‘It Starts With the Field’ funding campaign aims to bring synthetic turf field for Sto-Rox activities
Sonja Reis | MRCDC It’s been 40 years since the grass field at Sto-Rox Memorial Stadium has been resurfaced and for many of those years, fear of further damaging the already fragile playing area forced the school district to severely […]
Survey results! Pilot project to help residents improve their neighborhood
By Annemarie Malbon | MRCDC As part of an experimental pilot program, the McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation last Fall conducted a door-to-door resident and property survey in the area between Chartiers Avenue, Singer Avenue, and Rosamond Street in McKees […]
Introducing: Annemarie Malbon, Neighborhood Stabilization Intern
Though originally from southwestern Virginia, Annemarie now considers the Pittsburgh region her home. After receiving her Bachelors of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University, Annemarie served two years as an AmeriCorps member with Habitat for Humanity, Charlotte, N.C. and Rebuilding Together […]
Year In Review: Great Strides In Development, Nutrition, Mental Health Initiatives During 2016
The second of our annual facade renovation projects nears completion. Taris Vrcek | MRCDC During the past year, the staff and board at McKees Rocks Development Corporation have fully embraced plans unveiled in 2015 for a ‘complete community’ strategy. In […]
Ever since the McKees Rocks-based 5 Generation Bakers broke ground on its new 18,500-square-foot facility in late October, construction has been ongoing in order to transform what was a former Bottom Dollar into a space that will house its commercial […]
