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On Thursday, February 6, 2025, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted the Lawrenceville Happenings on general neighborhood updates to kickoff the 2025 year. The meeting was hosted at the CLP – Lawrenceville (279 Fisk St) from 6:30-8 PM and also via LU’s Facebook page. There were 25 in-person attendees and 10 online participants. The meeting…
On Tuesday, February 4th, at 6:00 PM, Pittsburgh Regional Transit hosted a meeting to review the first draft of their Bus Line Redesign for East End neighborhoods, including Lawrenceville, Bloomfield, Garfield, Friendship, Morningside, and Stanton Heights. The meeting was held at the West Penn Nursing School (4900 Friendship Ave) and did not include a virtual…
On Thursday, January 23rd, at 6:30 PM, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted the Community Development Activities Meetings at New Alliance Federal Credit Union (3709 Butler St). The CDAM focused on the liquor license transfer for 3315 Liberty Ave (formerly Brewers Bar). Maurice Nassif, one of the new owners, was present to share the team’s…
Updated statement on 1/10/2025: As part of our due diligence on the future of the TRYP Hotel, LU and LC have been learning more information since our statement in December. Please see below for some clarifying details about the status of the TRYP Hotel and what we know about the proposed project at this stage. You…
PRT will be hosting a meeting in partnership with Bloomfield Development Corporation, Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, Friendship Community Group, Lawrenceville United, Lawrenceville Corporation, Morningside Area Community Council, and The Stanton Heights Neighborhood Association to provide information to the community about the DRAFT Network 1.0 and collect input. Ten (10) meeting attendees will be randomly selected to receive…
Updated statement on 1/10/2025: As part of our due diligence on the future of the TRYP Hotel, LU and LC have been learning more information since our statement in December. Please see below for some clarifying details about the status of the TRYP Hotel and what we know about the proposed project at this stage. …
On Thursday, November 7, 2024, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted the Lawrenceville Happenings with visiting presenters from Pittsburgh Water, UPMC’s Hillman Cancer Center, and Pittsburghers for Public Transit. The meeting was hosted at the Healthy Active Living Center (4600 Butler St) from 6:30-8 PM and also via LU’s Facebook page. There were 7 in…
October 22, 2024 Early in the morning October 6th, Malcolm Isaiah Nowlin was shot while working security at Dijlah, and later passed away from his injuries. This despicable and senseless act of violence reportedly occurred after a customer was denied entry by security to Dijlah after its after hours hookah lounge had closed. By all…
On Thursday, September 26th, at 6:30 PM, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted the Community Development Activities Meetings at New Alliance Federal Credit Union (3709 Butler St). The CDAM focused on the liquor license transfer for 3817 Butler St. MTK Associates were present to share their plans for the property and the reasons behind the…
On Tuesday, September 24, at 6:30 PM, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted the Community Development Activities Meetings at Tree Pittsburgh (32 62nd St). The CDAM focused on the proposed plans from Golden East Investors (GEI) for the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh’s 62nd Street Site (6111 Butler St). This presentation was a chance to…
