Volume 29 No. 1 February 2013 After a long, hard-fought battle between community groups and the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese, the historic St. Nicholas church building along Route 28 is gone. Trucks and construction equipment placed in Troy Hill on January 10 were the first signs that the historic St. Nicholas Church building’s fate was sealed, and the 118-year-old building was reduced to rubble within three days. After they were issued a certificate of economic hardship, the Pittsburgh Catholic Dioceses tore the vacant building down, despite the efforts of Northside community groups and the Preserve Croatian Heritage Foundation, who wanted to save the church, which they believe may have been the first Croatian parish in America. The diocese turned down two offers made on the property in favor of demolition, one from the Northside Leadership Conference and one from the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The NSLC the Preserve Croatian Heritage Foundation were interested in purchasing the church and turning it into a Croatian immigrant museum and made an offer of $1 to purchase and restore the church, which the diocese said was suffering from structural problems. Studies estimated that the museum would have drawn over 50,000 people to the Northside each year. The diocese turned down the offer from the NSLC. In January, the URA made a last ditch effort to save the church and made an offer of $300,000 for the building plus any addition costs necessary to cancel the demolition. "More important than the amount that was offered was that we would have been willing to work with them to save the church," said Yarone Zober, chairman of the URA. The diocese rejected both the URA's offer and the NSLC’s offer before tearing down the building on Saturday, January 12. In a guest column in the Post- Gazette, entitled “Why St. Nicholas Church had to go,” Bishop David Zubik wrote that his fear of the building collapsing onto Route 28 kept him up at night and the church could not be saved. Mark Fatla, executive director of the NSLC, then wrote a rebuttal to this claim in a later Post-Gazette column. “Five experts, including an engineer, an architect and a contractor intimately familiar with the building countered this opinion, and the city's Historic Review Commission rejected it,” wrote Fatla. “No threat to the public was ever identified by the city's Building Inspection Department, city police or PennDOT, and no restrictions on Route 28 traffic were instituted to protect the public from the structure.” The diocese currently has no plan for the land, but hopes to sell it, possibly to The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation who plans to widen that stretch of Route 28 in the spring of 2014. "Recent changes to the Diocese’s property may give PennDOT the opportunity to evaluate potential improvements to the current design," said James Struzzi of PennDOT. "As a first step PennDOT is revisiting the eligibility of the property to 4 -MWS historic district expansion 6 -The Chronicle’s Daily Blog -Event flyers and photos -Weekly real estate transfers -Troy Hill sign 5 -News briefs WWW.THENORTHSIDE CHRONICLE.COM ONLINE INSIDE STORIES, COLUMNS, FEATURES & MORE After a long battle to save the church, Northside community groups, the Urban Redevelopment Authortiy and the Preserve Croatian Heri- tage Foundation were sad to see the St. Nicholas Church building reduced to a pile of bricks. Photo courtesy Preserve Croatian Heritage Foundation 118-year-old St. Nicholas building demolished By Kelsey Shea See St. Nicholas, page 15 Deutschtown debates future of historic row house buildings Two row houses that might be the oldest buildings Deutschtown sparked a debate between neighborhood residents and the buildings’ owner. In early December, October Development and building owner Al DePasquale appeared before the Historic Review Commission asking for a demolition permit to tear down the two buildings on Foreland Street that date back to the 1830s and suffer from mold, rot and structural problems. Members of East Allegheny Community Council also attended the HRC meeting to oppose the demolition plans due to the historic significance of the buildings. The two row homes are located at 406 and 408 Foreland St. and are vacant, but they may date back to before the Civil War and are a unique glimpse at what Deutschtown looked like before the Industrial Revolution. The Allegheny County website reports that the houses were built around 1850, though local house historian Carol Peterson believes certain features of the house indicate that they were built closer By Kelsey Shea See Foreland, page 12
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Volume 29 No. 1
February2013
After a long, hard-fought battle between community groups and the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese, the historic St. Nicholas church building along Route 28 is gone.
Trucks and construction equipment placed in Troy Hill on January 10 were the first signs that the historic St. Nicholas Church building’s fate was sealed, and the 118-year-old building was reduced to rubble within three days.
After they were issued a certificate of economic hardship, the Pittsburgh Catholic Dioceses tore the vacant building down, despite the efforts of Northside community groups and the Preserve Croatian Heritage Foundation, who wanted to save the church, which they believe may have been the first Croatian parish in America.
The diocese turned down two offers made on the property in favor of demolition, one from the Northside Leadership Conference and one from the Urban Redevelopment Authority.
The NSLC the Preserve Croatian Heritage Foundation were interested in purchasing the church and turning it into a Croatian immigrant museum and made an offer of $1 to purchase and restore the church, which the diocese said was suffering from structural problems.
Studies estimated that the museum would have drawn over 50,000 people to the Northside each year.
The diocese turned down the offer from the NSLC.
In January, the URA made a last ditch effort to save the church and made an offer of $300,000 for the building plus any addition costs necessary to cancel the demolition.
"More important than the amount that was offered was that we would have been willing to work with them to save the church," said Yarone Zober, chairman of the URA.
The diocese rejected both the URA's offer and the NSLC’s offer before tearing down the building on Saturday, January 12.
In a guest column in the Post-Gazette, entitled “Why St. Nicholas Church had to go,” Bishop David Zubik wrote that his fear of the building collapsing onto Route 28 kept him up at night and the church could not be saved.
Mark Fatla, executive director of the NSLC, then wrote a rebuttal to this claim in a later Post-Gazette column.
“Five experts, including an engineer, an architect and a contractor intimately familiar with the building countered this opinion, and the city's Historic Review Commission rejected it,” wrote Fatla. “No threat to the public was ever identified by the city's Building Inspection Department, city police or PennDOT, and no restrictions on Route 28 traffic were instituted to protect the public from the structure.”
The diocese currently has no plan for the land, but hopes to sell it, possibly to The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation who plans to widen that stretch of Route 28 in the spring of 2014.
"Recent changes to the Diocese’s property may give PennDOT the opportunity to evaluate potential improvements to the current design," said James Struzzi of PennDOT. "As a first step PennDOT is revisiting the eligibility of the property to
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After a long battle to save the church, Northside community groups, the Urban Redevelopment Authortiy and the Preserve Croatian Heri-tage Foundation were sad to see the St. Nicholas Church building reduced to a pile of bricks.
Photo courtesy Preserve Croatian Heritage Foundation
118-year-old St. Nicholas building demolishedBy Kelsey Shea
See St. Nicholas, page 15
Deutschtown debates future of historic row house buildings
Two row houses that might be the oldest buildings Deutschtown sparked a debate between neighborhood residents and the buildings’ owner.
In early December, October Development and building owner Al DePasquale appeared before the Historic Review Commission asking for a demolition permit to tear down the two buildings on Foreland Street that date back to the 1830s and suffer from mold, rot and structural problems.
Members of East Allegheny Community Council also attended
the HRC meeting to oppose the demolition plans due to the historic significance of the buildings.
The two row homes are located at 406 and 408 Foreland St. and are vacant, but they may date back to before the Civil War and are a unique glimpse at what Deutschtown looked like before the Industrial Revolution.
The Allegheny County website reports that the houses were built around 1850, though local house historian Carol Peterson believes certain features of the house indicate that they were built closer
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Troy Hill sign, completed but not installed
Photo courtesy James SimonThe new Troy Hill sign has yet to be installed in its intended location.
By Kelsey Shea
A sign planned for a strategically visible location along Troy Hill Road to welcome visitors to the neighborhood was finished in 2011, and will be celebrating its first birthday in a basement, where it’s been since its completion.
Troy Hill Citizens Inc., the Northside Leadership Conference and State Senator Jim Ferlo's office are working to place the colorful, mosaic sign that reads, “Welcome to Troy Hill,” across the street from Penn Brewery, but site complications have delayed the process by more than a year.
“It’s sitting there ready to go,” explained April Weber, community development coordinator at Troy Hill
Citizens Inc. “We just can’t put it up.”
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation owns the property on Troy Hill Road, and leased as an auxiliary parking lot to Penn Brewery. A smaller, wooden “Welcome to Troy Hill” sign is currently in the lot, but will be replaced by the new, larger sign.
Though Penn Brewery, Troy Hill Citizens and the NSLC, have all agreed that the green space beyond Penn Brewery’s parking lot would be an ideally visible spot for the sign, safety issues with the handicapped entrance have complicated its installation.
Cars access the parking lot using sidewalk handicapped ramps that the sign location would block.
With the ramp the way it is, Troy Hill Citizens worry could lead to a car smashing its new sign, and Penn Brewery worries that it will limit parking lot access.
The sign was funded by a $25,000 grant from the Heinz Company and distributed through the Northside Leadership Conference.
Four thousand dollars was allocated to the installation of the sign, but would not cover the ramp improvements and the installation.
Troy Hill Citizens commissioned the project to local artist James Simon, who has also done signs for Braddock and Uptown as well as the Fallen Heroes Memorial on Liberty Avenue and several
See Troy Hill, page 13
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After last month’s incidents of a Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority impersonator trying to gain access to private homes, The Northside Public Safety Council would like to remind Northsiders to know their neighbors and not let strangers past their doorstep.
“Know your neighbors, and know who is knocking at your door,” said Public Safety Council President David Stacy, who explained that homes with lights on are less likely to be robbed.
In January, a man calling himself a water department worker tried to enter the home of an elderly woman in Lawrenceville, prompting a city-wide warning that the Safety Council wants Northsiders to be aware of.
In December, approximately 449 incidents were reported throughout the Northside, which led to approximately 123 arrests.
The Northside Public Safety
Council is a nonprofit corporation composed of community leaders, businesses, government officials, the Housing Authority, property owners and the Zone 1 Pittsburgh Police.
The Northside Public Safety Committee meets the first Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. on the mezzanine level of The Northside Leadership Conference’s offices at 4 Allegheny Center. All are welcome.
A useful resource for the community is the Zone 1 website at communitysafety.pittsburghpa.gov.
For questions or concerns regarding
crime or police presence, contact the Zone 1 Community Relations Officer, Forrest Hodges at [email protected].
News BriefsFood Pantry Brunch
Challenge returns for a second year
After a successful first year, Northside Common Ministries is bringing back its Food Pantry Brunch Challenge.
On Saturday, February 16, local chefs will compete to see who can create the best and healthiest brunch item using food often found in food pantries, such as canned vegetables, peanut butter, canned tuna, cereals, and rice.
This year, the challenge is sponsored by Duquesne Light and United Health Care and will be held at the New Hazlett Theater.
The list of chefs has grown this year and even expanded outside of the Northside. From the Northside, chefs from Bistro to Go, PNC Park, Big Red Room Café at the Children’s Museum and James Street Gastropub will compete as well as chefs from restaurants across the city, like NOLA on the Square, Sonoma Grille, Springboard Kitchens, Thai Me Up, Thai Gourmet and Whole Foods.
Northside favorites the Pittsburgh Banjo Club will perform live, and attendees will sample and vote on the entrees and can win prizes like cooking classes and gift certificates.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by contacting Jay Poliziani at (412) 323-1163 or [email protected].
Proceeds from this event will help to further the mission and programs of Northside Common Ministries. Northside Common Ministries has the largest food pantry in Pittsburgh serving 950 community members each month.
Favorite things on the Northside
Pittsburgh blog Yinzspiration recently put up a great post
about their favorite things in the Northside, including great Northside staples, like Banjo Night, Western Avenue eats and Ice Balls.
We thought it was a solid list and wanted to add some of our own.
Here at the Chronicle, we love deli sandwiches from Tom’s Friday Market in Brighton Heights, Cloud Arbor in the new Buhl Park and picking up six-packs from Penn Brewery for under $9.
Tell us about your favorite things in the Northside by commenting on our Facebook or emailing [email protected].
Northside-based documentary could be
broadcast nationally on PBS
A documentary on the Northside’s Allegheny Observatory could be broadcast nationally on PBS with your help.
“Undaunted: : The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory” filmmaker Dan Handley is looking for Northsiders and other interested parties to contact PBS and request the documentary be shown nationally.
“Undaunted” tells the story of the Allegheny Observatory and the contributions made by its original operators John Brashear and Samuel P. Langley, despite the many setbacks and challenges they faced.
Northside residents and other interested parties requested the documentary to be shown on their local station and stations around the country this month.
“A lot of people also want to see more quality science-themed stories on PBS. Fingers crossed!,” said Handley.
Additionally, “Undaunted” will be broadcast as part of the Allegheny City Society’s film series this month.
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Schorr’s Bakery in Observatory Hill will be temporarily closed from the last week of January for repair work.
Four days before Thanksgiving a SUV hurled through the front of the Perrysville Avenue bakery and caused several thousands of dollars worth of damage to the storefront,
Schorr’s fixing a hole
Schorr’s Bakery in Observatory Hill is closed for repairs.
By Kelsey Shea which as mostly glass. Despite entry damage, Schorr’s
managed to fill all of their holiday orders on time, reopening just two days after Thanksgiving to get Northsiders could get their holiday pies in time for Thanksgiving.
Now that Christmas has passed, Schorr’s is using the time to repair the storefront, and will reopen in early February.
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The Central Northside Neighborhood Council is continuing its efforts to expand the boundaries of the Mexican War Streets city historic district.
At the last City Planning meeting on January 22, the Historic Review Commission took public comment from Central Northside residents about the proposed changes and tabled the decision to give or deny recommendation to City Council until their next meeting on February 5.
The Mexican War Streets Society and the CNNC hope to have the city historic district match the national historic district boundaries drawn in 2003.
The boundaries proposed by the CNNC would expand the district north to Armandale Street and beyond and the eastern boundary from Sherman Avenue to
CNNC continues efforts to expand historic district
Map created by City of Pittsburgh, editied by Kelsey Shea
By Kelsey Shea Reddour Street. After reviewing the
boundaries, the HRC excluded several blocks, including Alpine Avenue and blocks of Sampsonia Way and Jacksonia Street, because there were not enough intact historic buildings or the buildings weren’t contiguous enough to be considered a historic district.
Though these streets are in the national historic district, including the additional blocks in the city’s district would be beneficial to the community who would be given more leverage in dictating infill housing and demolition projects on those streets because the HRC would need to review work being done.
“I think it’s important, especially with the infill, that we have some say in the character and scale of new construction in the neighborhood,” said Randi Marshack, CNNC vice president.
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Allegheny City Society film series returns for second year
Undaunted stars the Allegheny Observatory and will be shown for free on February 26.
Photo courtesy Dan Handley
The second annual winter film series will begin on Tuesday, February 26 in the sanctuary of the Allegheny Unitarian Church, at the corner of West North Avenue and Resaca Place, at 7 p.m.
The Allegheny City Society presents the series and will feature a brief talk about each film and its connection with Allegheny City before the screening of each film.
The first program of the series will feature Dan Handley’s film “Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory.”
The documentary took Handley and his team years of research, filming and producing. Dan Handley will be at this screening to speak of his work.
This is a piece of Allegheny’s history that had great international impact.
The second program of the season will be on on Tuesday March 12 and will be a showing of a 1922 silent film starring Allegheny City native, Thomas Meighan.
By John Canning This film, “Manslaughter” was directed by Cecil B. DeMille and was one many silent and early talking films featuring Meighan.
Born to a successful Irish family in Allegheny City, Meighan made quite a name for himself during the early years of the motion picture industry. The film will be accompanied with the Central Northside’s own Tom Roberts at the piano.
The final film of the series, “Allegheny Uprising,” will be shown on Tuesday, April 2.
No, it is not a film about the forced annexation of Allegheny by Pittsburgh. Starring John “The Duke” Wayne the film focuses on the tense times in Western Pennsylvania during the mid-18th century, years before there was an Allegheny City.
All programs begin at 7 p.m. at the Allegheny Unitarian Church. Popcorn and libations will be available on a free will basis.
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On his way home from work one day, Spring Garden resident Michel Sauret came upon congested traffic at the Northside ramp and a family of nine from Ireland, stranded next to a large white van.
“We got to talking, and it turns out they were traveling all around Central America and came north to Pittsburgh because one of the daughters liked the Pirates. They wanted to see our team play. I almost thought the father was pulling my leg because it was such a strange story and turn of events,” he said.
This random encounter, among countless others, led to the inspiration of Sauret’s book, “Amidst Traffic” – a fictional collection of 22 short stories
Spring Garden author publishes new book
Photo courtesy Michel SauretSauret designed the cover of his self-pub-lished book.
Northside resident Michel Sauret releases self-published short stories
See Sauret, page 16
By Megan Trimble dealing with the interconnected encounters of strangers that Sauret self-published from his Spring Garden home in November.
At 22, Sauret was deployed to Iraq for a year as an Army journalist. As a result of his writings on Iraq’s reconstruction with the Army Public Affairs, that same year Sauret received the Keith L. Ware Award for Army Journalist of the Year, an Army-wide honor.
A year later, after graduating from The University of Pittsburgh’s writing program in 2009, Sauret found himself discontented with the themes of existentialism that he read among the contemporary fictional works for class.
“We had to read these beautifully written stories where we began to care about the
characters and the prose, only to find out that the whole point to reading the story was that there was no point,” Sauret said. “ I don’t believe that life is meaningless. I actually believe it has tremendous amount of meaning, all as a result of the people we impact and as a result of interactions with strangers.”
Today, Sauret, 27, is a self-published author, an award winning army journalist, owner of a photography company and a resident of the Northside who uses his writing to challenge existentialism and encourage people to discuss differing beliefs.
“I had a chance to talk with the [Irish and atheist] father about politics and faith, and we couldn’t have disagreed more. And, yet, it
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The Brightwood Civic Group continued progress on its initiative to purchase and rehab vacant and dilapidated houses on Woodland Avenue in 2013 with the completion of a new home.
"What we're essentially doing here is new houses," said Ed Brandt, of the BCG.
In December, new homeowners moved into 1320 Woodland Ave., which was the second house renovated by the BCG’s Woodland Avenue project.
The three-bedroom home was renovated this fall, and the buyers benefited from a 10-year tax abatement deal.
The first home at 1407 Woodland Ave., is also occupied by a new owner.
By early spring, the BCG estimates that the next house at 1324 Woodland will be completed, though it is still on the market.
It is listed for $130,000 by Coldwell Banker and is a three-bedroom house and also includes special financing.
"It's expensive for the neighborhood, but a value by the whole Northside," said Brandt.
The completion of 1324 marks the end of the project’s first phase.
The second phase will be the renovations of 1134 and 1213 Woodland Ave. as well as 2649 Brighton Road.
More than $700,000 in funding for the revitalization of Woodland Avenue was provided by the Northside Community Development Fund, Casino Fund of the Northside Leadership Conference and the City of Pittsburgh among others.
The Urban Redevelopment Authority of the City of Pittsburgh has assisted the development by providing deferred payment second mortgages.
The Brightwood Civic Group would also like to thank CARE Ownership for their efforts towards collecting and sharing a warehouse full of donated construction materials.
Open houses are being scheduled for March.
Ongoing Northside housing projects
Moving into 2013, the Manchester housing development project Columbus Square is maintaining its momentum.
The Columbus Square project involves the conversion of the salvaged, four-acre American Electric site on the corner of Columbus Avenue and Sedgwick Street in upper Manchester into a single-family housing development of 31 new units.
The project is being done through the partnership of Fourth River Development and Manchester Citizens Corp. It was funded by the state, PNC bank, the Northside Community Development Fund and the Urban Redevelopment Authority.
“These new homes have boosted the local economy by creating jobs in the community and are providing an increased tax base while adding to the urban infill housing inventory,” said Sally Flinn of Fourth River Development.
The total cost of the project
will be between $14 million and $15 million, according to Jerome Jackson, former executive director of the Manchester Citizens Corporation.
Phase one of the project was completed in January 2012 and four out of the five completed homes are sold, the fifth being the current model home.
Last fall, construction on Phase 2, which includes another four homes, began. One home is already sold, and one will be used for the new model home, so the current model home can be sold.
The two remaining homes are priced at $214,000 and $208,000 and will be available this spring.
“Based on the ongoing sales momentum and continued success, we hope to start Phase 3 later this year,” said Flinn.
For more information on pricing and the features of the homes, go to www.columbussquarepittsburgh.com.
Columbus Square Woodland Avenue
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Foreland row houses cause community conflict
Photo by Kelsey Shea406 and 408 Foreland don’t stand out much, but they maybe the oldest home in Historic Deutschtown and have sparked a debate in the community.
From Foreland, page 1
to 1830, making them the oldest houses in the neighborhood.
The EACC opposes the demolition because they feel that old and historic houses are what make the neighborhood unique.
“Saving little old run-down buildings in our neighborhood is what keeps us looking good,” explained Lynn Glorieux, of the EACC. “It just looks so much better to keep something that is old.”
However despite their historic relevance, there are many challenges
purchase the property and build a new home on the lot.
“We believe in the East Allegheny neighborhood and the dedicated efforts to uplift it and make it a more desirable place to live and raise a family and have made a substantial investment to prove it,” explained Ferrara. “Ultimately, we want to protect our investment while at the same time help the restoration of East Allegheny to move forward.”
However, the Ferraras have offered to step aside if a buyer looking to fully renovate the property comes forward.
“We understand the delicate balance between historical preservation versus modernization and fully support the efforts of the EACC to protect and preserve the character and integrity of the neighborhood through its structures,” he said.
DePasquale has turned down several offers from buyers who he believed would not preserve the homes but use them out as cheap, poorly maintained rental units.
Deutschtown resident and
architect Bob Baumbach spoke in favor of tearing down the buildings at the HRC meeting, but said he is torn on the issue.
Baumbach describes himself as an urbanist who believes in preservation, but he understands that from a business perspective, it’s a tough sell.
“I’m troubled about the idea of tearing down the building,” said Baumbach. “But this house doesn’t have the features that buyers today are
looking for.”He explained
that there’s a narrow market for homes in the city, and despite the growing market in the Northside, the houses have specific problems.
Each house is only 13-and-a-half feet wide, which constricts comfortable
living, and that the houses are filled with mold and rotten wood and they lack basements and very little of the original, historic interior.
The commission tabled the demolition request for 60 days, and City Council President Darlene Harris’ office plans to organize a community meeting between the opposing parties.
to restoring the Foreland homes and DePasquale believes that they are beyond repair and the better option is to tear them down.
As the owner of October Development, DePasquale had restored 17 historic homes in Deutschtown, and said he is invested in the area and wants what’s best for the neighborhood.
He bought the two homes in 2007 for $20,000 with the intention of restoring them, but has since realized that the market for small houses like these is too narrow, and he would put more money into it than he could make.
EACC members and owners of adjacent property on Cedar Avenue, Joe Ferrara and his wife entered an agreement with DePasquale to
“We understand the delicate
balance between historical
preservation versus
modernization.”-Joe Ferrara
Deutschtown Resident
February 2013 The Northside Chronicle Page 13
other notable pieces of public art around the city.
Mark Fatla, NSLC executive director, and Ferlo walked through the space in September to address the problem with Troy Hill Citizens and the Community Alliance of Spring Garden and East Deutschtown, who shares the border with Troy Hill.
All parties agreed that a new ramp would be the best solution, and Ferlo’s office hopes to work with PennDOT or an additional party to help fund the ramp improvements, which would cost several thousand dollars,
“PennDOT has been working cooperatively with the Troy Hill Community Group and other local groups to determine a suitable location for their sign. We have safety concerns with their proposed
location, which is also used a leased parking area for Penn Brewery.
This is an ongoing issue and additional discussion will be necessary before any decisions can be made,” said James Struzzi, press officer at PennDOT.
Troy Hill residents have expressed impatience and the growing desire to see their sign displayed on Troy Hill Road.
"It really is a beautiful sign," said former Troy Hill Citizens member Nicole Moga, who workedat Troy Hill Citizens and worked to fund the sign and choose the artist. "It should be a positive thing."
“The sign will be installed, but the question is who is going to pay for it,” said Fatla.
The sign's location is within Troy Hill's neighborhood border.
Citizens hope to install welcome sign in Troy Hill From Troy Hill, page 3
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determine if these potential improvements are possible."On July 19, Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge Robert
Colville ordered the Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission to issue to the parish a Certificate of Economic Hardship that allowed the parish to obtain the demolition permit that was previously denied.
“With the demolition, the parish will be able to move forward and a dangerous threat to traffic on Route 28 will be removed,” said a statement released by the dioceses, which noted that the foundation of the property presented a threat to Route 28 drivers.
In 2009, St. Nicholas tried to sell the building to Lamar Advertising who planned to use the land for billboards, but the sales agreement fell through.
The old church was once the center of Pittsburgh's Croatian community on the Northside.
It became an historic landmark at the request of several parishioners in 2001, but was vacated in 2004, when the church moved to Millvale due to the dwindling size of the parish.
Father Dan Whalen, of St. Nicholas Church, said the parish wanted the building torn down because maintaining it cost the 225 member parish about $1,800 a month and was pushing them into financial hardship.
When St. Nicholas applied for a demolition permit in 2011, it was denied because the building was on the list of historic landmarks.
The church then filed a petition for economic hardship later that year, which was originally denied before it was overturned by Judge Colville at the end of 2012.
St. Nicholas Church building demolished
From St. Nicholas, page 1Photos courtesy Preserve Croatian Heritage Foundation
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Michel Sauret’s short stories hope to inspire
was one of the most respectable conversations that I can think of between two people who disagree on everything,” Sauret said.
Faith plays a large role in Sauret's collection of short stories.
Sauret blends his Christian faith with his writings that have been inspired by his deployment, college, individuals he’s met and other experiences over time. Throughout all of them, the idea that people are all interconnected is prevalent.
One story depicts a random shooting at a diner, a detail that arises in several other pieces. Sauret explores atheism, the idea of God’s larger plan and other faith-related issues through the shooting and other characters and events within the novel.
“Christian fiction oftentimes becomes cookie cutter, and I am trying to battle poorly written
thought provoking texts, as well as, unsatisfying well-written ones,” he said. “In the end I hope that I can create a balance that creates discussion.”
The stories within the collection can be read separately, and some have been published prior to the collection in this way, but are connected through different details. Each, Sauret said, highlights the struggles and pains that humans face.
Another story focuses on a tattooed drug addict struggling with a sense of self. Looking out the window, the woman sees a man walking through traffic and immediately relates with him.
The image of the man and the connection that the woman feels, reflect the novel’s overarching message as the title of the collection.
Although none of the stories are set specifically in the Northside,
where he lives with his wife, 14-month-old son and two dogs, Sauret said that Pittsburgh is the backdrop within a handful of his works.
He draws inspiration from meetings he holds at local coffee shops, conversations he’s had about writing and publishing with different individuals – like the barista he met at Crazy Mocha who is working to publish as well – and the families he meets during his wedding and photo shoots.
“People around here are so receptive and it is easy to strike up a conversation with people in the area,” Sauret said. “There are so many coffee houses, delis and little shops, that if I want to get away, I can take my laptop and spend a few hours and not feel like I am in a city environment. Then again, I can also look down my road at home that is more industrial than a typical neighborhood, which provides a
bit of the texture of the city. It’s a great place for different photos, scenes and inspiration.”
And that inspiration can be shared.
“Sometimes you inspire even your family members in ways that you don't expect,” Sauret said of his younger sister who works as his publicist.
As he pursues future publishing opportunities, Sauret continues to balance a full-time job as a public-affairs specialist for the U.S. Army Reserve in Coraopolis, raise a family within the Spring Garden community and work as an advocate and resource for those foraying in self publishing. In the end, it all comes back to the themes within his book.
“Oftentimes, to be found you have to be lost first. It is all about our connections with others–the impact we have on strangers and the impact they have on us,” he said.
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As another year begins, there are many ways individuals and organizations reflect on the best of the past times.
Awards to musicians, filmmakers, authors and scientists, social activists and successful entrepreneurs.
Time’s “Person of the Year,” on the national level, Nobel winners, on the international level
On a local level, the Jefferson Awards focus attention on individuals who have made a significant impact on the lives of others.
This past December, it was a privilege to write a brief bio for the Allegheny West Christmas Tour program that honored Alex Watson, a good and gracious neighbor for many decades. It was a well-deserved honor.
When recalling the role Alex played in community preservation other names came to mind as well. However, the person who, from my limited perspective, represents the very best in community preservation is Marilyn Detwiler.
Indeed, it is fair to use the qualifier “limited” because there are many unsung community preservationists throughout city neighborhoods.
They are there through good and bad times, committed to preserving and improving the best features of their neighborhoods. They are in there for the long haul. Community preservationist focus on people not buildings.
I got to know Marilyn and Carl Detwiler while hunting for a house
in the early 1970s. Born and raised in Brighton
Heights, I was “expected” to head for the North Hills, yet my interests were excited by the beginnings of community preservation in the “lower Northside.”
The Detwilers were among the folks who had made a commitment to reigniting the excitement of
living in an older city neighborhoods.
Over the years, I became more and more conscious of Marilyn’s role in making the quality of life in her community better for everyone.
She is an urbanist by interest and training. Whenever I go back to read sections of Jane Jacobs’ great work, “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” (1961), my thoughts
often turn to Marilyn’s timeless work in her neighborhood, in the Allegheny Commons, and in the city as a whole, when she served as a member of the City’s Planning Commission.
These days, Marilyn is at ease throughout several Northside communities as she walks along with her dog and observes the many changes – some for the good and some not so good – she has witnessed.
I am sure that many longtime friends and Northside neighbors would agree that as the symbolic envelope is opened, it is only fitting to hear “and the award goes to Marilyn Detwiler for five decades of thoughtful and tireless involvement to improve the quality of life for many, many Northside folks.”
Noteworth Northsider, Marilynn Detwiler
John Canning
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Allegheny WestValerie Sowa et al. to Burke & Michael Inc. at 833 Beech Ave. for $275,000.Douglas Tulumaris to Keane George at 956 W. North Ave. for $272,500. John Cochran to George Young III at 810 Galveston Ave. for $192,500.Estate of Jeffrey Jennings Mabon to Mark Krauland and David Hunkele at 912 Western Ave. for $31,500.
Brighton HeightsMichael Berry to Yohey and Mariko Hashimoto at 316 Lamplighter Circle for $133,750.David Hopper to Daniel and Kumiko Yakicic at 1136 Harvard Circle for $101,000.Shanda Evans Welsh to David Southers at 1432 Hubbard St. for $65,000.Pittsburgh Housing Development Corp. to Caren Good at 3307 McClure Ave. for $135,000.Matthew Maserati to Elizabeth Baisley at 1415 Orchlee St. for $146,250.
Nancy Repko Gillman to Krev Realty LLC at 3926 Winshire St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $62,478). G8 8-12 Fund LLC to George Puhac at 3469 McClure Ave. for $6,000. AA Holdings 2005 LLC to The High Return Pittsburgh MultiFamily F at 2 Hybla St. for $53,875. James Nedwidek to Michael Fontana and Susan Wojnovich at 4005 Cambronne St. for $110,000.Matthew Manzo et al. to Jennifer Juriga and Gary Solak at 3591 Elmhurst Ave. for $91,000.
BrightwoodBank New York Mellon trustee to Cavan Jones at 1009 Grand Ave. for $11,306.Eli Lekhel to Joao Cardoso DeAraujo and Maria Betania DaMota at 2925 Hartman St. for $2,100. Brightwood Civic Group to Mehgan McAfee at 1320 Woodland Ave. for $115,000. Payam Ebizadeh to Donald Carlson at
1507 Eckert St. for $34,600.S & G Holdings 2004 LLC to The High Return Pittsburgh MultiFamily F at 3152 Sorrento St. for $53,875.S & G Holdings 2004 LLC to The High Return Pittsburgh MultiFamily F at 1304 Superior Ave. for $53,875.G & S Holdings 2003 LLC to The High Return Pittsburgh MultiFamily F at 1506 Superior Ave. for $53,875.Barbara Annette Favors to Gail Jackson at 1315 Woods Run Ave. for $1,100. David Rihs to Deutsch & Assoc. LLC at 2810 Breker St. for $25,000.Sedgebrook Management Inc. to James Whiting at 2640 California Ave. for $6,500.Federal National Mortgage Assn. to KML Law Group PC at 930 Rothpletz St. for $6,500.Sedgebrook Management Inc. to Peter and Imac Holmes at 1239 Superior Ave. for $15,000.Realty Choice Investments LLC to Ofer Baris at 3110 Westborn St. for $46,000.
California-KirkbrideWilliam Johnson trustee to Richard and Kathleen Carothers at 2011 N. Charles St. for $3,000.Joshua Scott Suter to Kate Bechak at 1530 Brighton Road for $112,000.William Waybright to Bank New York Mellon at 2405 Ridgeland Place for $2,170 by sheriff ’s deed.
Central NorthsideThomas Berna to Bradley Duke at 1534 Garfield Ave. for $3,335,000.Duncan Horner to Guy and Michele VanDoren at 1221 Monterey St. and Rear for $263,500.William Andrews to KAG Ltd. 2 LLC at 1207 Reddour St. for $50,000.Anne O’Neill to Bertha on the Park LLC at 502 W North Ave. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $164,385).Housing & Urban Development to Peter Barner at 400 Alpine Ave. for $30,000.Matthew Kruth to Justin and Susan
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Crickenberger at 1362 Federal St. for $245,000.Bruce Geno to Alexander Zanon and Barbara Kelly at 1406 Arch St. for $106,400.Citytimbers LLC to Marc and Christine Brondyke at 1525 Garfield Ave. for $319,500Robert Lunsford to Penn Pioneer Enterprises LLC at 1514 Monterey St. and Alpine Ave. for $11,500.
Charles Street ValleyJames Pollard to Wendell and Patricia Patrick at 2384 Irwin St. for $20,088.
East DeutschtownRonald Fowler to PNC Bank NA at 905 Constance St. for $1,735 by sheriff ’s deed.Paul Joseph Meininger et al. to Thomas Hussar Jr. and Dana Hussar at 923 Peralta St. for $213,500.
FineviewMichael Blair DeMarco to Nationstar
Mortgage LLC at 101 Fountain St. for $1,740 by sheriff ’s deed.Gerald Jones to Loraine Kreznar and Brianna Martray at 439 Catoma St. for $56,500.
Historic DeutschtownFrederick Schaupp to Deitrich and Barbara Schaupp at 913 Middle St. for $21,000. Virginia Miller to Gary Sapp at 611 Tripoli St. for $6,000.Clyde Simpson to 710 Cedar Avenue LLC at 710 Cedar Ave. for $75,000.
ManchesterManchester Citizens Corp. to Manchester Academic Charter School at 1200 N. Franklin St. for $22,000.Pittsburgh Manchester Hope 6+ Partn. to Manchester Citizens Corp. at 1204 N. Franklin St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $5,967). S. James Wallace to Chad Krawtz and Joann Billheimer at 1114 Bidwell St.
for $225,000.ATL Holdings LLC to Peter Barner at 1505 Sedgwick St. for $12,000.Northshore Community Alliance Inc. to Manchester Housing Development LLC at 1438 Columbus Ave. for $25,000.H1 Management LLC to Michael Pehur at 1427 Pennsylvania Ave. for $151,700.Dennis Weber to Michael Lemak and Timothy Murphy at 1300 Sheffield St. for $193,000.
Observatory HillEstate of Jennifer Marie Javit to Adam Carson at 547 Marshall Ave. for $92,500. Christopher Payer to Joseph Garrison at 270 Dalton Ave. for $160,000.North End Properties L.P. to Ittifaq Choudhry and Rattandeep Virk at 3900 Perrysville Ave. for $185,000. Denise Stefanyszyn to Denise Stefanyszyn and James Freeman at 4059 Grizella St. for $1 (state deed
transfer stamps indicate a value of $14,450).Wells Fargo Bank NA trustee to Vicky Owen and Sheri Crane at 40 Perryview Ave. for $17,299.Realty Choice Investments LLC to Sara and Zvi Forkush at 404 Wabana St. for $36,000.Estate of Lillian Salinetro to Stephen Bibro and Dana Corbin at 25 Riverview Ave. for $61,270.Brian Leonard to Realty Choice Investments LLC at 2816 Veteran St. for $21,500.Estate of James Simmons to Melissa Tai at 102 Watson Blvd. for $41,000.
Perry HilltopAdmiral Capital Management LLC to Horizon Trust Co. Cust FBO Charles Greine at 2386 Irwin Ave. for $34,000.G & S Holdings 2003 LLC to The High Return Pittsburgh MultiFamily F at 233 Marshall Ave. for $70,000.ACP 3 LLC to Transportation Alliance Bank Inc. at 2919 N. Charles
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St. for $34,558.AA Holdings 2005 LLC to The High Return Pittsburgh MultiFamilly at 2420 Perrysville Ave. for $68,875.Realty Choice Investments LLC to Leon and Renea Konigsberg at 2816 Veteran St. for $52,000.Perry Point Town Homeowners Assn. to Jeffrey Richardson at 747 Chautauqua Court for $33,000.Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Nort to Thomas Hite at 2235 Federal Street Ext. for $57,000.Great Things LLC to Bradley Pendzick at 2492 Perrysville Ave. for $135,000.Realty Choice Investments LLC to Darren Michael Spilman at 216 Langley Ave. for $58,000. Elbow River LLC to Juliang Bao and Xiecheng Ma at 2334 Maple Ave. for $50,000.
Spring HillEthel Knauss to April Clark at 1307 Itin St. for $30,000.Estate of William Anthony Schubert to Thomas James Woodrick at 1024 Yetta Ave. for $4,000.G & S Holdings 2003 LLC to The High Return Pittsburgh MultiFamily F at 118 Overbeck St. for $53,875. Steven Hayson to Kevin Chung at 918 Itin St. for $3,500.Michael Schrauder to Luke Frawley at 1712 Rhine St. for $15,000.Stephen Herrera to JP Morgan Chase Bank NA at 1108 High St. for $3,219 by sheriff ’s deed.Realty Choice Investments LLC to Iris Jacob at 173 Zang Way for $55,000.Dorothy Prescott Smith to Maryann Werner at 2138 Rockledge St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $33,930).Estate of Edward Werner to
Maryann Werner at 2138 Rockledge St. for $7,000.
Summer HillDarlene Smith Minydzak to Sean Miller at 4488 Highridge St. for $70,000.Nadine Robinson to William Dengler Jr. and Donna Anne Dengler at 3629 Manuel St. for $25,000.Emma Schinhofen estate et al. to Marguerite Mihaly at 3503 Colby St. for $50,000.
Troy HillWilliam Charles Boggs to Michael and Carol Gestrich at 1823 Lowrie St. for $29,000.Melanie Krostyne to Debra Rakar at 1024 Vinial St. for $110,500.Bank New York Mellon trustee to Derek Green at 1332 Goettman St. for $18,750.Mark Hofmann et al. to Steven and Megan Guyton at 40 Waterfront Drive for $673,200. Bradly Dornish to Alliance PA Holdings LLC at 2136 Liedertafel Way for $35,000.AA Holdings 2005 LLC to The High Return Pittsburgh MultiFamily at 1624 Lowrie St. for $53,875.Estate of Thelma Dorothy Heinrich to Saundra Neurohr at 2115 Eggers St. for $6,000.Foreland Realty LLC to Realty Choice Investments LLC at 1833 Ley St. for $17,000.John McGlothlin et al. to Michael Irwin at 1517 Lowrie St. for $118,500.
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The City of Pittsburgh is required by law to realign its district boundaries after each decennial census.
To assist with the process, a reapportionment committee was created by City Council to aid in the redistricting of council lines, with each council member selecting one committee seat to represent their office.
A map drafted by the committee was submitted to City Council for review in the fall.
Upon receipt, council met to deliberate on the proposal, leading to further changes primarily made to Districts 2, 3 and 4.
Final approval to the revised reapportionment plan was given by council on December 11 with an 8-1 vote, with my vote being the lone dissenting given my concerns over the splitting of the Central Northside neighborhood.
Despite my opposition to dividing the district lines in the
Central Northside neighborhood, I want to take this opportunity to reiterate my commitment to continue working closely with
the community and Council President Harris for the greater good of the Northside.
I also wish to welcome to District 6 the residents of District 6’s newly added precincts in West Oakland, the Upper Hill/North Oakland, and Perry South.
All are encouraged to contact the office at 412-255-2134 to
express their concerns, issues, thoughts and ideas as we work to establish new partnerships with our new district neighbors.
The approval of the new district lines resulted in the following changes to District 6:
Precincts ceded: 2-2 (Strip District); 4-2, 4-5 and 4-16 (West/South Oakland); 22-1, 22-2 and 22-3 (Allegheny West and part of Central Northside)
Precincts gained: 4-6 (West Oakland); 5-9 (Upper Hill / North Oakland); 26-1 and 26-4 (Perry South)
From the office of City Councilman Danielle Lavelle
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The Senate Democrats recently announced legislative committee assignments for the 2013-2014 legislative session.
I am pleased to once again be named the Democratic Chair of the Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee.
This will be the third legislative session for which I will serve as chair of the committee. I look forward to once again focusing on revitalizing our communities through economic development, job creation and investing in Pennsylvania’s businesses.
This committee also has oversight of the activities of the Gaming Control Board, which regulates the state’s thriving gaming and casino industry.
Our committee has worked tirelessly over the past few years to craft legislation to make sure the gaming funds are reinvested back
into our communities. I was also honored to be named
as a member to the following committees for the 2013-2014 session:
• JudiciaryCommittee – oversees all matters related to the Pennsylvania criminal justice system and the judicial branch of government.
• Lawand Justice Committee – oversees activities of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and the state’s wine, liquor and malt beverage industries. This committee also handles matters concerning the Pennsylvania State Police and other law enforcement agencies at all levels throughout the Commonwealth.
• UrbanAffairsandHousing
Committee – oversees matters pertaining to public and private housing issues including programs offered through the Pennsylvania
Housing Finance Authority (PHFA). The committee also focuses on legislation addressing development and blight remediation in our state’s urban centers.
There are 22 standing committees in the Pennsylvania Senate. These committees play an important part in the
legislative process. The committee process provides members with the ability to evaluate and re-evaluate an issue or bill at an early stage to develop amendments before a bill goes forward so that it is more likely to be considered by the entire General Assembly.
To view a schedule of
upcoming hearings and meetings as well as committee reports for all Senate committees, please go to: http://www.pasen.gov/index.cfm.
As the 2013-2014 legislative session gets underway, I encourage you to contact me with your thoughts and opinions on issues we will be debating in the General Assembly. You can email me at [email protected]. You may also wish to visit my website, www.senatorfontana.com to view news releases and upcoming events, download forms and applications, research legislation, watch Senate session live, and sign up to receive my weekly News & Views E-newsletter. I also can be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/WayneDFontana.
Senator Wayne D. Fontana42nd Senatorial Districtwww.senatorfontana.com
2013-2014 Senate Committee Assignments From the office of State Sen. Wayne Fontana
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Education on the Northside
The Northside Chronicle Education page is a new addition to our paper. Through it, we aim to better inform Northside residents about education news and options available in our neighborhoods.
The Page is sponsored by Columbia Gas, though sponsors have no weight or input on stories or events. The articles and events on the page are purely editorial content developed by the Northside Chronicle Staff.
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On Wednesday, January 30, Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Linda Lane spoke to a group of Northsiders about the state of PPS at the Allegheny YMCA as part of the Allegheny Y’s Lectures and Conversations Series.
The topic title of the lecture was “Envisioning a 21st Century Educational Delivery Model at Pittsburgh Public Schools.”
During her lecture, Lane discussed the disappointing test scores produced by PPS last year, and recalled shopping for school supplies while thinking about the challenges ahead.
“This year did not seem so shiny,” said Lane, who added if academics were football, PPS “didn’t make the super bowl.”
Despite test scores, she noted that PPS has a decent graduation rate, and identified strong teachers and a better performance measurement system as keys to improving those scores.
Lane finished her lecture by describing the two little boys who live on either side of her in East Liberty – Ethan, a three-year-old white boy, and Griffin, a one-year-old black boy.
“Could we be the district that both of these little boys’ parents want to send them to?,” asked Lane.
She hopes so. After the lectures part of the program, audience members asked questions about the
financial situation PPS is in, the impact of charter schools, career training programs and security in schools.
Lane said PPS was on course to run out of saved money in 2015, but hoped to offset the coming crisis by further reducing spending and hopefully creating streams of revenue, such as charging for educators to speak at conferences and events.
Harrisburg has bailed out other school districts in their situation, but Lane does not want it to come to that.
She explained that though charter schools were competition for PPS, she hoped that she could work together with them and explain that PPS’s failure would not benefit either of educational institution.
On career training programs, Lane explained that basic reading and math are still very important even for students in CT programs, and that the PPS board was extremely supportive of these programs.
As for security in schools, Lane explained that Sandy Hook was the “9/11 for educators,” and that schools nationwide were reevaluating their security measures.
She said PPS was no exception, and they hoped to bring in security experts to analyze their security.
PPS Superintendent Linda Lane discusses schools at Allegheny Y lecture
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Perry BasketballFeb. 1–7 p.m. vs. CarrickLocation: Carrick High School Feb. 2 – 6 p.m. vs. Villa Marie AcademyLocation: Gannon University
Feb. 2 – 7:30 p.m. vs. Cathedra PrepLocation: Gannon UniversityFeb. 5– 3:15 p.m. vs. Obama Acad-emy of International StudiesLocation: Obama Academy of In-ternational Studies (East Liberty)
Feb. 8 – 5:30 p.m. vs. Taylor Allder-diceLocation: Perry Traditional Acad-emy
Feb. 9 – 7 p.m. vs. Sto-RoxLocation: PBC Legends Tourna-ment
Feb. 11– 7 p.m. vs. BrashearLocation: Brashear High School
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