This is the first in a series of articles that will keep you informed of the fast-moving NIZ story. Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski calls it transformational for his financially struggling City. But surrounding communities worry their own tax bases will ... »
French politician Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin is the character blamed for once saying, "There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader." All too many politicians have their fingers in the air, waiting to see which way the wind is blo... »
Last week, the Lehigh County Democratic chairman rhetorically asked who would want to step into "the ring” if Bethlehem’s mayoral match-up between long-time Councilman Robert Donchez and Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham materializes next year. No... »
The word I am getting is that both Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan and Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham have reservations about Allentown's 130-acre Neighborhood Improvement Zone. Callahan, I'm told, raised a number of issues at a recent Executive ... »
Scott Ott In a news release yesterday, Lehigh County Commissioner Scott Ott stated the Board would consider repealing referendum questions approved by the Board last year. One wold place term limits on Commissioners while increasing the term limit curr... »
Business Matters host Tony Iannelli was surprised over the weekend, at some swanky country club, for his 60th birthday. His fiancee, whom I've never met, somehow pulled it off. Ron Angle, who attended with his wife Sharon, called to tell me that most o... »
Andre Reed is finally being inducted into the hall of fame. Sure, it's not the coveted NFL's Pro Football Hall of Fame invitation he's been seven times denied, but Reed called it a significant honor nonetheless. Reed, an Allentown native, is one of two... »
Fellow Councilman Robert Donchez and Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham, also the city's mayor from 1998 through February 2003, also have expressed interest. »
