McKees Rocks Borough Secretary Tricia Levander is excited for the return of MRCDC’s highly anticipated Run Your Rox Off 5K and 1 Mile Walk event in Fall 2017. Levander has ran in the Run Your Rox Off 5K race not once, […]
If you have children and they aren’t already enrolled in Gemini Theater Company’s summer camp or you haven’t caught one of the company’s shows just yet at their new home at the Father Ryan Arts Center (FRAC), you’ll have a […]
On March 29, MRCDC hosted a Social Media Management Workshop at the Father Ryan Arts Center that attracted 23 community partners who learned social media best practices, strategies and how to use popular tools from industry expert Amanda King. Realizing […]
The McKees Rocks Community Development Corp. recently partnered with students from the Penn State University Department of Landscape Architecture to conceptualize drawings of what two vacant lots in the core of our downtown McKees Rocks could become if repurposed as […]
Focus On Renewal is looking for help in planning two upcoming events. The organization is seeking board members and community volunteers for its upcoming Women’s History Month photo exhibit, “A Century of Strong Sto-Rox Women,” and its opening reception on March 11! […]
On Jan. 5, 12 energetic Sto-Rox Middle School students entered the Father Ryan Arts Center (FRAC), kicking off a comprehensive 18-week arts program. Facilitated by the McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation, this new program brings four of Pittsburgh’s finest artists […]
LaShawn Reed discovered several years ago that she had to first become self-aware before she could ever empower the young children and teenagers she was mentoring each day. She started on the path of mastering her thoughts and feelings, which […]
For the last 15 years, Andrea Hopkins traveled from her home in Sewickley to McKees Rocks for authentic Italian cookies. Hopkin’s story isn’t unique for the customers who frequented Joyce’s Homemade Cookies on Broadway Avenue. One bite of any […]
Downtown McKees Rocks came alive for the holiday season on November 18th. The sidewalks were crowded for a series of attractions that comprised ‘Jingle Bell Rocks’, a collaborative effort of dedicated resident volunteers, local businesses, the Borough of McKees Rocks, […]
Nikki Geiger-Holloway works in sales by day, but by night – she hangs up the pencil skirt for a bright blue dress perfect for a princess. The Kennedy Township resident is the woman behind Princess Party Mom, the business she […]
