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creaky__sampson t1_ja07wbj wrote

You’re doing yourself a disservice by having a pessimistic view of religion. Consider the prosperity we experience by living in an ordered society. The order is enabled by laws that are rooted in religious tradition. Are modern religious institutions perfect? Absolutely not. To say that they are only about money and control is childish.

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feed_the_bumble t1_ja05ydi wrote

Shadow Shuttle is one of the better sections. You're near the shopping plaza and 376. And that neighborhood is pretty quiet too.

Penn Hills property values have been steadily going up in recent years, but, many of these homes do need some work. So you do need to be on the lookout for foundation issues, retaining wall problems, moisture control, etc. Those issues are common.

The biggest drawback of Penn Hills is the absolutely insane school taxes, like horrendously so

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moonwish22 t1_ja04w8p wrote

Yes and today is actually our wedding anniversary! We got married there in 2017 and it was magical. We did it in the Broderie Room during their orchid show. The room was rented for 90 minutes, but there are different time periods and different rooms that you can rent out depending on how you want your ceremony and if you are getting catering there, etc. The event person will talk you through all those details. The flowers were beautiful and so were the decorations from the orchid show. We used a microphone (provided by Phipps) so everyone could hear our ceremony/vows. The temperature was great for our event and everyone still talks fondly about the ceremony. It was laid back, beautiful in nature and everything we wanted in our wedding.

Edit to add that we got a reduced rate so we could have admissions to all parts of Phipps for our wedding guests. I have a bunch of nieces and nephews so this was perfect for them to be able to enjoy all of Phipps.

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