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 […]
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 […]
Ms. Adrienne Roberts ‘The Role of Women in Transforming Communities’ Focus on: Adrienne Roberts By Sonja Reis McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania – During a recent NeighborWorks Training Institute program, I participated in a class entitled “The Role of Women in Transforming Communities.” […]
See our list of 13 unsung sheroes who have been named ‘Rocks Sheroes 2024 – Community Builders’
– Women’s History Month – Building community one step at a time By Sonja Reis In honor of Women’s History Month, I’m calling attention to a baker’s dozen of Sto-Rox area sheroes with the inaugural “Rocks Sheroes Community Builders Award.” […]
PROJECT UPDATE – We’ve been fielding questions about the MRCDC’s ongoing stabilization work to save the former Bank of McKees Rocks building at 602 Chartiers Ave. and wanted to provide a public update. Many of you have noted that a […]
MRCDC Ambassadors Nora Peacock, Diane Creese, Bobbi Adamchik and Community Engagement Manager Albert Edmunds during the August 2023 Hays Manor Community Day. (Photo by Ishara Henry) CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS While the Feb. 13 deadline for applying for a federal Choice Neighborhoods […]
MRCDC VP Jonathan Royster, Board Member Jason Corado and Secretary Talia DePasqualle during the the Jan. 11 meeting with Allegheny County Housing Authority. CHOICE/HAYS MANOR – Members of the MRCDC board and staff meet with Allegheny County Housing Authority Director […]
MarySue Flick and Albert Edmunds in the McKees Rocks office of MRCDC. WARM WELCOME Help us give a warm welcome to Executive Assistant MarySue Flick and Community Engagement Manager Albert Edmunds. The two joined the McKees Rocks CDC team in […]
Neighborhood Allies’ engages McKees Rocks youth in equity-centered design workshops
SOCIAL IMPACT McKees Rocks youth involved with BlackTeaBrownSugarNetwork (BTBSN) gathered for four sessions in May to learn about the design process and provide input on the future site of BTBSN’s new space. Each lesson built upon the previous — from learning the […]
You are invited to the upcoming MRCDC happy hour fundraiser being held at Rudy’s Dive Bar at 107 Island Ave., on Wednesday, May 10 from 5:30-7:30 pm. Come on out and “Ham It Up!” It’s ‘National Clean Up Your Room Day’, so […]
