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Pittstarter – A Gentle Demolition of The House of Gold

September 22, 2014 Lindsay

house of gold before and aferUpdate 9/24 – Just 24 hours left til the Kickstarter deadline and the artist needs to raise $12,000.  Click here to go directly to the Kickstarter page for the House of Gold. I learned about the House of Gold project over the summer and I wanted to share this Kicstarter project that only has a few more days to reach the funding goal.   Artist Dee Briggs lives next door to this house on Swissvale avanue. Last year, Dee was able to purchase the house thanks to the Allegheny County Vacant Property Recovery program.  This Kickstart project will help Dee deconstruct… Read the rest

Filed Under: Pitt-Starter Tagged With: Allegheny County Pennsylvania, Dee Briggs, house of gold, Kickstarter, Penn Avenue, pittstarter, Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania

Allegheny County Volunteer Firefighters – 100th Annual Convention, Parade & Fireworks

June 14, 2014 Lindsay

Sorry for the last minute posting on this – but I think it is interesting and worth sharing some information about the Allegheny County Volunteer Firefighters – especially because I haven’t been able to find much information about this organization on the web.  Even if you missed the parade and fireworks on Saturday – here are a few facts to check out. I have always lived in the city of Pittsburgh – where the firefighters are full time employees, it wasn’t until I was in college that I realized that much of this country (and Allegheny County) are served by… Read the rest

Filed Under: Civic Engagement Tagged With: Allegheny County, Allegheny County Pennsylvania, Battle for the Barrel, Volunteer fire department

How to Report a Pothole in (and around) Pittsburgh

January 18, 2014 Lindsay

UPDATE 2019: Please see this post for updated information on reporting potholes in Pittsburgh. —————————————- Mayor Peduto launched a pothole repair blitz this week to attempt to try to patch most of the holes that have been wreaking havoc on city roads. The city can only fix the potholes if they know about them.  If you see a pothole you can use the following links to report it to the city, county or state.  Not sure who maintains the road – contact the state and they will forward the request to the appropriate place.  If this is an emergency and… Read the rest

Filed Under: Civic Engagement Tagged With: Allegheny County Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, pittsburgh, Pothole, Public Works

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