Library Series announced
The Etna Community Organization, along with partners Etna Borough, Triboro Ecodistrict, and the Rivertown Library System, announced the...
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
- Jul 23
- 1 min
Nature Nights at Etna EcoPark
Join us for a recurring free program, Nature Nights at Etna EcoPark, for a youth-focused evening that invites kids to make...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 22
- 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
- 1 min
Welcome Wednesdays at Garden of Etna
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
- 1 min
Yoga at the Etna Riverfront Trail and Park
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 2 min
Etna Art Tour 2022
Call for Artists, Businesses, & Volunteers Sign up here to participate in the Etna Art Tour 2022. It takes 44 volunteers to run the Etna...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 15
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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Megan Tuñón
- Jan 26
- 3 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Jan 6
- 4 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
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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Megan Tuñón
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
An Autumn of Achievements: Inaugural Spooky Garden of Etna
On October 23-24, the Garden of Etna hosted two free nights for Etna families to learn about the garden and celebrate the spooky season....
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Megan Tuñón
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
Celebrating Pete Ramage's 52 Years of Service To Etna Borough
As 2021 comes to a close, Etna has been celebrating the inspiring and remarkable career of Pete Ramage, who served on the Etna Borough...
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Megan Tuñón
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
Neighborhood Partnership Program Funds Awarded to the Triboro Ecodistrict
The Triboro Ecodistrict has been awarded $1.2 million in funding through the Neighborhood Partnership Program (NPP) - a public/private...
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Megan Tuñón
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
Etna, Millvale sign agreement for New Library System
On December 9th, 2021, ECO joined Etna Borough, Millvale Borough, and the Millvale Community Library to sign a Memorandum of...
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Megan Tuñón
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
'Etna is for Everyone' yard signs available, meeting announced
We want all of our neighbors to know that they are loved and their lives are valued. Etna is not a place that accepts hate and we, in the...
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Megan Tuñón
- Oct 7, 2021
- 1 min
The Garden of Etna Gets Spooky
Join Etna Gardeners for two nights of spooky Celebrations at the 1st Annual Haunted Garden of Etna!
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Megan Tuñón
- Oct 7, 2021
- 1 min
More trees coming to Etna in Fall 2021
The latest round of tree plantings will take place on Saturday, November 13th (time and meeting to be announced). In all, 35 trees will...
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Megan Tuñón
- Oct 7, 2021
- 1 min
Etna reconnects to the river
After nine years of negotiations, fundraising, and planning, the Etna Riverfront Trail & Park will officially open on Friday, October 22....
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Megan Tuñón
- Oct 7, 2021
- 11 min
Three things I learned about Etna through building EcoPark
1. Our community is stronger than the pandemic. The last public event we had before the COVID-19 pandemic was a community workshop to...
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Megan Tuñón
- Sep 16, 2021
- 1 min
Etna EcoPark Celebration is October 9th
Mark your calendars for the Etna EcoPark Celebration. The free and open-to-the-public event will be held on October 9th from 4-7 PM. The...
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Megan Tuñón
- Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min
Etna Art Tour is September 25th
The Etna Art Tour will take place on September 25th from 4 - 9 PM and is just days away. Artists, performers, and local businesses are...
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Megan Tuñón
- Sep 16, 2021
- 1 min
McKoy's project on mental health seeks input
The Placemaking Project that ECO and the Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization (SNO) have been working on with local artist, Jason McKoy,...
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Megan Tuñón
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Garage turned Gastropub: Etna welcomes the Rear End
2020 was a significant year of change, and this was certainly apparent in downtown Etna PA. While many of us were hunkering down at home,...
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Megan Tuñón
- Sep 10, 2021
- 2 min
Etna Riverfront Trail and Park nears completion
If you haven't ventured down to the Etna Riverfront Trail & Park as of late, you will be amazed by what you see: one of the region's most...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 12, 2021
- 3 min
Etna Art Tour Seeks Artists, Businesses, & Volunteers
Originally posted in June 2021 Will the show go on? It is the question we are asking the community this month: do participants want to...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 12, 2021
- 3 min
Contractor chosen for Etna Center for Community, Library
Originally posted in June 2021 Beechview Branch, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Volpatt Construction has been selected to be the general...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
Artist selected to create conversation around mental health
Originally posted in June 2021 Photo by Ryan Loew / PublicSource Local artist Jason McKoy is partnering with ECO and the Sharpsburg...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
70 homes grow new gardens
Originally posted in June 2021 The second year's distribution of the 'Bloom Where You Are Planted' program expanded upon the success of...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
Pool opening marks official start to summer
Who can forget summer 2020? It was a time to get creative when it came to summer activities. The small yards around Etna Borough were...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 12, 2021
- 4 min
Guide to Etna's Sustainability Stroll
Originally posted in June 2021 Left. Sustainability Stroll Sign. Right. Solar Canopy. This post is intended to be read as a self-guided...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 12, 2021
- 1 min
Etna Community Day is Back!
Originally posted in June 2021 Etna Community Day is August 7th, 12-4 p.m. Great news, Etna Community Day, hosted by the Etna...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
Summer Specialty Day Camp announced for Etna
Originally posted in June 2021 Youngsters in Etna will have an exciting, new opportunity this summer: the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
Etna-Sharpsburg Earth Day Challenge a HUGE success!
Originally posted in May 2021 The inaugural Etna-Sharpsburg Earth Day Challenge in 2019 exceeded our expectations for both the turnout...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
May and June bring "Water in My Community" Events
Originally posted in May 2021 Join us on Fridays at 4 p.m. in May and June for a “Water in My Community” education series where we learn...
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Megan Tuñón
- Jul 12, 2021
- 1 min
Last Chance for FREE Container Garden!
Originally posted in May 2021 There is still time to request your FREE container garden to grow your own produce this summer! As an...
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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