Update: 1/22/2018 Lawrenceville United, Lawrenceville Corporation, and six residents filed a protest/petition to intervene in opposition to another proposed liquor license at 5238 Butler Street due to community concerns about owner James Haney’s criminal background that were raised during their first application in 2013. The City of Pittsburgh and Representative Dom Costa also filed petitions to intervene. We thank Councilwoman Deb Gross, Mayor Peduto, and Rep. Dom Costa for…
Are you aged 55 or over, and have skills or experience you could share to help someone younger? Or are you a younger person who has a skill you could share with someone older? The Intergenerational Skill Swap links people of different ages together, to share a skill and learn something new. Tell us what…
LOCATION CHANGE for Back to School Bash With rain and thunderstorms in the forecast for tomorrow, we’re changing the location of the Back to School Bash to indoors at New Bethel Baptist Church (221 43rd Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201), just a few blocks from Arsenal Park. The time is still the same: 11 AM to…
4.16.2015 This week the Allegheny County Health Department held a public hearing on the air permit for McConway and Torley, the foundry at 48th Street. Residents, M&T employees, and LU testified. You can view LU’s testimony here, and see a copy of the Lawrenceville Toxic Metals study conducted by ACHD here. As the resident-driven community…
In the first half of 2018, Lawrenceville United contracted with Just Collaboration to work with our organization on goals related to our Diversity & Inclusion and Equity organizational values. As part of this process, Just Collaboration offered multiple trainings to the staff and Board of Lawrenceville United, and also did an external survey of Lawrenceville…
