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Destination: Lawrenceville	November 14, 2005
Influx of young residents and businesses is exciting, but many questions loom about aging homeowners, gentrification. Kate Trimble of the Lawrenceville Corporation responds about aging homeowners. Artists and business owners mentioned inlcude Elizabeth Monoian, Hellen McMullen who owns Perk Me Up on Butler St. and Quinn Leonowicz of Craft Product. The article also mentions the success of Art All Night.
Concerted effort giving Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville an artsy image	September 5, 2005
The 16:62 Design Zone promotes over 100 businesses located between the 16th Street Bridge and 62nd Street Bridge that specialize in home and office furnishings. The project, which is still in its infancy, has had great success in promoting Lawrenceville’s unique charm, attracting new businesses, and drawing more people to live in the area.
7 Pittsburgh neighborhoods in tourist campaign	August 17, 2005
The neighborhoods of Bloomfield, Lawrenceville, Mount Washington, the North Side, Oakland, the South Side, and the Strip District are teaming up to promote themselves as a "heritage tourism cluster." www.pittsburghneighborhoodstours.com
Lawrenceville offers postindustrial chic	February 5, 2005
Over the past decade, Lawrenceville has transformed itself from a community laden with industry and manufacturing to a hip location for antique shops, art galleries, gift boutiques and more. Spearheading this neighborhood makeover is the Lawrenceville Corporation, as well as business owners and local residents.
Developers find new uses for forlorn buildings, rejuvenating neighborhoods	January 7, 2005
Developers are renovating many old, vacant buildings throughout Lawrenceville for start-up or established businesses locating in the area. The growth, in part, can be attributed to the 16:62 Design Zone, a program which promotes the area's design-related businesses.
Building the Buzz	January 1, 2005
Pittsburgh’s Design Zone is home to a fascinating collection of design-related businesses housed in buildings that range from a former firehouse, now an architectural millwork company, to an 1860s stable that houses a home furnishings store. The 16:62 Design Zone is the cooperative niche marketing initiative of the Lawrenceville Corporation, the local community development corporation and the lead agency of the Main Street program. It promotes a business cluster, rather than a traditional commercial district, and spans two neighborhoods, from the 16th Street Bridge of the Strip District to the 62nd Street Bridge in Lawrenceville.