Author: Helen
BIG WORK DAY @ Duncan Park
Calling all volunteers!
LU, Tree Pittsburgh: Lawrenceville Tree Tenders, and the neighbors of Duncan Park are organizing a BIG WORK DAY. This work day will help push the park to completion and provide a brand new natural play-space in the neighborhood.
Stay for the entire day or pick a shift to stop by and lend a hand. Dress in work clothes, bring a pair of gloves, and please wear closed toed shoes. This work day will involve physical labor, the usage of basic hand tools, and team work. All students under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Please contact Lawrenceville United info@lunited.org if you have any questions. Water, light snacks, and lunch will be provided to all volunteers.
Sign up via the Pittsburgh Cares site: https://buff.ly/2Zo4vXH
Volunteer Shifts:
8am – 10am
10am – 1pm
1pm – 4pm
4pm – 6pm
Task will include:
Spreading Gravel
Spreading Woodchips
Spreading Topsoil
General Landscaping
Weeding
Planting
Nominations open for Neighbor of the Year and Outstanding Community Partner!
Make your nominations now for Neighbor of the Year and Outstanding Community Partner for 2019. Recipients of the award will be recognized at LIVE! in Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville United’s annual fundraiser. For more information about LIVE!, check out our Facebook event listing or buy your tickets on Eventbrite.
Neighbor of the Year
The Neighbor of the Year award will go to a Lawrenceville resident who has a strong record of service, who has given back to the neighborhood and has gone above and beyond. Neighbor of the Year may also be a community advocate who has worked tirelessly to grow and improve the community fabric of Lawrenceville.
The 2018 Neighbor of the Year was our good friend Barb Kelly! Be sure to nominate your favorite Lawrenceville neighbor today!
Nominate a Neighbor of the Year
Outstanding Community Partner
The Outstanding Community Partner award will go to a business or organization that has been a major champion of Lawrenceville and the residents, and has given support, beyond expectation, to the community and residents.
2019 LIVE! In Lawrenceville
Join us for 2019 LIVE! in Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville United’s annual party and fundraiser celebrating the neighbors, volunteers, and leaders that make Lawrenceville special. The evening happens on 9/7/2019 from 7-10 p.m. at the Teamsters Local Union 249 in Lawrenceville.
Admission includes food and drinks from local businesses, fun games, and music spun by Arie Cole. Tickets can be purchased through our Eventbrite page at http://bit.ly/LIVEinLV
Interested in volunteering? We could use your help! Click the link on our Pittsburgh Cares site and learn about the different volunteer shifts available: https://buff.ly/2SuVY3x
2019 Lawrenceville National Night Out
Recap: Lawrenceville Wide Public Safety Meeting – July 2019
Thank you to Bike Pittsburgh, Better Streets Lawrenceville, City of Pittsburgh Zone 2, Councilwoman Deb Gross’ Office and the City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure for presenting to our residents at the most recent Lawrenceville Wide Public Safety Meeting. The Lawrenceville Wide Public Safety Meeting is a great opportunity to discuss larger issues affecting the neighborhood.
The Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) led an activity that allowed residents to mark and provide feedback about “hot spots’ in the neighborhood on large maps. Ideally these suggestions will help to provide suggestions to where DOMI can install traffic calming solutions that make the neighborhood safer for all. Our friends at Bike Pgh and Better Streets Lawrenceville also shared information about the Pittsburgh Bike Plan. The City of Pittsburgh Bike Plan is taking suggestions and submissions from City of Pittsburgh residents to help inform best ways for pedestrians and cyclist to navigate the neighborhood.
Click the links below to see the the presentations from each feature presenter.
The 75th Annual Lawrenceville Independence Day Celebration
For 75 years, the neighborhood of Lawrenceville has continued to hold an Independence Day festival that is filled with fun for the whole community, inlcuding softball and baseball games, children’s races, KSWA Wrestling, pony rides, a petting zoo, live music , food vendors and of course, world-class Zambelli Fireworks! This year the celebration will take place on Saturday June 29th, beginning at 11:00 a.m. in Arsenal Park.
The Lawrenceville Fireworks Committee, a group of resident volunteers, has been planning this special day for months. We hope you join us for the festivities!
The schedule for the day is as follows:
11:00a | Food Booths Open: Kelly’s Korner, Hambone’s, Spirit
11:15a | 9th Ward Girls’ Slow Pitch Softball
12:00 noon | Children’s Races
12 – 4p | Balloon Artist
12:30 – 3:30p | Barnyard Petting Zoo
1:15p | Boys’ Little League All Star Games
1:00 – 4:00p | Train Rides
1:30 – 3:30p | Pony Rides
2:00 – 4:00p | Fire Truck Display
2:00 – 4:00p | Face Painting
4:00 – 6:00p | KSWA Wrestling
6:00 – 6:45p | Exotic Animal Show
7:00p | Official Ceremony
7:30 – 9:30p | Dr. Zoot
9:30p | FIREWORKS!
Nomination to Historic Places Register
Lawrenceville is being nominated to the National Historic Register of Historic Places. If successful, this would list Lawrenceville on the National Register and would make certain projects eligible for tax incentives for historic redevelopment. There are NO restrictions that the program places on property owners in terms of what they can or can’t do with their property. As part of this process, consultants from Michael Baker International and Clio Consulting will be taking a visual survey of every property in Lawrenceville, starting in March, to determine which structures contribute to Lawrenceville’s historic integrity. Residents and business owners should expect to see the consultants during daylight hours in bright yellow field safety vests and they will be carrying identification with the city and consulting firm logos. As part of the survey, they will be photographing homes (external only) and recording information related to the building attributes on tablets. They will remain in the public right-of-way only and will NOT be coming onto your property or asking to come into your house. For more information, come to the 9th or 6th Ward Block Watch meetings in February.
- 9th Ward Block Watch
- Tues., 2/21 at 6:30pm, 329 45th Street (St. Mary’s Lyceum)
- 6th Ward Block Watch
- Mon., 2/27 at 7pm, 3523 Penn Ave (Pints on Penn)
Bay 4 Public Meeting Notes (Fort Willow)
On January 23, 2017, Fort Willow Developers held a meeting to engage neighbors in discussion about how to use the Bay 4 space that will remain open to the public. Here are the meeting notes from that discussion and pictures from the brainstorming session. Have other ideas? Contact Ben at Fort Willow Developers.