
Keystone Crossroads Archive
An artist battles blight with a coat of gold paint
An artist is trying to help revitalize a blighted community starting with one old, abandoned, beloved building. To drive through W ...
10 years ago
ListenResearchers call for cumulative approach to measuring Pa. pollution
It’s long been known that environmental pollution disproportionately hurts the health of residents of low-income and minority commu ...
10 years ago
Pa. property taxes need to be reformed, not eliminated, report says
New report on property taxes in Pa. says reforms are needed, but that a legislative effort to get rid of school property taxes entirely i ...
10 years ago
Photos: Then and Now, York places and faces
The Articles of Confederation, weightlifting, Harley-Davidson, and those sweet peppermint patties are just a few things associated with t ...
10 years ago
Middletown Borough Council votes to lease out water-sewer systems
Middletown’s Borough Council and Authority voted yesterday to appro ...
10 years ago
A new municipality in Antietam Valley?
Two Berks County communities are asking residents to vote on whether they should consolidate and form a new municipality. Pennsylv ...
10 years ago
ListenPublic-private partnership to expedite replacement of 558 structurally deficient bridges
The biggest project yet under the public-private partnership law will replace 558 of Pennsylvania’s 4,200 structurally deficient br ...
10 years ago
Passionate discussion on potential of Harrisburg and other Pa. cites at Keystone Crossroads forum
We had a great turnout last night at the Keystone Crossroads public forum at WITF in Harrisburg. Educators, public officials, comm ...
10 years ago
Sen. Alloway sponsors bill to raise local hotel tax
Senate Bill 838 would allow raising the tax visitors pay for hotel stays from 3 percent to 5 percent in applicable counties. Senat ...
10 years ago
Johnstown reconsiders its industrial rivers for recreation
As Johnstown works to attract new residents, new businesses, and new types of industry, its rivers are also getting a second look. ...
10 years ago
ListenMore Pennsylvania companies trying to boost home sales in struggling host cities
Employer-assisted housing programs are touted by urban planners, despite lack of formal research. Harrisburg-based PinnacleHealth ...
10 years ago
School districts responding to kindergarten enrollment swell
Harrisburg school officials changed their minds about cutting off kindergarten registration after Labor Day. The Board of School D ...
10 years ago
Why does Pa. have so many local governments?
Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and proposed solutions? S ...
10 years ago
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