A special thank-you to those who attended LU’s recent membership meeting. Nearly 60 Lawrenceville residents came to speak their minds, giving us the information we need to better serve the community. The meeting was a productive discussion about how we can all come together to address our various priorities for our neighborhood. We are incorporating…
The community garden at 48th and Butler is looking for its next garden steward. Garden stewards are tasked with the responsibility of watering and maintaining local gardens for all to enjoy. It is a two to five hour per week time commitment and a perfect outlet for any avid gardener looking to give their green thumb a…
5.15.15 A meeting was held at the Boys and Girls Club on May 13th for Adam Kulik and Nicole Billitto to present their plans for The Gold Mark (formerly Salud). The Gold Mark is a proposed bar that will serve traditional and craft beer and cocktails ($3-$10) along with a limited food menu of classic…
March 4, 2015 A community meeting was held March 3 regarding the liquor license application pending for Cantina/ Ballroom and the new restaurant proposed for the 3rd floor of the existing Round Corner Cantina building – The Ballroom. Lawrenceville United met with Derek Burnell, owner of Cantina, to outline the concerns from the meeting and…
2.9.2015 The Lounge opened for business over the weekend of January 30th 2015. Mr. Borelli will be available at the 9th Ward Happenings Block watch on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 7:00pm to answer questions and listen to feedback from the community. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vincenzo Borrelli, an owner of RichVin, Inc. has applied for a person…
2.9.2015 The Lounge opened for business over the weekend of January 30th 2015. Mr. Borelli will be available at the 9th Ward Happenings Block watch on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 7:00pm to answer questions and listen to feedback from the community. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vincenzo Borrelli, an owner of RichVin, Inc. has applied for a person…
12.26.2014 Owners of the site have added additional office space to the site that sits on the river side of Butler and stretches from McCandless to 53rd Street. An existing driveway and curb cut from Butler is being reused for site access, and the office space will include PERSAD Center and a tech firm as tenants. Long term plans…
2.25.15 UPDATE Senti (3473 Butler Street) opened on January 20, 2015. Hours are listed as: Tue – Thu: 11:30 am – 2:00 pm 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Fri – Sat: 11:30 am – 2:00 pm 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Sun: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Franco Braccia and Annette Ishida will be…
12.10.14 Community meetings were held with the owners of Spirit (the former Moose Lodge Building). They have proposed to open a restaurant/bar with a pizzeria on the 1st Floor of the building and an event hall on the 2nd Floor with outside seating along 50th Street. LU and LC are working with Councilwoman Gross, the…
Lawrenceville United’s PEP Rally would like to invite Lawrenceville business’ to participate in our new initiative, the School Partnership Program. PEP Rally is dedicated to the belief that strong public schools benefit the entire community, and that education is best when schools, families, and communities work together. With that in mind, the School Partnership program was created to…
