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Blackstone Structures is seeking to make room for new apartment buildings in Allentown. But its request to demolish a building as part of the project was denied Monday by the city's Historical Architectural Review Board.

The park’s Public Relations and Communications Manager Ryan Eldredge answered specific questions about the policy, such as how it will be enforced, whether there will be chaperone discounts and what caused the policy change.

A historic Easton property that once housed a church, a dry cleaner and a noted artist is up for lease. The three-floor mixed-use building would be a perfect place for new business, the owner says.

The annual observance remembers the Lehigh Valley's victims of workplace accidents, including nine who died this year.

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Emmaus has Let's Play Books, a shop that is now expanding to a second location. The new store, called The End: a bookstore, opens in Allentown on Saturday for Independent Bookstore Day.

This year's Energy and Environment Summit, led by the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, was held Friday morning at The Club at Twin Lakes.

Mad Dogs Hot Dogs in Macungie is no longer closing after owners announced a buyer of the restaurant.

All candidates said they opposed the warehouses, but questions arose surrounding the cost of the ongoing litigation with the developers and potential conflicts of interest.

The Lehigh Valley Women's Summit is returning this year on June 8 at the Wind Creek Event Center, with over 600 women business leaders expected to attend.

A proposed skyscraper on 9th Street in Allentown called Peregrine Tower has garnered local and feasibility concern for its height and impact on the neighborhood.

Officials with the Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority said Tuesday that the airport's future growth will come from Allegiant Air, the ultra-low-cost carrier that accounted for 60% of their passengers in 2023.

A developer had little trouble earning Allentown zoning officials’ support Monday night after scaling back a proposal to convert offices to housing units.

Lehigh Valley International Airport saw its highest passenger traffic for May since 2004, with more than 85,000 passengers through the gates, a release said Monday.

The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce's LGBTQ Business Council on Tuesday held an event at the Mediterranean Grill in Bethlehem to teach people how to make workplaces and businesses more inclusive.

Home sale prices in Lehigh and Northampton counties neared all-time highs last month, with an average of $333,275 — up 5.8 percent from May 2023, according to the Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors.

The Lehigh Valley ranks as the eighth-highest industrial market in the U.S., it was disclosed at a Lehigh Valley Planning Commission roundtable meeting on Friday.

County Manager Lamont McClure said in a statement that the union had approved the new agreement that came after a negotiation session Monday.

The years-long process to connect Lower Macungie warehouses more directly with Route 100 is nearing completion, with some hoping it can alleviate damaging truck detours.

The new Sheetz off Route 378 will consist of a 6,139-square-foot store with drive-thru and 12 fueling stations, according to designs approved by township officials Wednesday.

A continuance was granted for the sixth time this year to Paxos Group real estate company for a hearing before the Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board on charges it has violated a zoning ordinance prohibiting the renting or leasing of condominiums as apartments on Arey Lane.

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