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ECO MONTHLY
A digital publication with a focus on Etna, PA
ECO strives to provide information, resources, and opportunities to residents, businesses, and friends of Etna so that we can build a more equitable, resilient community together.
Megan Tuñón
- Jun 12
- 3 min
Resources for Reducing Household Waste
We're all trying to reduce our household waste these days. This year, our contracted trash hauler began limiting the amount of garbage...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Etna's Free Summer Lunch Program has Launched!
Etna Borough and ECO have teamed up with a local nonprofit, North Hills Cares, to bring free lunches to the Etna Pool and Playground all...
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Megan Tuñón
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Jazzy Brunch at the Riverfront
Join us this Mother's Day to celebrate loved ones and raise funds for the future Etna library. UPDATE: ALL EVENT TICKETS HAVE SOLD OUT!...
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Megan Tuñón
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Etna library lands $400,000 grant and more
On March 16, 2023, Allegheny County's Local Share Account grants were announced and the Etna Center for Community, the Etna library...
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Megan Tuñón
- Mar 30
- 1 min
Etna-Sharpsburg Earth Day Challenge 2023
Who will win round four: Rams or Wolves? Join us as two communities collaborate on cleaning up their streets and streams. The Fourth...
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Megan Tuñón
- Mar 28
- 2 min
"Love the Earth" children's book created by Shaler students to benefit Etna library
Abbey Nilson was recently voted one of Pennsylvania's top educators, which comes as no surprise to her students or the many community...
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Megan Tuñón
- Mar 20
- 1 min
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 help us fight the...
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Megan Tuñón
- Mar 15
- 4 min
The Etna Community Organization welcomes four new board members
In January 2023, ECO added four new board members to help steer the organization into the future: Bridget Barrett, Ryan Gott, Melanie...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jan 30
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jan 16
- 2 min
'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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Megan Tuñón
- Jan 4
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Dec 2, 2022
- 5 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Dec 2, 2022
- 3 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Dec 2, 2022
- 3 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Oct 17, 2022
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Oct 5, 2022
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Oct 3, 2022
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Aug 31, 2022
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Aug 29, 2022
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Aug 29, 2022
- 7 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 23, 2022
- 1 min
Nature Nights Returns to Etna EcoPark!
Nature Nights at Etna EcoPark, a youth-focused evening that invites kids to discover nature in the urban environment, is back for a 2nd...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 22, 2022
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 22, 2022
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 20, 2022
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 20, 2022
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 15, 2022
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 15, 2022
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 15, 2022
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 15, 2022
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 15, 2022
- 4 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 15, 2022
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- May 27, 2022
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- May 27, 2022
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- May 27, 2022
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Mar 16, 2022
- 4 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Mar 16, 2022
- 3 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jan 26, 2022
- 3 min
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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The ECO Monthly is written by ECO Staff and Board. If you would like more information on any of the stories or if you would like to get more involved with our organization, please contact our Executive Director at megan@etnacommunity.org
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