DOC Economou, the developers of the Baum-Liberty Crossing complex on the former Don Allen Auto City site, are holding another community presentation today to address community concerns about the project.
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Bloomfield celebrated its 7th annual Little Italy Days on September 26, 27 and 28. Red and green tents lined Liberty Avenue where the sound of Italian Music and smell of delicious Italian Food were in abundance.
For three days, huge crowds descended on Bloomfield for the entertainment, food, bocce and games that are all part of this festival sponsored by the Bloomfield Business Association.
Thanks to all the businesses, residents, volunteers, and sponsors that made this event possible.
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The banners went up last week, and the Italian flags are waving along Liberty Avenue throughout the business district. You may have even noticed that the parking meters and light poles have been repainted with the colors of the flag of Italy! If you’ve been anywhere in Bloomfield for the past week, you know it’s almost time for our award-winning Little Italy Days Festival. Tomorrow at 11 a.m. we’ll be kicking off our Seventh Annual Festival with a ribbon cutting ceremony featuring elected officials and sponsors.
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Corey O’Connor, son of late Mayor Bob O’Connor, will share the story of his family’s experience with cancer at the Cancer Caring Center. O’Connor, Community Development Representative for Congressman Mike Doyle, will talk about how cancer affects not just the patient but the family as well.
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The Western Pennsylvania Hospital will provide FREE prostate cancer screenings next month. Details are below, and to schedule an appointment, call 412-578-7131.
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I was pleased to find a review of Wai Wai Chinese Cuisine in today’s Pittsburgh City Paper. In their dining review, Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth write favorably about Bloomfield’s newest Asian restaurant, finding its greatest strength “the ability to work expertly within the framework established by countless Chinese-American restaurants, yet serve dishes that, while assimilated, are distinctive enough to be a cuisine of their own”.
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Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center and the City of Pittsburgh will present a recruitment event called “Become a City Employee” tomorrow at the Bloomfield-Garfield Activity Center. From 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. the focus will be on police and firefighter positions, with concentration on other jobs from 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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In last week’s Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article titled “Box Heart Gallery offers blue-chip art exhibit”, art critic Kurt Shaw reviewed Box Heart Gallery’s “The Angel and the Last Child on Earth” exhibition. Shaw wrote that “Bloomfield is not the kind of place you’d expect to find a blue-chip art exhibition”, and praised the “slick, sophisticated, well-polished works that are absolutely moving in every sense”. Gallery owner Nicole Capozzi added that this is the only show in eight years where people have stood and cried while looking at the work.
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Shopping Bloomfield contributor Norm Huelsman wrote a short post on his blog about using Crazy Mocha as a second office. I myself have been known to use Crazy Mocha and several other spots around Bloomfield as mobile offices — sometimes it’s nice to get out of the “first office” and get into the lively business district along Liberty Avenue.
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This summer, City Council is traveling to all nine districts for “City Council Road Show” town hall meetings. This evening, Council will meet in District 7 at Union Project in Highland Park. Join Councilman Patrick Dowd and the other members of City Council to voice your ideas, questions and concerns.
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