Roxian Live announces first booking for new McKees Rocks live music venue for May 15, 2019
McKees Rocks and the MRCDC received an early present this holiday season with the announcement from the Roxian Live group that tickets are now on sale for one of first shows to grace the stage of the newly renovated Roxian […]
By Sonja Reis | MRCDC Small business loan crowdfunding vehicles that allow entrepreneurs to improve offerings to their customer base have been on the uptick in recent years, with 5 Generation Bakers – maker of the popular Jenny Lee Swirl […]
Black Forge Coffee’s Nick Miller discusses paint colors with McKees Rocks Community Development’s Jeb Feldman and Shelley Monto. A multi-day paint party where members of the community and fans of the brand came together to help paint the interior of […]
Councilperson Shallegra Moye watches as Singer Avenue resident Rose Glevicky shows video footage detailing the overgrowth of a vacant property in her neighborhood. BY SONJA REIS | MRCDC The overriding emotion as nearly 100 residents and community officials gathered […]
You know your neighborhood better than anyone else. Come together as a community on Thursday, Aug. 23 as we work toward a solution to the issue of vacant, blighted and abandoned structures in the Borough of McKees Rocks. This educational […]
Local salon owner Aliya Wray has recently joined the McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation’s board of directors. Aliya Wray’s Beauty Parlor and Spa opened in Stowe Township more than five years ago and continues to grow. Ms. Wrays holds a […]
An application for the current round of PennDOT Multimodal Transportation Funding awards has been submitted on behalf of McKees Rocks by the MRCDC. If awarded, the funding would join $1.1 million in previously granted funds and go toward the first […]
Members of the Sto Rox School District Vikings football team attended a college recruiting visit to the Pennsylvania State University in June through a scholarship provided by the MRCDC. Coach LaRoi Johnson escorted the players during the visit and has […]
Anthony T. Skender | MRCDC It’s a given that communities thrive or decline based upon the amount and value of the property within its borders. With the collapse of the steel industry and other related fields, decades of economic decline, […]
By Sonja Reis | MRCDC A $250,000 grant from the Pittsburgh Steelers has fundraising efforts for a synthetic turf activities field at the Sto-Rox Jr./Sr. High School that much closer to the goal line. “We just learned that the NFL […]