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The Vandal (4306 Butler St.)

3.11.2015 Owners of the building 4306 Butler Street, Joe Hilty and Emily Slagel, are planning to open a casual dining restaurant there this summer. The restaurant will be open 11am – 10pm 6 days a week (closed Mondays) and will offer mid-price options like sandwiches ($8-10) and simple entrees ($12-18). Emily, who also owns Mid-Atlantic…

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Arsenal and Leslie Parks Planning: March Update

3.11.2015 You are invited to a Community Parks Celebration, Thursday, March 26th, from 6-8pm! The celebration will be held at the Greybox Theater, 3595 Butler Street, and will feature an unveiling of the Arsenal and Leslie Parks master plans.  Enjoy refreshments and celebrate the culmination of a planning process that has engaged residents, business owners, athletic…

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Arsenal and Leslie Parks Planning: March Update

3.11.2015 You are invited to a Community Parks Celebration, Thursday, March 26th, from 6-8pm! The celebration will be held at the Greybox Theater, 3595 Butler Street, and will feature an unveiling of the Arsenal and Leslie Parks master plans.  Enjoy refreshments and celebrate the culmination of a planning process that has engaged residents, business owners, athletic…

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Round Corner Cantina (3720 Butler)

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…

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Grapperia (3801 Butler St.)

2.25.2015 UPDATE A meeting was held on 2.23 with owners of Grapperia. Details about the project can be found at the link below. Grapparia Info Sheet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2.12.2015 Domenic Branduzzi, owner of Piccolo Forno located at 3801 Butler Street, has proposed to open Grapperia behind his current restaurant (in the space formerly occupied by Jeffrey Smith Studio). …

The Lounge- 4121 Butler Street (Formerly Double D’S)

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…

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The Lounge- 4121 Butler Street (Formerly Double D’S)

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…

53rd and Butler Construction/ Development

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…

43rd Street Overlook

Community meetings were held on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 and another on December 3, 2014 to discuss the Overlook proposed for 43rd Street. The Urban Redevelopment Authority hired a team led  by Pennoni and Associates to develop a plan for the Lawrenceville 43rd St. Overlook as recommended in the Allegheny Green Boulevard Plan. The consultant team presented their initial concept of the…