COVID-19 has been a nightmare for all. Especially for event staff and operators of small independent live performance venues like the Roxian Theatre and Black Forge Coffee House here in McKees Rocks. On Sept. 1, 2020, staffers from both venues joined #WeMakeEvents, a coalition […]
Environment Shapes Behavior – an evening with Bill Strickland Jr. of Manchester Bidwell and the Grow-Sto Rox Collaborative
Environment Shapes Behavior – an evening with Bill Strickland Jr. of Manchester Bidwell and the Grow-Sto Rox Collaborative Wednesday, Aug. 26 from 6 – 8 p.m.Online via Zoom The Grow Sto-Rox Collaborative is coordinating efforts to improve the quality of […]
Matching funds have been exhausted! Donations are still needed to complete this project. Please help by making a donation below. McKees Rocks Councilwoman Sarah Harvey (Ward 2) is raising money (for materials and labor) to pay for a new art […]
The revitalized Roxian Theatre launched with a series of free concerts last May. A year later, the live music venue and thousands others nationwide now sit idle because of restrictions imposed in the wake of COVID-19. Help the #SaveOurStages initiative bring venue […]
The team at Gemini Theater is working hard to be an accessible resource for McKees Rocks families, as well as families across Western Pennsylvania. The group’s in-person summer workshops have been a help to so many families during the pandemic […]
Welcome, Amanda! Penn State University senior Amanda Ravsten has joined the team at MRCDC for the summer of 2020. Her internship work with the nonprofit focuses on designing a platform for the creation of a supplemental Youth Advisory Board to […]
Sara Silvestri, MD; Tim Krall, DMD; and Patrick Perry, DMD Thank you, healthcare workers! COVID -19 Thank you, Sto-Rox Family Health Center! The staff and board at MRCDC appreciate the selfless work the team at the Sto-Rox Family Health Center […]
RubyRide’s Aedan Marty and Farm to Table Western PA’s Mary Hagan and Seppi Grugan delivering food in April. While COVID-19 continues to have many small businesses in a holding pattern, others have altered their operations to continue to be of […]
#GivingTuesdayNow #GiveBigPittsburgh (McKees Rocks) Covid-19 Response Please help McKees Rocks Community Development Corp. (MRCDC) continue its economic development projects by becoming a donor on #GivingTuesdayNow or any day throughout the year. COVID-19 RESPONSE – MRCDC has been focusing on the […]
