertaining stories songs and rhymes that will captivate a childrsquos imagination build ear-ly learning skills and spark curiosity There is no fee for Winter Storytime

In After-School Art Club in grades 1-5 can drop into the library after school for a cre-ative new project every Thurs-

Indoor winter activities are gearing up with something for everyone from toddlers to college students and beyond at Carnegie Library - South Side 2205 East Carson Street

Kids are welcome to stop by the library each week for a new do-it-yourself craft ac-tivity during Drop-In Crafts Materials are supplied

Imagination Builders is on Wednesdays from 3 ndash 5pm January 23- March 13 Build-ing blocks are more than just fun toys - they are a valuable educational and creative tool While exploring their cre-ativity and using their imagi-nation children also develop

important math motor and communication skills

Family Storytime is at 11 am on Thursdays from Jan-uary 24 - March 14 Share the fun of reading with children age 2-5 years Children and their parents or caregivers will explore stories and ac-tivities to encourage children along a lifelong path of read-ing and learning Programs are designed to promote lan-guage and listening skills ex-pand imaginations and self-image and arouse curiosity about the world around them

Free Chess Classes are on Saturdays through Febru-ary 23 from 1 ndash 2 pm Chil-dren can improve their chess

skills by learning basic strat-egy and techniques Recom-mended for children grade K-8 who know how the piec-es move and want to learn more

Teen Lounge takes place on Mondays from 4 ndash 6 pm with plenty of awesome free stuff to do Play games cre-ate art get crafty or just relax and spend time with friends All the supplies and snacks needed for a free fun and re-laxing afternoon are provid-ed

The Teen Advisory Com-mittee meets once a month during this time Light re-freshments are served

The Labs Week Five Jan-

uary Free-for-All is planned for Tuesday Jan 29 from 4 ndash 7 pm This month in The Labs theyrsquoll be going with the flowmdash participants get to decide what they want to work on Mentors will be available to set up equipment and assist with projects

Want to receive workshop reminders and updates on a phone Sign up for text mes-sages by texting the mes-sage ldquoSSLabsrdquo to 23559 Standard texting rates apply Event web site httpwwwcarnegielibraryorgteenseventsprogramsthelabs

College Coffee Night is Mondays beginning at 6 pm Canrsquot seem to focus on study-ing Need a change of scen-ery Check out the library for a totally new study spot The meeting room will be avail-able every Monday for any student who wants to study work on a paper or tackle an assignment Staff will be on hand to help navigate the re-sources available at the li-brary Plus therersquos free wi-fi and coffee

The Winter Poetry Series presented in partnership with the Pittsburgh Poetry Soci-ety is planned for Saturday January 26 February 23 and March 9 from 130 ndash 3 pm Enjoy an afternoon of beau-tiful poetry in the comfort of the newly renovated Library

Members of the Pittsburgh Poetry Society will share ex-cerpts from ldquoThe Potterrsquos Wheel Pittsburgh Poetry So-ciety 2007-2010 Anthologyrdquo

Copies of ldquoThe Potterrsquos Wheel Pittsburgh Poetry Society Anthologyrdquo will be available for purchase during this program

South Side branch library lists upcoming programs and activities

day in January from 330 - 430 pm

Tuesday Teen Think lets teens 12-18 come in and hang out at the library every Tues-day at 430 pm for art proj-ects games snacks and more

A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAF-SA) Completion Session is planned for Saturday Feb 16 from 1030 am - 1230 pm A PHEAA representative will

be at the library to help com-plete FAFSA applications If possible students andor par-ents should bring their com-pleted IRS 1040 tax return W-2 form or other income or benefits information Regis-ter in advance by calling 412-882-3897

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Programs listed for Carrick library

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enjoyed socializing over mu-sic refreshments and grown-up games while experiencing the library in its off hours During this yearrsquos Parisian-in-spired event guests will feel like they have been whisked across the Atlantic as they sample French wine en-joy live music and compete in a live action version of ldquoFrenchrdquo Monopoly

Guests 21 years and older are invited to enjoy the library from this interesting perspec-tive Friday Feb 8 from 7 ndash 10 pm at CLP ndash Main (Oak-land) 4400 Forbes Ave Tick-ets are $40 until February 7 all proceeds benefit Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Tickets to the event in-clude live jazz music from Chicorsquos Quintet +1 French wine tasting accompanied by delicious food from Bar Mar-co beer from Full Pint Brew-ing Company a silent auc-tion of antique Library furni-ture including card catalogs and handcrafted rocket ships absinthe sampling from Phil-adelphia Distilling library tours and a live-action ver-sion of ldquoFrenchrdquo Monopoly

Tickets are available in ad-vance for $40 until February 7 and may be purchased online at wwwcarnegielibraryorgafterhours or by calling 412-622-6502 A limited supply of tickets may be available at the door on February 8 for $50

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The South Side recently lost a figure who was part grand-mother part unofficial com-munity mayor

Metropolitan Cleaners owner Margaret Hurney was 85 when she died on Janu-ary 7 She owned and ran the dry cleaner for 44 years Her family remembers even when sick she rushed from the back of the shop when longtime fa-vorite customers walked in

ldquoShe just loved peoplerdquo said Margaretrsquos son Tom ldquoShe knew the questions to ask to find out what was go-ing onrdquo

Customers loved Margaret right back said Tomrsquos wife Linda

ldquoPeople would come in just to talk to hermdashjust to get things off their chestrdquo she said

Margaret wouldnrsquot just lis-

Margaret Hurney

Margaret Hurney South Side businesswoman for 44 years

tenmdashshe wanted to help locals in ways big and small

Tom recalls she once of-fered a favor to a customer who loved Hawaiian shirts She told him she had a grand-daughter in Hawaii who could supply him some straight

from the islands She came through on the offer

ldquoIf she could do some-thing for you shersquod do itrdquo Tom said

Margaretrsquos husband Leon bought the business in 1968 in case anything ever happened to him he wanted her to have a way to support herself and the couplersquos six children Sev-eral years after he died

Margaret remained at the helm of the old-fashioned cleanermdasha store that still has an antique cash register lat-ticed counter fronts from the 1970s and floral print wallpa-per last changed 15 years ago The long turnstiles of pressed clothing in plastic bags are just behind a glass partition Margaret sewed buttons and hems until weeks before she passed away

All along the business was a family affair Many years

ago Margaret brought her toy poodles to the store Tom re-members first spending time at the cleaners at age five Itrsquos been his one and only job since he was a teen

His wife Linda works there toomdashshersquos been fre-quenting the shop since age eight when going to the dry cleaner to drop off and see Margaret was a big Saturday event for her and her grand-mother The family is still in-timately connected with the shop Once a year the store sells Girl Scout cookies from Tomrsquos niece

It wasnrsquot just in paying for dry cleaning that the com-munity supported Metropol-itan over the years Tom re-members one time in the 70s when the neighborhood came through for Margaret and her shop He had left the back door open and a gust

of wind burst through and shattered the shop windows on East Carson Immediate-ly the owners of a bar across the street supplied beer and a pizza shop around the corner brought food for helpers who made quick work of boarding up the storefront

Margaret accepted the help that time but she was fiercely opinionated independent and street smart according to cus-tomers and family

ldquoShe was a very consider-ate person--whether you were influential or an ex-bus driv-er like myself she was always worried about yourdquo said Port Authority retiree John Krze-minski a family friend for

35 years ldquoEven if she had a gripe shersquod come down and say lsquoHow you doingrsquo We didnrsquot fight all the time but you know we lsquodancedrsquordquo

Tom said some people wouldnrsquot come around for years at a time and when Margaret asked where theyrsquod been they said they had been living out of town--ldquoin Chica-gordquo one said

ldquoYeah they were in jailrdquo Margaret would say after the door shut behind them according to Tom ldquoYou couldnrsquot BS her because shersquod see right through itrdquo

Still he said ldquoIf she knew you she became a part of your liferdquo

Itrsquos not just because shersquos been a converted Catholic for over 50 years

It isnrsquot even because shersquos been called the ldquoQueen of Funnel Cakesrdquo

For Lois Keller a member of Saint Mary of the Mount parish receiving the ldquoMani-festing the Kingdomrdquo award on January 27 is an honor be-cause it reflects the deep grat-itude she has had for her rela-tionship with Christ

For over a decade the Dio-cese of Pittsburgh has had the tradition of honoring lay and religious women and men who manifest the Kingdom of God through their lives of service On January 27 of this year more than 100 people from parishes across the Diocese will receive the award from the Most Reverend David Zu-bik on the Sunday nearest to the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul

Mrs Keller was baptized in the Lutheran faith but con-verted to Catholicism when she married her husband Paul in 1953 ldquoI always felt in my heart that I wanted to be Cath-olic My husband served in

Mount Washington resident to receivethe Manifesting the Kingdom Award

the Korean war and I told myself that if he didnrsquot make it through I was going to be a nun I always felt like God was drawing me inrdquo

Together they raised seven children in the Catholic faith and made personal sacrifices to send them each to Catho-lic school

Being brought up with kindness really helped she says ldquoI always had a strong faith Even when I was car-rying my first child I went out on the street collecting money Everyone said lsquoYou mean father is sending them out pregnantrsquo I wanted to live my religionrdquo

Mrs Kellerrsquos past activ-ities include serving on the

Parish Pastoral Council the finance council Renew La-dies of Charity the Bereave-ment Team Street Fair Com-mittee and bingo She current-ly serves as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharistic and still solicits sponsors and donations for the Saint Mary of the Mount Fashion show Ethnic Fest and Fish Fry

Even though Mrs Keller is retired she has a lot of knowl-edge and skills that she would like to pass on to others ldquoI want to write a book entitled lsquoWhere to Turnrsquo so I can still continue to help peoplerdquo

Her advice to members of community ldquoBe loving car-ing and mostly always be yourself Donrsquot be a phonyrdquo

Ashley V Hogan Air Force Airman Ashley

V Hogan graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base S a n A n t o n i o T e x a s The airman completed an in-tensive eight-week program that included training in mil-itary discipline and studies Air Force core values phys-ical fitness and basic war-fare principles and skills Airmen who complete ba-s i c t r a in ing ea rn fou r credits toward an associ-ate in applied science de-gree through the Communi-ty College of the Air Force Airman Hogan is the daugh-ter of Cheryl Hogan of Granex Drive Killeen Texas and sis-ter of Deetah Day of Marga-ret Street She is a 2011 grad-uate of Harker Heights High School Texas

Alyssa B DunlapAir National Guard Airman

1st Class Alyssa B Dunlap graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas

The airman completed an intensive eight-week pro-gram that included train-ing in military discipline and studies Air Force core val-ues physical fitness and ba-sic warfare principles and skills Airmen who complete basic training earn four cred-its toward an associate in ap-plied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force

Airman Dunlap is the daughter of Ronald Dun-lap of Callio Street She is a 2012 graduate of Carrick High School

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Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and City Councilwoman The-resa Kail-Smith joined com-munity members at Ream Recreation Center in Mount Washington for a pizza party and ribbon cutting re-open-ing ceremony on Thursday Jan 17

ldquoTo have a safe place where the youth can participate in recreational educational and social activities is such an important asset to a commu-nityrdquo said Councilwoman Kail-Smith The center serves youth in Mount Washington Duquesne Heights and sur-rounding communities

City Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith and Mayor Luke Ravenstahl were on hand to help reopen the Ream Recreation Center The center will be managed my YouthWorks

Ream Recreation Center on Mt Washington reopens YouthPlaces is currently

operating the recreation center and 18 after school and recre-ation programs The organiza-tion also operated Ream from 2008 to 2010

ldquoThe Citiparks and recre-ation flag football and basket-ball leagues are two of the pro-grams that the kids at Ream have really enjoyed partic-ipating in over the past five yearsrdquo said John Marcellaro Jr recreation center director

Ream Recreation center is at 321 Merrimac Street in Mount Washington For more information about the center contact Mr Marcellaro at 412-758-5071

Residential permit parking may be expanding soon in Mount Washington

Residents in the neighbor-hood have approached the City of Pittsburgh Depart-ment of City Planning about additional permit parking ar-eas The next step in the public process is a community meet-ing at the Mount Washington Senior Center 122 Virginia Avenue at 7 pm on Thurs-day Jan 31 to discuss the

program and identify which streets if any should be in-cluded

The meeting will include a presentation on Pittsburghrsquos Residential Parking Permit Program followed by a dis-cussion about the program The discussion will include whether to proceed with the next steps in implementing the program and which streets will be included

Residential permit parking will be discussed on Mount

Become an OASIS is look-ing for tutor to help a children in the neighborhood learn to read

No teaching experience is necessary Free training will be given to mature adults 50 and over All materials books and supplies are provided by OASIS

Training sessions will be on Tuesdays Feb 26 and March 5 from 1030 am until 330 pm at OASIS on the 6th floor

Harry Manley of Gateway Health Plan will speak on Health Literacy and Under-standing Your Health at the Elder-ado Knoxville center

320 Brownsville RoadThe presentation will take

place from 1145 am to 1215 pm on Friday Jan 25

Health Literacy session slated

Macyrsquos in Downtown Pitts-burgh

For more information on how to become an OASIS tutor call John D Spehar MEd Pittsburgh OASIS tutor coordinator at 412-232-2021 or e-mail at jdspeharoasis-netorg Those who would like to be a tutor and are unable to make the scheduled trainings are also encouraged to call for more information

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Parents of children enter-ing kindergarten for the 2013-2014 school year are invited to a special parent lsquoWelcome Centerrsquo on Monday Feb 11 from 815-915 am or 130-300 pm at Arlington prima-ry school 2429 Charcot Street in Arlington

Staff from the Ready Fred-dy program and volunteers from the Carnegie Library Hilltop Family Support and the Brashear Association will be on hand along with Arling-ton school staff to help parents complete enrollment forms and to answer questions about kindergarten

Refreshments will be pro-vided And families that com-plete the enrollment process will be eligible to win a gift basket or a Giant Eagle gift card

Any child who will be 5 years old before September 30 is eligible to enroll for kinder-garten Parents are advised to bring their childrsquos birth cer-tificate immunization record and two proofs of address

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The Ready Freddy program is designed to help children their families communities and schools implement and celebrate successful positive transition into and through kindergarten The program is part of the University of Pitts-burghrsquos Office of Child De-velopment

Twice a year the Pitts-burgh Bureau of Police spon-sors an opportunity for mem-bers of the community to be-come closely acquainted with the roles and responsibilities of the Police Bureau

The Pittsburgh Citizenrsquos Police Academy brings the police and the community close together in a setting that offers a sample of police train-ing to each participant

Participants receive three hours of training one evening each week in many of the varied functions of law en-forcement They experience some of the highlights of po-lice training and are exposed to the operations of the po-lice bureau

Participants are taught the basics of criminal law search and seizure patrol tactics fire-arms and many other subjects They learn about the process-ing of a crime scene how po-lice canines are used and are exposed to many of the spe-cialty police units CPA par-ticipants meet and talk with many of the street officers as well as the command staff and training staff that serves them

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Those considering applying for the program should note the program is not an accred-ited certification course to be-come a sworn police officer

Class size is limited to 30 participants All interested persons must give permis-sion for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police to conduct a back-ground check to determine if they have a criminal record

The next Citizenrsquos Police Academy course will begin on Monday Feb 4 at the Pittsburgh Theological Sem-inary 616 N Highland Av-enue in the Highland ParkEast Liberty neighborhood of the city The program will be held each Monday evening from 600 pm to 900 pm for 15 weeks

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ALLENTOWN mdash 1st floor 1-BR apt new flooring equipped kitchen $400+ gampe 412-401-4877 122

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THANK YOU mdash Our Lady of Perpetual Help The memorare Remember O most gracious Vir-gin Mary that never was it know that any one who fled to your pro-tection implored your help or sought your intercessions was left unaided Inspired with this confidence I fly onto you O Vir-gin of Virgins my Mother To you I Come before you I stand sinful and sorrowful O Mother of the word incarnate despise not my petitions but in your clemen-cy hear and answer me Amen SP 122

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By Sarah Beth MartinContributing Writer

ldquoToday wersquore here to mea-sure and document whatrsquos here and to figure out how to make it betterrdquo

Lisa Whitney said these words in reference to the for-mer Budrsquos Hardware build-ing on Warrington Avenue in Allentown where she and 14 of her students convened with property management and community members on Friday morning

Ms Whitney is an interi-or design faculty member at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh (AIP) and renovation recom-mendations to Budrsquos are her studentsrsquo senior projects

Called the ldquoUrban Studio Projectrdquo Ms Whitney ex-plained each year her syl-labus includes some real life experience for her students where a property is selected a business relationship is ini-tiated with the property own-ermanagement and AIP stu-dents work independently to draft proposals for use reno-vations to the space

Art Institue students work on Allentown projectldquoSurprisingly this is an area

we havenrsquot worked in beforerdquo said Ms Whitney to explain her selection of Allentown as the site for this yearrsquos project ldquoIrsquom very eager to see what we can make happen hererdquo

That vision Ms Whitney clarified she has entrusted and assigned to her students ten of whom are Advanced Commercial Design students (who will propose interior de-sign renovations) and four of whom are Environmental De-sign students (who will pro-pose signage and way-find-ing assets and improvements)

The students will work on their proposals for the remain-der of this academic quarter and will present their ideas to building management in mid-March The presentation will include boards from each student displayed at a pub-lic event in the building Ms Whitney said she looks for-ward to inviting the commu-nity at large to attend to stop by and celebrate her studentsrsquo ideas ask questions and enjoy a social experience

According to Ms Whitney the goal of the project is not simply to give students hands-on experience but also in a greater sense to provide the property owner with viable options for the building and to ultimately give the communi-ty what it needs

What exactly is it the com-munity needs It was this question and variations there-of that MsWhitneyrsquos stu-dents posed to property man-agement and Allentown CDC members on Friday morning

Before pulling out their tape measures digital camer-as and other tools of the trade the collection of 14 inquisitive minds picked the brains of the community liaisons to assess potential uses for the space asking about various things from the general shopping and resource needs of locals to the specific historical ethnic com-position and demographics of the area

Potential uses to which attending Allentown CDC members said they could see

the space put included a cof-feehouse an art galleryven-ue a bar and an incubatoral-pha site

Joe Calloway of RE-360 the company that manages the property said an alpha busi-ness has already expressed interest in the building and could be considered a tenta-tive use Though at this point any use could be considered a tentative use and Mr Callo-way said hersquod make conces-sions to a business with a good business plan

One concession hersquod be willing to offer is free rent for a coffeehouse

ldquoStudies have shown that one thing that makes a great neighborhood is a good cof-fee shoprdquo he elaborated

ldquoIf someone came to me with the right plan for a good coffee shop Irsquod let them use the place rent-freerdquo

But Mr Calloway isnrsquot just looking for the right busi-ness to come to him Hersquos also looking for one of the AIP students to bring him the right proposal Be it for a coffeehouse or an incuba-tor for a bar or something not yet mentioned Mr Calloway said hersquos open to any busi-ness coming into the space and bringing life into the com-munity

For more information on the project including updates and photos search for ldquoUr-ban Studio Projectrdquo on Face-book and look forward to an open presentation invitation in mid-March

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