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Fallen Officers Remembered During Palm Sunday Mass
At the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Polish Hill, Palm Sunday Mass was said for fallen Pittsburgh police officers Stephen Mayhle, Paul Sciullo and Eric Kelly, shot Saturday by a young man during...
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Mayor Ravenstahl’s May Neighborhood Newsletter
Dear Neighbors, As Mayor, I have the honor and privilege of telling the story of each of our neighborhoods. On April 4th the story of Stanton Heights took an unexpected turn. We lost three...
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Celebrating a neighbor: Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor
Klavon’s is just down the hill; have you been there recently? And did you know that they serve lunch? Klavons’ summer hours began on May 1, hours are now Mon-Tue 10-5, Wed-Fri 10-9, Sat and Sun...
View ArticleIt’s over, all’s well, thanks to everyone
Well, the G-20 summit has come and gone, and nothing harmed our neighborhood. The constant helicopters were kind of annoying, but aside from some police visits, Polish Hill remained quiet. The PHCA...
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Our thanks to Troop#73
This stalwart bunch is scout Troop #73 from Lawrenceville, and their good deed last Saturday was to come to Polish Hill and work in the rain alongside the other volunteers to plant flowers at Brereton...
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Farewell, John Metzler
A guest post by Myra Falisz: Our city lost a talented sculptor, environmental advocate and collaborative artist last Thursday. John Metzler was founder of Urban Tree Forge, a haven for creative reuse...
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Best of Pittsburgh… Drum roll, please!
It seems that congratulations are in order for some very special Polish Hillarians! Our friends at Copacetic Comics won 3rd place for Best Store to Buy Comics. This is definitely BLOGSKI’s favorite...
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Polish Hill Winter Team
I’m sure that, with the weather that we have been having over the last couple weeks, everybody is thinking of February 2010′s record snowfalls. The Polish Hill Winter Team, those stalwart volunteers,...
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Josephine K. Lawniczak, founding member of the PHCA
Josephine K. Lawniczak, one of the founding members of the PHCA, passed away on Friday, February 17, at the age of 87. Josephine is the person who came up with the name Polish Hill Civic Association,...
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PHCA-sponsored yoga class bids farewell and good luck to a great teacher!
We often asked residents what sort of classes they’d like to see at West Penn, and the most common response was “yoga!”. The PHCA was able to deliver on this in 2009, when we worked with local yoga...
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