
Keystone Crossroads Archive
Last resort becoming reality for Shamokin
After a five minute drive through this Coal Region city, the state officials’ advice seemed redundant. Vacant stores prolife ...
11 years ago
West Hazleton wants out of Act 47
It’s taken more than a decade, but another of Pennsylvania’s distressed communities might finally be on firm ground. L ...
11 years ago
Pittsburgh receives latest Act 47 recovery plan
Pittsburgh’s Recovery Coordinators have submitted a ...
11 years ago
Philadelphia Urban League gets new leader
The Urban League of Philadelphia is getting a new CEO. Rosalyn McPherson will take over fo ...
11 years ago
Employment picture improves in Pa.’s cities and distressed communities
Pennsylvania’s workforce grew and unemployment rate dropped last year, even in its distressed communities, according to the Bureau ...
11 years ago
Prescription pain medication: a gateway to heroin
Twenty-seven year old Emily first experimented with drugs at a party when she was nineteen. Soon, heroin became her drug of choice. ...
11 years ago
ListenPittsburgh’s strip district added to national register of historic places
Pittsburgh’s Strip District has been added to the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic District. Ther ...
11 years ago
Harrisburg fighting blight with public art
A new initiative will try to use blight as a vehicle for displaying artwork in Pennsylvania’s capital city. Instead of plain ply ...
11 years ago
Small steps towards a study of combining police forces in Dauphin County
Dauphin County’s examination of a regional police department is entering the formal stage. Commissioner Mike Pries first broached t ...
11 years ago
Pennsylvania’s suburbs driving statewide population growth
Pennsylvania’s population is growing fastest in the suburbs – and experts say the trend signals an abandonment of post-recession ...
11 years ago
Two historic buildings to be renovated in downtown Pittsburgh
Two more historic buildings in Pittsburgh’s downtown are set to be restored to their original grandeur. Mayor Bill Peduto announ ...
11 years ago
Voters to decide on $85 million referendum for State High renovations and additions
Tuesday’s election will have more than just primary candidates on the ballot. Voters in the State College school district will deci ...
11 years ago
ListenPittsburgh mayor says city’s financial situation is ‘grim but solvable’
“It’s not going to be easy.” That was Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s primary message to City Council and t ...
11 years ago
Pennsylvania’s cities have been putting out distress signals for years, but sometimes it seems no one is listening. Keystone C ...
11 years ago
Electric bill spikes–was it really just that cold?
Spring has finally arrived, but you might still be paying the price for the colder-than-usual winter. Some customers under variable rate ...
11 years ago
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