Category Archives: Neighborhoods

New Cafe Opens on the Northside!!

NOTE: This was submitted to I heart PGH – I haven’t had a chance to stop by yet – but I am always happy to see a new neighborhood business. Please keep submitting your news and events!

Hoi Polloi

1100 Galveston Ave. (Corner of W. North)

6 am – 9 pm (Mon – Sat)

2 pm – 9 pm (Sun)

“We hope to be a positive part of the community and provide a place for neighbors to meet, chat, and relax. We hope to make wholesome food and quality coffee, teas, and juices available to our community and strive to obtain as many local, organic, natural, and/or fairly traded ingredients and products as possible. We aren’t trying to for anything too fancy or complicated. We are just ordinary folks, who have never done this before figuring it out as we go along and appreciate the support of our neighbors.”

Hoi Polloi opened last week and they have fresh juices, smoothies, and a small vegetarian menu. Check’em out!

Calling All Pittsburgh Filmmakers to Celebrate the Big 2-5-0

Pittsburgh Neighborhood Narratives will be a series of short fictional narrative films by local filmmakers, each portraying the experience of one of the diverse neighborhoods of Pittsburgh.

Local filmmakers Andrew Halasz and Kristen Lauth Shaeffer are currently looking for filmmakers to participate in the project, first by submitting a treatment by January 1, 2008. Filmmakers whose stories speak most strongly to the personality of their community will then be engaged to write a script and begin production for their short film.

The completed shorts will be compiled for screenings throughout the city next fall, as a way to celebrate Pittsburgh’s 250th year in 2008.

For complete information about participating: www.pghneighborhoodnarratives.com

Become a myspace friend to help spread the word! www.myspace.com/pghneighborhoodnarratives

Questions? greetings@pghneighborhoodnarratives.com

Steelers Withdrawal Hike

Thankfully, Venture Outdoors is here to help you make it through the bye week. Hike this sunday so you can eat wings and taco dip next Sunday. I am already signed up for the StepTrek, but this looks like my kind of hike. The folks at Venture Outdoors are great and very welcoming to beginners – no need to feel intimidated, everyone is welcome at their activities.

Steeler Withdrawal Hike
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Totally Rad, Totally Free!

RAD stands for Regional Asset District. Part of the taxes you pay in sales goes to funding great stuff in the region. This weekend is the last weekend of RADical days (Sept. 25-Oct.7), so a great opportunity to check out some of the best of Pittsburgh.

Thinking about the zoo – see it for free on Sat. How about the symphony – thats free too!

Here is what is free this weekend:

Saturday, October 6

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Free lectures by three Brooklyn-based painters

American Jewish Museum
Jewish Community Center – 5738 Darlington Avenue
October 24, 7:00 pm

Lectures by Miriam Cabessa, Seth Cohen, Peter Rostovsky

In conjunction with the American Jewish Museum’s current exhibition “Of the Painted Image”, please join us for an evening of lectures with three young leading New York City based painters- Miriam Cabessa, Seth Cohen, Peter Rostovsky. A wine and cheese reception with the artists will immediately follow the lectures.

Space is limited – Please RSVP by calling 412-5221-8011, ext 105

For more information about the artists and exhibition, please visit www.jccpgh.org/museum.asp