1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1709+ words) READING " This spring, a group of advocates asked Reading City Council to adopt a wide-ranging proposal aimed at protecting renters from being priced out of their homes or retaliated against for organizing. Council members expressed sympathy and thanked the speakers…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1678+ words) READING " One week into 2026, a 125-year-old Poplar Street rowhome collapsed, temporarily displacing four people in a house next door. Residents regularly remark that out-of-state property owners are the source of the area's building deterioration, especially after three rowhomes collapsed last…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1464+ words) HARRISBURG " Rents are soaring, homelessness is rising, and homeownership is out of reach for many families in Pennsylvania. As the state continues to grapple with a serious housing shortage, Gov. Josh Shapiro is preparing to release a long-awaited plan to…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (814+ words) READING " Six years had passed since the City of Reading inspected a three-floor apartment building on the corner of Green and North 8th. Code inspectors were scheduled to visit this August " until its south wall collapsed in July. By its own…...