05/13 2014

“Mayor’s Night In” – THIS Wed, 5/14/14 6-8pm


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From the Mayor’s Office:
MAYOR WILLIAM PEDUTO TO HOLD “MAYOR’S NIGHT IN”
Mayor and top administrators invite residents to City-County Building to share ideas, concerns
PITTSBURGH, PA – (May 12, 2014) This Wednesday evening Mayor William Peduto and his top staff will meet personally with residents to hear — and act upon — their ideas and concerns about city government issues.
During the “Mayor’s Night In” residents may meet one-on-one with Mayor Peduto at the City-County Building, and he will direct them to the appropriate administrator for follow-up.
On April 7 about 100 residents attended the first “Mayor’s Night Out” at a city recreation center in Beltzhoover. Similar events alternating between city communities and the Mayor’s office will be regularly scheduled through the year.
Holding the sessions follows the Mayor’s efforts to instill transparency and accountability into Pittsburgh city government, and follow such moves as making his daily schedule public, hiring top officials through the public Talent City process, creating a Community Affairs team that meets nightly with neighborhood groups, and creating a Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment to focus strictly on struggling communities.
WHAT: Mayor William Peduto’s first “Mayor’s Night In”
WHERE: City-Council Chambers, 5th Floor, City-County Building
WHEN: 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, May 14, 2014
05/06 2014

Day Of Giving


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Please consider donating to OPDC on today's Day of Giving by visiting www.pittsburghgives.org and selecting "Oakland Planning and Development Corporation." Your contribution will help fortify OPDC for another year and beyond in their support of our community.

05/06 2014

Green Team Meeting / Bates St Planting – CHANGE – Tue 5/13 3:30-7pm


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Instead of the regular meeting on Thursday, 5/15 they will convene next Tuesday, May 13, at Bates Street to work with Western PA Conservancy on the hillside restoration. Stop in at any point between 3:30 and 7:00 pm to help beautify your neighborhood. They will be planting 500 ferns and 30 trees.
05/02 2014

Yard Debris Special Collections Spring 2014, Sat May 17


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The City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works, Bureau of Environmental Services will be collecting leaf and yard debris from all residents in a special curbside collection on Saturday May 17, 2014.
Yard debris should be placed at your normal collection site the evening of Friday, May 16th. All yard debris materials will be collected by City refuse and recycling crews and composted on Saturday May 17th
For more details on restrictions, check out the city website:
05/01 2014

Pgh Marathon THIS Sunday 5/4 – Oakland Road Closures 6:30-11:30am


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From the Marathon Website:
Getting Around Town
Downtown closures will start at 11:30 PM on Saturday, May 3 and continue around the city through 2:30 PM on Sunday, May 4. For detailed information, view our road closure chart and road closure map.
If you need to travel around the city race day, view the Guide to Marathon Sunday map; routes in/out and around the city are provided. We also suggest checking our detailed map of Downtown before race day for anyone that will travel Downtown on race day; please note, certain sections of the city will be completely closed off to traffic on race day. Anyone in these sections of the city that will need to leave during the race, should consider parking their car outside the area.
04/30 2014

Rain Barrel Workshop


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Wednesday, May 21, 6:30 PM
Celebrate the Rain! Watershed Awareness/Rain Barrel Workshop
Nancy Martin, Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC)
Don’t miss out on an abundant, free supply of the earth’s most valuable resource–fresh, clean, rainwater! This workshop will demonstrate how to build a rain barrel that will harvest and store rainwater from your roof for use in your garden and landscape. Participants will return home with the knowledge and necessary hardware to assemble and install a rain barrel, in addition to a $10 coupon good toward the purchase of a 55-gallon drum at Penn Barrel Company.  Learn how to practice watershed protection and conservation in your own backyard.
This event costs $50/person or $55/couple (payable to PRC); contact Nancy Martin at (412) 488-7490 ext. 247 or email her at nancym@prc.org to reserve your spot!
04/30 2014

Applications For Pgh Summer Youth Employment Program Due 5/14


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Applications for the Pittsburgh Summer Youth Employment Program are now available! Applications can be submitted starting Thursday, May 1, 2014 thru 6:00 PM May 14, 2014. Please read the application fact sheet and the instructions. Applications may not be submitted before May 1, 2014.
Applications may be submitted to the following: 
Goodwill of SWPA -Southside        West End Works
Goodwill Building                          825 Lorenz Avenue
2400 East Carson Street                 Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Pittsburgh, PA 15203                      412-533-2029
Eastside Neighborhood                  Northside Coalition  
Employment Center                           for Fair Housing 
5321 Penn Avenue                         1821 Brighton Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15224                      Pittsburgh, PA  15212
412-362-8580                                   412-321-5527

Please use the folloing link to access the application: 

http://pittsburghpa.gov/personnel/pittsburghpartnership/psyep

Please contact James Brenner with the Department of Personnel/Pittsburgh Partnership at 412-255-2675 if you have any questions. 

04/28 2014

Electronics Recycling Drop-Off Through September 2014


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In anticipation of students moving out, OPDC launched a long-term Electronics Recycling Drive. Drop items off at OPDC office at 235 Atwood St between the hours of 8:30am and 5pm. Learn more about what is accepted here:
http://www.opdc.org/news/opdc-host-electronics-recycling-drive/