Next Meeting: Thursday, August 21st, 6pm, The Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Contact greenteam@opdc.org or 412.621.7863 ext. 14
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Next meeting: Wednesday, August 20th, 6pm. Location: Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple Street (enter from Louisa Street door). Please contact 412.621.7863 ext. 21 or oakwatch@opdc.org
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Pittsburgh Geekdom is a 500 plus member group led by Oakland resident Michael Thompson. They have regular meetings to play various strategy board games including Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, and Carcassone.
Their next board game session is Friday August 15 from 6-10pm at the Panera Bread at 3401 Blvd Of The Allies. If you’re interested, just stop on by the conference room. Feel free to bring a game you’d like to play.
New gamers are welcome, they are happy to teach.
Tree Pittsburgh and Grow Pittsburgh are partnering together to offer a urban fruit tree workshop. This workshop will bring in Susan Poizner, Director of Orchard People, a Toronto-based fruit tree organization, to speak about her lessons learned from starting many urban orchards. She will be joined by local Pittsburgh fruit tree knowledge for an interesting discussion on urban orcharding. This event will be hosted at the ECCO Center (200 Larimer Ave.) on Wednesday, August 13th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm and will include a walk to the Larimer Community Garden to learn about fruit trees that were planted on site. Class cost is $5. Register here!
Barbara Brewton of the Green Team is planning on driving to this workshop if people need rides or want to carpool. She is planning to be at the Career Center on Semple St by 5:45 and to leave by 6. Her car fits five other people; if anyone is interested in a ride please let them so that there is enough room for everyone. Barb can also borrow a van if necessary.
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Oakland Restaurant Week : : 5 Days : : $5 Lunches! : : Win FREE Lunch for a Month
Hosted by: Oakland Business Improvement District
Dates: August 11th – August 15th, 2014 – Lunchtime
Dates: August 11th – August 15th, 2014 – Lunchtime
Where: Various Oakland Restaurant Locations (See list below)
For more information: www.onlyinoakland.org
For more information: www.onlyinoakland.org
Oakland will once again be celebrating a week of $5 lunches! When you order a $5 lunch from any participating Oakland Restaurant Week Restaurant, you will receive an entry card for the chance to win FREE LUNCH FOR A MONTH in Oakland along with other great prizes!
Oakland Restaurant Week is August 11th – August 15th, 2014for just $5 a lunch!
Participating Restaurants:
McDonald’s, 3708 Forbes Avenue
Peter’s Pub, 116 Oakland Avenue
Sushi Fuku,120 Oakland Avenue
Sorrento’s Pizza Roma, 233 Atwood Street
Sciulli’s Pizza, 3404 Fifth Avenue
Garden Grille & Bar, Hilton Garden Inn, 3454 Forbes Avenue
Prince of India, 3614 Fifth Avenue
Pamela’s Diner, 3703 Forbes Avenue
Hello Bistro, 3605 Forbes Avenue
Golden Palace Buffet, 3607 Forbes Avenue
Red Oak Café, 3610 Forbes Avenue
The Oakland Bakery & Market, 3925 Fifth Avenue
Milano’s Pizza, 3606 Fifth Avenue
$5 specials will be posted online at onlyinoakland.org.
Experience Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater as the sun sets over the ridges of the Laurel Highlands during the 19th Annual Twilight Tour and Concert on Saturday, Aug. 23.
The tour, concert and picnic dinner, sponsored by Huntington Bank, provides guests with an opportunity to experience the house, mingle with old and new friends and enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres. Organizers invite guests to walk through the rooms of the house at their own pace as the changing light allows visitors to see Fallingwater from an entirely new perspective.
At twilight, a lantern-lit path will lead guests to a meadow, where they will enjoy live jazz by The David Bach Trio from Washington, D.C., while dining on a gourmet picnic dinner prepared by Fallingwater’s chef. The David Bach Trio is featured on the internationally syndicated television show “Jazz Central.”
Space is limited – tickets should be purchased by Aug. 18.
Available by advance ticket purchase only
Tickets available online or by phone
$225 per person non-members
$200 per person members*
A portion of the price — $100 — is tax deductible and supports the preservation of Fallingwater.
Tickets available online or by phone
$225 per person non-members
$200 per person members*
A portion of the price — $100 — is tax deductible and supports the preservation of Fallingwater.
PITTSBURGH CITIZEN’S POLICE ACADEMY
Twice a year, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police sponsors an opportunity for members of the community to become closely acquainted with the roles and responsibilities of the Police Bureau. The Pittsburgh Citizen’s Police Academy (CPA) brings the police and the community close together in a setting that offers a sample of police training to each participant.
Participants receive three hours of training one evening each week for 15 weeks in many of the varied functions of law enforcement. They experience some of the highlights of police training and are exposed to the operations of the police bureau. Participants are taught the basics of criminal law, search and seizure, patrol tactics, firearms and many other subjects. They learn about the processing of a crime scene, how police canines are used, and are exposed to many of the specialty police units. CPA participants meet and talk with many of the street officers as well as the command staff and training staff that serves them. All this takes place in a safe and entertaining training environment.
Instructors are law enforcement professionals who teach both veteran and recruit police officers. Students leave this training with a greater understanding of the police mission and with an increased ability to see how the police serve the community.
This program is not an accredited certification course to become a sworn police officer.
The next session of the CPA will begin on Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at the Pittsburgh Police Headquarters 1203 Western Avenue Pittsburgh Pa 15233. The program will be held each Tuesday evening, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for 15 weeks.
Class size is limited to 30 participants. All interested persons must complete an application and give permission for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police to conduct a background check to determine if they have a criminal record. The CPA application can be found at
http://www.pittsburghpa.gov/police/citizens_police_academy.htm
Please return applications by U.S. mail or hand-deliver to the Pittsburgh Police Training Academy. All applications must be received by September 3, 2014.
07/10 2014
NOLA ON THE SQUARE: JAZZ FEST
July 15th marks the grand reopening of Nola on the Square in Downtown’s Market Square. The occasion will include a celebration of live Jazz music throughout the week. All are welcome to enjoy themselves at the restaurant while live music is held each night from July 15 to July 19. For a list of bands and times, please see the attached links:
Free assistance with PA Property Tax/Rent Rebate forms- deadline extended to 12/31/14
The State has extended the deadline for people to file forms to receive rebates from the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program until December 31.
People who would like assistance (at no cost to them) in completing the form should contact Pitt Outreach.
The rebate is available to income-eligible people who are:
-65 years of age or older
-widows or widowers 50 years of age or older
-people with disabilities 18 years of age or older
Thea Young
Outreach and Enrollment Team
Department of Family Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
PittOutreach2013 @ gmail.com
412 – 383 – 2359
07/03 2014
Check out the many varied events, educational and training workshops available at the Carnegie Library.