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Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of February 1 - February 28, 2026 Above. Partially reconstructed front facade on Butler Street. In January 2026, the scaffolding was removed from the Butler Street facade, revealing the completed brick reconstruction. It marked a tremendous milestone for the project, with the majority of the masonry work now complete. Photo series. Butler Street facade restoration in progress. As part of the Butler Street facade reconstruction,

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of January 1 - January 31, 2026 Above. Partially reconstructed front facade on Butler Street. In January 2026, the scaffolding was removed from the Butler Street facade, revealing the completed brick reconstruction. It marked a tremendous milestone for the project, with the majority of the masonry work now complete. Photo series. Butler Street facade restoration in progress. As part of the Butler Street facade reconstruction, t

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of December 1 - December 31, 2025 Above. Marsa mason laying new wythe of brick at ECC's front facade. Through snow and frigid temperatures, the Etna Center for Community construction crew plowed forward with progress on the exterior restoration and interior renovation. Midway through the month, the building was further weatherized with heavy-duty construction tarps enclosing the scaffolding to create a protected work environmen

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of November 1 - November 30, 2025 Above. New sheets of gypsum board being loaded through a rear Third Floor window. At the end of November 2025, the scaffolding at the rear of the building was taken down, revealing the original masonry façade: a fully restored wall from the 1870s. By Thanksgiving, the walls of the rear addition had risen, allowing us to begin to experience the scale of the future community room. Above. Allison

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of October 1 - October 31, 2025 Above. " Chiefs' Meeting" with Shaler Hampton EMS Chief Eric Schmidt, ECO ED Megan Tuñón, Etna VFD Chief Greg Porter, ECO President Bridget Barrett, Etna Police Chief Tim Rodman. Throughout October 2025, construction activity continued to accelerate, with an increasing number of trades and tradespeople working on site. With the interior steel framing set in place, work progressed rapidly on inter

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of September 1 - September 30, 2025 Above. Installation in progress for the new interior steel structure. The month of September 2025 marked a significant expansion of on-site activity at the Etna Center for Community with sitework, concrete, steel, masonry, and carpentry trades working simultaneously. The installation of the first interior steel columns and beams represented a major milestone in the project. For the new rear a

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of August 1 - August 31, 2025 Above. Third Floor interior masonry with approximately 50% of the brick replaced. A major focus of work in August 2025 was the continued restoration of the interior brick masonry. Marsa’s masons systematically identified areas of brick that were in poor condition. Over the building’s approximately 130-year history, prolonged exposure to water and moisture had significantly deteriorated the brick, c

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of July 1 - July 31, 2025 Above. Opening the between First and Second Floors. Even with the Etna Center for Community Groundbreaking Ceremony taking place, construction activity continued steadily throughout July 2025. In advance of the ceremony, temporary shoring was installed from the Basement through the Third Floor, allowing the original load-bearing, wood framed walls to be safely removed. The work prepared the structure t

Etna hosts groundbreaking ceremony for its library. Lt. Governor Davis, Congressman Deluzio, State Senator Williams, State Rep. Powell join Etna leaders to celebrate the start of construction.

Join us in celebrating the start of construction with the project team & hear from elected officials! This event will commemorate and...

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of June 1 - June 30, 2025 Above. New floor slab and walls at the Basement Level. Throughout June 2025, Volpatt and their subcontractors transformed the Etna Center for Community (ECC) Basement from a dirt floor and open volume into a nearly finished space with defined rooms for future use. The initial phase included excavation for concrete masonry unit (CMU) wall footings and the placement of reinforcing steel. Concurrently, Ve

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of May 1 - May 31, 2025 Above. Blaise Durio of GBBN discusses masonry work at...

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of March 31 - April 30, 2025 Above. Volpatt worker operating mini excavator at rear of...

ETNA, PA – Today (April 11, 2025), the Etna Community Organization (ECO) announced that Volpatt Construction has been awarded the $4.2...

It is a period of great change for our grassroots community organization. We are building our most important project to date, the Etna...

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of March 10 - March 30, 2025 Above. Bidding opening on 3.26.2025 with Bridget Barrett,...

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of February 17 - March 9, 2025 Above. Vegely Welding installing temporary shoring....

Week of February 2-9, 2025. The Etna Center for Community project encountered a significant setback during . . ..

Above. ECO 2024 Board Retreat. The Etna Community Organization did an open call for new board members at the end of 2024 and received a...

Week of January 27 - February 2, 2025. ORM Contracting (subcontractor, exterior building demolition) cleared nearly all of the . . ..

Week of January 20-26, 2025. Innermark Construction (subcontractor, interior selective demolition) made significant progress on the . . ..

Week of January 13-19, 2025. On a frigid, wintery day, snow flakes swirled around and the sounds of crunching wood, metal, and . . ..

Weeks of December 23, 2024 - January 12, 2025. ORM Contracting (subcontractor, rear building demolition) made progress over the . . ..

Weeks of November 18 - December 22, 2024. Officially starting on December 18, 2024, the Owner-Contractor meetings began for the Etna . . ..

Dear Etna, It has been one of the greatest honors, joys, and learning lessons of my life so far to have worked alongside you, through the...

Week of October 28 - November 24, 2024. After an extensive public bidding and selection process, TI Services was awarded the . . ..

Weeks of September 30 - October 27, 2024. During the exploratory demolition work, we discovered that there were many layers to each . . ..

Senator Lindsey M. Williams and Rep. Lindsay Powell announce $500,000 in grant funding for Etna Center for Community. October 10, 2024...

Etna Community Organization Board at annual Board Retreat in 2023. The Etna Community Organization (ECO) is accepting applications for...

As construction on the Etna Center for Community gets underway this fall, residents can expect to see big changes to our downtown. Over...

Week of September 23 - September 29, 2024. To celebrate the official construction commencement, the Etna Community Organization . . ..

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of August 19 - September 22, 2024 Above. Megan Tuñón carries out demolition debris to...

Weeks of June 17 - August 18, 2024.

What a long and winding road it has been to get to this point! The idea for the Etna Center for Community and Community Library began...

'Twas the year we started a library... We invite you to join us as we celebrate the first year of the Etna Pop-Up Library, and help raise...

Newly-installed, glass mosaic fish at Etna EcoPark After a year of collaboration between the Etna community, Shaler Area High School...

We're all trying to reduce our household waste these days. This year, our contracted trash hauler began limiting the amount of garbage...

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...

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!...

On March 16, 2023, Allegheny County's Local Share Account grants were announced and the Etna Center for Community, the Etna library...

Who will win round four: Rams or Wolves? Join us as two communities collaborate on cleaning up their streets and streams. The Fourth...

Abbey Nilson was recently voted one of Pennsylvania's top educators, which comes as no surprise to her students or the many community...

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...

In January 2023, ECO added four new board members to help steer the organization into the future: Bridget Barrett, Ryan Gott, Melanie...

Join glass artist Sarah Cohen for an all-ages community art project. Sarah will be hosting three workshops - in February, March, and...

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...

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...

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...

This fall, ECO has been working with the architecture firm, GBBN, on the final design of the Etna Center for Community and Rivertown...