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Keystone Crossroads

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 Trivia: Sometimes there’s one house on the block that just screams out for attention.  Can you identify this city and landmark? (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
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In case you missed it: this week’s good reads about Pennsylvania’s urban issues

Here’s a list of recommended reading for your weeke ...

11 years ago

 The group Jobs for Allentown rally on Hamilton Street near PPL Corp. on opening night of the new PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

Amid revitalization, downtown Allentown will lose 300 jobs at PPL Corp.

Layoffs at the Fortune 500 energy firm could be a blow to Allentown’s Neighborhood Improvement Zone program. We’ve bee ...

11 years ago

 The Borough of Mount Penn voted
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‘The people have spoken.’ Local ballot measures leave municipal decisions up to voters

Here’s a look at a few local ballot measures from the midterm elections. Tom Wolf’s victory in Pennsylvania—and the ...

11 years ago

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 A view of looking at downtown from Johnstown Inclined Plane.  A recent survey by the Tribune-Democrat shows that residents are happy with arts initiatives but want to see more work on fighting crime and blight. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

Johnstown survey shows residents happy with arts initiatives but say crime and blight need more attention

A Johnstown newspaper evaluated progress on local issues. People are happy with arts initiatives but want to see more work on crime and b ...

11 years ago

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 A motorcyclist rides by shops and restaurants on Penn Street including Jimmie Kramer’s Peanut Bar in downtown Reading.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

How do you like your Main Street — old fashioned, retro, flashy?

Berks County communities have collectively allocated close to a million dollars this year, on improving Main Street.    ...

11 years ago

It's not too late to learn about the candidates running in your district. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads

Last minute guide to Pennsylvania’s Election 2014

Registered voters head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots for Pennsylvania governor, U.S. Representative, State Senator, State ...

11 years ago

 Two teenagers take in the view of Reading, Pa. from Mount Penn near the Pagoda.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

ReDesign Reading’s Brian Kelly on the costs of competition and financial illiteracy in a city with low self-esteem

Brian Kelly is the executive director of ReDesign Reading. The city created the CDC last year with an ecologically-minded, inclusive ...

11 years ago

Keystone Crossroads

Voter turnout over time in Pennsylvania cities

Voter turnout has dropped 12 percentage points in Pennsylvania over the last fi ...

11 years ago

 Trivia:  Can you identify the Pennsylvania city where this image was taken?  Bonus points if you can name the exact location.  Tell us in the comments below or on Twitter @PaCrossroads. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

In case you missed it: this week’s good reads about Pennsylvania’s urban issues

Here’s a list of recommended reading for your weekend: Here’s a list of recommended reading for your weekend: W ...

11 years ago

 A voter steps into voting booth at the Oregon New Years Association in Philadelphia. An analysis of Department of State data shows turnout in Pennsylvania's struggling communities in 2010 was down nearly 20 percent from 1994. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Voter turnout trends lower in distressed cities, but Harrisburg and Erie are exceptions

An a ...

11 years ago

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 Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, Carlisle Mayor Tim Scott, Lemoyne Mayor Larissa York and Highspire Mayor John Hoerner at Harrisburg Hope's mayoral summit. (Emily Previti/WIFT)
Keystone Crossroads

Pennsylvania mayors say creativity is key to solving most pressing local problems

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11 years ago

 Altoona citizens will be able to vote for or against a new home rule charter in the November election. (Anna Foley/WPSU)
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Taxes, local control, full-time mayor: Altoona citizens to vote on home rule

Altoona asks voters to decide whether the city will become a home rule municipality. In the upcoming election, the ci ...

11 years ago

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Shippensburg University's Center for Land Use Director George Pomeroy says documentary
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Professor George Pomeroy on traffic circles, micro-landscaping and Michael Moore

George Pomeroy heads the Center for Land Use at Shippensburg University, where he’s also a professor of geography and earth sci ...

11 years ago

 Two Pennsylvania municipalities, West Hazleton Borough and Westfall Township have been cleared to exit the state’ Act 47 program for financially distressed communities. (<a href=Photo collage via ShutterStock) " title="act47_cleared" width="1" height="1"/>
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Two municipalities cleared to exit Act 47

Governor Tom Corbett announced Wednesday that the state’s DCED rescinded West Hazleton Borough’s Act 47 status. Govern ...

11 years ago

 Workers are lifted beside the superstructure on the Ft. Pitt Bridge over the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh.. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Pennsylvania’s crumbling infrastructure and its role in the governor race

For many Pennsylvanians crumbling infrastructure is a big concern. What are the gubernatorial candidates saying about it?  ...

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