A Black employee reported finding a noose at her desk in City Hall on Jan. 10. Two months later, a city spokesperson confirmed the incident is still under investigation by police.
City Council President Daryl Hendricks called the Scottish Rite Cathedral "an integral part of the community."
Ruffian Tittmann will start her job as executive director of the Allentown Parknership at the end of March.
Several planning commission members questioned the use of a gate to regulate traffic and suggested developer Manny Makhoul instead extend Turner Street across his property.
Plans call for buildings of 50-plus feet, but they won’t seem that tall to neighbors, according to the developer.