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Distributed/Lehigh County Historical SocietyAs America approaches its 250th birthday in 2026, we take a look back at the role Allentown played in hiding the Liberty Bell from British troops during the Revolutionary War.
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Micaela Hood/LehighValleyNews.comRoebucks' newest film, made entirely in the Lehigh Valley, will premiere Feb. 21 with three red-carpet events before a Feb. 27 national release.
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Allentown school directors approved the $1.14 million partnership Thursday. The agreement runs from next month to June 30, 2028.
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Beatles tribute act Rain performing a Christmas tribute at 8 p.m. Dec. 5.
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It's spooky season in July at the third annual Greenway Pride festival held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Juily 26, in South Bethlehem.
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Country music hitmaker Riley Green has no tickets left for his Aug. 1 Steel Stage concert, Musikfest presenters ArtsQuest said on its Facebook page.
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A community-driven plan to address upgrades to the city’s park network over the next decade is nearing the end of its public input phase.
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Alejandro Escovedo, a member of the musical family that has made stars of his brothers — percussionist Coke Escovedo, who played with Santana, and Pete Escovedo, father of Sheila E. — will play Tuesday, Sept. 9 in The Archer's Arrow Room.
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The Bethlehem Rose Garden, at West Union Boulevard and Eighth Avenue, recently was approved for the funding through the state Department of Community and Economic Development.
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From 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 25, you'll be able to buy tickets for six of Musikfest's 11 headline shows — and a paid-ticket Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks show — at 25% off.
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Megan Moroney, who last year won the Academy of Country Music's New Female Artist of the Year, is the first artist to sell out a concert on this year's Musikfest main Steel Stage.
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The Da Vinci Science Center and Friends of the Allentown Parks are partnering to make science more accessible to Allentown kids and open their eyes to what's around them.
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A Schuylkill County actors guild said the Diocese of Allentown threatened to take legal action against it if performers held a Disney-themed drag show at one of its former properties.
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Boogie-rocking band ZZ Top will return to Bethlehem’s Musikfest, it was just announced Monday.
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Top reggaeton Jowell and Randy will perform on Musikfest's main Steel Stage at 7 p.m. Aug. 4.
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A “bold, thoughtful” mural is the goal — one that honors the area’s food culture, farmers and residents themselves, according to co-op General Manager Eric Shamis who recently shared the latest with WLVR's Brad Klein.
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McGhee panel discussion and Q&A will take place on Thursday, Feb. 29.
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More than 250 students will perform this weekend at Lehigh Valley Mall. The Lehigh Valley Music Teachers Association's 42nd annual Playathon fundraiser continues Sunday.
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Take a look at stories that ran throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact on readers or that you might want to look at again.
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The musical, based off the Broadway show, debuted on Friday, Feb. 23 and runs through March 10.
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‘Restoring Petals: A Live Poetry Experience’ will be held 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 at the Ice House, 56 River St. in Bethlehem.
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WLVR News Director Jen Rehill talks with journalists Tom Shortell and Micaela Hood.
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As part of Black History Month, we celebrate the contributions of local artists, dancers, actors and community leaders, whose achievements stand out year-round.
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Parliament-Funkadelic dominated R&B music during the 1970s, with more than 40 R&B hit singles, including three No. 1s, and three platinum albums.