Month: February 2016

02/18 2016

Live from Antarctica! At Forbes Digital Plaza Thu, 3/10 6 – 7 p.m.

Live from Antarctica!   At the Forbes Digital Plaza

Thursday, March 10, 2016, 6 – 7 p.m.

Director, Eric Dorfman, Carnegie Museum of Natural History will be in person to host a live videoconference with Matt Lamanna, paleontologist and principal dinosaur researcher of expedition AP3: Antarctica Peninsula Paleontology Project currently in Antarctica

Join this event at the Forbes Digital Plaza (corner of S. Bouquet St. & Forbes Ave.)

Live from Antarctica! Eric Dorfman, Director of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, will be on location at Forbes Digital Gateway in Oakland to host a live videoconference with Matt Lamanna, paleontologist and principal dinosaur researcher currently on expedition in Antarctica. This is a free community event to encourage the general public, students, and others to meet the director of the museum as well as ask Dr. Lamanna questions about his discoveries and experiences as he hunts for dinosaur fossils with a team of experts in Antarctica. Dr. Lamanna will take questions from participants and reporters from the research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer and projected to the 10′ x 8′ foot high-resolution screen in Forbest Digital Plaza.

Dr. Lamanna recently received international press coverage when he and a international team of experts, completed work describing a plant-eating dinosaur from Argentina that is one of the largest animals to ever roam the earth’s surface, weighing in at 40,000 – 60 ,000 kg (44 – 66 tons). They have named this beast Notocolossus gonzalezparejasi. Dr. Lamanna has led several expeditions in his career but due to new technology, this is the first time he has been able to communicate via videoconference and regularly check into to provide updates on his experiences. For additional information on this expedition, please visit antarcticdinos.org.

02/12 2016

City To Open Regional Warming Ctrs This Weekend – Urges Stay Inside If Possible

The City of Pittsburgh will open several regional warming centers this weekend to help residents through dangerously low temperatures and wind chills.
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On Friday only, all 24 Citiparks Community Centers — including 10 Recreation and 13 Healthy Active Living (Senior) Centers — will be open from

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10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and will serve as warming centers for the public.

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On Saturday Feb. 13, and Sunday, Feb. 14,

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10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

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the following regional Citiparks Community Centers will be open in the same capacity:

?  Homewood Community Center, Brighton Heights Community Center, Sheraden Community Center and South Side Market House.
 
02/10 2016

Mayor's Civic Leadership Academy – Applications Due 3/4, Starts 3/30

  Applications for the Spring 2016 Civic Leadership Academy are now available!  The Civic Leadership Academy (CLA) is a FREE ten week course for City residents that provides an inside look on how City departments and authorities operate.Throughout the course, 12 City departments and authorities present on their day-to-day operations, budgets, new initiatives, and upcoming projects, and residents have the opportunity to ask questions, tour facilities, and network with fellow civic-minded residents.
30 students are accepted into the program from all different backgrounds, ages, and from neighborhoods all over the city.  We will also continue to reserve up to 15 seats for New Americans as part of Mayor Peduto’s Welcoming Pittsburgh Initiative. 
Applications are due Friday March 4th, and classes begin Wednesday, March 30th.  Students will be alerted of their acceptance by the third week of March.  Classes are held every Wednesday for 10 weeks from 6-8:30 pm downtown as well as various locations throughout the city. 

02/09 2016

Smithfield St Partial Closure From Fourth Ave to Fifth Ave 2/15 For Six Months

The City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works advises that the northbound travel lane and parking lane of Smithfield Street — spanning from Fourth Ave. to Fifth Ave. — will be closed to accommodate the reconstruction of the Forbes Ave. and Smithfield St. intersection beginning Monday morning, February 15, 2016.
This closure is expected to be in effect for approximately six months. 
Click here to see the full press release for more info

02/05 2016

Campus Advantage Forbes Ave New Plans Including Arby's Lot

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Attached are the latest designs for the Campus Advantage project on Forbes Avenue. The developer presented these designs at the Public meeting on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.
The new designs have a significantly larger footprint for the building because they include the neighboring lot (Arby's). The designs also show a lower building height than the original drawings.
Please review the attached designs and provide any feedback, concerns, or questions you have. OPDC intends to sit down with the developers prior to their Planning Commission briefing.
  • Planning Commission briefing: Tuesday, February 23
  • Planning Commission hearing: Tuesday, March 8.    
 

02/05 2016

Women Business Owners: Win City Contracts – WBE Seminar Thur 3/24 8-11am

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Do you want to do business with the City and other government organizations?  Learn about Women Business Enterprise (WBE) certification and more!  Position your business to Win City Contracts!
 
Thursday, March 24, 2016, 8-11 AM
Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium
Hill House Association
1835 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
 
Limited Seating!  Event is FREE!
 
Click here to see flyer for more information