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Jason Addy/LehighValleyNews.comAllentown is the second city — after Kansas City — to join Work for America’s Spotlight Cities program, “a really cool partnership” that could be “transformative," Mayor Matt Tuerk announced Monday. -
Makenzie Christman/LehighValleyNews.comJust five months after officially being in business in their recognizable bright yellow teardrop-shaped trailer, co-owners Melinda Schneck and Josh Elmer are expending Roasties Mobile Cafe into a brick-and-mortar coffee shop. It'll take root where the couple says its heart is: Macungie.
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A few authors have brought books into Moravian Book Shop with AI-generated covers or art. That was enough for the staff to formally announce online that the bookstore would not support the use of technology that may replace creative jobs. -
North Whitehall Township's planning commission reviewed a proposal for a developer seeking special exception for a new solar field along Egypt Road at their Thursday meeting.
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Five of the farms are in Northampton County and four in Lehigh County. They were among 33 farms across the state approved this month for Pennsylvania's Farmland Preservation Program.
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Bosch Rexroth will move employees from the current Bethlehem Township logistics center to Bethlehem and into a new warehouse on City Line Road in Lehigh Valley Industrial Park I.
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South Whitehall Township's board of commissioners received an update on the Nestlé Purina water line project, which is progressing at a steady pace, even if concerns over the cost to tie into the line remain.
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To CEO Russell Fletcher, starting out as a small hyper-local business gave Mishka Premium Vodka a leg up to evolve at the rate it is right now. Soon, the vodka, which is distilled in Allentown, will be carried by yet another national chain.
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The new eatery, Okatshe, will open at 947 W. Hamilton St., connected to The Moxy Allentown Downtown Hotel in mid-September, Garces announced in a release.
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Northampton County's Return on Environment report won't come out until the fall, but early findings support the notion that local open spaces provide financial and health benefits for residents.
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El Jefe Taqueria in Bethlehem is expected to reopen this month. The popular Mexican restaurant has been closed since May because of water damage from a fire in an above apartment complex.
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The first phase of the project is to cost about $2.3 million and is “shovel ready,” according to Mandy Tolino, who leads Allentown’s parks and recreation department.
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Lehigh Valley Planning Commission is opposed to a request by Waste Management to amend the Plainfield Township zoning ordinance regarding the sanitary landfill in the township.
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More Lehigh Valley residents will have another option for an internet provider. Astound announced a multi-million-dollar deal to deepen its roots further into the area and Northeast Pennsylvania.
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Lehigh Valley Pound 4 Pound Boxing founder Paul Pinnock said he promised kids he would find a better place for them to train amid "difficulties" with his current landlord.
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Palmer residents and nearby neighbors came out to the supervisors' meeting Monday night to implore the board to take some action on the million-square-foot Easton Commerce Park warehouse project.
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Lehigh County Redevelopment Authority is looking for a developer to lead the project to revitalize the Whitehall Township property.
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Hologram Zoo Lehigh Valley, only the second such attraction in the country, opened its doors to an enthusiastic crowd at Easton's City Hall on Friday.
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Lower Macungie Township's board of commissioners granted preliminary and final land development approval to Allentown-based landscaper Western Lehigh Services at their July 17, 2025 meeting.
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A $300,000 grant from the city would “unlock” almost $1 million in other funding for the Downtown Allentown Alliance, according to one of the fledgling nonprofit's leaders.
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A zoning extension request by the developer of a proposed 689,000-square-foot warehouse at the former Coplay quarry was unanimously granted by the Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board on Tuesday night.
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Insomnia Cookies opened its first location in the Lehigh Valley on East Third Street in South Bethlehem, offering classic and deluxe sweet treats late into the night. The grand opening is Wednesday.
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Developers behind the Dixie Cup apartment complex project provided updates, including the conclusion of remediation efforts, to Wilson Borough Council.
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