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Facebook Live with filmmaker Chris Ivey who has been documenting East Liberty for over a decade

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The East Liberty Presbyterian Church tower (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Somewhere around 2005 or 2006 I was sitting in the Shadow Lounge a coffee shop, bar, event space that was located at the corner of Highland Avenue and Baum Boulevard. The space was most recently the Livermore and is currently undergoing an update and will be reopened by the folks who own Independent Brewing and Hidden Harbor. I can’t remember why I was there that evening, I think it was a week night. But I remember that Chris Ivey walked in and was eager to show off some of his most… Read the rest

Property Tax Savings in Allegheny County – Homestead/Farmstead (Act 50) Exclusion

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Today, March 1st is the last day to submit your Act 50 Application to Allegheny County to be able to receive a deduction on the assessed value for your property tax in Allegheny County. How much can I save on annual property taxes in Allegheny County? $85.14 If the property is your primary residence, you can apply and see a reduction of $18,000 from the assessed value of your property. Here is the example from the Allegheny County Real Estate website: Example 1 (Without Exclusion): A property is assessed at $100,000. The property tax would be $473.00 year: Assessed Value… Read the rest

Coming this Fall, a Transit-Tastic Event!

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Are you a big sustainability nerd? Or are you looking for ways to improve transportation in your area? Well, then you’re going want to check out the Rail~Volution conference coming to Pittsburgh this fall. What’s Rail~Volution you might ask? It’s a non-profit organization that seeks to build more livable communities with transit. You know, like what’s happening in forward-thinking cities like Pittsburgh. The annual three-day conference, previously held in places like Denver, Portland, Dallas, Boston, and San Fran, features 80 sessions related to transit and livability. The event is for “people involved in urban planning, people who are involved in… Read the rest

Soup N’at: Eat Soup & Support Pittsburgh Artists

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[tl;dr: $10 gets you some soup from awesome Pittsburgh chefs and the $ goes to local artists.] Soup N’At is back! Great to see this event continue. Soup N’at is the Pittsburgh version of the Sunday Soup crowdfunding. Check out some of our past posts on Soup N’at here. How does Soup N’at work? Each guest donates $10 in cash at the door Guests eat soup donated by Pittsburgh restaurants, usually accompanied by delicious bread Local artists present their projects Each guest casts a vote for their favorite project. The winning project takes home all of the $ that was… Read the rest

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