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 […]
Two McKees Rocks-area business owners are being endorsed by the McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation for 0 percent interest Kiva loans that once funded will allow them to expand their current business models. Aliya Wrays has applied for a Kiva […]
Director of Economic Development Jeb Feldman will be serving as a guest bartender at the 11th annual Mixer with Shakers event held by the Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, March 28. During the event, McKees Rocks Community […]
By Sonja Reis | MRCD “Where there is light there is hope,” said Cindy Haines, executive director, Focus On Renewal (F.O.R.), during the Jan. 31 Sto-Rox Opioid Crisis Summit. The packed event sponsored by Ohio Valley Hospital and coordinated […]
