For those of you who think that the proposed deed restriction imposed upon Summit House eliminates the possibility of children in the project, please read this article from the Yale Law Review. It’s lengthy, but here is a salient part: “In contrast to this broadly public enforcement system for zoning, […]

Big Brother peers in on the Jenkintown Community Facebook page A few weeks ago, I made the mistake of recommending to a fellow resident seeking a contractor for a furnace replacement that he might do the work himself. Facing a similar project, I consulted a friend and fellow DIYer, who […]

What began as an effort to simply change the sidewalk ordinance so that it becomes more equitable and produces superior results has evolved into an investigation into the overall competence of Jenkintown government. The more you know, the less you like, sad to say. Indeed, it seems that at times Council makes things […]

The New York Times recently published a widely shared article about Main Street and how some believe our new president will prove a boon to it. Louis Hyman lays the blame of for the decline of Main Street solely on its inherent economic inefficiencies. It’s worth noting that the idealized […]

The Congress for New Urbanism advocates for sustainable development — the type of development that Jenkintown has enjoyed since its founding. Unfortunately, our powers that be have little clue about the underlying reasons for why residents and visitors find our little borough so charming. Hint: It’s not the parking lots. […]

“This is the way we’ve always done it. This is the way everyone else does it.” Sorry, Rick. Not everyone. So said Rick Bunker at a public works committee meeting in 2015 in response to my suggestion that Jenkintown find a better way to finance sidewalk repairs that does not overburden residents. […]

Our response to Brian McCrone’s shoddy piece about the Cedar Street purchase: Brian, I write this with some reluctance, but as a creative professional, I believe that feedback is an important part of our professions. You should know that I’ve been the subject of stories published in the New York […]