Park Place Blog

The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park has asked to meet with the Park Place community to discuss their plans for expanding the charter school. They are looking to use the old Park Place school on South Braddock, currently high-end residential rental, and convert it back to a school for kindergarten through 3rd grade.

To that end, Jon McCann, the principal,  has reserved the social hall at the Waverly Church on the corner of Forbes and South Braddock avenue for Thursday June 3rd, at 6:30PM.  Community members are encouraged to attend to learn about the proposal and provide input.

As this would seemingly require a zoning change, this would be an early opportunity to interact with the charter school representatives to ask questions, express concerns, etc. before it gets to the planning commission and zoning board.

Saturday, March 20, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church
905 Mifflin Ave, at Whitney Ave. [map]

Eastern area neighborhoods are once again partnering with various organizations, including the the Community Design Center of Pittsburgh to put on another free workshop for homeowners interested in improving the values of their homes. This year’s workshop will look at making homes more energy efficient.

1:30 – 2:30 Presentations on:

• Your home’s energy performance
• DIY energy improvements
• Getting professional help
• Alternative energy sources
• Tax credits, rebates and incentives
• Project planning and keeping it in style

2:30 -3:00 Breakout Sessions with Experts

• Pennsylvania Home Energy Program
• Window and Door companies
• Insulation and HVAC installers
• Energy audit providers
• and more!

Special Activities

• Volunteer architects from the Community Design Center of Pittsburgh will offer fess individual  “mini-consultations” on selecting the proper windows and doors for your home. So, bring pictures of the outside of your home to show them.
• Tours of the Mifflin Avenue Church and its historic windows

On Wednesday, October 28th, at 7:00 pm the Wilkinsburg Zoning Commission (3rd Floor, 605 Ross Ave Wilkinsburg, PA 15221) will be holding a meeting to discuss a request by Abraxas Cornell (located at 306 Penn Avenue, the corner of Penn and S. Trenton Avenue – across from Lifecare) to get a use variance.  They currently house 77 female juvenile delinquents, but due to a change in funding streams, they are now requesting the variance to add 108 adult male federal prisoners to our community.  They would like to house both in their location.

Local residents are strongly encouraged to attend this Zoning meeting to both learn more and to let their voices be heard. We all should have a part in the development and direction of our community.

There have been quite a few new developments in the immediate area that has kept the community engaged. This facility is located near the new Peebles Square housing development, the new GetGo, and other shopping.

You may visit the following link to check out what Abraxas Cornell does. (http://cornellcompanies.com/index.html)

Zoning Meeting
Wednesday, October 28th, at 7:00 pm
718 Wallace Ave
Wilkinsburg, PA 15221-2299

Please try to make this meeting.  We need as many people there as we can!

This Sunday, October 11, Rev. Richard Payne, Sr., Pastor of Church of the Nazarene will celebrate his 8th Church Anniversary here in Wilkinsburg.

Reverend Payne and the Church of the Nazarene has benefited the neighborhood by very graciously providing meeting space to the community over the last several years, completely free of charge. This has significantly helped our fledgling non-profit group who is also tight on funds, and without a permanent meeting place of our own.   This played a key role in facilitating the Peebles Square community meetings among others.

Church of the Nazarene is located at 300 Peebles Street, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221.

Morning Service at 10:00 a.m. guest speaker will be: The Rev. Dr. James Smith of Deliverance Center Original Church of God and congregation.

Afternoon Service at 3:30 p.m. guest speaker will be:  Elder Frank Tillman of Christian Fellowship and congregation.

For further information call: 412-242-9949 or 412-361-1477

The Nine Mile Run Water Shed Association is holding a tree fall planting in Park Place on Friday October 23 from 1:00pm to 4:00PM and Saturday October 24 from 9:00AM to 12:00PM (with breakfast served.)

The Friday planting will be in the business district on Trenton, with the volunteer tent at the corner of South and Trenton. Saturday’s tree planting will be for the houses in the new Peebles Square development, where Nine Mile Run has already installed rain barrels.

Volunteers are needed to help with the planting to help further beautify our neighborhood!