This MWCDC Mainstreet fundraiser has been expanded from a “Taste of Shiloh Street” to a “Tast of the Mount” due to the great turnout.  Each purchase of a wristband goes to benefit the community through beautification, marketing, or additional special events.  Cost is only $15 for one or $50 for 5 wristbands.  Tickets are available in the MWCDC office located at 301 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh PA 15211 or by calling 412-481-3220 x 201.  If you are unable to contact us during business hours you can purchase your wristbands online at www.tasteofthemount.eventbrite.com

Here are just some of the specials wristband holders will be entitled to for their support:

Shiloh Grill – 25% off of your food bill

Di Fiores Ice Cream – $2 Ice cream cones

Grand Brew Cafe – $2.50 Lattes

Redbeards Bar and Grill – 20% off of your food bill!

Havana – $4 Mojitos & 1/2 price selected tapas

Sloppy Joes – $2 Domestic bottles

Packs & Dogs – $3.50 Seasonal craft beer drafts

DeAndrea Designs Silver Jewelry – 10% off

Art Zebo and Treasures – 10% off candles and video games

Bigham Tavern – 50% off of everything!

La Tavola – Free dessert samples! (one per customer) (reservations are recommended for dinner)

Jennifer’s Hair Studio – Present wristband before October 15, 2011 and recieve 15% off.

Dawn’s Creative Styles – Present wristband before October 15th, 2011 and recieve 1/2 off one retail product with a hair service.

Nikos – $1.50 Yuengling 16oz drafts, $5 Martini’s, 2 Cheese burgers for $3. Come and see our new interior!

Wallace Floral – Present wristband before October 15th and recieve $5 off an arrangement of $25 or more.

Fox’s Pizza – Present wristband before October 15th and recieve 20% off food bill (not valid with any other offers / carry out only)

Roll n Puff - 10% off cigars and $3 off roll your cigarette cartons.

Ink-Line – 20% off tattoo’s and $2 off a haircut.

Plus many more! keep checking back here for updates.

 On Sunday, June 5th, please join us in Mount Washington for an exciting event.  Wild Art Wild Trails 2011 is a hands on event for all ages.  In addition to exploring the trails in Emerald View Park, there will be a climbing wall and geocaching.  There will be music, food and fun while doing a hillside clean-up and giving artists the material to turn trash into cool art!

Mount Washington (Dilworth) Park

Sunday, June 5th

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

515 Norton Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15211

9:00 am to Noon – Hillside Clean-Up with the MWCDC

For more info- www.mwcdc.org/projects/grandview.htm

Kathryn Hunninen khunninen@mwcdc.org or 412-481-3220 x200

This is a FREE event!!!!!

Mother’s Day in Mount Washington

Make this Mother’s Day special by making a trip up to Mount Washington.  Mount Washington, in addition to the many amazing restaurants, has an array of great gift shops and flower shops. 

Gifts and Flowers:

ArtZebo Creations-Open Friday 10am to 5:30pm

DeAndrea Designs-Unique Silver Jewelry  Open Friday 11am to 6:30 and Saturday 12pm to 5pm

Eiseltown- Hanging Baskets 15.99 Fresh Plants and Flowers and Unique Gifts Open Sunday 9am to ?

Wallace Floral- Fresh Plants and Flowers

Patricia Boutique- Beautiful boxed note cards and gifts from The Metropolitan Museum

Mount Washington Restaurants:

Bella Vista Restaurant– 1204 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-1660

Bigham Tavern– 321 Bigham Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-9313

Café Cravings– 402 Bigham Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-481-2700

DiFiore’s Ice Cream Delite– 120 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-381-4640

Georgetown Inn– 1230 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-481-4424

Golden Palace Restaurant– 207 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-381-8500

Grand Brew– 120 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-325-6288

Grandview Saloon– 212 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-1400

Havana– 200 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 724-766-4556

Isabela on Grandview– 1318 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-5882

J.J. ‘s Restaurant– 101 Virginia Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-381-1822

La Tavola Italiana Restaurant– 1 Boggs Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-481-6627

Le Mont– 1114 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-3100

Monterey Bay Fish Grotto– 1411 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa 15211,

412-481-4414

Packs and Dogs– 223 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-3730

Redbeard’s Bar and Grill– 201 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-3730

The Shiloh Grill– 123 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-4000

Mount Washington is the place to be for Cinco de Mayo 2011, with our own Latin inspired neighborhood hang out.  Havana Tapas and Wine bar is a great place to hang out with friends this Thursday.  You can get into the Cinco de Mayo mood and enjoy the open doors that lead out on to Shiloh Street.  Definitely feel like you are in Havana, but be a block away from scenic Grandview Avenue.

Havana is offering the following specials Thursday, May 5th:

$3.00 Margaritas

$3.00 Coronas

$3.00 Tequila Shots

Check out www.havanapgh.com for more details.

Hope to see you there!!!!

A Taste of Shiloh Street is a fundraiser of the MWCDC Main Street Committee.*  

As a thank you, ticket (wristband) holders will be entitled to specials and discounts at participating businesses.  Come join us and show your community pride on Monday evening, May 2, 2011 from 5-10pm.  Mount Washington.  T-Shirts will also be for sale for $15 the night of the event to help us meet our goals while creating a festive atmosphere for the event.   Tickets are available at the MWCDC office M-F, 9 -4 at 301 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh Pa 15211 for $15. We will take a credit card over the phone as well, by calling Greg at 412-481-3220 x 203.  Tickets will also be sold that night for $20. 

Particpating businesses and their specials are listed below however a complete list of business specials will be available on www.vuplus.org :

Shiloh Grill:   1/2 Price  on everything!

Di Fiore’s Ice Cream / Grand Brew Café:   $1 off of all smoothies

Redbeard’s Bar and Grill: 1/2 Price Appetizers, $2 domestic bottles (bar room only)

Havana:  $3.50 mojitos

Nikos: 25 cent wings

Sloppy Joes: $2 domestic bottles

Packs and Dogs:  $3.50 Seasonal craft drafts

DeAndrea Designs Silver Jewelry:  10% off

Scarpaci’s:  1/2 Price 18oz drafts (including Framboise & Guinness)

Art Zebo: 10% off Aromatherapy, soaps, candles and lotions

JV Raschi’s Treasures:  25% off of video games and 10% off everything else

* Proceeds will be used for beautification projects in Mount Washington’s Business Districts such as hanging baskets, planters, maintenance of landscaped areas, and more.

Valentines is also here to warm our hearts on these cold, dreary days.  The good news is that Mount Washington is one of the best places to celebrate the day with your sweetie with a number of great restaurants.  Don’t forget that we have two florists, Wallace and Eiseltown to say, “I love you” but if you’re looking for something really unique don’t forget Art Zebo on Southern Avenue and the new DeAndrea Designs scheduled to open any day at 307 Shiloh Street.  Vincent DeAndrea was also an artist at the Mount Washington Ar Marketplace  who has not only chosen to make Mount Washington his home but he also a community to invest in a jewelry store of his own.  Vincent’s designs can be seen at www.deandreadesigns.com but now you can can get an up close and personal look at his creations in his unique new pictured below.  Be sure to stop in and welcome him to the neighborhood.

Superbowl Specials………………

Come to Anytime Tanning Club on Super Bowl weekend and say “Stairway to Seven” and receive $7.00 off any purchase of $25 or more. Can not use with any other offer. GO STEELERS !!!!!! This offer good at all locations.

 First Niagara Bank, on Friday the 4^thof February,  will be having a Steeler’s customer service day. For anyone who comes in they will be giving away food and non-alcoholic beverages.  The whole office will be dressed in Steeler gear as well.

Up to 20% off Pittsburgh and Steelers themed artistic photography prints, matted prints and framed prints from 5×7 – 16×20. For more information, contact Jason of Three Rivers Creative Arts at j.a.greiner@gmail.com or (412) 657-9430. Website – www.3riverscreative.com .

In addtion to the other businesses mentioned, come check out our other businesses for your Valentine’s Day and Superbowl needs!

Eiseltown Flower Shop

ArtZebo Creations

Wallace Floral

This weeks market will be featuring the artists and musicians listed below:

Artists:

Dances With Colors – Dichroic glass jewelry

Laura Williams – Natural gemstone jewelry on memory wire

Cesarow Arts – Fine art

Art Zebo Creations – Handmade soy candles

DeAndrea Designs – Handmade jewelry

Katie Moran – Jewelry and fine art

Karmin Monroe -

Vanessa Kettering – Pottery and ceramics

Tim Jenkins – Handmade wood frames and boxes

Musicians:

Tyler and Ernesto

Tom Fraser

Carl Lucas

Complete Relaxation and FUN!

It was that time, you know the time when dark roots rear their ugly head and become noticeable to the world.  Since I had been working in Mount Washington I decided to change it up a bit and patron one of the local salons.  I had met Jennifer at a community meeting and decided to give her salon a shot. 

When I called to make my appointment, she was extremely accommodating.  A week later I was on my way to Boggs Avenue to address my hideous roots.  When I walked in, I was greeted by Jennifer and her cousin who works with her conveniently named Jennifer.  There was no wait so I was in the chair immediately.  After a bunch of bull-gabbing and enough foil in my hair to pick up satellite television, I was getting my hair washed with the yummiest smelling shampoo.  For me, like many others, getting my hair washed is like a Zen experience; all I wanted to do was fall asleep, but I was too excited to see my hair.

After my hair was cut, styled, and dried, I felt like a new woman.  My highlights were perfect.  Jennifer did an awesome job.  The best part was that I had fun.  There was no pushing to buy products or other services, just an enjoyable a relaxing few hours of salon peace and happiness. 

 Interview with the Business Owner

Q: Tell me, in short, what your services are?

A: We provide hairstyling services for men, women, and children.  Our services include: haircuts, beard trims, color, highlights & lowlights, perms, up do’s, styling, shampoo & sets, conditioning & scalp treatments, and facial waxing. 

We also sell hair products.  They include: Select Aquage, Pravana, and Redken for Men.

Q: What made you go into business in Mount Washington?

A:  I was a hairstylist for 8 years and was unhappy working for other salons.  I like the Mount Washington Community and the fact that the residents shop locally for the products and services they need, when they can.  I found the perfect location and thought I would give it a try.  I’m so glad I did it.

Q: What sets your business apart from other similar business in Pittsburgh?

A: We provide high quality hair services at affordable prices.  Out atmosphere is relaxed, fun, and friendly.

Q:  Do you have any promotions /events you would like to mention?

A: Anyone who mentions this blog can receive 15% off of any purchase.

Q:  Is there anything else you would like to mention in the blog?

A:  I have been in business since 2004 and a hairstylist for 13 years.  Jennifer Moran, has been a hairstylist at my salon for 1 ½ years.  We work hard to make sure everyone who comes in leaves happy.

We were voted   “Best Hair Salon in Mt. Washington” in 2009 and 2010 by the Trib Total Media Readers Choice Awards. 

If you would like to visit Jennifer’s Hair Studio, check out the below info.

20 Boggs Avenue

Mount Washington, 15211

412-481-1122

Hours:

Monday 10am to 7pm

Wednesday 12 pm to 7 pm

Thursday 10 am to 3 pm

Friday 10 am to 7 pm

Saturday 8 am to 2 pm

Websites:

http://jennifershairstudio.biz

Become a fan on Facebook ……

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jennifers-Hair-Studio/122257729616?v=wall#!/pages/Jennifers-Hair-Studio/122257729616?v=info

  Also, the Redeemer on the Mount Church is taking part in The Great American Bake Sale to help fight youth hunger in America.  Come enjoy some of the homemade treats for a great cause!

The Art Marketplace is sponsored by Renewal by Andersen.

(The Art Marketplace will take place weather permitting.  Please check www.vuplus.org for more info.)

Featured Artists on July 10^th:

Laura Williams-Natural Gemstone Jewelry on Memory Wire

Jet Pack Agenda

That’s What She Thread

Dances with Color-Dichroic Glass Jewelry

Jim Jones

Mike Caldwell

Barefoot Boutique

Mind Slop Art                        

Vincent DeAndrea-Handmade Jewelry

Art Zebo Creations-Handmade Soy Candles

Djoi Jewelry Designs-Handmade jewelry

Scott Saloney

Featured Musicians on July 10^th:

Long Leggate Spider

 Spend the day in Mount Washington with great people, great food, and amazing art!

(The Art Marketplace is weather permitting so check www.vuplus.org for cancellations.)

The Art Marketplace is sponsored by Renewal by Andersen.

Featured artists for July 3^rd are:

Laura Williams-Natural Gemstone Jewelry on Memory Wire

Vincent DeAndrea-Handmade Jewelry

Sean Coffey

Carey King

Mind Slop Art

Art Zebo Creations- Handmade Soy Candles

Rusty Water Apparel

Tweek

Mike Caldwell

Joan Stein

Larry Chandler-Fine Art

Tina Thomas-Barefoot Boutique

Featured Musicians:

Cathy Stewart

Thistle House Folk

Original Glassworx – Glass Blowing Demonstrations