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Introduction to basic gardening at McCandless Organic Community Garden
ByHelenYou’re invited to learn how to grow and care for all sorts of veggies, herbs, berries, fruit trees and flowers, to enjoy and to share with the community. This free gardening series will begin by Zoom, and then will move to on-site sessions at McCandless Garden at the corner of McCandless Ave and Natrona Way,…
June Happenings Meeting
ByHelenPlease join us for the June Happenings meeting. Along with updates on neighborhood events, planning, and volunteering, we will be focusing on two main concerns that affect housing in Lawrenceville: * Unfounded legal challenge by the Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh (BAMP) to the City of Pittsburgh’s inclusionary zoning ordinance to preserve affordable housing. *…
R1A Zoning Text Amendments go to City Council
In March, Mayor Peduto introduced zoning text amendments with a goal of “improving pedestrian safety, enhancing neighborhood walkability, and promoting non-vehicular mobility.” Under this proposed legislation, minimum parking requirements would be reduced from 1 to 0 in R1A (residential, single-family attached AKA rowhouse) neighborhoods like Lawrenceville. Maximum parking requirements would remain the same (4). For more information,…
Recap of March 2024 Lawrenceville Happenings: Crime in Review and Public Safety
On Thursday, March 14th, the Lawrenceville Happenings Meeting was hosted at CLP – Lawrenceville (279 Fisk St) from 6:30-8 PM by Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation. This meeting was hosted in-person with 20 attendees and online via Facebook Live to roughly 14 attendees throughout the meeting. The focus of this Happenings was public safety with…

