Lawrenceville United (LU) and Lawrenceville Corporation (LC) were founded in the early 2000’s to respond, in different ways, to serious challenges facing the three City neighborhoods that comprise Lawrenceville: decades of disinvestment, major crime, widespread vacancy and blight, lack of employment and educational opportunities, failing public infrastructure, and a lack of consensus on how to…
On Thursday, August 21st, at the Ice House Studios, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted a meeting to review our new, joint strategic plan with the community. The LU & LC staff reviewed the current programs and services of each organization and then reviewed the 2-year-long strategic planning process and its outcomes, which call for…
Join us for a community meeting to kick off planning for Leslie Park. The City’s Department of Public Works will share information about Leslie Park and present two concepts for consideration and feedback. Thursday 8/7/25, 6:30-8 PM at Boys & Girls Club (4600 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201) Refreshments & childcare provided. Please register at…
Please be aware that the baseball & softball game from 1-2:30 PM is cancelled due to poor conditions on the field from the storms yesterday. Everything else is still a go!
The LU Spring Membership Meeting & Board Elections will be held on Thursday 6/5/25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Lawrenceville branch (279 Fisk Street). Please join us to vote in LU Board elections and learn about our new strategic plan! More information about the meeting: How to become a member, or renew your membership: If you…
BikePGH’s Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator, Nora Andrews, virtually presented on this summer’s OpenStreetsPGH and discussed its return to Lawrenceville this summer on July 27, 2025. Review the recording of the meeting and learn more on how you can participate in the event at the links below. Recorded Info Session (13:47) OpenStreetsPGH website
On Thursday, May 1, 2025, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted the Lawrenceville Happenings on “All things trash!” at the Goodwill Workforce Development Center (118 52nd St) at 6:30 PM. The Department of Public Works and Environmental Services presented on recycling, 311, and more. Goodwill hosted an e-waste recycling event in partnership with LU and…
Join us for the upcoming Bystander Intervention Training on Thursday, March 20, 2025, from 6-8 PM at Goodwill (118 52nd St) or via Zoom. Registration is encouraged for all attending to account for seating arrangements and food. Register at bit.ly/Bystander2025. Hope to see you there!
On Thursday, March 6th, the Lawrenceville Happenings Meeting was hosted at CLP – Lawrenceville (279 Fisk St) from 6:30-8 PM. This meeting was hosted in-person with 30 attendees and online via Facebook Live to roughly 20 attendees throughout the meeting. The focus of this Happenings was the annual crime in review presentation for 2024 by…
