KB Plumbing has opened a new office and 4,500-foot warehouse space in McKees Rocks, at 424 Broadway Ave. Robinson couple Ben and Kari Ifft, co-owners of KB Plumbing, recently launched…
Focus on Renewal a Highmark Rising Star
Awardees honored by the Highmark Bright Blue Futures award program, including McKees Rocks’ Focus on Renewal. Focus on Renewal was singled out from among 170 applicants for a Highmark Rising…
McKees Rocks zoning will soon meet PA law
McKees Rocks Borough council members are reconsidering the zoning code to bring local ordinances in line with established law. Solicitor Meghan Turnbull described McKees Rocks zoning code as “quite old…
McKEES ROCKS | ‘Welcome to the Table’ settles into a new post-Covid home
Welcome to the Table, the organization started by Marlene Banks in 2018 to help feed people who are hungry, has begun serving weekly, in-person meals again at the McKees Rocks…
DEADLINES PAST | The death and afterlife of the ‘most beautiful girl in New York City’
Silent film star Olive Thomas, who hailed from McKees Rocks, died on September 10, 1920, in a Paris hotel room after ingesting poison while her husband said he lay sleeping.…
Affordable housing complex proposed by Action Housing for McKees Rocks
Pittsburgh’s largest non-profit developer, Action Housing Inc., has proposed the creation of an affordable housing complex on the empty lot located behind Suds & Subs in McKees Rocks. The parcel,…
Rate of police calls to strip bar is consistent record request shows
Stowe Township officials disclosed more details about the July removal of a $25,000 permit fee against the only strip club in town. During the commissioner’s July 11 meeting, officials waived…







