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In early March the local circuit reported that all six members of Reading’s 9-seat Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) resigned en masse. This is particularly… Read more: Reading’s Historic Architecture Review Board Mass Resignations - Mobil Station at the Berkshire Mall
Chances are you have noticed the long-abandoned garage at the corner of State Hill road and Woodland Avenue in front of the Berkshire Mall. You… Read more: Mobil Station at the Berkshire Mall - 5th and Penn Redevelopment
I have spent the better part of a year advocating for the long-awaited sale and redevelopment of the buildings on the northwest corner of 5th… Read more: 5th and Penn Redevelopment
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