Excavation at 7th & Hamilton continues This is a weekly summary of this past week's twists and turns in the fast-moving NIZ story. Allentown's Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ) is a 130-acre redevelopment area, located both in the downtown and along ... »
Forget the heat and the hoopla surrounding the race for the White House this spring. Pennsylvania voters in a half-dozen special elections Tuesday could provide inklings into their intentions this fall. This year the special state House races will be... »
Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. With Rick Santorum's candidacy safely in the rearview mirror, Gov. Tom Corbett officially endorsed the MittBOT3000 for president yesterday. Or, rather, the Romney campaign put out a statement announcing that Corb... »
Good Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. The Legislative Reapportionment Commission meets at 1 p.m. today to maybe ... possibly ... hope of hopes ... vote on a new map of the 203 state House and 50 state Senate districts. Capitolwire reported... »
Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Surveying the Republican field after Rick Santorum's exit from the presidential race Tuesday, Ana Puig's gaze settled on the only candidate she could support: former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. "The tea party... »
The Gracedale Gang is very busy these days. They did once call themselves the "Gracedale Guardians," but now refer to themselves as the "Watchmen." Well, they need new glasses. They've been very busy in recent weeks, calling Executive John Stoffa a cr... »
With the stroke of a pen Wednesday evening, Gov. Tom Corbett permanently changed the way Pennsylvania voters pick their elected leaders. Starting with a dry run during the April 24 primary, state residents will have to show photo identification every... »
Allentown makes new offer to suburbs to settle lawsuit and preserve the 2013 hockey season.As the clock runs out on settling a legal dispute over Allentown's special tax zone in time to save the 2013-14 hockey season, Gov. Tom Corbett is arranging to p... »
