Via MyWestEnd, here’s a nice map of Allentown created by Damien Brown. The point was to show where the different neighborhoods begin and end.
Latinos in Allentown, Italians in Easton
May 23, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Andrew McGill, Scott Kraus and Eugene Taub have a fascinating piece looking at what the new Census numbers tell us about Latino migration to Allentown: New Census numbers show a local Hispanic population once dominated by people of Puerto Rican ancestry has added many more Caribbean, Central American and South American natives in the last [...]
Primary Opinions
May 18, 2011 by · 4 Comments
A few observations and prematurely-formed opinions on the primary returns: The first thing to understand was that turnout was a pretty dismal. In Northampton County it was just 13%, 15.99% so partisans of both parties should be careful about overstating wins. No surprise, Yes Gracedale routed No Gracedale 3-1. Congratulations to everybody on the Yes [...]
Bob Mensch Guilty of Disorderly Conduct
May 9, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
JD Malone tells us that the 24th District seat just became a much easier pickup opportunity for Democrats: Pennsylvania State Sen. Bob Mensch today was found guilty of disorderly conduct for displaying a handgun while driving on Interstate 78. Mensch, R-Northampton/Lehigh/Bucks/Montgomery, displayed the gun March 9 while driving near mile marker 15, police said.
A Pitiful Field
April 18, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
#BlogTheVote
March 26, 2011 by · 4 Comments