Welcome to the Ellwood City Revitalization Website

Ellwood City Revitalization (ECR), is a  non-profit organization comprised of a group of collective citizens that have volunteered our time and talents because of our mutual love of the Ellwood City Region. The business district is the heart and soul of our community. We believe that by working as a community that our downtown can […]

2015 Summer Concert Series Set To Begin

The 2015 Summer Concert Series will begin with a first performance on Saturday, June 20th by the Lawrence County Brass.  The free Concert Series takes place downtown Ellwood City in the Community Plaza on Lawrence Avenue with ample parking and seating for those who are in attendance. All you have to do to enjoy the […]

Community Plaza Equipped with Comfort Station

The Ellwood City Revitalization group (ECR) commemorated the opening of a comfort station at 518 Beaver Ave on Wednesday, May 27 at 11:30 a.m. The facility, made possible by a donation from the Hoyt Foundation, will provide 2 fully equipped restrooms, drinking fountains, and storage equipment for the farmer’s market. The farmer’s market begins June […]

Local Resident Wins $5000 In ECR Raffle!

Over the last two months of 2013, Ellwood City Revitalization hosted a successful fundraiser by selling raffle tickets that were based on the New Year’s Day 2014 Daily Number. But the biggest winner walked away with an impressive prize – $5,000 in cash on New Year’s Day! The winner, a long-time resident of Ellwood City who […]

Family Safari Celebration Was Successful Family Event

Over three hundred people of all ages turned out for the Family Safari Celebration held in the Plaza on Saturday, September 7th. The turn-out for this first-time event was impressive and the weather was perfect as parents and kids alike enjoyed Grant Kemmerer’s presentation about wild animals. There was lots of feedback from the crowd, […]

D-Major to Perform at June 8th Farmers’ Market Grand Opening

To kick off this year’s Ellwood City Farmer’s Market, the local group D-Major will be performing from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. The group specializes in Italian favorites and Italian-American classics and features vocals, guitar and keyboard. D-Major is a family group including brothers John DiBuono, a teacher an coach, and Robert DiBuono, a local […]