Exchange students from Reading’s sister city, Reutlingen, Germany, learned about Reading’s government Thursday during a visit to City Hall. The 11 students, ages 15 to 17, represented two of ...

Downtown Reading’s Taco Fest is back for its second year, taking over the 600 and 700 blocks of Penn Street from 12 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. The celebration promises an afternoon packed with ...

It was a glorious sight. A line of porta-johns just around the corner from where we disembarked the charter bus in Green Bay for the first day of the NFL Draft, provided a sense of relief in more ways ...

It's the latest visit in an ongoing partnership between Reading and its German sister city, Reutlingen. "We've had students in the arts and music and performance and every kind of venue, so it's good ...

Michael Leifer is the third-generation owner of Jimmie Kramer's The Peanut Bar Restaurant. "This is my grandfather, Isadore, but he went by Jimmie, Jimmie Kramer," says Leifer. "My grandfather was ...

As word of his success spread, more towns around the world embraced the concept for their communities. Before long, the International Organization of Book Towns was formed in April 2001 ...