A comprehensive strategy to reduce gun violence in McKees Rocks and Stowe has significantly decreased homicides, resulting in zero gun-related deaths in 2025. This initiative, driven by community partnerships, emphasizes prevention programs, outreach, and support services, fostering safer neighborhoods.
Two McKees Rocks organizations are seeking community input through a survey for a streetscape project on Chartiers Avenue. The goal is to enhance safety, attractiveness and local business appeal while addressing past design flaws that contributed to decline.
State Rep. Anita Kulik announced over $815,000 in funding from the Neighborhood Assistance Program for revitalization and affordable housing in McKees Rocks and Coraopolis. This funding supports business districts, community services and initiatives aimed at fostering long-term homeownership success.
A zoning appeal for the redevelopment of Hays Manor in McKees Rocks faces community opposition due to concerns over public housing saturation. Developer Pennrose aims to create 50 affordable units, but residents doubt promises of improvement.
On Aug. 4, the Sto-Rox School District hosted a kickball event and resource fair where adults played against teens on the football field.
To learn more about the event including who won, check out Photographer Lynne Deliman's Around Town. (Photos)
Helen Martinez's new Salvadoran restaurant in Stowe Township, Pupusas y Antojitos Helen, is the result of collaboration between community development organizations and small business owners. Located next to the Parkway Theater, the restaurant highlights the cultural significance of pupusas, a staple of Salvadoran cuisine.
Since just after WWII, McKees Rocks has been a dumping ground for ACHA’s housing projects, accumulating more government-imposed poverty than any town in the state of Pennsylvania. Not coincidentally, over time, the town went downhill.