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Distributed/City of BethlehemThe Gateway on Fourth, a 120-unit affordable housing project, expected to cost $29 million, just received $16 million in highly competitive tax credits awarded by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency board. It's one of two affordable housing projects out of six total applicants in the Lehigh Valley to receive the credits.
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Brian Myszkowski/LehighValleyNews.comMartin Guitar welcomed guests from across the music industry to talk about protecting the environment at its first Sustainability Summit on Thursday.
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Plans are in the works for flower CSAs — Community Supported Agriculture — subscriptions that will bring joy and color to 2023. Here's how you can sign up, and bring the fragrant anticipation of the blooms to come.
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ArtsQuest said Christkindlmarkt shattered its attendance record by attracting 107,272 visitors to its Bethlehem campus in 2022.
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The state has delivered nearly $300,000 to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 375 in Allentown in an effort to provide additional apprenticeship opportunities in the Lehigh Valley.
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The new owners of Shankweiler's have crafted a plan for what the future of the drive-in will look like. It not only includes fall and winter matinees and operating year-round, but big collaborations with community partners.
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A Little Bit of Local, in downtown Allentown, stocks only items from small, local businesses.
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The Lower Saucon Township Council is considering a measure to clear the way for Bethlehem Landfill's expansion, in part by giving themselves more control over its approval. Here's what the proposal says.
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The third annual Downtown Easton market wrapped up a five-week run over the weekend, but you can still find gifts from some of the vendors.
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Last month, Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) had 73,128 passengers passing through the airport, a 3.6% increase from November of last year.
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Starbucks workers around the country are walking off the job starting Friday, in what will be a three-day strike. It will be the longest work stoppage in the year-old unionization campaign.
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A landfill in Lower Saucon Township is on track to double in size, and some community members are doing what they can to fight it.
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Community space, a recreation center and affordable housing are some suggestions for how to redevelop the old Dixie cup building in Wilson Borough, just outside Easton.
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LGBTQ community leaders in Pennsylvania formed Keystone Equality, a new statewide LGBTQ advocacy organization. Orefield resident Corinne Goodwin will be the Lehigh Valley representative on the board.
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Northampton County Council is the last government body that needs to sign off on extended tax breaks in Bethlehem's Southside, intended to encourage redevelopment of "deteriorated" parts of the city.
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Great local journalism. It’s a thread throughout Lehigh Valley history -- going all the way back to the day news broke of the colonies’ secession from British rule. And it’s a thread we’re beginning to tug at a little more, starting today. Welcome to LehighValleyNews.com, the product of more than a year of thought, discussion, and work by dozens of people who care deeply about our little curve of Pennsylvania.
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The state Public Utilities Commission said Wednesday it has received hundreds of calls and electronic submissions from consumers about unusually high PPL bills, but there is no timetable for an investigation by its Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement.
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“When a bill jumps $200 or $300, that’s the difference between groceries on the table. So we have to see what legislative remedies there are at our disposal, because ‘you’ve gotta pay your bill’ is not the answer I want to give anybody," said Rep. Josh Siegel.
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A steep rise in egg prices plus butter shortages means some bakeries must adapt.
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The audit of a dozen districts released last week has drawn the ire of school business experts.
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Thanks to the award from the Safe Streets for All program, Allentown can develop a plan to make the future safer for all, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey said.
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The former parish building will host one more Mass in honor of St. Joseph in March.
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Bob Born was formerly president of Just Born Quality Confections, the Bethlehem-based company that makes Peeps and Hot Tamales.