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Lawrenceville Art Explosion

October 3, 2006

Dozens of art galleries, dealerships, studios and shops line Butler Street in Lawrenceville. The artists and business owners credit the community's diversity, inexpensive buildings, historical architecture, and supportive neighbors to their successes.

New Money from Old Neighborhoods

October 1, 2006

Historic preservations from across the country will soon gather in Pittsburgh to examine how preservation leads to economic development. Here in our area, you don't have to look far for examples--Lawrenceville is one such example.

Lawrenceville Begins Clean Streets Campaign

August 15, 2006

Lawrenceville is “redding up” with a neighborhood beautification campaign that engages both residents, business owners, and community organizations. The Clean Streets Campaign is an initiative that will make Lawrenceville clean and attractive.

Revitalization branching out in city

July 31, 2006

Five Elm Street contracts for $180,000 will benefit Lawrenceville, East Liberty, Friendship North Side, and South Side.

No place like home: 10 neighborhoods you need to know about

July 1, 2006

Lawrenceville is one of the 10 neighborhoods profiled, and the Doughboy Square area is listed as "neighborhoods on the rise" in this feature article in Pittsburgh Magazine.

5 neighborhoods to split $900,000 for trees, projects

June 21, 2006

Lawrenceville is one of five Pittsburgh neighborhoods to receive Elm Street funding.

Lawrenceville's Art All Night

April 27, 2006

In the past several years, Lawrenceville has begun emerging as a center for the arts and design, bringing with it the kinds of boutiques, restaurants, and coffee shops that thrive in this new sort of environment. And for the past nine years, Lawrenceville's residents--new and old--have celebrated their neighborhood with a massive annual indoor block party called Art All Night.

The Art of Transforming Lawrenceville

April 26, 2006

The steady influx of artists into Lawrenceville and the 16:62 Design Zone continues to transform the character of the neighborhood.

Web site launched to boost seven city neighborhoods

April 21, 2006

Lawrenceville and the Design Zone are featured on a new website that features eight tours through seven neighborhoods. The goal is twofold: to get tourists to plan authentic twists and turns in their itineraries by wandering into the neighborhoods and to engage local residents in their own city.

Visitors get guided tour to lure reunion business

March 18, 2006

Lawrenceville is engaged in efforts to reach the family reunion segment of the tourism industry by offering guided tours.

Region begins $3 billion building boom

March 12, 2006

Part of the region's building boom includes the $575 million Children's Hospital in Lawrenceville, which will rise on the site of the former St. Francis Medical Center. Center. Some St. Francis facilities are being renovated, and three garages, a clinical research facility, a medical office building, a patient wing and an expanded power plant are being built.

Neighborhood Watch: Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA

March 1, 2006

Profile of Lawrenceville’s revitalization, specifically mentioning the following businesses: Sufak’s Round Corner, Regina’s Marherita Pizzeria, Arsenal Bowling Lanes, Coca Café, Sugar Boutique, Awakening of the Senses, the Church Brew Works.

2005 Design Pittsburgh Gala Held in Design Zone

March 1, 2006

The Design Zone welcomed 2005's Design Pittsburgh Gala, coordinated by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).