The 550-foot stone-masonry retaining wall that separates the rear alley of houses along West Penn Street from the common driveway of homes along Midvale Avenue is leaning, cracked and unsafe. (Bas ...

Sections of a 550-foot-long retaining wall in East Falls built in the late 1920s are leaning, cracked, and unsafe, affecting the owners of 65 homes on either side of the wall. Sound like an ...

Local contractor outlines how homeowner renovation trends and stricter building oversight are shaping masonry projects ...