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Thur. May 26 - PUBLIC MEETING on Negley Ave Bike Lanes
Thur. May 26 – PUBLIC MEETING on Negley Ave Bike Lanes
Negley Ave Bike Lane Public Meeting Thursday, May 26, 6:00-7:00pm Union Project, 801 N Negley Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Facebook Event: http://bit.ly/1s4WkiS More info on the Bike Pittsburgh blog here: http://bit.ly/1qETTlR.
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Cool Job Alert: Roving Art Cart is Hiring!
Photo Credit: Citiparks Looking for a summer job or looking to pick up some extra work this summer? The City of Pittsburgh’s parks department, aka Citiparks, is hiring an assistant for the Roving Art Cart. The Roving Art Cart, now in its 43rd summer here in Pittsburgh (I would love to know more about how this program started) travels around to parks and community centers to offer arts programming…
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2016 Pittsburgh Marathon Map & Hashtags
2016 Pittsburgh Marathon Map & Hashtags
Sunday May 1, 2016 is a busy day in the City of Pittsburgh. Today is the Pittsburgh Marathon and graduation at University of Pittsburgh. Here is a .jpg of the Pittsburgh Marathon Map. You can download a larger .pdf of the map here: 2016 Pittsburgh Marathon Course Map. Pittsburgh Marathon Hashtags & Twitter Accounts to Follow If you are following the race on social media, here are some hashtags to…
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RustBeltTakeover: The Rust Belt Coalition of Young Preservationists Comes to Pittsburgh This Weekend
This weekend, young preservationists from Buffalo, Ohio, Wheeling, and Indianapolis will descend on Pittsburgh for the Rust Belt Coalition of Young Preservationist Summit. This is a big deal for Pittsburgh and for the historic preservationists who are coming to town. Not only is this a great opportunity to show our rust belt neighbors some of the best historic preservation Pittsburgh has to…
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Following the PA Senate Race
In just an hour, the three democratic candidates for PA Senate will participate in a live televised debate on WTAE. In just three weeks, the voters of Pennsylvania will go to the polls to decide which one of these three candidates will challenge Republican Pat Toomey in the general election. You can follow the debate on Twitter with the #PASenDebate. I’ve created a Twitter list of the candidates…
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IheartPGH Exclusive: UPMC to Buy Steelers
Photo Credit: Nate Guidry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A juicy little story for the end of the week. We have just confirmed with our source, UPMC is in talks to buy the Steelers football franchise from the Rooney Family. While this may seem like a surprising move, it reflects the changing nature of the City of Pittsburgh. The Steelers franchise was established in 1933, when Pittsburgh was a steel…
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Happy Hour This Wednesday to Support the Women's Center & Shelter
The Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh in a constant Catch-22. It needs to promote itself and its services to people in the community, but also needs to be discreet and protect the privacy of clients. Last year WC&S answered more than 5,000 hotline calls, provided legal advocacy for nearly 4,000 clients, and sheltered more than 500 women and children. But the WC&S also had to turn…
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Thomas Lauderdale & Storm Large of Pink Martini Perform in Pittsburgh
On Monday night, you have a rare opportunity to hear some of Portland’s finest perform here in Pittsburgh. Pink Martini is a little orchestra from Portland that performs around the globe with a sound that The Washington Post describes as “rich, hugely approachable music, utterly cosmopolitan yet utterly unpretentious… it seems to speak to just about everybody.” Thomas Lauderdale & Storm Large of…
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Free Classes for Women at TechShop on March 8
Have you every wanted to try welding? Maybe you have always wanted to learn to build your own furniture or learn to use a 3D printer. If you are a woman in the Pittsburgh area, this is a great opportunity for you to try these classes for free. International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. TechShop is celebrating International Women’s Day…
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[TL;DR – Wednesday 3/2 is the public hearing for historic designation for Albright, this could be the last best chance for the public to support saving this 109-year-old historic church in Bloomfield, please sign the petition & attend the public hearing.]
If you had told me a year ago, that I would be a regular attendee of the Historic Review Commission meetings for the City of Pittsburgh, I probably would have laughed out loud. In high school, I had an English teacher tell me I would never write an A paper. So I stopped writing and reading and spent all of my time in math and science. To the surprise of everyone, including our teacher, my team won second place in the Chemistry Olympics. It is still funny to me that I now spend a lot of time writing. And I’ve come to understand that I really love history, especially the industrial history of the City of Pittsburgh. I once, very briefly spent 2 days thinking I would move to Boston for a job. The job wasn’t the right one for me, but I also just couldn’t get into all of the colonial history of New England.
If you have been a long time reader of IheartPGH and/or a regular follower on Twitter, first of all, thank you, every reader, every comment, like and retweet is way better than an A on an english paper. You may have noticed that I have been writing and tweeting about the Albright United Methodist Church building. This grand old church sits at the corner of S. Graham Street and Centre Avenue (486 S. Graham Street), next to the Wendy’s and the building that now is a mattress store, but if you spent your high school years in Pittsburgh’s East End you are likely to remember it as the other Blockbuster Video.
Last fall, I nominated the Albright Church building for historic designation in the city of Pittsburgh. On February 2nd, the Historic Review Commission met and determined that the nomination will move forward. You can read more about the February 2nd hearing in the Post-Gazette -“Preservation fight begins for Albright United Methodist Church in Bloomfield” (February 4, 2016). Next week is the public hearing on the historic designation for the Albright Church Building.
Take Action to #SaveAlbright
Please help me make sure this building stays in our city for another 110 years by attending the public hearing on Wednesday, March 2, at 12:30 p.m., at 200 Ross St., on the first floor, and by signing the petition showing your support for historic designation of the Albright Church building.
Attend the Public Hearing on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 and voicing your support for historic designation. RSVP & share the Facebook event for the hearing.
Send the Historic Review Commission a letter of support (sample letters and details here).
Sign the petition & share with your friends!http://bit.ly/AlbrightPetition.
Tweet your support – use the #SaveAlbright and please cc @BillPeduto & @DebGrossPGH.
A few reasons Albright Should Receive Historic Designation in the City of Pittsburgh
Built in 1906, the Albright church building will turn 110 years old this year.
The building was designed by architect Chancey W. Hodgdon.
The stained glass windows in the building are one of the best examples and most complete collections of stained glass created by the SS Marshall Glass company, which was located on the North Side.
The building located at 486 S. Graham Street has the original corner-stone from the previous church building, which was located downtown before the congregation moved to the East End. These are just a few of the reasons this building should be nominated for historic designation.
More information on the history of the Albright Church building:
Read more about the history of the Albright Church building the East Liberty Valley Historic Society’s fall newsletter here.
Read the entire historic designation application for the Albright Church building here.
Albright – An Opportunity for Historic Preservation & Community Space
I have nominated this building for historic designation because I care deeply about the fabric of our neighborhoods. There was a point in time where these churches were used for much more than a worship space on Sunday mornings. Churches and settlement houses provided activities, meals and services for their members all week long. Many churches offered preschool classes and recreational spaces. Before we shutter these buildings, and in many cases tear them down, might this be the time to talk about transforming these spaces into third places that continue to provide child care, recreations, or many other things that the community needs today.
The Albright church is technically in Bloomfield, but sits at the intersection where Bloomfield meets Friendship and Shadyside. This is the ideal location for a community space that can serve multiple neighborhoods and populations from students to seniors. We have an exciting opportunity to preserve this building and to transform this space into a space that continues to serve our community.
Some other examples of how churches have been preserved, restored and re-purposed in Pittsburgh area:
Union Project – located in Highland Park, this building now houses and arts program, office space and is rented for a variety of community events.
Neu Kirche – located in East Deutschtown, this church was built in 1889 and now house a contemporary arts center.
Calvary United Methodist Church – the Allegheny Historic Preservation Society is a group of neighbors that has successfully raised millions of dollars to support the preservation and restoration of this church.
Mr. Smalls – former church in Millvale has been re-purposedas a music venue that attracts artists from around the globe.
#SaveAlbright Update: Public Hearing on Wednesday 3/2 If you had told me a year ago, that I would be a regular attendee of the…
2016 Wilkinsburg Vacant Home Tour Planning Meeting
One of the most popular posts here on the blog last spring was about the Wilkinsburg Vacant Home Tour. Blogger Ray Bowman wrote a recap of his visit to the tour here. I was able to stop by and check out a few of the houses featured on the tour, I was on the fence about the idea of bringing a bunch of people to see vacant homes in Wilkinsburg. I was impressed with many of the efforts behind this…
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TUESDAY - City Planning Hosts Community Meeting on Enright Park
Sorry for the last minute post, but just learned about this meeting and wanted to help spread the word. One of the more interesting discussions about public space in the East End over the past few months has been around the future of the Enright Parklet. A small public park located in East Liberty. Google maps shows that Enright Parklet is in the middle of the Penn Plaza green space, from the…
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Why We Need More Pittsburghers on the Train (and at the Table)
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The MTP Train at the Denver, Colorado Station. All Aboard. This post provides some background on my participation in the Millennial Trains Project and details for the MTP info session which will be held in Pittsburgh on Monday, February 1, 2016 at TechShop. Scroll to the bottom for the info session details. This is one of my favorite topics to write (and talk about). There is so much more to…
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Lecture this Sunday on the History of 109-year-old Bloomfield Church
Lecture this Sunday on the History of this 109-year-old Church
One of my favorite summer photos of Albright United Methodist Church. Photo Credit: Larry Rippel. Last fall, the East Liberty Valley Historical Society put together a monthly lecture series on historic buildings around the East End. I had the opportunity to attend two of these lectures, both were filled with fascinating facts about buildings I see every day and building that are no longer in the…
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Merry Christmas! A Guide to Orthodox Christmas Services in Pittsburgh
I have been feeling like Christmas went past too fast this year. I didn’t get to look at enough trees or holiday lights and I am still listening to the Christmas station on Pandora. I just posted a photo from New Years Eve to the IheartPGH Instagram account and realized I had not posted any holiday photos of Pittsburgh at Christmas since December 12. I was trying to capture a panorama of the…
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Pittsburgh Holiday History Project
As Macy’s was preparing to close its doors at the end of the summer, I was thinking about how shopping at a downtown department store was a thing that the next generations of Pittsburghers would not get to do this holiday season. There are still lots of traditions to be had downtown and all around this city, but there downtown department stores are now gone. In my lifetime, there was Horne’s,…
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Urgent Request: Help Pittsburgh Police Replace Stolen Toys
Urgent Request: Help Pittsburgh Police Replace Stolen Toys
Early this morning, I was forwarded the following email from Officer Jason Lando, who is the Commander of the Zone 5 Police Station overnight from a Pittsburgh friend who happens to be out of the country, but wanted to see if there was any way to help. The same message was also posted on the Zone 5 Facebook page here. I was hoping and holding my breath that we would not have to use the…
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