What is even happening with Allentown right now. For real. Today was the big Blues, Brews, and BBQ thing and it was basically Blues, Brews, and BIG FAT BUST.
Nobody came. Like, zero humans. Not “a few.” Not “slow start.”
I mean ZERO, like the city hit the mute button on the whole town.
And honestly, duh. We just had two shootings in two weeks downtown. TWO. Back‑to‑back like some kind of awful “double feature.”
Who is gonna go stand around eating BBQ when bullets been flying lately. I’m not trying to be on the news as “random bystander #3,” thanks.
Only people there were the workers who had to be there and Sherri, who looked like she got lost on her way to Walmart.
And yeah, the city did their usual trash job advertising it. Like maybe a few flyers taped to telephone poles somewhere in the west end. But honestly, even if they screamed it from the rooftops, nobody’s showing up when the city feels like a
DANGER ZONE. Safety first, BBQ second.
And because Allentown can’t go five minutes without acting up, the dirt bikes were back again, buzzing around like they forgot they annoy everyone. APD walked around and did nothing.
What really fries my brain is I KNOW they’re gonna pretend it was a win.
They’ll post some cropped picture of a table and be like “Great turnout today!”.
Meanwhile the whole community is staying home because we’re tired of the violence and tired of City Hall acting like everything is fine and crime is “down.”
If the goal was to show how out of touch City Hall is, then wow. Congrats. You nailed it. The empty streets today were basically screaming louder than any public comment ever could.
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I went and left within 20minutes. Awful this year.
When you’ve built up so a lousy reputation as a city you just can’t expect many people not living within walking distance of your downtown to venture inside.
I’ve said for years, having to leave your car in a parking deck that is unmonitored, probably dirty, and gives you a feeling of being alone and vulnerable to all the local hood rats who rampage about your city without any effort to control disorderly behavior . . . . well, who needs it?
I did not attend that event, but evidently, neither did many of the claimed renters living inside those bland apartment buildings, even on a perfect weather day.
I was there twice...thoroughly enjoyed myself. The food was good, music was better...the only spanish music was coming from amigos...why?.. granted, not as good or big as in years past. Im sorry I didn't run into scary Sherri, but I did see our beloved mayor riding his bike. I remember her on a ten speed in her younger years cruising around 10th and Linden.
A whole lot of police...is that the overtime everyone's talking about? Overtime for city workers to park a dumptruck to block a street, and let it idle so the driver has ac? How much was that?
Definitely should have advertised more..
I went by snd it was definitely packed with vendors and the music was blaring but the attendance was certainly lacking. I don’t think this is.a city event so I am not sure if they should be blamed for the poor communication. The poor attendance may have just been a result of a beautiful day and people found other things to do outside Allentown
Went to the Bethlehem Rose Fest at the Bethlehem Rose Garden instead and it was a much less hyped event with lots of people and a beautiful setting in a very nice town.
I've gone to BB &B in the past, but I'm too put off by the lack of clean, comfortable and shaded areas to sit and relax. Plus, I'm fed up with the electric bikes/scooters on sidewalks, dirt bikes and pot aroma wafting out of all the cars with the tinted windows in downtown. They should find a new location with more shade, a safer environment and better police enforcement of quality of life issues.
The city should partner with an outsourced events provider like Bethlehem. Our events are the Ollie’s Bargain Basement of the Lehigh Valley. Every year same shit—St Luke’s 5k, some odd LGBTQ parade, Blues, the broke down Car Show, and several cultural festivals that could benefit from an organization like ArtsQuest.
Another serious injury on the streets of Allentown this weekend.
Tuerk’s “Vision Zero” is another one of his failing initiatives. It’s mostly planning documents, dashboards, and poor messaging. The data simply doesn’t show improvement on our streets.
Watch for Matt to be out at the scene of the crash placing another speed bump.
What happened? I don’t think I read about this one anywhere yet
May be nested in this collage: South 4th St was the busy place Friday night. Passing through around 9:45, saw about 100 vehicles and maybe up to 100 people, many carrying bottles, in the Price Rite lot. Lots of other people grouped in the cars. APD cars with flashing lights in front of Aaron’s furniture. A little after 10:00, bunch of rumble bikes go south on 4th St. Around 10:10-10:15,, two APD, AFD, and AEMS scream south too. They tend a patient laid out on the pavement near Wells Fargo bank. Car was stopped some yards in front of patient. Don’t know who was involved, witnessed, or acted as Samaritan, if someone besides the patient caused their condition, or nature of their lying flat on their back, except for the C-spine stabilization.
Is 11:11 what 9:12 was talking about, or is there another?
It’s like this. The youngest generation of the new MAJORITY Allentown population is not always representing itself in a positive way. Surely, there are exceptions to this criticism, like the Allen High baseball team, etc., but generally speaking, the cultural image is one of hooliganism and disrespect for others. This is NOT a welcoming and attractive face that would better serve any city. It is a look of neglect, abuse, and selfish entitlement.
Blame for this decline lies mainly with their parents, city political leadership, the police department, and a local news media, primarily the Morning Call, who buries its head in the sand so as not to offend anyone, possibly even due to a sense of fear. Regardless, Allentown is circling the drain and now largely ignored by persons living elsewhere throughout the Lehigh Valley.
This past weekend, my wife and I spent about a half hour visiting the newly refreshed Andre Reed (Irving Park). We had not set foot there in many decades. The new concept splash/swimming pool is absolutely spectacular. The young people staffing the place as lifeguards, etc. were wonderful to speak with and the immediate grounds were neat and tidy. As former residents of the East Side we felt some small sense of pride in what is being made available to today’s nearby residents. But we also questioned how much longer will this all be kept up and respected given the declining attitude of too many younger city residents being displayed elsewhere every day.
Most of allentown was attending the Washington party having a great time there watching the goings on. This while allentown is going down the sewer like most of California the new design model coming to PA.
Off topic, but can anyone explain to me why the work on the covered bridge appears to be halted, and why the traffic lights at 6th and Walnut remain out of commission?
The covered bridge was disassembled and the “work” has been going on for a year. Meanwhile the traffic lights at 6th and Walnut have been out of commission since Christmas! What gives?
These aren’t difficult projects, and shouldn’t take that long.
Did the city run out of money for basic repairs (like traffic lights)? Did the city transfer funds intended for the covered bridge to cover the cost of the mayor and his staff gallivanting across the globe to expensive conferences with dubious benefit to the taxpayers?
The state of these projects is embarrassing, if not criminal.
The city had to reallocate money to cover Tuerk's travel expenses. Unfortunately, the bridge and the traffic lights had to suffer.
It is a city event and the events team and mayor's office failed on communications this year. As a vendor at the BBB I can tell you that we were asking the team at special events to do more advertising and media vignettes. They were non-responsive and they failed.
You still have 3 1/2 years of travel expenses to pay for. Since Reilly, Miller and Ana all love the Mayor maybe they can donate some money to the city.
The best is yet to come "Michelle Oboma is a man" and there's only two types givers and takers?
As for allentowns stolen revenue, there is a problem with stolen revenue from the whole of pa for allentowns failing farce real-estate scams infecting all the area because there all patting each other's asses!
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