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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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. -
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.
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The Allentown Parking authority is eyeing changes to its internal policies and is pushing the city council to update parking ordinances after months of complaints from residents.
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Cortex Residential is asking Allentown officials for help filling a "funding gap" so it can move forward with a 52-unit affordable housing complex.
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The appointment of Jack Gross as Allentown’s next solicitor is set to save the city tens of thousands of dollars.
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The public will vote on the intersection's final design, the head of the landscaping company leading the project said Thursday.
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Plans filed with the city earlier this year show the building — set to be known as the Dream Grand Plaza — would have a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments.
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An Allentown police officer was arrested and charged Tuesday with attempted homicide and related counts, court records show. He was ordered to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $750,000 bail.
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The $2.8 million project at Andre Reed Park should be finished before next summer, officials said.
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One hookah lounge owner said he bought a metal detector and is doing all he can to ensure customers are safe, but he wants help from police.
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'After-hours' establishments could face huge fines — and potential closure — for violating nuisance-abatement ordinances, under a resolution introduced by the city council. Council was critical of the Tuerk administration's response to violence.
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City officials scheduled two public meetings for next Thursday, June 29, to hear what residents want the area to look like.
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Allentown School District officials said the proposal to allow schools in industrial zones was "simply not good planning" and not safe for children.
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Allentown voters could see five questions on their ballots in November if the proposals are approved.
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Isiah Yeager, 23, of Allentown, is facing a criminal homicide charge after police said he twice stabbed 29-year-old Kevin Tarafa, of Bethlehem, at Synergy Hookah Lounge on Allentown's East Side.
