Keystone Crossroads Archive
Arts tourism as economic development: Tionesta’s Market Village and Arts and Culture Corridor
Tionesta is turning to arts and culture tourism to kickstart its stalled economy. Visitors to the town of Tionesta are gr ...
10 years ago
Richard Alley on trains, human-powered transportation, and community leadership
“Five Questions with…” is a regular Keystone Crossroads feature where we seek to glean wisdom and ideas from some o ...
10 years ago
Spud Marshall on public pianos, transient communities, and ‘Bio-Dome’
“Five Questions with…” is a regular Keystone Crossroads feature where we seek to glean wisdom and ideas from some o ...
10 years ago
Pa. bill suggests forgiving seniors’ back taxes
Senior citizens’ incomes stagnate while property values rise during the decades they often spend in their homes. Senio ...
10 years ago
Drone rules get local treatment as state, feds mull regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted hundreds of exceptions to its rule limiting drone use to non-commercial purposes, but has ...
10 years ago
ListenInfrastructure jobs are a good bet, Brookings study finds
Infrastructure jobs are a boon for local economies, according to a recent report from the Brookings Institution. ...
10 years ago
Philly recognized for efforts to get tax benefit to city’s poor
Tens of thousands of Philadelphians living in poverty are not signing up for tax breaks for which they qualify. The cityR ...
10 years ago
Liz Dow on Philly school leadership, Chicago’s comedy scene and George Bailey
“Five Questions with …” is a regular Keystone Crossroads feature where we seek to glean wisdom and ideas from some ...
10 years ago
Drones, mayoral power and medical marijuana: Pa Municipal Legal conference in Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania Association of Boroughs will hold its annual Municipal Legal Update conference in Harrisburg next week. Highlight ...
10 years ago
Photos: Johnstown then and now, embracing the history of Flood City
In June 1889, newspapers from around the world published sensational headlines that read: “Horrors of Horrors,” “Awful Calamity. Jo ...
10 years ago
Q & A with Maura Kennedy, Pittsburgh chief of building inspection, on blight
Maura Kennedy is Pittsburgh’s new Bureau of Building Inspection Chief. She came to Pittsburgh four months ago and has big plans. ...
10 years ago
ListenScranton transit penalized for inflated ridership
Pennsylvania’s highway department estimates the transit system in Scranton inflated senior ridership by hundreds of thousands over ...
10 years ago
Economic development professionals have often focused on stack chasing as a way to create jobs. Johnstown is taking a different approach. ...
10 years ago
ListenPhilly League of Creative Interventionists wants you to talk to strangers
One reason people like cities is the way they can ...
10 years ago
Public art grants program awards total more than $1.2M for Pa. cities
A public art collaborative in Reading is the most recent recipient of an Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Other P ...
10 years ago
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