Reading introduces 2026 budget with first property tax hike in 4 years
Reading’s proposed $284 million budget for 2026 would include a property tax increase, the city’s first in four…
Reading to hold Dumpster Day household cleanout event
Reading residents will have a chance to dispose of unwanted bulky items on Oct. 18 during the city’s…
Reading City Council calls for increase in Pennsylvania’s minimum wage
City Council is calling on the state Legislature to increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage. Council recently unanimously adopted a…
Candidates compete for 3 Reading City Council district seats
Reading voters will get a chance to select candidates to serve in several City Council positions in the…
Hispanic heritage celebration in downtown Reading
Reading’s final downtown First Friday Block Party of 2025 celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. The festivities take place Friday…
3 compete for Reading City Council president
Incumbent City Council President Donna Reed will face two challengers for the office on the Democratic ballot in…
Habitat for Humanity shows off new mural adorning Reading property
Standing on the northeast corner of Douglass and Moss streets late Wednesday morning, a brightly-colored mural stretching up…
Reading approves short-term rental zoning rules
Editor’s note: This story has been revised to correct an error in characterizing the action council took. A…
2 competing for Reading’s Council President seat
Two candidates are running for Reading’s City Council president seat in the Nov. 4 election. Democratic candidate Donna…
Reading City Council names new Community Development director
Reading has a new director of community development. David Barr was selected for the post by Mayor Eddie…
Reading modernizes 4 park fieldhouses with energy-saving upgrades
Reading is highlighting major upgrades to four city park fieldhouses, renovated as part of the Reading Fieldhouses Reimagined…
Reading City Council tables proposal to ban events at city-owned construction sites
Reading City Council has deferred action on proposed legislation that would ban events on city properties under construction,…