September 03, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements, Duquesne News
The Duquesne zoning hearing board will meet at 1 p.m. Sept. 8 to consider a request for a variance, city officials said.
The request was made by Carolyn Thomas, who wants to operate a day care at 1050 Grant Ave. The property is in a commercial zoning district.
The home rule government study commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 15.
August 29, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
McKeesport Area support group of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 3) at Penn State Greater Allegheny in the Frable Building, Room 122.
A “care and share” session will be held. This opportunity offers understanding and support unique to those who are affected by mental health conditions of loved ones.
NAMI McKeesport meets on the first Wednesday of every month. The meeting is open to families and friends of loved ones living with mental illness.
For more information about the McKeesport meeting, call (412) 527-6600. For the NAMI Helpline, call (412) 366-3788 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
August 21, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
A Vitalant employee donates blood during a donor drive in Illinois. (Photo courtesy Vitalant, via Facebook)
Local Lions and Rotary clubs will sponsor a blood drive on Sept. 17, and participants will be entered in a contest for a chance to win a $10,000 prize.
McKeesport Lions Club, Mon River Fleet Lions Club, White Oak Lions Club and White Oak Rotary Club will hold the drive in cooperation with Vitalant at Sampson’s Mills Presbyterian Church, 1665 Lincoln Way, White Oak, from 2 to 6 p.m., a spokeswoman said. Donors should enter from the side door at the parking lot.
August 21, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(Courtesy Mon Yough Chorale)
A local community choir is looking for residents who love to sing and would like to meet new friends.
Rehearsals for the next season of the Mon Yough Chorale begin at 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Sampson’s Mills Presbyterian Church, 1665 Lincoln Way, White Oak, and are held every Sunday evening.
Established in 2015, the group was formed from a merger between the McKeesport Choraliers and the White Oak Community Singers and was previously known as the Mon Yough Community Singers.
A non-sectarian group of singers, Mon Yough Chorale performs for many organizations and municipalities in and around Western Pennsylvania.
August 21, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(Ribbons, file photo by Andrea Kirkby via Flickr. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic)
Cancer Bridges, a local support group for people and caregivers affected by the disease, will hold an information session at 4 p.m. Aug. 28 at Kane Community Living Center McKeesport, 100 Ninth Ave., a spokeswoman said.
The guest speaker will be Cheryl Harris, a facilitator from Cancer Bridges. Refreshments will be served. The meeting is sponsored by St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 220 Eighth Ave.
Cancer Bridges is a non-profit charity that supports people impacted by a cancer diagnosis through a variety of free programs and services. This includes people with a cancer diagnosis, those who are caring for a loved one, or those who have lost a loved one.
August 19, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements
A Glassport man is in the Allegheny County Jail after police said he crashed into four parked cars in Port Vue while fleeing from McKeesport officers on Friday night.
Kane M. Snow, 26, faces a preliminary hearing Aug. 25 before Magisterial District Judge Eugene Riazzi in connection with the Aug. 15 incident.
At the time of the arrest, court records indicate, Snow was free on his own recognizance while awaiting trial in connection with a December 2024 incident in which he also was accused of fleeing from police.
McKeesport police said an officer on routine patrol in the city’s 10th Ward was stopped at a red light when a black-colored Nissan sedan turned from West Fifth Avenue onto Rebecca Street, nearly colliding with the police car.
August 17, 2025 |
By Vickie Babyak | Posted in: Announcements
Trees that are native to Pennsylvania help reduce stormwater runoff, stabilize stream banks that are eroding, and filter pollutants such as chemical residue and road salt from reaching creeks and rivers.
If you feel like your property could benefit from new trees or shrubs — ones that are suitable to the Mon Valley’s growing conditions and climate — you may want to take advantage of the sixth-annual Native Tree and Shrub Fundraiser, held by Penn State Extension’s Master Watershed Stewards. The program offers 23 species to choose from.
The money raised will contribute to projects that educate communities in how to promote healthy watersheds.
July 16, 2025 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(Photo courtesy Pennsylvania Resources Council)
If you have tires, old appliances or other hard-to-recycle items in your garage or basement, Pennsylvania Resources Council has an event for you.
The non-profit group, in partnership with the Allegheny County Health Department, will host two events to collect hard-to-recycle items such as electronic waste, tires and small Freon appliances.
Aug. 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Elizabeth Forward Middle School, 401 Rock Run Road, Elizabeth Twp.
Aug. 23, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Boyce Park, 754 Center Road, Plum
July 15, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Announcements
We once again are broadcasting this year’s McKeesport International Village from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12, 13 aqnd 14, and we could use your help.
If your business, group, or organization would like to sponsor the broadcast, sponsorships are $175 for one 30-second announcement per hour, or $300 for two 30-second announcements per hour. Please email your announcement to tubecitytiger@gmail.com.
If you would simply like to make a donation in exchange for being mentioned during the broadcast, please visit our website and click the "Donate" link: http://www.tubecityonline.com/contact/
Deadline for sponsorships is Aug. 5. Tube City Community Media Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and donations may be tax-deductible as allowed by law. This is not tax advice; consult a tax professional for information.
July 15, 2025 |
By Jason Togyer | Posted in: Announcements
About a month ago, we asked readers for help. Advertising income is down, expenses are way up, and we’re going to need to raise about another $5,000 every year just to keep going.
Well, I’m very humbled to report that readers and listeners came through in a big way!
We received around $900 in PayPal donations in June, which is a major jump from our normal revenue.
Many, many of you also sent donations in the mail, via check, and we’ll be depositing those soon.
The bad news is that we’re going to have to raise money on a regular basis from now on; I hate writing that sentence even more than you hate reading it, but there’s no use beating around the bush about it.
If you would like to donate to support Tube City Community Media Inc., we are a tax-exempt non-profit corporation. You may send a check or money order to Tube City Community Media Inc., P.O. Box 94, McKeesport, PA 15134-0094. Every dollar we raise goes directly to pay our writers for their work, and our expenses, including rent, Internet service and other fees.
If you want to donate via PayPal, click this link.
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