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Memorial Day Services in South Side/Hilltop (2022)
This year, the South Side Hilltop Memorial Day Pilgrimage is once again being conducted on Monday, May 30. This long-standing community tradition begins at 8:00 a.m. at the boat launch in South Side Riverfront Park where a memorial wreath will be floated on the Monongahela River. As in the past, it will conclude at South […]
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Zone 3 Safety Council Discusses Gun Violence Prevention
The April 28 monthly meeting of the Zone 3 Public Safety Council (Z3PSC) began with the report of Ian Reynolds of the city’s Safer Together. He said leaving guns unattended in cars can be very dangerous. Windows can be broken into to access the guns, he said. “Please don’t leave guns in vehicles,” he said. […]
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Fresh Fridays Distribution Scheduled for April 8
Fresh Fridays on the Hilltop, a free produce distribution through the Hilltop Alliance, will continue with a distribution on April 8. The Fresh Fridays on the Hilltop, the Hilltop Alliance’s free produce distribution, will again pass out pre-boxed food on Friday, April 8 on Allen Street at the St. John Vianney Church parking lot in […]
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City OMI and CPRB Explain Their Offices to Zone 3 Council
Presentations on investigating complaints against public safety personnel kicked off the March 18 meeting of the Zone 3 Public Safety Council held at the Knoxville Library. In the first presentation, Erin Bruni of the Office of Municipal Investigations (OMI), said OMI has three functions: residency checks for city employees; public safety background investigations; and citizen […]
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Zone 3 Community Crime Alerts for July 9–15
The following are the Part I crimes for the week of July 9–15, 2018. Duquesne Heights (1911) / Mt. Washington (1903, 1914, 1915, 1807) Stolen vehicle – Volk Rd. & Kearsarge St. – Between July 7 at 11:55 p.m. and July 8 at 11:30 a.m. – Victim reported a gray Nissan Sentra was stolen. However, […]
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Bhutanese Seek to Let Their Children, Others Learn the Beauty of Their Culture
Bhutanese refugees in the U.S. have been committing suicide at a higher rate than any other refugee group. This highlights the difficulty this population faces in acclimating to a new world — and the importance of publicly celebrating their culture among themselves and their American neighbors, as they will do at a performing arts event […]
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Judge Explains Why He Can’t Send Code Violator to Jail
The Berg Place apartment building owner charged with dozens of code violations at the now-vacant property — including a raw sewage pit outside — can’t be sent to jail, Magisterial District Judge Richard King says. Mr. King says it’s a complicated case because Mr. Gartley’s violations were cited by various agencies, including the Allegheny County […]
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Block Watch Hears About Berg Place Apts., Group of Young People Involved in Muggings
Three Kirk Avenue children set fire to the clothing of homeless people who were squatting in the abandoned 2502 Berg Place apartment building on Aug. 16, police said at the September Carrick-Overbrook Block Watch meeting. The property was in the news in April after residents were hastily evicted due to dozens of health code violations […]
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Birmingham Foundation Awards Total $1.3 million
During the 2011–2012 grant year, the South Side-based Birmingham Foundation awarded 32 grants totaling a record $1.3 million to 28 different health and human services organizations. As the foundation completes its 15th year of grantmaking in South Pittsburgh, it awarded 21 grants to organizations providing programs that improve youth outcomes, such as a Carnegie Library […]