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Archive for April, 2023

Recording of April PNA Meeting Available on YouTube

Did you miss the April PNA meeting last weekend? Catch up by watching the Zoom recording on our YouTube channel. Please also read PNA’s public statement, which was agreed upon at the meeting, regarding the City’s planned Pallet shelter village : link

April 19, 2023 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Don’t forget! PNA’s April Meeting TODAY at 10am

Join us TODAY at 10am, in-person at LMH or online via Zoom, for our monthly meeting. We will discuss PNA’s stance on the City’s planned Pallet village for the unhoused and lots more. Find the meeting details in our e-news: https://mailchi.mp/d3f8a3d4abe3/april23-mtg-reminder

April 15, 2023 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Read all about it: PNA April e-newsletter! And join us on 4/15 @ 10am for our monthly meeting!

The April edition of the PNA e-newsletter was distributed earlier this morning. Be sure to check it out for important neighborhood info and event announcements, including our monthly meeting for April which will take place on Saturday the 15th at 10am! https://mailchi.mp/8d4ce3c7da1b/april2023

April 12, 2023 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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• Helpful Lawrence Area Links

  • Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
  • City of Lawrence, Kansas
  • Heartland Community Health Center
  • Just Food Douglas County
  • Lawrence – Douglas County Health Department
  • Lawrence Memorial Hospital
  • Lawrence See-Click-Fix Reporting for Potholes, Parks Issues, Etc.
  • Pinckney Elementary School

• Other Neighborhood Associations

  • Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods
  • Brook Creek
  • Delaware Street Commons
  • East Lawrence
  • North Lawrence
  • Old West Lawrence
  • Oread
  • Sunset Hills
  • University Place
  • Schwegler

• Changing our Neighborhood Name

  Our neighborhood name of “Pinckney” was recently changed to “Pinkney.” This change occurred because Pinckney with a ‘c’ was associated with Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a Revolutionary War general who signed the Constitution and who also was a slaveholder who believed slavery was fundamental to the American way of life (he owned a large plantation in South Carolina). Given this problematic history, neighborhood residents voted to change our neighborhood name. To learn more about the year-long process, go to our dedicated webpage. The final round of voting ultimately landed on the name of “Pinkney” in honor of William Pinkney, who gave a famous anti-slavery speech in 1789.