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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A fast-casual restaurant is expected to open on the ground floor of The Nines at Cityplace, across the street from a soon-to-open music hall and hotel. -
The property's operator can get around group-home zoning requirements by reducing the number of tenants there.
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Allentown City Council is scheduled to hold a hearing at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday on the developer’s request to transfer a liquor license from a Germansville restaurant.
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Crews will soon get to work fitting out the market at 250 E. Broad St. on Bethlehem’s North Side.
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The city is working to establish an application process for microgrants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, according to Allentown’s new sustainability coordinator.
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Two toddlers in Pennsylvania — including a 3-year-old Allentown boy — have been killed in accidental shootings in recent days.
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The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board approved three pieces of Ripple's conversion project but rejected requests to put a community center there.
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Members unanimously voted Wednesday to table a measure that would have authorized the mayor to begin looking for a buyer for the Allentown police patrol station.
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The Allentown Parking Authority faced a torrent of backlash from residents last year, with many accusing the agency of “predatory” enforcement and over-ticketing.
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Allentown City Council by a 6-1 vote approved a measure that allocates up to $300,000 for an investigative agency to examine all firings, resignations and salary adjustments within city government since the start of 2022.
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Allentown lawyers on Tuesday appealed a federal judge’s order to share some records during the discovery phase for a discrimination lawsuit against the city.
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El plan para un rascacielos en Allentown sigue en espera tras una década desde su primera aprobaciónLa constructora del rascacielos de 37 pisos propuesto en Allentown solicitó a las autoridades de planificación un nuevo aplazamiento.
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The developer behind a proposed 37-story skyscraper in Allentown asked planning officials for another delay.
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Identifican a hombre de Allentown en libertad condicional tras choque mortal en persecución policialCristian Jimenez, 27, de Allentown, chocó una boca de incendio y un poste antes de estrellarse contra Lehigh Valley Logistics en South Twelfth Street, dijo la policía.
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Cristian Jimenez, 27, of Allentown, hit a fire hydrant and utility pole before crashing into the Lehigh Valley Logistics building on South Twelfth Street early Sunday morning, police said.
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La rabina Shoshanah Tornberg abrió la discusión el domingo al señalar que con "la pérdida de un solo salario", muchos residentes de Allentown podrían quedarse sin hogar. Calificó la crisis de vivienda como “un desafío que no tenemos por qué tolerar.”
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El gobierno local afirma que el acuerdo trasladaría más carga financiera a residentes de mayores ingresos y dueños de inmuebles comerciales. Muchos de esos propietarios evitarían el aumento en la tarifa de basura porque utilizan servicios privados de recolección.
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The administration says the compromise would shift more of the overall burden to wealthier residents and commercial property owners — many of whom would avoid a trash-fee increase because they use private trash services.
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Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg opened a discussion Sunday by noting many Allentown residents are “one missed paycheck” from being forced to experience homelessness. She called the housing crisis “a challenge that we don’t have to tolerate.”
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El contralor Jeff Glazier afirmó que la medida podría ser "una de las más impactantes aprobadas por el concejo en años."
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Controller Jeff Glazier said the measure could be "one of the most impactful things council has done in a long time.”
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Un juez federal ordenó que Allentown entregue registros de los hallazgos de Scott Curtis sobre denuncias de racismo, pero permitió mantener confidente una segunda investigación.
