Now that spring has sprung, so too has the litter.
On Saturday, April 24th, the Greenfield community will be conducting its annual spring clean-up of the neighborhood from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.  Everyone is meeting at the Magee Field Basketball Courts.  Coffee and Pastries at 8:30 AM.
Last year, 24 volunteers disposed of 13 tires, 53 [...]

Pat wrote about Stash the Trash back in February. This week, the Post-Gazette profiled Stash the Trash and the work that they do in this article.
Greenfield is their focus this year (7th paragraph).  Any help the community can provide would be great.  They are particularly interested in stewardship of the sites they clean.  To date [...]

Stash The Trash is a community-based organization looking to clean up the city through supporting litter pick-up programs and cleaning up overgrown sidewalks and lots.  In addition, they are working diligently to eradicate illegal dump sites and while they serve the entire city, they plan to focus on Greenfield in 2010 and clean up our [...]

Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest is holding a course for any residents who are interested in becoming Tree Tenders. Currently, over 600 Pittsburghers serve as Tree Tenders who care for young city trees in a great effort to green our city.
From a FPUF email:
Become a Tree Tender in 2010!
Join over 600 Residents Greening Pittsburgh, [...]

Confused about the proposed changes to Greenfield’s bus service?  You’re not alone.  I was pretty confused myself, but thanks to several people (acknowledged at the end of this post), all proposed changes to Greenfield bus routes are explained fully below so you can submit accurate comments to the Port Authority by September 30th.  Reference this [...]

You may or may not be aware that last year Pittsburgh City Council approved the Pittsburgh Climate Action Plan, Version 1.0 as a guiding document for the City of Pittsburgh.  The main goal this plan lays out is a Pittsburgh-specific greenhouse gas reduction goal — to reduce emissions 20% below 2003 levels by the year [...]

THANKS TO YOU ALL! Great Weather, great volunteers, and great work.
We had 24 on hand to pick up at the different sites. The results:

Magee Field & the Winterburn steps: 18 white bags and 28 blue bags
Gladstone Steps/Hammer Playground: 17 white bags and 22 blue bags
The Run: 8 white bags and 17 blue [...]

Adopt-a-Block is Connect Greenfield’s volunteer litter pick up program. Volunteers adopt various blocks and steps throughout the neighborhood and agree to keep them free of litter, which usually involves picking up trash every two to three weeks.
For the 2008-2009 season (April-March), 27 volunteers helped keep Greenfield picked up, adopting 37 blocks and three public stairs [...]

In a down economy, many people (even the Obamas and the Secretary of Agriculture!) are planting their own gardens as a way to save money and get truly organic, local fruits and veggies.
I grow plenty of things in my own Greenfield garden (usually tomatoes, peppers, basil, kale, garlic, and lettuce), but there are some things [...]

Actually, the revolution ending analog TV signals WILL be televised, but only on HD sometime between February 17 (yikes, that’s  next week!) and  June 12. The exact date depends on the station.   After that, unless you have cable, a converter box, or an HD TV, you’ll only be able to watch the revolutions you [...]