MARK YOUR CALENDAR – Mingle with local entrepreneurs and expand your business network at the quarterly 15136 Business Mixer! Join us for an exciting opportunity to network and learn from fellow business owners in the 15136 area. Hours are 5:30 […]
Did you know the McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation will be moving to a new location? And that our friends at Level Equity Building will share the space with us? MRCDC’s new headquarters is located at the former PNC Bank […]
On June 26, 2025, ULI Pittsburgh and Philadelphia hosted the Commonwealth Housing Exchange, uniting 30 real estate professionals to enhance housing supply and tackle blight in Pennsylvania, featuring regional expert presentations with McKees Rocks changemakers.
Mingle with local entrepreneurs and expand your business network at the 15136 Business Mixer! Join us at Castle Consortia for an exciting opportunity to network and learn from fellow business owners in the 15136 area. This in-person event offers a unique opportunity […]
Equitable Community Building: One house at a time Our partners at LEVEL: Equity Buildings, a nonprofit working simultaneously to develop both homeowners and complimentary housing stock, will hold a groundbreaking for its second McKees Rocks renovation project later this month. […]
PROM TIME – In July, MRCDC Executive Director Taris Vrcek stopped by to visit Owner Nitika Proctor and the youth at TT’s ToyBox Daycare on Chartiers Avenue. Vrcek was on a special mission to present a sponsorship check to Proctor for the […]
Congratulations to Blanca "Helen" Martinez on the grand opening of her Salvadoran restaurant Pupusas Y Antojitos Helen. The restaurant's August arrival in town was a collaboration between McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation (MRCDC) and Pittsburgh Hispanic Community Development (PHCD). The two groups worked together to find Martinez the perfect space in McKees Rocks and continue to collaborate on future projects.
Streetscape & Roadway Updates: Safer 4-way signal intersection planned for Lower Chartiers
Engineering firm Michael Baker International (MBI) has recommended a four-way signaled intersection be built as part of safety updates planned at the junction of Chartiers Avenue and Furnace Street Ext., at the Shoppes at Chartiers Crossing.
The Chartiers Avenue Streetscape Project (Phase 1) is anticipated to consist of streetscape and multimodal transportation improvements to SR 51/Chartiers Avenue from McDonald’s Way to the bridge over Chartiers Creek. Potential improvements being considered include pedestrian and bicycle facilities, intersection […]
