Roy Afflerbach

Developer Abe Atiyeh, whom I once dubbed the Rajah of Rezoning, is at it again, pitching two more drug and alcohol treatment centers — one across the street from one that just was rejected — in Bethlehem. I attended one of the hearings for...

The first ride down the bike lane on Santa Barbara's busy State Street was disconcerting, to put it mildly. At the time, I was accustomed to riding in Schuylkill County, where coal trucks and other motor vehicles consider bicycles as something to be used...

I generally resist the impulse to get the last word, particularly when someone submits a counterpoint or letter about something I have written. I got my say, and they're welcome to disagree. That applies to Charlie Snelling, who Wednesday morning...

When the International Council of Shopping Centers Pennsylvania/New Jersey/Delaware chapter holds its 2011 idea exchange in Philadelphia in October, Allentown mayor Ed Pawlowski will be front and center, as you might expect. You did expect that right? I...

I’m accustomed to taking a beating in The Morning Call’s online comments, and I knew my recent satirical column about Sarah Palin’s bus tour would be no exception. The consensus among the more conservative set was that I’m a...

Montgomery County auditors recently found employees with both hands in taxpayers' wallets. They took paid vacation days, then reported to work anyway and earned overtime in the voting office. Northampton and Lehigh county auditors have found bloated...

Developer Mark Mendelson and Allentown city officials, led by Mayor Roy Afflerbach, have divergent views for the reasons that Mendelson's record here has been so controversial. The following are excerpts from interviews with Mendelson and Afflerbach....

Downtown Easton has the elegant State Theatre, once an eyesore, now a premier Lehigh Valley concert hall. In Bethlehem sits the sturdy Radisson Hotel Bethlehem. Not long ago, it was on the fast track to blight. But it was saved by investors who kept the...

The second in a series on the issues facing Allentown's next Mayor. The second issue: Public Safety. QUESTION 1: Allentown has seen the number of serious crimes increase in each of the last four years. How do you plan to reduce the city's crime rate?...

The second in a series on the issues facing Allentown's next Mayor. The second issue: Public Safety. QUESTION 1: Allentown has seen the number of serious crimes increase in each of the last four years. How do you plan to reduce the city's crime rate?...