New ‘Science Center’ coming to the Hill District

THE CITIZEN SCIENCE LAB’S PRESIDENT AND CEO, DR. ANDRE SAMUEL, AND GRANTS AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER NIKKI FEAGIN ACCEPT THE AWARD FOR BEING CITIZENS BANK’S “CHAMPION IN ACTION” FOR 2024. (PHOTO BY ROB TAYLOR JR.) & Old MLK Cultural Center on Herron Ave. to become The Citizen Science Lab’s headquarters Sometime next year, don’t be surprised to see rockets being launched in the Hill District. The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that the old Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center building that has long been vacant, but is still standing at 636 Herron Avenue, will be converted into the new headquarters for The Citizen Science Lab. Andre Samuel, Ph.D., The Citizen Science Lab’s Founder, President and CEO, told the Courier exclusively that a number of additions will occur on the building, and he’s especially excited about the courtyard space, where they’ll “be outside launching rockets, flying drones, and piloting robots. Who’s not going to walk by and say, ‘Can I check this out?'” The official groundbreaking of the new headquarters, which is near the corner of Herron Avenue and Milwaukee Street, will occur either in May or June of this year. All new construction should be completed by early 2025, according...