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Celebrate spring with your Oakland neighbors at Zulema Parklet on April 28th from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Hear live music; purchase food from participating Oakland restaurants including Merante’s, Las Palmas, and Frenchi’s; enjoy fun family-friendly activities; and check out a rummage sale hosted by local community groups. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on and gently used items to sell or trade.
Hosted by the Coalition of Oakland Residents (COR).
In partnership with the Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC), we are offering Oakland residents a convenient way to dispose of hard-to-recycle items. The City of Pittsburgh does not take electronics on trash day. Avoid citations and help the planet by recycling with us on April 28th from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM at the Forbes Tower surface lot (located at the corner of Atwood and Sennott Streets, behind Forbes Tower).
Yoga U PGH is offering a free opportunity to learn about yoga and meditation in a relaxed and friendly environment. Join us for yoga led by Laurel Chiappetta on April 19th from 5:30 - 6:30 PM at the Oakland Career Center (294 Semple Street).
Join us at a public meeting on Wednesday, April 18th, to discuss Walnut Capital’s proposed development of 234 McKee Place (Jewish Federation Building). Give input on the developer’s preliminary concepts for the site, and learn from city officials about related potential community improvement funding. For more information, contact 412.621.7863 ext 23 or rranallo@opdc.org.
Click here for the meeting flyer, and please share it with your neighbors.
OPDC facilitated two public meetings in February and March regarding the proposed development of a four-unit building at 3597 Cable Place. In response to community concern about parking, the developers agreed to exempt their tenants from the city’s Residential Permit Parking program. During our testimony at the Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing, OPDC advocated that the zoning board add a condition requiring this concession should they consider approving the set back variance.
