MRCDC working as ‘Neighborhood Partner’for Hays Manor transformation planning
McKees Rocks Mayor David Flick, Police Chief Rick Deliman and Grow Sto-Rox Program Manager Dorrian Glenn joined with MRCDC Executive Director Taris Vrcek and the staff at McKees Rocks CDC to finalize portions of a presentation made by community stakeholders to the […]
McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation (MRCDC) is partnering with Neighborhood Allies and BlackTea BrownSuga Network to provide a groundbreaking new three-month after-school youth program centered around urban design, architecture, and community development. The program is totally free! Students will have […]
The Holiday Open House event held last month to welcome you to our new home at 701 Yunker Street in McKees Rocks was a rousing success. In October, MRCDC moved to its new home inside the former Linder’s Furniture and […]
Join us in our new home for a holiday open house! See you Friday, Dec. 10 from 3 to 6 p.m. at 701 Yunker Street, McKees Rocks. Hors d’oeuvres, wine and more.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Gina Beavers received her M.A. and B.A. in American History from the Universities of Massachusetts and Pittsburgh respectively. She is an artist, freelance arts writer, and communications professional and will join the MRCDC team as […]
PROPERTY SURVEY — The McKees Rocks Community Development Corp. (MRCDC) is coordinating a vacant property survey in the Borough. The purpose is to determine how many properties are currently vacant and blighted. To complete the survey, neighborhood volunteers will be […]
Gov. Tom Wolf has announced a $2.3 million investment to support blight remediation in McKees Rocks. The announcement was made Aug. 20, when Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Dennis Davin joined Sen. Wayne Fontana, County […]
QUICK SHARE WITH MRCDC Join us on zoom at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18 as we continue our ongoing series entitled Quick Shares with MRCDC. This installment will focus on discussing a new employment opportunity with the MRCDC: Community […]
This week: August 3rd, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Writing Workshop with Karen Howard Karen Howard will be helping teens read and review their poetry together, and will help them build on their strengths and improve on their writing. Karen […]
In the first half of 2020, the MRCDC embarked on a large-scale community engagement initiative, with the intention of gaining insight into what the community’s priority goals are for the group’s downtown property holdings. This process included the use of […]
