Let me say it louder for the cheap seats in the back “The West Side is the Best Side.” Read about opinions on why living west of the Ohio River…
OPINION | Ridding McKees Rocks of poor by displacement is dehumanizing
—POINT-COUNTERPOINT— The crux of McKees Rocksʼ future: ‘Hays Manor’ When I was told Hays Manor was chosen to receive a HUD Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) Planning grant this year, I…
OPINION | $50+M for new and improved ‘Hays Manor’ is small-minded
—POINT-COUNTERPOINT— When is enough, enough? Meetings are being held in McKees Rocks with the Allegheny County Housing Authority to talk about the disposition of the Hays Manor public housing community. …
Street paving coming to several McKees Rocks roads
McKees Rocks council unanimously approved a paving contract for several neglected side streets June 14. —MEETING NOTES— A. Folino Construction will carry out the much-needed repaving on portions of Ella,…
Overhaul of Hays Manor housing complex focus of planning grant
During the coming months, the Allegheny County Housing Authority will be seeking community input on plans to redevelop the 138-unit Hays Manor housing complex in McKees Rocks. A “community party”…
Netflix crew adding to McKees Rocks Bridge summer traffic woes
PennDOT project on track for 2022 The McKees Rocks Bridge will be partially closed this summer in order to accommodate filming for a new Netflix movie directed by “Empire” creator…
Juneteenth: ‘Carnival Jubilee’ planned in McKees Rocks
→ Did you know Juneteenth National Independence Day is now a federal holiday? On Thursday, June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that established Juneteenth as…







