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…
Community visioning sessions planned for upcoming rezoning
The Borough of Crafton held a council meeting on May 26 to discuss topics ranging from the multi-municipal zoning project with Ingram to commission vacancies. In the community services and…
Black Forge Coffee to switch focus to McKees Rocks shop
Barista Ashley Taylor mixes up a beverage at the McKees Rocks location of Black Forge Coffee. Black Forge Coffee’s original location in the Allentown neighborhood of Pittsburgh is set to…
Council members OK retirement of borough manager
McKees Rocks council members voted unanimously to accept the retirement of former borough manager, Ruth Pompey on May 24. The matter had been tabled from a May 11 meeting. Although…
Robinson once home to nuclear defense system
The Cold War is just a distant memory for some of us, but in the 1950s and 60s, it was a very real, very frightening reality. The tensions between the…







