Local entrepreneurs are invited to the McKees Rocks Business Mixer on March 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Castle Consortia in Stowe.
Denise Darcell Zellous, known as "Missy," was a beloved community leader and founder of the Zellous Hope Project. She died unexpectedly on March 7, 2025, leaving a profound impact on McKees Rocks and beyond.
The McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation is exploring pre-development projects, focusing on the PNC Bank site. Plans include a food hall in Lower Chartiers Ave, leveraging local food ventures and aiming for community revitalization through economic development.
Level celebrates groundbreaking for next 9 Rehab 4 Resale homes in McKees Rocks
LEVEL invites the public to explore community-based housing solutions addressing the crisis in underserved areas. Collaborating with McKees Rocks leaders, they are breaking ground on the next 9 units of affordable homes. Join them on October 31 to learn about homeownership opportunities.
Pittsburgh Regional Transit has been designing a new bus line network based on what they’ve heard from current ridership. According to PRT, the proposed draft of a new network improves service, expands connections and prioritizes investments in disadvantaged communities. Draft Network 1.0 […]
MRCDC Communications and Marketing Director Sonja Reis was honored by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania for her contributions to Western Pennsylvania journalism through the former Gazette 2.0 print publication. She is now partnering with others to bring digital news […]
602 CHARTIERS AVE. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced the passage of a federal spending bill for Fiscal Year 2022 on March 10. For the first time in more than a decade, the spending bill includes congressionally […]
MRCDC Broad Member and McKees Rocks resident Ron Reidell shows how to use the property survey app volunteers are using around the borough. VACANT PROPERTIES For the past several months, the McKees Rocks Community Development Corp. (MRCDC) has been coordinating […]
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 […]
See the Community Standards for Downtown Development of MRCDC-owned properties
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 […]
