Friendship News

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FDA Board Member, Dustin Stiver, was quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in an article featuring interns and Community Development Corporations.  To read the story visit: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08140/883070-85.stm




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Local Penn Avenue business, evolve environment :: architecture, a practice dedicated to advancing the synergies between environment and architecture, was interviewed by the Acme Concordville CNN about one of their recent projects.   To read the interview, visit http://money.cnn.com/video/#/video/news/2007/12/04/bg.leed.cnnmoney then type in and search for "Greening Grocer".  

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Bill Keck, a long time Friendship resident, is celebrating a landmark birthday. There will be an informal, open house on Thursday, May 8, 2008 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM, 150 South Negley Ave. Those who want to wish him well may come by at that time. Greetings, waves, pleasant memories, small prayers sent his way, and garden gossip appreciated.  Any messages can be left at 412 363-1293.

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Smart People, a movie featuring Dennis Quaid and Sarah Jessica Parker was filmed right here in Friendship at the home of Kim and Tom Mangan at 411 S. Graham Street.  The Post Gazette featured homeowner, Tom Mangan, in an article where Tom talks about what it's like to have a movie filmed at his house.  To read the article visit:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08102/872312-42.stm#

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Friendship resident, Angele Ellis will be reading from her book of poems, Arab on Radar, at Te Cafe on April 10th at 7pm as part of the Te Cafe Reading Series. Angele is a 2008 recipient of a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts fellowship in poetry and her poems have been described as "invitingly angular verse...at once passionate and slyly funny," by the Pittsburgh City Paper. She will also be jo...

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Eastside Poetry Gathering
Borders Books & Music, Eastside (near Whole Foods)
Saturday, 3/22/2008 7:30pm

This month Angele Ellis reads from her book Arab On Radar, in which every page is wrought with emotion, memory and atmosphere.

Hear her read and join in on the open mic that follows.

http://www.post-gazette.com/events/default.asp?mode=3&id=1078



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The kitchen of Friendship residents, Dutch MacDonald and Becky Mingo, has won an interior design award as part of the 14th annual Superior Interiors Design contest.  Their kitchen is featured in this month's Pittsburgh Magazine.  To read the story visit: http://www.wqed.org/mag/features/0308/superior_interiors3.php

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Friendship Resident, Tom Mangan, was quoted in this article from the Tribune Review focusing on porcelain tile.  The Mangan's, whose home was featured on the 2007 House Tour and used as a location during the filming of the movie, Smart People, used porcelain tile in their master bathroom.  To read the article visit:  http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_553789.html

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Pittsburgh City Paper wrote a lovely review of "Arab on Radar," a new book by Friendship resident, Angele Ellis. To read the review visit: http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A41979

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