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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Cristian Pungo said he’s ready to jump in and help the city address some difficult challenges, including its lack of affordable housing and infrastructure that needs investment. -
The survey of about 2,300 properties will give Allentown officials "a better understanding" of the city's historic assets, according to a consultant leading the effort.
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Luis Acevedo is centering his third campaign for Allentown City Council around transparency and integrity.
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The city was ordered to stop all work supported by a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant after President Donald Trump moved to freeze federal funding.
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Alberto Jose Rios-Santiago, 26, was arrested Thursday in Florida and is awaiting extradition, authorities said.
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The Literacy Center CEO Jen Doyle is set to deliver its first State of the Organization address online Thursday night.
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Construction is projected to start early next year and take about 18 months, according to a City Center executive.
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Allentown officers responded to BKK Lounge more than two dozen times since July 2023, according to Police Chief Charles Roca. But police did not pass along any complaints about the business to officials in charge of nuisance abatement.
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Pedro Junior Paulino, 35, was charged alongside David Isaiah Rivera, 26, with homicide and attempted homicide after four people were shot Feb. 2 outside BKK Lounge in Allentown.
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Restaurants will offer “an irresistible variety of soups" during the Emmaus Soup Crawl, scheduled to run from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Four Allentown City Council members said they wanted to read the results of a study into the parking authority before voting to increase its revenues through fines.
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Allentown officials recently published the first look at a proposed overhaul of zoning regulations throughout the city, and now they're asking residents for feedback.
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Allentown needs 20 lifeguards to work at the new Irving Pool, but only a few had been hired as of Thursday, according to a city official. Applicants must be at least 15 and the starting pay is $18 an hour.
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Dozens of single-family homes along Barnes Lane in South Allentown will be among the lowest-priced standalone homes in the Lehigh Valley, according to developer Ryan Homes.
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Allentown can be much more flexible with how it distributes non-ARPA money, and more nonprofits will qualify after federal restrictions are removed, according to city officials.
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Allentown officials will work over the next year to develop a “roadmap” to make the city’s streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists.
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State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta defeated Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley in Tuesday's Democratic primary, according to unofficial election results.
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Ripple is pushing forward with plans to build 12 "deeply affordable" apartments inside the former Emmanuel United Church.
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Mark Pinsley, who's in the first year of his second term as controller, faces Philadelphia state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta.
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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.
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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.
