Not sure why you're being downvoted for sharing your own experience.

Tree Pittsburgh has a map showing tree cover in the various neighborhoods. I think there's a newer map but this page has info from 2012. The "2012 State of the Urban Forest" has a lot of the data on tree cover in various neighborhoods.

2012 Tree Pgh urban forest master plan

The deer situation is dire. I wish someone with the authority to do so would at least start moving towards action. I don't think it's kinder to leave them to starve to death than it would be to cull some of the population, and it's not like they're going to stop reproducing.

This. Get in contact with Coghill's office and get a 311 ticket number to send to them.

At work, relatively often. At home, almost never since the 90s ended. Send an SASE to....

There are a lot of different agencies doing things differently for all this stuff. It can get very confusing. Also, the city sends property tax receipts in like, October, so you just get to spend 8 months wondering if they recorded your payment correctly.

Anyway, it's not just you!

Oh and yes, Jordan is your city tax return, which is mandatory, even though we have a flat 3% tax. That's the payroll one.

Taxes paid through payroll are separate from property taxes, so that city tax is different from the one on your house.

City of Pittsburgh real estate taxes

Allegheny County assessment - you can look up your county taxes here.

I don't think functional families instill the kind of values that lead people to put surveillance cameras everywhere, freely share footage of people who are just walking down the sidewalk, and accuse anyone who looks different of malicious intentions

Tomatillos didn't work well for me the first year, but I failed to clean up and about 300 seeds sprouted. We had a wall of the things and plenty of fruit.

On the other hand, purslane grows in the cracks of the sidewalk. It's tasty, and the chickens like it, too.

As many tomatoes and peppers as I can fit on the trays to start them. I have to cull my list this year. It's out of hand and there is some serious pruning needed for the shrubs we have.

I would like to get a fruit tree planted, maybe a self pollinating plum. At least get blueberries going.

Right now I'm only starting brassicas, hot peppers, leeks, and for flowers it's delphinium and dianthus and foxglove. But March is coming up fast and that's when the seed starting corner gets rolling for real.

I tend to start too many things and then give them away because I don't have the space or time. So I get this. I have, well, a lot of seed packets. I can't resist them. Starting seeds is so amazing - just watching them come up and grow is magic every time.

I've moved mostly to soil blocking and have had good success with it. Have you tried it yet?

I love momo and we're spoiled for choice if you're willing to go through the liberty tunnels. My favorite is Himali Kitchen's chili momo. It's a good level of spicy - enough to clear your sinuses and get some endorphins going. A good choice if you're having a bad day.

They also have gundruk soup on the menu. It's made with pickled greens and has about an inch of oil on the top. The oil is a bit much for me so I take some off but the soup itself is SO tasty.

I love Angkor. Their lunch specials are very affordable. The na taing appetizer is unique in the area, as far as I know, and is amazing. If you like fish, the nam yaa is a great noodle dish. I ordered takeout once with a vegetarian dish and they called to tell me one of the other items was made with pork, I think - either way, some kind of meat. They just wanted to make sure I knew. Very nice customer service.

Though regardless, if someone is unable or unwilling to care for a dog, I would much rather they rehome than abandon or neglect it.

The fact that it's 16 months old - an adolescent - probably has a whole lot to do with it. Adolescent dogs are hard to deal with and no longer cute like puppies, so you see them end up being rehomed, dumped, etc. quite a bit.

Also, APBT and mixes are often prone to dog aggression and sometimes human aggression, and those things frequently don't show up until the dog is fully mature, so in the 2-3 year old range - which means there's a lot of unknown still to come.

Antonio's in Brookline has a kind of typical Pittsburgh-type pizza but the difference is they run some wild specials. They had a Thanksgiving one that was like the pizza equivalent of the Gobblerito. I saw they posted a crab Rangoon pizza a bit ago. Oh and there was one with bratwurst, mustard, and sauerkraut for Oktoberfest. I remember Unique Pizza and I feel like Antonio's kind of carries the mantle now for unusual pizza topping combinations.

They also have lots of vegan options.

It's way too expensive but sometimes I just need some pigeon wings.

I like it. It has a certain je ne sais quoi.

Yinz running a sauna over there?

(I have lived in drafty, uninsulated houses long enough to have adapted to an indoor temp around 60. 74 would feel like summer, I think.)

It's unfortunately not uncommon in rescue. I understand the impulse but it can even put people and animals in danger. (Transporting dogs from out of state and placing them, for example, is well intentioned but not always a good idea. But it happens, because there aren't enough resources or time to save every dog. Which sucks, as a dog person. So I understand why rescues try to place them quickly. I just can't agree.)

I have some concerns as well. They recently told someone who hasn't fostered for them before that whelping and newborn puppies don't need any help for the first three weeks, which is... misguided at best. It's not cool to mislead people just to get a dog placed. That's setting everyone up to fail. I was totally taken aback by that statement.

Poor pups. I'm glad they're being up front with the issues puppy mill dogs face. I hope they all find loving, patient homes.

Salem's has pretty extensive hours, among other restaurants.

Awesome. Glad to hear that.