Broken Plates Glass Wearables offers behind-the-scenes look into its McKees Rocks studio
Gillian Preston has amassed 35,000 followers on TikTok who watch her fun and informative videos about her glass jewelry-making process.
15 Jun 2022
A brief history and fun tour of Mancini’s Bakery, a Pittsburgh legend for 95 years
When Mary Mancini Hartner was a child, she pretended to ice skate on the flour-dusted floor of her family’s bakery. Today she runs the place. Take a tour of the 95-year old institution with a smitten writer.
13 Dec 2021
At Fun-gal Farms in McKees Rocks, mushrooms are serious business
Some resemble flowers or corral; others look like aliens from outer space. All are edible.
14 Dec 2020
Black Forge Coffee House opening McKees Rocks location next week
There’s light at the end of the tunnel for Black Forge Coffee House in McKees Rocks.The long-awaited business opens July 15 in a former bank at 701 Chartiers Avenue.
09 Jul 2019
Get your broom ready. Pittsburgh Curling Club building the area’s first ice rink made just for curling.
The 17,000-square-foot facility will include rinks, locker rooms and a viewing area for curious spectators.
28 May 2019
Roxian Theatre is a gem for McKees Rocks. It’s dazzling in both design and sound.
The range of musical style showcased the most important aspect of the Roxian: sound quality unlike anything else in Pittsburgh.
20 May 2019
On Media: Citizens take back the news in Pittsburgh’s western suburbs
One local newspaper in McKees Rocks is embracing citizen-journalism to keep the focus on the community.
30 Apr 2019
These 4 development projects are bringing new life to McKees Rocks
We check in with the new businesses and infrastructure projects going up in the riverfront borough.
06 Mar 2019
The long-shuttered Roxian Theatre announces lineup for grand opening in May
The theater's reopening coincides with further redevelopment of the McKees Rocks business district.
20 Feb 2019
McKees Rocks gets a new brewery. And it’s inside the Parkway Theater
Abjuration Brewing offers wildly creative recipes, beers served in beakers and a home inside a beloved, restored movie house.
14 Mar 2018