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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Officers shot and killed a 27-year-old Allentown man after he shot at them early Monday morning, according to Assistant Chief Michael Becker. -
City Center has been working for months to get all the approvals it needs to put up a digital marquee sign at its proposed 1,800-person music venue.
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A developer is set to get $2 million of Allentown's pandemic-relief money to support an affordable housing project in the city.
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Two council members called their salaries "embarrassing" as they approved ballot questions that could more than double their pay.
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The virtual town hall will be streamed on Zoom at 7 p.m. Thursday. Lehigh Valley Stands Up is planning to host an in-person watch party.
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The Lehigh County coroner has identified a man who suffered “head and traumatic injuries” before he died Sunday in Allentown.
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Blackstone Structures plans to knock down the building to make room for a mixed-use development in the 900 block of West Hamilton Street.
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Developer Don Wenner plans to put 118 apartments into an eight-story Allentown office building, which he says “is really well-positioned to be a huge part of the downtown district.”
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“We want to go back to Harrisburg and figure out how we can support programs like this, and how we can spread them to other parts of the state,” Lt. Gov. Austin Davis said Friday at Promise Neighborhood’s Allentown office.
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The project’s manager expects the new road and trails will be ready in the summer of 2029, just ahead of a deadline imposed by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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The Archer Music Hall at 935-939 Hamilton Street in Allentown will be able to accommodate up to 1,800 people for concerts.
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Police found no evidence that a 21-year-old Allentown man was trying to steal from vehicles before he was fatally shot last month by a resident, who was also fatally shot, authorities announced Tuesday.
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The first phase of the Little Lehigh Redevelopment project calls for the construction of 50 housing units and a community building that will include a Head Start program.
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Active parking enforcement in Allentown could soon be limited to 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., though the Allentown City Council will continue its debate over the proposal in two weeks.
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The developer of Allen Flats hopes the building's first residents can move in by the end of 2023.
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The Allentown Environmental Advisory Council is examining three of the city's largest buildings to identify potential opportunities to boost efficiency and cut costs.
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A nonprofit will examine Allentown’s housing on a “neighborhood by neighborhood basis” to help inform a strategic housing plan for the city.
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Lucinda Wright has served as Allentown's special events manager for the past four years.
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A package of changes to Allentown's parking ordinances could be approved by April 19 as officials look to address a wave of complaints from residents.
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The Liberty Bell Museum had its last visitors Saturday ahead of a move to the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum. Its guides aren't guaranteed to make the same move.
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The three-term Democratic representative spoke with Lehigh Valley residents Tuesday at Lehigh University during her second in-person town hall of the year.
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Linnette Ruiz-Perez said she hopes to welcome her first customers to Eminence Luxury Beauty Studio in May.
