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 ... »
NIZ proponents, from Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, to LV Partnership puppet Alan Jennings, have been perpetuating the myth that suburbs somehow owe Allentown a NIZ. Never mind that Bethlehem, one of the adversely affected communities, is sitting on a 1... »
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... »
For its winning childhood obesity prevention program, Allentown accepted a $120,000 check Wednesday. In January, the city announced it won a first-place national award -- and the cash prize -- for the city's fruit-and-vegetable green cart. Today, Allen... »
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 ... »
Arguing it would do more harm than good, the Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners voted Thursday against joining the lawsuit against Allentown's neighborhood improvement zone and its plan to withold the township's earned income tax. Four of the fi... »
