Hitchhiker Brewing Files Cross Claim

Hitchhiker Brewing Files Cross Claim on Lawsuit

Cross Claim Here

Holy Cross Farmers Market

www.facebook.com/holycrossfarmersmarket

Welcome to our page! Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church is best known for our Greek Food Festival every June and Fall Festival in October. We are extremely excited to now be adding our new Summer Farmers Market to the South Hills community! So, please give us a follow here and on our Instagram page to follow along in our new adventure. Vendor recruitment has begun! If you are a vendor looking to participate, please head to our website to contact us
👉🏼www.holycrossfarmersmarket.com

Got lead?

The Allegheny County Health Department has released a report concerning elevated blood lead levels in children.

Check out Page 9 of this report.

Page 1 shows blood lead levels by municipality and neighborhood.

It is kind of difficult to pinpoint the exact location of the darker blue areas by overlaying the maps. But considering the number of houses built before 1950, with most houses built before 1980 in Mt. Lebanon, it might be worth further investigation.

Jan is gone and there is no fake budget

Do a search for fake budgets here, and you will understand. We have also had fake-fake budgets in the past. Jan Klein would come up with a fake budget so that the school district could file for Act 1 Exceptions. That would allow the school board to raise taxes above the index. This means the district will not be able to raise taxes by more than the 2.3 percent index — or 0.56 mills — for 2019-20. The most taxes could go up for the next school year would be by $56 per $100,000 of assessed value.

Coincidently, our superintendent didn't get whopping increases as he had in the past, our finance director retired, new auditors have been contracted to audit the books, the Audit and Finance Committee was reinstated, and no more Century of Excellence Capital Campaign.

School taxes could go up in Mt. Lebanon, but only slightly

It's a Snow Day

New recycling options

I think the new recycling options suck. My street was littered with 2 liter bottles, milk cartons, and whatever else my neighbors had in their recycling cans. Through no fault of their own, the wind carried all their lightweight recyclables and trash cans everywhere. No more glass to add weight to the receptacles. Wind and the new program are not a good mix.

Here is the new pilot program as stated in this week's Administrative Report.

Personally, I can't be bothered to sort out my recyclables in four separate bins - three for Michael Brothers and one for Waste Management. I take my newspapers to the school, so that would be five bins altogether. Oh wait. I recycle my batteries at the Municipal Building and bulbs at Home Depot. What does that add up to...seven bins? No thanks. I am sorry to say this, but I am giving up on recycling glass and plastics.

Glass Recycling Survery*

Mt. Lebanon residents only, please tell the staff and commission what you think of two possible plans for recycling glass by taking a short survey at:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZCTN2CK

*Survery - a new word coined by our illustrious Public Information Office meaning a survey for recycling.

Hitchhiker Brewing Co. and Mt. Lebanon named as defendants UPDATED

Filed yesterday:

Hitchhiker Brewing Company and Mt. Lebanon

At the same time:

Pittsburgh-Area Brewery Among The Nation's Elite, Magazine Says

Thanks, Fake Lebo!

Thank you for keeping your word, Conor Lamb

Are you (?) rough on trash cans?

Mt. Lebanon Magazine posted the ideal garbage can on Facebook. If "we" are rough on trash cans, Waste Management recommends:

This beauty has no wheels, no locking handles, and no attached lid. Nothing for "us" to break. Since we are hauling more garbage to the curb (think glass), chiropractors will love this suggestion. Raccoons will thank us. And think of all the exercise we will get chasing lids that are rolling down the street on a windy day. If you're lucky, that lid will be driven over and flattened beyond repair.

Life just keeps getting better and better here.

Update: 10:03 PM On the front of the 2019 Solid Waste & Recycling Collection Guide, I see a can with wheels and a hinged lid.

Congrats, Alvin!

Mt. Lebanon graduate makes mark as musician, historian

Alvin Zhu grew up on the street next to ours. When I would hear Alvin playing piano, I would sit outside and listen to his music. What a gift! To have such a talent within earshot was wonderful! Harry Funk included a video of Alvin playing piano. Please watch the video and you'll know what I mean.

My son went to school with Alvin and told me about Alvin's youtube channel.  For more information, visit Alvin's website alvinzhu.com. 

Congratulations, Alvin!!!

For this post only

I have been asked to accept comments for 2019 predictions. I am not crazy about the idea because there have been some horrible comments submitted in the past. I will be vigilant when approving comments.

I wasn't off by much

My Predictions for 2018 post wasn't off by much.

Jan Klein retired. Craig Grella's next door neighbor came to the rescue.

Timmy is finally working for a change, without a bonus this year.

The School District has become more transparent which translates to less Right To Knows filed. The municipality? Well, they are less transparent than ever. No contract/proposal was ever posted for Tony DeNicola's "sharpshooting."

Ethics complaint finalized - guilty but not enough to issue fines.

Capital Campaign was shut down.

News that Susan Morgans is retiring in three months.

I'm not making any more predictions, because Mt. Lebanon is cleaning house. Here is to a transparent and accountable Mt. Lebanon in 2019.

Happy New Year.

OMG, she's retiring in March!!!

What's in a slogan? Exploring the mysterious mottos of 5 Pittsburgh-area communities

A Community with Character

Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny County

In 2001, Mt. Lebanon leaders created a 17-minute video to promote the community and its school district. The video needed a title, and “A Community with Character” fit the bill.

“I honestly — I just made that up,” said Susan Fleming Morgans, the municipality’s public information officer. “I’m sure nowadays things wouldn’t be so informal. I’m sure it would now be a six-month long project. You’d have to involve the whole staff and all the elected officials.”

Despite the informality, the name stuck.

“It seemed to me we have a lot of character among the people in our community … who volunteer their time to make it a better place to live,” Morgans said.

Several factors led to Morgans’ idea for the phrase. First, the district’s elementary schools had recently launched a character education program. Second, the community had formed its first historic preservation board, aimed at taking pride in the area’s various housing styles from bungalows to Tudors.

It’s also a neutral slogan that can be infused with many meanings.

Maybe a resident likes the town’s sidewalks, welcoming neighbors, dog-friendly vibe, or nature — “maybe that’s something you think gives our community character; you can take from it what you will,” Morgans said.

The phrase is used on marketing materials, such as the community’s website, paperwork for new residents, and magazines.

“What does character mean? It means something different to everybody, but it’s always good,” Morgans said. “I’m retiring in March, so maybe that will be my legacy: Mt. Lebanon, a community with character.”

Merry Christmas!