ULTRA Party Last Night

I couldn't go to the First Friday celebration or the Mt. Lebanon ULTRA Party last night. I've heard one report already that the whole thing was groovy, baby, as Austin Powers might say. What did you think?

Mt. Lebanon Street Party Will Aid Autism Center

When Cindy Waeltermann got the diagnosis for her nearly 3-year-old son, she recalled, "All I heard was 'autism,' and I think my ears started ringing. I heard nothing after that."

To compound her distress, her younger son later was also diagnosed with autism. "That truck didn't kill me when it ran over me, so it backed up to make sure I was completely dead," she said.

Such reactions are common among parents in her position and that's one of the reasons for the group she directs, the Autism Center of Pittsburgh/AutismLink. The center now needs a South Hills location, which could cost $15,000. That's where ULTRAparty comes in. ULTRAparty, a street jam Aug. 3 in Mt. Lebanon, will offer music, food and drinks with proceeds benefitting the Autism Center of Pittsburgh/AutismLink.

Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/07207/804285-55.stm

Link 2: www.post-gazette.com/pg/07200/802661-54.stm

Lebo Summer Heats Up with ULTRAparty

Summer is about to heat up in Mt. Lebanon this August, as LEBO (Lifestyles Enriched By Opportunity) has announced ULTRAparty, a street fest for civic minded partiers between the ages of 22-35 that will encompass a three-block section of Washington Road.

ULTRAparty, sponsored by Miller Brewing, will feature one of Pittsburgh's favorite 80's cover bands, Velveeta, and will debut on Friday August 3, 2007 from 8 p.m. to midnight. A three-block area of Washington Road from Cedar Boulevard to Castle Shannon Boulevard will be closed to traffic from 8 p.m. to midnight following Mt. Lebanon's family-oriented First Friday festival.

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