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Eating Schenley Plaza

Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has made plans to open a restaurant in Schenley Plaza.

Click through to see exactly where the restaurant will be.

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One last post in honor of Fred Rogers.

Mister Rogers Make a Journal for Preschoolers iPhone App

After the 7:30 showing of My Tale of Two Cities last night at South Side Works, director, Carl Kurlander and a number of other cast members including Mr. McFeely, mentioned an iPhone app. developed by PBS Kids called “Mister Rogers Make a Journal for Preschoolers.”

From the iTunes App. Store Description:

Mister Rogers’ Make a Journal encourages children to identify and talk about their feelings about their everyday experiences like school, playtime and friends. The app features an animated version of favorite Neighborhood of Make-Believe character Daniel Striped Tiger, who invites children to make a journal to help them reflect on the things they do and to express how they feel.

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

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It’s Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day!

- “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” by Fred Rogers

“My Tale of Two Cities” Trailer

This will be playing at South Side Works this Friday and Saturday. It would be very unneighborly of you not to check it out.

More information and show times here.

Special thanks to Pop City Media for originally bringing this to my attention.

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We love St. Patrick’s Day here, but this Saturday is really the best day of all - “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Day.

From the “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Day website:

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Day is an annual event to celebrate Fred Rogers and his legacy of neighborliness on his birthday. Neighbors everywhere are encouraged to wear his or her favorite sweater and promote neighborliness in their neighborhood. We’re glad to be your neighbor!

Oakland Transit Line Explored

I’m always happy to hear the city talk about new transit proposals; unfortunately, we rarely see them come to fruition. In this latest proposal, Dan Onorato appeals to private investors to help create a Downtown-Oakland transit system.

It seems like there are a number of ideas being thrown around, but I’m most interested in the “personal rapid transit” component of this project. It appears that they are looking to model this after WVU’s current system.

Could we have these little guys running around Oakland?

Something like this could have a a great deal of potential especially in those hilly areas of the city, as well as Intra-neighborhood travel… Then again there’s always the two-wheeled option for your short commutes.