Friendship News

Farewell Send Off for Jeffrey Dorsey

“In 1998 I left my art studio to help create the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative, a new idea at the time to create a small artist niche through the renovation of blighted vacant buildings by and for artists giving them an equity stake in the community on Penn Avenue. I imagined that one day I’d go back to making artwork in my own studio and would one day walk along Penn Avenue with children of ...

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Friendship Holiday Party

Join your neighbors and friends for the annual Friendship Holiday party on Friday, December 12, 2008 at 7pm at the home of Brendan Flynn and Michelle Pfennigner, 412 S. Evaline Street. Please plan to bring an appetizer to share. Beverages will be provided. On-site childcare will be available. Parents, please bring a book or toy for their children.

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Meet the New FPG Board Members!

Come one, come all to meet the current FPG board members and vote on who will be joining them! It is so wonderful to have new volunteers to help make our community a better place. The FPG will be providing pizza at 6:30 at the First United Methodist Church on January 15th. We will also be welcoming our friends from the FDA who will talk about some of their accomplishments and changes....

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Friendship Caroling

Following tradition, there will be strolling caroling in Friendship on Monday evening, December 22nd. Event is only called on count of rain (*not* snow or cold!). We warm up with hot cider and pumpkin bread afterward. If you are interested in joining us, or in being 'caroled to' at your home, please contact Kathryn at kathrynkane@mac.com or at 412-363-5080. Tra la la la!

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Resident news

The Pittsburgh Signs Project, a project that Friendship residents, Elizabeth Perry and Mark Stroup along with Jennifer Baron and Greg Langel, has recently published a full-color book, Pittsburgh Signs Project: 250 Signs of Western Pennsylvania. The project and the book has been featured in several articles. The project was funded in party by the Pittsburgh 250 Community Connections ...

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Upcoming Events at Schoolhouse Yoga

Winter Solstice/108 Sun Salutations
Sunday, December 21st, 5-6:30pm
Strip District location - 2401 Smallman Street
Schoolhouse Yoga instructors will lead participants through 108 Sun Salutations in a candlelit setting. Suggested donation: $20. Proceeds will benefit the Animal Rescue League.
http://www.schoolhouseyoga.com/workshops.aspx#108ss

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Unblurred: First Fridays on Penn

Shop for the holidays at Unblurred! The Penn Avenue Arts District is the destination to get unique, handcrafted gifts by talented local artists! On December 5, 2008, the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative hosts Unblurred: First Fridays on Penn. This month’s Unblurred showcases holiday art sales at The Clay Penn, ARTica, Pittsburgh Glass Center and Sandidge Photography Studio,...

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New Staff at FDA

Chris Phelan has recently been named Real Estate Manager at Friendship Development Associates. Phelan will be managing the development and construction of all FDA real estate projects.

Chris graduated from the University of Virginia receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a minor in Urban Planning. He comes to Friendship Development Associates with a wealth of constru...

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Friendship House Tour Looking for Houses

The planning for the 16th Annual Friendship House Tour is underway! The 2009 House Tour will feature a kitchen and bath theme. With so many Friendship residents remolding their kitchens and bathrooms we thought that we'd show them off to the Pittsburgh region! The House Tour Committee is looking for homes that have remolded or updated a kitchen or bathroom or homes with intere...

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Looking for House Tour Committee Members

The 15th Annual Friendship House Tour was a huge success with over 700 people coming to visit the neighborhood. The 2009 House Tour committee would like to build upon the success of this year and host yet another fabulous tour in 2009! The committee is looking for resourceful, box-breaking, creative thinkers to carry out the planning and execution of the Friendship House Tour. ...

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