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Archive for September, 2023

Zoom Recording of September PNA Meeting Now Available

 Did you miss our September PNA meeting? No problem – just watch the Zoom recording to catch up! It’s conveniently available on our YouTube channel.

September 23, 2023 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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September PNA E-News: Monthly Meeting TOMORROW at 10am via Zoom!

The September edition of the PNA e-newsletter dropped this morning!  Be sure to check it out to see our agenda for our monthly meeting TOMORROW at 10am via Zoom, neighborhood announcements, a City survey about land development code, and more. https://mailchi.mp/2c6087604a5a/pna-enews-sept23 The PNA meeting tomorrow will be online-only due to a space conflict at LMH.  […]

September 15, 2023 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
Posted in: Announcements

• 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.