Friday, April 26, 2013
The Brookline Chamber of Commerce is inviting residents to support local businesses with a bar crawl today, Friday, April 26.
The Brookline Chamber of Commerce is inviting residents and friends—age 21 and older—to have a drink for a cause. The Chamber will host the "Because You're Mine, I Walk the Line" bar crawl today, Friday, April 26, starting at 8 p.m., to support Boulevard bars and restaurants while they currently are affected by construction. To read more about the Brookline Boulevard Reconstruction Project, click here. The schedule is as follows: Participants will pay for their drinks at each bar, but there is no charge to take part in the event. More information is available on the "Because You're Mine, I Walk the Line" Brookline Bar Crawl Facebook page. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for our email …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The Pennsylvania Treasury's Bureau of Unclaimed Property lists local organizations and businesses with money due them—and there might be some out there for you, too.
Each year, the Pennsylvania Treasury receives millions of dollars in unclaimed property, including abandoned bank accounts, forgotten stocks, uncashed checks, certificates of deposit, life insurance policies, safe deposit box contents and recovered stolen property. Most of this unclaimed property is owed to individual residents. (Read below to find out how to search for yourself or for a relative). However, there are a number of municipalities, school districts, fire and police departments, civic groups, and other organizations that also have money waiting for them. The state website identifies the property as either "under $100" or "over $100" and the source of the property. A quick (and by no means complete) search of the state's …
Monday, March 25, 2013
Due to construction work on the Boulevard, street lights were scheduled to be off today, Monday, March 25. However, the work has been cancelled.
UPDATE (March 25, 11:26 a.m.): Dormont-Brookline Patch was notifed by the office of City Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak that this work has been cancelled. All street lights will remain on for Monday, March 25. - - - - - The Brookline Chamber of Commerce, and the staff of The Brookline newsletter notified Dormont-Brookline Patch that street lights on the business side of Brookline Boulevard will be turned off today, Monday, March 25 as construction continues. This will effect street lights from Pioneer Avenue to Stebbins Street, and will only effect the business side of the Boulevard. Lights on the residential side will remain lit. The outage will be in preparation for installation of new street lights early this summer. City of Pittsburgh …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Brookline residents shared ideas for supporting Boulevard businesses at Monday’s meeting. Which ideas do you like best?
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- Erin Faulk
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Thursday, February 14
Brookline residents met earlier this week to discuss something that will soon affect everyone in the community—the Brookline Boulevard Reconstruction Project. Residents shared ideas for helping keep people on the Boulevard and shopping, even when construction barriers and make-shift sidewalks create a challenge. The Brookline Chamber of Commerce has $5,000 set aside for one or more initiatives to support the business district during the project. Ideas included holding more Boulevard Pub Crawls. Chamber member Nathan Mallory said pub crawls bring as much as $1,500 extra revenue to each business visited. Others suggested revamping the Shop the Line program, greater distribution of The Brookline newsletter, and asking contractors to eat and …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Brookline residents attended a meeting Monday about the Boulevard Reconstruction Project. Members of the Brookline Chamber of Commerce answered many of their questions, and more answers are on the way.
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Tuesday, February 12
About 50 Brookline residents gathered Monday at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Monday to discuss the Brookline Boulevard Reconstruction Project and, mainly, to share ideas about how to support local businesses during construction. But several residents had questions about the project in general, and members of the Brookline Chamber of Commerce provided answers where they could. Construction timeframes, parking, traffic flow, bus routes and more were topics of discussion. Lois McCafferty and Nathan Mallory, both of the Brookline Chamber of Commerce, were able to provide the following answers: Unfortunately, many more answers are yet to come. Design plans are finalized and the project is scheduled to begin this spring, but a construction …
Residents are invited to attend meetings of all neighborhood organizations. Do you know when they are?
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Tuesday, February 12
Brookline has several community organizations, and you’re invited to attend the monthly meetings for all of them. Attending meetings is a great way to know what’s happening in the neighborhood, and they could become even more important sources of information after the Brookline Boulevard Reconstruction Project begins in March. Here’s the monthly meeting schedule: Click the highlighted links for more information about each organization. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for our email Newsletter.
Friday, November 9, 2012
A pub crawl along Brookline Boulevard this Saturday is all about the local businesses.
A pub crawl in Brookline this Saturday will celebrate and support local businesses along Brookline Boulevard. Hosted by the Brookline Chamber of Commerce, the pub crawl is being held to bring awareness to the "Because You're Mine, I Shop the Line" program, which started over the summer as a way to support local businesses. The Chamber has hosted pub crawls before, but this one is a little different. There's no initial cost to participate in the crawl—you'll just have to pay for drinks at the pubs—and the Chamber does not benefit monetarily from the event. Chamber member and Cannon Coffee owner Nathan Mallory said the purpose of crawl is simply to frequent local businesses, bring neighbors together, and have a good time supporting Brookline…
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Nathan Mallory, co-owner of Cannon Coffee in Brookline, was named to Pittsburgh Magazine’s “40 Under 40” list.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Just over the Brookline border, on a farm in Baldwin Township, it’s much quieter than inside the storefront of Cannon Coffee. Away from the conversation and clinking cups, a honeybee hive is Nathan Mallory’s only focus this particular Wednesday afternoon. Unless you asked directly, he probably wouldn’t offer the fact that he just received an important local honor. Pittsburgh Magazine named Mallory to its 40 Under 40 list this year, a designation he could have earned with any number of his community projects and advocacies. Urban farming is just the latest. “The opportunity to live in a city and do this is a pretty cool thing,” he said. “I grew up on a farm, but there just weren’t people around with this kind of expertise.” The 31-year-old …
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The proposal for an urban apiary in Brookline was rejected by the City of Pittsburgh, but that doesn’t mean the project is done.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The City of Pittsburgh Zoning Board has rejected a proposal to build a beekeeping center in Brookline, but those involved with the project say they’re not putting it to rest. After putting so much work into the project application, which was submitted in February, South Pittsburgh Development Corporation member Nathan Mallory said the rejection was frustrating at first. But after taking a few days to think about it, he said he doesn’t think the project is a failure—not yet. “In the spirit of things, I don’t feel we’re dead in the water on this one,” he said. “We still have a lot of Brookline community members who are looking forward to it.” Burgh Bees owner and master beekeeper Steve Repasky said the problem wasn’t with the bees—it was …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Three major Brookline community groups will share office space on Brookline Boulevard.
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Brookline’s three main community groups will now share space under one roof, with an official office on Brookline Boulevard. The South Pittsburgh Development Corporation, Brookline Chamber of Commerce and Brookline Area Community Council will share space with Melissa Distel Photography at 800 Brookline Boulevard. “This is a place where people can go if they have questions about anything community related,” said Stephanie Miller, Event Manager and Community Development Consultant for Brookline. “The hope is that it becomes a space for people to check in if they need to, especially during the reconstruction project.” Some activities or small-group meeting for each of the organizations will be held in the office, but mainly it is an …
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