Jazzy Brunch at the Riverfront
Join us this Mother's Day to celebrate loved ones and raise funds for the future Etna library. Tickets can be purchased here or at the...
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STORIES FROM ETNA
Blog Posts from ECO Monthly Newsletter
- 5 days ago
Etna Library Series: Zero Waste Practices
Join us at the Pop-up Library on April 19th from 6-8PM as we learn from local organizations who are doing their part to fight the plastic...
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- 5 days ago
Etna-Sharpsburg Earth Day Challenge 2023
The Etna-Sharpsburg Earth Day Challenge is back for the 4th (almost) consecutive year! This is an event where community members face off...
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- Mar 15
ECO Board Welcomes Four New Members
In addition to all of the new programming being offered at the Pop-up Library, ECO has brought on four new board members to help steer...
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- Jan 30
Community Art Project with Sarah Cohen
Join glass artist Sarah Cohen for an all-ages community art project. Sarah will be hosting three workshops - in February, March, and...
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- Jan 16
'For the Love of Etna' raises funds for future library
Will you be our Valentine? This Feb. 14th from 7-10PM, Etna is hosting the first of five fundraisers for 2023 to help raise funds for the...
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- Jan 4
Library Series: Health and Mental Health
On January 25th, we'll hold a community meeting on the topic of Health and Mental Health. Over the decades, our community has lost access...
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- Dec 2, 2022
ECO's Year In Review
What a difference a year can make! In January, we were still deep in "virtual mode." Our first community meeting of the year was held via...
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- Dec 2, 2022
Design Updates to the ECC
This fall, ECO has been working with the architecture firm, GBBN, on the final design of the Etna Center for Community and Rivertown...
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- Dec 2, 2022
World Cultures Holiday Celebration
The Library Series is getting a "glow up" this month. Instead of our usual educational session exploring the connection between social...
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- Dec 2, 2022
Public Safety In Etna Recap
In November, we were fortunate to have a full slate of public safety officials join us at the pop-up library for our third installment of...
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- Oct 30, 2022
Etna Pop-up Party
Join us for a free, recurring, family-friendly event series: Etna Pop-Up Party. Parties will take place at the Etna Pop-up Library (341...
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- Oct 30, 2022
Survey: what activities do you want at Etna's Pop-up Library in 2023?
Do any of these questions relate to you: Are you someone who is looking for more things to do in Etna? Are you someone who has been...
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- Oct 27, 2022
Recap: "Diverse Identities and Inclusion" community meeting
At our October meeting of the Library Series, we brought together a panel of people to lead a discussion about diversity, equity, and...
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- Oct 27, 2022
Mary Ellen Ramage, Champion of Sustainability, celebrates 45 years with Etna Borough
When Mary Ellen joined the Etna Borough Staff in 1977, she never could have imagined the transformation that our small municipality would...
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- Oct 27, 2022
Election Day is November 8th
Do you have a plan to vote in this year's general election? Etna's poll locations will be open from 7AM to 8PM on Tuesday, November 8th....
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- Oct 17, 2022
Next up: "Public Safety in Etna" community meeting
The Library Series will continue this month with the third installment: "Public Safety in Etna". At this meeting we will hear from local...
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- Oct 5, 2022
Etna Art Tour 2022
ECO would like to thank the dozens of volunteers, the local businesses, and our partner organizations - Etna Economic Development...
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- Oct 5, 2022
ECO plans to expand its Board of Directors
ECO is an organization that depends on Etna's committed volunteers and collaborative partners from our region. The nonprofit was born out...
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- Oct 5, 2022
Library Series: Diverse Identities and Inclusion
The second meeting in the Library Series, entitled "Diverse Identities and Inclusion," will be held at the Pop-Up Library on October 12th...
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- Oct 3, 2022
Spooky Season 2022
Calendar at a glance: Kids Day Pumpkin Painting, Sat. 10/22, 12-3PM @ Rear End Gastropub & Garage (399 Butler St) Haunted Garden of Etna,...
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- Sep 2, 2022
Etna's library has a home
On August 31st, 2022, the Etna Community Organization acquired the historic Ochse Building at 341-343 Butler Street. As the...
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- Aug 31, 2022
New counseling center offers low-cost services to Etna's residents
If the past 2+ years have taught us anything, it is that there is a critical need for better mental health services in our country. The...
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- Aug 29, 2022
Young learners discover nature in Etna
"Do you know that this park has a job?" asked environmental educator Judith Koch at the first Nature Night at EcoPark. To the youngsters...
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- Aug 29, 2022
Vision for Etna's Library
On August 17th, the Etna Pop-Up Library, located at 341 Butler Street, officially opened its doors for the first meeting in the Library...
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- Jul 27, 2022
Library Series announced
The Etna Community Organization, along with partners Etna Borough, Triboro Ecodistrict, and the Rivertown Library System, announced the...
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- Jul 23, 2022
Nature Nights at Etna EcoPark 2022
Join us for a recurring free program, Nature Nights at Etna EcoPark, for a youth-focused evening that invites kids to discover nature in...
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- Jul 22, 2022
Etna Community Day 2022
The Etna Neighborhood Association invites you to attend the Etna Community Day 2022 on Saturday, August 6th, 12-4PM. The free, all-ages...
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- Jul 22, 2022
Welcome Wednesdays at Garden of Etna 2022
Join Garden of Etna every Wednesday (June-September) from 6:30-8PM for their 'Welcome Wednesdays.' All Triboro (Etna, Millvale,...
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- Jul 20, 2022
Yoga at the Etna Riverfront Trail and Park 2022
Get your flow on each Thursday night from 6:30-7:30PM at the Etna Riverfront Trail & Park! A variety of instructors will be holding...
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- Jul 20, 2022
Mac Miller celebrated at Etna recording studio
It came as a happy surprise to most residents of the borough when a once-bland block wall suddenly came to life during a hot and dry...
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- Jul 15, 2022
Health and Mental Health, Community Meeting
Wed. 1/25/23 6-8PM at the Pop-up Library (341 Butler St) Participate in a conversation about physical, psychological, social, and...
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- Jul 15, 2022
World Cultures Celebration, Community Meeting
Wed. 1/14/22 6-8PM at the Pop-up Library (341 Butler St) Share in an evening of food, music, stories and fun to connect across cultures,...
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- Jul 15, 2022
Public Safety in Etna, Community Meeting
Wed. 11/16/22 6-8PM at the Pop-up Library (341 Butler St) Hear how local police are improving community policing in our region. What are...
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- Jul 15, 2022
Diverse Identities and Inclusion, Community Meeting
Wed. 1/12/22 6-8PM at the Pop-up Library (341 Butler St) Discuss how libraries can be safe space for all people and can meet the needs of...
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- Jul 15, 2022
Guide to Etna Art Tour 2022
The eighth annual Etna Art Tour is on Saturday 9/24 from 4-10PM. In total, you will have the chance to hear nine bands on Butler Street,...
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- Jul 15, 2022
Vision for Etna's Library, Community Meeting
Wed. 8/17/22 6-8PM at the Pop-up Library (341 Butler St) Sign up to attend this meeting here Sign up to volunteer for this meeting here....
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- May 27, 2022
Etna and Sharpsburg Clean up their acts Once Again
The third "almost" annual Etna-Sharpsburg Earth Day Challenge was another great success, both for the environment and the strengthening...
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- May 27, 2022
Etna Borough, ECO Honored in Harrisburg with the Governor's Award for Sustainability
Etna Borough has been working tirelessly since the 2004 flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan to change the narrative around our...
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- May 27, 2022
Summertime in Etna Borough
Congratulations! You made it through another Pittsburgh winter. Now that the days are getting longer and warmer, it's time to look...
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- Mar 16, 2022
Etna thanks Tom Quigley, Founder of the Garden of Etna
Few initiatives demonstrated the shift in Etna's identity quite as much as the creation of the Garden of Etna. Once a town built on the...
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- Mar 16, 2022
New Members join Etna Borough Council
There was a tremendous amount of fanfare and celebration last December (rightly so) as Council President Pete Ramage retired after...
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- Mar 16, 2022
Etna-Sharpsburg Earth Day Challenge is set for 2022!
The 3rd annual Etna-Sharpsburg Earth Day Challenge has been set for April 23rd, 2022. The cleanup will take place from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m....
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- Jan 28, 2022
Etna Center for Community completes fundraising for building acquisition
On January 28th, we were notified that the Etna Center for Community (ECC) was awarded $175,000 in building acquisition funding from the...
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- Jan 26, 2022
Thank you, Jessica Kirin, Founding ECO Board Member
One of ECO's founding board members, Jessica Kirin, stepped down from her position on the board at the end of her term this past...
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- Jan 26, 2022
Countering Antisemitism event shows Etna is willing to take a stand
More than 100 community members, local and state officials, clergy members, and leaders from Pittsburgh's Jewish community came together...
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- Jan 6, 2022
Stand with us now: sign up for 'Countering Antisemitism in Etna'
Sign up for "Countering Antisemitism in Etna" here. It is time for Etna residents, businesses, and friends of the community to stand...
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- Dec 22, 2021
An Autumn of Achievements: Etna EcoPark opens
The Etna EcoDistrict Plan has come to life on the corner of Wilson and Grant streets through the opening of Etna EcoPark. This brand new...
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- Dec 22, 2021
An Autumn of Achievements: Etna Riverfront Trail and Park opening
For the first time in Etna's +150 year history, Etna has a public space on the Allegheny River. The Etna Riverfront Trail and Park...
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- Dec 22, 2021
An Autumn of Achievements: Light the Night returns to rekindle our spirits
Etna Borough's most popular annual event, Light the Night, returned in spectacular fashion the day after Thanksgiving, ushering in a...
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