Month: October 2013

  • From Facebook: What Are Your Thoughts On The Second Amendment?

    On Facebook Laura asked: So this just came up in a group I follow that there are only democratic candidates in Bethlehem so this individual doesn’t vote… one of the important issues to this group as a whole is 2nd ammendment rights…what are your views on 2A with your run for mayor? To answer that I think…

  • A More Walkable Downtown

    If you ventured over to Bethlehem’s website after reading my post yesterday you may have stumbled across a really interesting report from 2009 on ways that we can improve the walkability of our downtown. The main premise of the study is that a successful city is one where people are walking. In order to get…

  • Bethlehem’s Online Presence

    They say those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, and I readily admit that this is a very spartan blog, but let’s talk about the current state of the city website. Whenever most people look for anything about any topic, the first thing they are going to do is look to the Internet.…

  • From The Comments: Long Term Budgeting

    When I said that I was open for people to ask me questions, I was ready for anything, but I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect my post about upgrading my phone to prompt one about city policy, but I think it’s a question deserves an answer, and that it also shouldn’t be buried in the…

  • Better Use of Payrow Plaza

    Today was a gorgeous day in Bethlehem. I hope you were able to get outside and enjoy it like I did. While I was out and about, I was once again reminded about an underutilized resource that, with some effort, could be a real gem of our increasingly walkable city, Payrow Plaza. Payrow Plaza, named…