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This weekend the Clean Pittsburgh Commission has organized over 250 neighborhoods/communities to pick up litter. Highland Park will be cleaning up on Saturday, starting at 9 am. Everyone will be meeting in the 5800 block of Bryant Street. Bob Staresinic will have gloves and bags available, but you are welcome to bring your own. If you have any questions or need to be directed to where you can sign up to volunteer for things, email Bob at bob.63@netzero.net
The Department of City Planning is hosting public meetings on ARTPGH and DESIGNPGH, the City’s first public art and urban design plans, and OPENSPACEPGH, the Open Space, Parks and Recreation Plan.
The nearby ARTPGH and DESIGNPGH meeting will be:
Wednesday, April 24th (drop in anytime from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.):
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, East Liberty Branch
130 S. Whitfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 412-363-8232
Public Transportation: Bus 71A, 71B, 71C, 74, 77, 82, 86, 87, 88, and 89
The nearby OPENSPACEPGH meeting will be:
Wednesday, May 8th from 6 pm to 8 pm
Kingsley Association
6435 Frankstown Road, Pittsburgh
Public Transportation: 74, 77, 82, 86 and 89
To find out more about the plan and see the full, city-wide meeting schedule, please visit http://www.planpgh.com. For more information about the OPENSPACEPGH please contact Andrew Dash at 412-255-0760 or andrew.dash@pittsburghpa.gov. For ARTPGH, please contact Morton Brown at morton.brown@pittsburghpa.gov, or 412-255-8996. For DESIGNPGH, please contact Kate Rakus at kate.rakus@pittsburghpa.gov, or 412-255-2470.
This Spring, HPCC and Highland Park tree tenders (led by Nancy Levine) will be planting 59 trees at “The Farmhouse and on Farragut St. and Sheridan Ave. Planting Day is April 27 at 8:45 am. Rain or shine or snow!
The trees are free, but we need volunteers to plant them.
To sign up, go to http://www.paconserve.org/300/form-test and fill out your name and contact information. Meet at the The Farmhouse (corner of Heberton and Grafton).
For questions, contact Nancy Levine, Highland Park Tree Tender
at 412 439 5172 or nlevinearnold@gmail.com
The Obama 6-12 International Academy is finishing up its first year at the Peabody facility. Below is a list of the 55 colleges and universities where Seniors have already been accepted – though acceptance letters are still coming in.
Congratulations graduates!
Allegheny College
American University
Arcadia University
Boston University
Brandeis University
Bucknell University
California University of PA
Carlow University
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Clarion University
Drexel University
Duquesne University
Edinboro University
Fairmont State University
Florida State University
Fordham University
George Washington University
Indiana University
Indiana University of PA
Juniata College
Lincoln University
Lock Haven University
Miami University
Millersville University
Northeastern University
Pennsylvania State University
Point Park University
Robert Morris University
Slippery Rock University
SUNY Binghamton
Swarthmore College
Temple University
Tuskegee University
United States Air Force Academy
University of California- Berkley
University of Colorado
University of Florida
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rochester
University of Vermont
University of Washington
Villanova University
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Tech University
Washington and Jefferson University
Washington College
Wittenberg University
Wooster College
Xavier University