The district of Crafton is divided into two sections. Part of it belongs to the city of Pittsburgh…read moreand the other part is the borough itself. The city section is called Crafton Heights. The borough building sits at 100 Stotz Ave which is on a roundabout in the center of the borough. The administrative offices and police department are located there. It encompasses a fairly wide area with a few parks as well as a public pool and playgrounds. One of the things that makes this boro different is that two of the schools are not located in Crafton itself. The school district is called Carlynton (Carnegie, Rosalyn Farms, and Crafton) which is where it gets its name from. Carlynton Jr-Sr High is located in Rosalyn Farms and Carnegie Elementary is on Washington Pike in Carnegie. However, Carlynton's football games and special events such as graduations are held at Honus Wagner stadium right off of Carnegie Elementary. Crafton Borough is an older neighborhood which does not have a lot of room for expansion. The Crafton Ingram shopping Center is currently under renovations. While I frequent it for my daily needs there are not a lot of places I use it for. Since the borough winds a lot you may find yourself in another borough and back in Crafton Borough within a matter of minutes. Their newsletter is online along with trash collection pickup. Taxes to the borough as well as sewage is handled by Jordan Tax service. The community at large is friendly. Each summer they hold an event called "Crafton Celebrates" complete with a parade, food, games, and local entertainment. They hold a summer concert series in Crafton Park in the band "shell." What I like best is that it is convenient to the city and if you want to use the park and ride you can either park your car at Crafton station or head over to Ingram station. Crafton police normally patrol the area but by no means is anything foulproof. Still, it is a nice area to live in and you can be almost at any other point of the city of Pittsburgh within the same amount of time.

This is the most progressive building in Pittsburgh, but it's especially nice for Larimer…read more The ECCO Center is Eco-friendly and well-designed. The modern architecture is impressive because the colorful outside blends well with the natural portrait found outdoors. Further, during the public unveiling, the city's political leaders spoke highly of the site. I was saddened that more in the city were not present during the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The people here are too pre-occupied with traditional ways of thinking to notice a marvel of technological and social innovation. There's still hope, with other activation projects in the works; perhaps, Larimer can experience an upswing in art, technology, and of course, community.

I travel through the Borough 4 times a week, primarily on the main street. What is interesting is…read morehow well maintained the roads are for the traveler. Trees are manicured, spring brings out a dozen people who literally sweep the streets and replant the dozen or more flower systems. This is the only place I've seen this level of community involvement in the visuals.

It's an older community that lost a lot of its industry hopefully the Chamber of Commerce is going…read moreto bring much need new businesses to the town.

I stopped in a few days ago to express my views to Senator Iovino, on the upcoming budget, and one…read moretopic in particular, the state's film tax credits. As someone who works in the business, I feel that it is important to keep passing tax credits to make our area competitive for attracting film and television projects to our state, and to our local area. Although the senator was in session in Harrisburg, I wasn't able to chat with her personally, I did speak to not only the office staff, but also to the caucus leader, who was visiting from Philadelphia. Cheers!

This is a Very Pretty little town, west of Coraopolis, along the Ohio River and even though it's…read moreabout a mile away from Coraopolis, it's literally completely different... Way more upscale and BEAUTIFUL and has very historic grand mansions and houses. I spent times walking a few miles through the streets and looking at all the amazing architecture on the houses. It's at the base of a mountain and the backdrop of that hill makes it even prettier. The people were friendly and resembled a totally different class from those I saw in Coraopolis as well. Many nice restaurants to try here, as well as several bars. The main street is lined with beautifully landscaped trees and flowers in the median and there are lots of signs of patriotism in the way of flags being flown and pictures of soldiers hung on the street lights. If you're in the Pittsburgh area, you should stop here for lunch and take a walk around!

Did you know that Robin Thicke had a son? This township is owned by, and named after, Robin's Son…read more Just to the west of Pittsburgh is this lovely little suburb which I visited on many occasions now, and it's nice and secluded and honestly filled with a lot of annoying chains and whatnot - but it's still a great little spot with some hotels and some good food, and you get the idea. There's a location of Burgatory out here, but for the most part most of the great food is found on the other side of Interstate 79. There's a Bob's Big Shot Wings not far from here though, it's amazing - get them Old Bay Wet. But if you want to stay close to the airport then it's one of your best bets.

Located in a quiet neighborhood in the Central Northside area of Pittsburgh, this marker is in a…read moresmall park and points out a local resident who did great things. The marker reads, "Dorothy Mae Richardson, 1922-1991. Community activist who founded Neighborhood Housing Services in 1968. A model of resident-led community development, it inspired a national movement and led to the creation of NeighborWorks America. Richardson was a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh's North Side." It was erected in 2019 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Ms. Richardson is often referred to as the "Pioneer of Community-Based Development" for her groundbreaking contributions to housing reform and community empowerment. [Review 2019 of 2024 - 684 in Pennsylvania - 23041 overall]