Thanks to Chaz and the Pirates for the vouchers, and to Boris Weinstein, “The Litter Czar” from Shadyside for contacting us so that we were able to get the vouchers to our volunteers.

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“We congratulate this year’s nationally accredited Main Street programs for meeting our established performance standards,” says Doug Loescher, director of the National Trust Main Street Center. “Accredited Main Street programs are meeting the challenges of the recession head on and are successfully using a focused, comprehensive revitalization strategy to keep their communities vibrant and sustainable.”

The organization’s performance is annually evaluated by Mainstreets Pittsburgh, which works in partnership with the National Trust Main Street Center to identify the local programs that meet 10 performance standards. These standards set the benchmarks for measuring an individual Main Street program’s application of the Main Street Four-Point Approach to commercial district revitalization. Evaluation criteria determines the communities that are building comprehensive and sustainable revitalization efforts and include standards such as development a mission, fostering strong public-private partnerships, securing an operating budget, tracking economic progress and preserving historic buildings. For more information on the national program accreditation program, visit www.preservationnation.org/main-street.

Congratulations on the achievements of the Bloomfield Development Corporation. For information on activities or to become a volunteer, please contact Karla Owens, Executive Director, or Terry Aiello, Mainstreet Manager at 412-687-9346.

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The flyer contains all of the details for the event. Please distribute to your neighbors, friends, relatives and any one else who might benefit from the information.

Call Donna Mazza, from Pennsylvania Resources Council at 412-488-7490 ext. 246 if you have any questions.

Please note: There will be a fall pharmaceutical collection on Saturday, October 23, 2010. We will post more details later.

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Saturday, August 28, 2010
9:00 PM–12:00 AM

Former Don Allen Auto City
5315 Baum Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15224

General Admission $50 in advance/$60 at the door/$25 college students

Bloomfield Events Calendar

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The Winter showcase of dance classes and Willy Wonka will take place at Winchester Thurston on December 18. Times TBA.

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Contact me if you see something that needs attention, or if you would like to volunteer for our next cleanup scheduled for September 18 to prepare for Little Italy Days the following weekend.

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If you are interested in having a bike rack installed in front of your business, contact Terry Aiello at terry@bloomfieldnow.com.

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416.15 (a): Definition
As used herein includes any restaurant, grocery store, café, or deli that wishes to use the public sidewalk for the purposes of outdoor cooking and other related foodservice. Outdoor cooking includes, but is not limited to outdoor grilling. Related foodservice includes selling, sampling, and displaying of food cooked / prepared outside of the business premises.
Tables & chairs require a separate sidewalk café permit.

The bill comes up for a preliminary vote tomorrow, and we would like Bloomfield business owners to come support the bill in Council Chambers, located on the Fifth Floor of the City-County Building at 414 Grant Street. The Standing Committees Meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.

To read the full ordinance, download the document or view File # 2010-0768 at the City’s Legislative Information Center.

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To date, almost 60 property owners in District 7 have signed away the mineral rights to their properties to Marcellus Shale drillers. Councilman Dowd’s office is responding by creating legislation that will respect the rights of property owners and businesses while protecting our valuable City resources including waterways, riverfronts, street infrastructure and the health and well-being of community members.

Should you have any further questions, please contact Councilman Dowd or his staff at 412.255.2140 or district7@city.pittsburgh.pa.us.

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