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Savor: A Sephardic Food and Music Experience February 7 and 8, 2025 Weekend of events: Friday afternoon- cooking class and learning about Sephardic Jewish history (students only) Friday 5:30 p.m.: Kabbalat Shabbat with Rodef Shalom and guest artist Sarah Aroeste Free and open to all Friday evening- Shabbat dinner (students only) Saturday 10 a.m. JCC: PJ Library program for young families with musician/author Sarah Aroeste Saturday 4 p.m. at Temple Sinai: Cooking class with chef Susan Barocas (limited to 35 registrants. Pre-registration required.) Saturday 7:30 p.m. Temple Sinai: Ladino Havdalah followed by Savor signature program about the Sephardic Jewish experience, [...]

By BGC|2024-12-20T10:24:19-05:00December 20, 2024|Events|0 Comments

State of the Neighborhood Garfield Community Meeting
State of the Neighborhood Garfield Community Meeting

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State of the Neighborhood Garfield Community Meeting

Join us to discuss our community's future and share your thoughts. This is a great opportunity to connect with neighbors and local leaders. Make your voice heard. Wed. Jan. 22, 2025 at 6pm BGC Activity Center: 113 N. Pacific Ave, Pgh PA 15224 State of the Neighborhood Garfield Community Meeting

By BGC|2024-12-10T17:50:52-05:00December 10, 2024|Community, Events|0 Comments

BGC Holiday Party: Saturday, Dec. 10th

By BGC|2022-12-06T13:01:34-05:00December 6, 2022|Community, Events, Health + Wellness, News, Youth|0 Comments

The Bulletin: BOOM Concepts receives official proclamation, mayoral donation

BOOM gets big financial boost from Mayor Peduto Story by Andrew McKeon, The Bulletin BOOM Concepts’ Darrel Kinsel (left) and Thomas Agnew accept an official proclamation from the City of Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Jun. 19. The Garfield art gallery celebrated its five-year anniversary on Juneteenth, in concert with a fundraising campaing. Photo by John Colombo. Garfield - Over the last 20 years, the Penn Ave. arts district has come to be defined by the “Unblurred: First Fridays” gallery crawl. The monthly event provides visitors an opportunity to explore the avenue’s mainstay galleries and pop-up venues, while also letting them interface [...]

By BGC|2019-08-15T17:05:59-04:00July 10, 2019|Bulletin, Community, Events, News|0 Comments

The Bulletin: Community Development in Garfield

Community Development Updates by Rick Swartz, BGC Council to consider bill allowing “granny flats” City Council will take up legislation this month to allow a second dwelling unit to be added to single-family homes in a large portion of Garfield. Homeowners and homebuilders will have a two-year trial period to see if it is feasible to convert a basement, garage or third-floor attic into a second apartment, or tuck a “granny flat” into a newly-built house, as ways to make owning a home more affordable. The homeowner would need to remain the primary occupant of the house for as [...]

By BGC|2018-07-10T15:13:59-04:00July 10, 2018|Bulletin, Community, Events, Green Initiatives, Housing, Youth|0 Comments

Wellness Wednesday – heart health event on Feb. 15th

Wellness Wednesdays kick off on Feb. 15th with a heart health event in Garfield. Click here for more info: http://tinyurl.com/WellWeds

By BGC|2017-02-08T14:30:35-05:00February 8, 2017|Community, Events, Health + Wellness, News|0 Comments

Albright Church Hosts Free Thanksgiving Dinner – 11/23/16

Albright Church Hosts Free Thanksgiving Dinner - open to all neighbors/community members - 11/23/16

By BGC|2017-02-08T14:32:48-05:00November 16, 2016|Community, Events|0 Comments

The Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania and Goodwill Team Up for the “Give A Little Love” Holiday Clothing Drive & Community Service Project December 1 – December 31, 2015

Beginning on Dec. 1, two well-known and well-respected nonprofit organizations, the Girls Scouts Western Pennsylvania and Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania, are teaming up this year for the holidays. Together, they will conduct the “Give A Little Love” Holiday Clothing Drive and Community Service Project during the month of December. Girl Scouts will be collecting gently used items for donation to Goodwill for the winter months when donations are needed most. Items donated will be sold in Goodwill stores to support the agency’s mission to provide job training and education to help people with barriers to gain employment. “We are so very [...]

By BGC|2015-12-01T18:20:25-05:00December 1, 2015|Community, Events, News, Youth|0 Comments

The Penn Avenue Reconstruction Project Phase II Community Scoping Meeting

Join us for The Penn Avenue Reconstruction Project Phase II Community Scoping Meeting Thursday, October 8th! The Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation invites you and your neighbors to discuss the scope of Phase II of the Penn Avenue Reconstruction Project (Evaline to Graham Sts.) with the Department of Public Works. Head over to the BGC Activity Center (113 N. Pacific Ave.) this Thursday at 6 p.m. to take part in the discussion. To learn more or RSVP, contact Deputy Director of the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, Aggie Brose, at 412-441-6950 (ext. 15) or Aggie@Bloomfield-Garfield.org.

By BGC|2015-10-07T14:02:26-04:00October 7, 2015|Community, Events|0 Comments

Penn Avenue Reconstruction Project Phase II Community Meeting

Tonight, at 6pm, the BGC hosts a community meeting for local residents to voice their opinions about the Penn Avenue reconstruction project and learn more about its second phase of planning. The meeting, which is open to the public at the BGC Activities Center (113 N. Pacific Ave.), will give neighbors and business owners a chance to speak with city officials and construction experts. This dialogue is crucial to ongoing planning efforts for Phase II, so everyone is encouraged to input their suggestions at tonight's meeting.

By BGC|2015-05-14T14:21:07-04:00May 14, 2015|Community, Events, News|0 Comments

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