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 […]
By Sarah Beth Martin | Gazette 2.0 Mark your calendars for the 6th annual Feastival happening Saturday, Sept. 8 in downtown McKees Rocks. What is Feastival? “It’s a day-long pop-up event that draws people from all over Pittsburgh to downtown […]
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 […]
Black Forge Coffee under contract for former Chartiers Trust Bank
Kickstarter in play to help with final financing for second location in McKees Rocks ends on July 15th By Sonja Reis | MRCDC As the morning rush dies down, Black Forge Coffee House co-owner Ashley Corts finally settles in at […]
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 […]
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 […]
Countdown to Sept. 8 and the 6th annual music, food and art event known far and wide as Feastival. This year, McKees Rocks will be rocking to the likes of Railroad Earth, Billy Strings, Rumpke Mountain Boys, and Wreck Loose. […]
Kristen Goodell, Nazareth College and Career Prep internship program director, presents the Partner in Mission award to Tony Skender and Henry Horn-Pyatt. Nazareth College and Career Prep presented its 2018 Partner in Mission award to members of the McKees Rocks Community […]
Stowe resident Adrienne Roberts is one of three recent additions to the McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation Board of Directors. Roberts, joins Aliya Wray of Aliya Wray’s Beauty Parlor and Eric Lawlor, executive vice president and COO at Ohio Valley […]
“Wendell Grimkie Freeland – A Quiet Soldier in the Fight for Civil Rights” is a 43 minute documentary on an important but little known African American leader, attorney, activist, and Tuskegee Airman who worked quietly, but effectively, on all of […]
