Tomorrow is the annual Holiday Open House at Merante Gifts! Mario will roast chestnuts on an open fire while we enjoy live accordion music, lots of holiday goodies, a visit from Santa and his girlfriend La Befana, and a first-time appearance by the Christmas Ponies!
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Last fall, four film students came to Pittsburgh from L’Aquila, Italy, where their college was destroyed by an earthquake. They began work on a remarkable documentary about Italian-Americans in Pittsburgh, titled “Familiar and Strange.” Bloomfield is very prominent in the film.
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West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) today reported its financial results for the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, demonstrating that it is continuing its tradition of clinical excellence while executing its restructuring plans. WPAHS’ first quarter of fiscal year 2010 ended September 30, 2010.
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Forget the mall, this Saturday, do your Christmas shopping in local businesses.
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The BDC set up in front of Starbucks, who donated hot coffee and served a light breakfast with help from Giant Eagle Market District. Although it was a little chilly, it was a beautiful day, and in just a couple of hours we collected over ten bags of trash!
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East End Mutual Aid, a neighborhood association offering assistance in a variety of capacities for residents of Bloomfield, Garfield, Friendship, and East Liberty, is offering free residential snow shoveling this winter for those in need as a part of the Helping Hands Hotline. With winter fast approaching, we wanted to inform members of the community who may be in need of show shoveling on how they can request assistance.
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Just in time for Christmas, I’m three feet tall, super soft and really really cute! Come meet me in the fur at Joan’s Hallmark.
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The BDC is looking for volunteers to help with our final 2010 “Redd Up”! If you would like to help us clean up Liberty Avenue, send me an email at fordaiello@verizon.net or just show up. We will have hot coffee, brooms, dust pans, gloves, garbage bags and gratitude!
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The Light Up A Life Program is sponsored by Forbes Hospice, and began in 1993. Friends and families can purchase a light or a string of lights in memory or honor of their loved ones. The lights will adorn the landscaping of the “Flag & Flower Island” in Bloomfield. Through your contribution of $5 per light or $50 per string of lights, your name and the name of your honoree will be inscribed in the Hospice Light Up A Life Book.
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Last fall four film students came to Pittsburgh from L’Aquila, Italy, where their college was destroyed by an earthquake. They began work on
a remarkable documentary about Italian-Americans in Pittsburgh, titled “Familiar and Strange”. Bloomfield is very prominent in the film.
This fall two of the filmmakers returned to complete the film. Happily, it was chosen as one of the opening night films of the 29th Three Rivers Film Festival, one starting, November 5.
To find out more visit: http://www.3rff.com/events.html
There’s a party afterwards, included in the $15 admission. It will be a very entertaining evening, of particular interest to generations of Italians here in Bloomfield. The film is in Italian with English subtitles.
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