Pittsburgh City Paper’s annual reader’s choice competition has become the biggest competition in Pittsburgh and has been occurring for more than 20 years. Winners are 100% chosen by reader nomination and votes, which come from throughout the region. The first […]
GUEST BARTENDER – McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation’s Guest Bartender competition has a new champion. After holding the Guest Bartender title for the past two contests, Secretary Talia Piazza DePasquale, who came to the Aug. 24 fundraising event ready to […]
The Neighborhood Community Development Fund is a community-focused loan fund. The mission of the Neighborhood Community Development Fund is to provide responsible and affordable credit to businesses, with a focus on minority and women entrepreneurs throughout Allegheny County. Over the […]
The stabilization and ultimate redevelopment of the former Bank of McKees Rocks building located at 602 Chartiers Ave. in McKees Rocks is underway. McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation is working with SOTA Construction Services to begin work on the former […]
On June 29, LEVEL: Equity Buildings, a newly formed nonprofit providing a holistic, system-innovating program to simultaneously develop homeowners and complimentary housing stock, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially launch and announce the sale of its first renovation project, 310 […]
If you attended the inaugural April Fools’ Parade in McKees Rocks, April 2, you may have run into our cohort of Community Outreach Ambassadors. The group of six area residents led by Community Engagement Director Gina Beavers worked with various community […]
Welcome to MRCDC — New MRCDC board members Lachon Ellman, Tamika Huffman and Jordan Allen during an onboarding workshop with members of the staff and board March 26. Both Ellman and Huffman are Sto-Rox residents, while Jordan works with the youth […]
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 […]
