Sonja Reis | MRCDC Summer fun in the McKees Rocks area is off the charts this year. In addition to the annual Ukrainian Food Fest and the Food, Music and Art festival known as Feastival, our local police departments have […]
Looking for an excuse to get out with family, friends, and neighbors? Why not join the staff of McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation for food, fun, and conversation on Thursday, Aug. 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Olivia’s Banquet […]
Sonja Reis | MRCDC Lead by high school Spanish teacher Ben Engelhard, members of the Sto-Rox Class of 2017 participated in a stroll down memory lane as part of the many festivities enjoyed by seniors in preparation for their June […]
James Hogan | MRCDC Since its 2013 inception, Feastival has become quite the big deal and a great way to showcase good things that are happening here in McKees Rocks. We’ve seen it grow from 500 attendees to well over […]
Calling all Sto-Rox Area Snappers/Artists/Designers, MRCDC is sponsoring a Snapchat Geofilter Contest and you are encouraged to create and submit a simple drawing that defines the McKees Rocks area. For those of you who don’t know what a Snapchat Geofilter […]
Survey results! Pilot project to help residents improve their neighborhood
By Annemarie Malbon | MRCDC As part of an experimental pilot program, the McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation last Fall conducted a door-to-door resident and property survey in the area between Chartiers Avenue, Singer Avenue, and Rosamond Street in McKees […]
Introducing: Annemarie Malbon, Neighborhood Stabilization Intern
Though originally from southwestern Virginia, Annemarie now considers the Pittsburgh region her home. After receiving her Bachelors of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University, Annemarie served two years as an AmeriCorps member with Habitat for Humanity, Charlotte, N.C. and Rebuilding Together […]
“A Gathering of Sons” opera featured during 7th Annual African American Celebration of the Arts at Ryan Arts & Culture Center
Another black man is shot by a white police officer, and we ask what comes next? How do we heal? How do we protect our children? How do we survive this state, this country, this world? In the winter of […]
The Sto-Rox community will have an opportunity to open their third eye come September. On September 10th, the Roxian Theatre, 425 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks, will host a beginner friendly yoga course on its rooftop. There is a $20 suggested […]
McKees Rocks Borough Secretary Tricia Levander is excited for the return of MRCDC’s highly anticipated Run Your Rox Off 5K and 1 Mile Walk event in Fall 2017. Levander has ran in the Run Your Rox Off 5K race not once, […]