hello
all
gee it feels like forever since i’ve put together a message with a cooking schedule attached –
but here it is!
summer has kept us busy and off the streets!!! we’ve done lots of rearranging in the shop and starting festival week we are so happy to announce that we will be selling MEDITERRA BAKEHOUSE breads, cookies and pastries daily. Let me just say that it’s the closest bread i’ve tasted to the ones my ZIA LINA sells in her little grocery store in Italy!!!! When we get back from our cooking tour of Italy–Ferrara’s of New york will be shipping us fancy Italian cookies and pastries right straight from Mulberry Street’s Little Italy!

Please stop by and visit us for the Italian festival next weekend September 25-26-27.  We’ll have a glorious food booth with all our salads ALL THE BREAD (and Nick from Mediterra has offered to spend Saturday with us selling and letting us get acquainted with his fantastic products!
There’s lots more news to share but the attached schedule is pretty full and I want you to enjoy looking over it!
Always feel free to call or email with any questions!
Enjoy these beautifully comfortable autumn days!–It’s my favorite time of year!

maria

Bloomfield has gotten recognized in the news again. In the recently updated New York Post article “Steel Yourself for a whole new Pittsburgh“, Bloomfield was one of eight neighborhoods recognized for defining the city of Pittsburgh. The article looks at how Pittsburgh has redeveloped its industry and neighborhoods since the 1970s:

In the nearby Italian neighborhood of Bloomfield, things look much as they did generations ago. Well, except for that huge sign welcoming you to “Pittsburgh’s Little Italy” and the red, white and green parking meters along its main street, Liberty Avenue. But that’s about as touristy as it gets. Unlike New York’s Little Italy, Italians still live, work, eat and shop here as they have since the 1900s.

Author Jennifer Ceaser praises Bloomfield for keeping its roots, and cites the homemade Italian delicacies at Groceria Italiana and Donatelli’s Italian Food Center as examples. With its authentic Italian restaurants and shops, Bloomfield is really living up to its name of “Pittsburgh’s Little Italy”.

While there will be a focus of a portion of the Pittsburgh Police force and outside law enforcement in those areas of the city where G-20 activities are scheduled or expected, Pittsburgh Neighbors will have all public safety resources available during the G-20. Zone 5 will have the same number of officers assigned to each shift as they generally do. Special units like the SWAT Team will be available to neighborhoods if necessary. Fire and EMS will respond to neighborhood emergencies. Residents are encourage to continue to call 311 and 911 to report any suspicious activity. If you have any questions about safety in your neighborhoods, please call your Zone Police Commander.

Zone 5 Police Station
1401 Washington Blvd.
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15206
412-665-3605

If you want to receive updated G20 safety and general information email or text messages, go to www.g20safety.org and sign up now.

I want to inform everyone that Little Italy Days has not been canceled nor was it ever discussed being canceled. We had some difficulties with our contractors bringing in their equipment during the G-20. We have resolved those issues and the most changes you will see will be a likely Friday morning set up instead of Thursday evening. Everything else will be the same. Any changes regarding scheduling, etc. will be posted to this site as soon as it is confirmed. We are continuing to work with the City of Pittsburgh on safety and traffic situations and will update everyone as it progresses.

Please call 412-681-8800 with any concerns or questions. All of us here are looking forward to the eighth annual Little Italy Days and hope you’ll visit Bloomfield and enjoy our wonderful shops and restaurants.

We’re interested in telling the stories of the businesses of Bloomfield. If you’re a Bloomfield business owner with a story about your connection to our community, please email John and we’ll get in touch with you to set up an interview. Don’t miss this opportunity to tell your story!

Join Merante Gifts for an evening of family fun at an old fashioned corn roast. On Friday, October 9, celebrate the season with corn on the cob, apple pie and cider in St. Joseph’s parking lot on Pearl Street. Details are below, and for more information, call Merante Gifts at 412-682-3370.

To help promote the event, download a printable flyer.

Friday, October 9, 2009
6:30 PM–9:30 PM

St. Joseph’s Church Parking Lot
4712 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Adults $4, Children $3 (Children under 6 Free)

Bloomfield Events Calendar

The Cancer Caring Center located here in Bloomfield is looking for your support, and all you have to do to help is walk. On Sunday, September 13, 2009 the center is holding Walk at the Waterfront, a fundraising pledge walk that begins at 11. The walk is only half an hour and goes along the walking path around the Waterfront.

By participating and raising money for the group, you will also be competing for various prizes. Some of the prizes that you can win are an event shirt, a Steelers’ souvenir ball, and gift cards to the Steelers Sideline Store. The top ten fundraisers will also win a lunch with Ryan Clark, #25 of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and his wife at LeMont. Along with these prizes, anyone who donates or gets sponsored for a minimum of $25 will receive a wristband which will give them breakfast, lunch, a goodie bag that includes a program from Superbowl XLIII, and discounts at Waterfront shops. This minimum will also enter you into a drawing for a $100 gift certificate to Gordon’s Shoes.

If you don’t feel like walking, there are many other ways you can help out.  One way is to “Walk in Spirit”. By “Walking in Spirit”, you can do the same amount of fundraising as those who are walking in the event, and still be eligible for the prizes. To do this, all you would have to do would be collect pledges and send them in by October 10.  It’s the perfect solution for those who aren’t able to make it to the actual walk on September 13.

Another way you can help out would be just going out to dinner. On Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13, you can go to Uno Chicago Grill at the Waterfront, and get up to 20% of your check donated to the center. If you go to the Cancer Caring Center website, you can print off a coupon that you can show your server, or just tell the server that you are part of the Cancer Caring Center to participate in this fundraiser.

Any way that you are able to participate is a great way to help out this center that does so much for people. The Cancer Caring Center opened in 1988 in Bloomfield, and is devoted to giving free help to cancer survivors and their families to help them deal with the issues that cancer causes. From support groups that help breast cancer survivors cope to groups that help children understand what’s happening in their families, the Cancer Caring Center is always here to lend a helping hand.

Being a part of any of these fundraising events benefits this non-profit group and helps support their many programs.  For more information on the walk and how to register, visit the Center’s special events page.