Jason Addy
Allentown Area reporterI cover Allentown and have worked for news outlets in Pennsylvania, Chicago and Minneapolis since graduating from Penn State. It’s great to be much closer to home — I was born and raised in Lehighton — and I’m excited to help share Allentown’s stories. If you've got an idea, I want to hear it. You can reach me any time at jasona@lehighvalleynews.com.
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Lights in the Parkway is scheduled to run from 5:30-10 p.m. daily from Nov. 28 through Jan. 6, though it will close for two days each around Christmas and New Year’s. -
Hace 20 años que el alcalde y el Concejo de Allentown no aprueban un aumento de impuestos.
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It's been 20 years since Allentown's mayor and council have agreed on a tax increase.
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Un pequeño grupo se sumó esta semana al creciente número de personas desalojadas de campamentos en Allentown, en plena Semana Nacional de Concientización sobre el Hambre y las Personas sin Hogar.
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A small group this week joined the growing number of people evicted from homeless camps in Allentown in recent months — amid National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
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District officials plan to issue bonds to pay for the project, which could slightly increase property taxes.
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El plan Safe Streets for All señala que el doble sentido reduce la velocidad, mejora la movilidad y aumenta el flujo peatonal y la visibilidad comercial.
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Two-way traffic slows down traffic, improves mobility for drivers and cyclists, and helps boost foot traffic and visibility for businesses, according to the city's Safe Streets for All plan.
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El concejal Santo Napoli propone subir medio punto el impuesto de transferencia en Allentown, duplicando los ingresos municipales.
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Councilman Santo Napoli is proposing — and five of his six colleagues are co-sponsoring — a measure that would raise the city’s deed-transfer tax by half a percentage point, doubling its revenues.
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More than two dozen dinosaurs are on display at the Allentown Fairgrounds Agri-Plex through Sunday night.
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Allentown police launched their investigation after an officer found her car in a different spot than where she parked it.
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Allentown's Historical Architectural Review Board recommended the demolition of a 100-plus-year-old home on North Seventh Street that holds "little historic significance."
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Two votes last week — by Allentown City Council and the U.S. Supreme Court — made it a difficult one for advocates for homeless people in Allentown.
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Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan released body-camera footage Friday from a June 22 arrest that led to claims of excessive force by Allentown cops.
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Allentown City Council agreed to raise parking fines next month if the parking authority's board agreed to those initiatives.
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Allentown City Council members are preparing for potential litigation against the mayor for putting "roadblocks" in the way of an investigation into allegations of workplace discrimination and racism.
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Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley held its inaugural State of PNLV address on Tuesday at the Renaissance Hotel in Allentown.
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A developer had little trouble earning Allentown zoning officials’ support Monday night after scaling back a proposal to convert offices to housing units.
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Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk on Monday night slammed some council members' "efforts to smear me and this administration" with a long-awaited investigation at City Hall.
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Kareem Ali Greene, 40, served more than a decade in state prison after pleading guilty to a March 2007 armed robbery in South Allentown, court records show.
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Two council members hit back at the mayor Tuesday, saying they have no concerns about the process that led them to hire a former FBI agent to investigate allegations of workplace discrimination and racism.
