Marielle Segarra

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

As election day approaches, we’re looking at issues in the governor’s race. What are Tom Wolf and Tom Corbett’s plans f ...

Two in a series explaining the Neighborhood Improvement Zone. How does the NIZ work, exactly? It depends. ...

One in a series explaining key terms and concepts of Pennsylvania government. Today’s topic: the Neighborhood Improvement Zone. ...

Three in a series explaining the Neighborhood Improvement Zone. How does the Neighborhood Improvement Zone benefit the st ...

Academics say publicly subsidized sports venues usually don’t live up to a city’s promises. But Allentown officials say its n ...

Four in a series explaining the Neighborhood Improvement Zone. What happens if the Neighborhood Improvement Zone fails? ...

Five in a series explaining the Neighborhood Improvement Zone. What are people saying about the Neighborhood Improvement ...

We tracked down some local MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” recipients from past years to find out what life is like after ...

The Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia created the market to stop sacred objects from closed churches from ending up in bars, thrift st ...

The zone is part of a federal initiative to improve education, lower crime rates, and bring business to poor neighborhoods. The se ...

In cities throughout Pennsylvania, people are finding creative uses for old churches. Walk a few blocks in Philadelphia, Pittsburg ...