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 […]
Community leaders take part in the Launch Sto-Rox Incubator: Remixer event. GROW STO-ROX To open an NAACP chapter, 100 signatures are needed, each accompanied by $30 for the annual membership fee. In distressed communities that membership fee can become the […]
McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation Executive Director Taris Vrcek with BlackTea BrownSuga Network CEO Eszquire Harris during the Little Viking's flag football event at Rangers Field. Youth Advisory Board BlackTeaBrownSuga Network CEO Eszquire Harris also spoke April 3 to the […]
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY – Its been over six years since the McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation (MRCDC) convened the first meeting of the Sto-Rox Youth Partnership and the collaborative organization is still going strong. That first meeting – held at the […]
McKees Rocks Community Development Corp. joined the Little Vikings at Rangers Field in the McKees Rocks Bottoms April 3 with delicious Doughboy’s Pizza in hand to help kick-off the Flag Football season. While there, members of the staff and board […]
Thank you to everyone who came out to talk with us during our March 20th “Canopy Conversations” event. The weather was beautiful making for a great day for people to come outside and connect on the First Day of Spring. […]
