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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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Will Oliver/LehighValleyNews.comThe Foundry Chief Executive Officer and studio Director Jason Wegfahrt, a Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts graduate with a creative arts background, said the new 6,000-square-foot Foundry takes creative possibilities to another level with a variety of services at a fair price.
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Upper Macungie Township held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for a $47 million Lifestyle Community Center to be built at Grange Park.
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As soon as Oct. 1, the building will have first- and second-floor availability for tenants, though the entire complex will be up and running sometime this winter, according to Zachary Fortier, community manager with Dream Live Prosper Communities.
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The North Street spot has been known locally for its affordable, yet classic, early morning and lunchtime eats, including pork rolls, pancakes, cheesesteaks and more. The news of the sale comes after 41 years of business.
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Both this year and last year, in its “April in Paris” shopping event, Marché Maison was joined by Phoebe Floral with its “Parisian-inspired” flower cart for shoppers to build fresh bouquets.
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A self-storage project was advanced, and two others projects were tabled by the Whitehall Township Planning Commission.
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If all goes to plan, the nonprofit performing arts organization could be moving about three miles away to the former Light of Christ Lutheran Church at 2020 Worthington Ave. in Bethlehem
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Jose Rivera is the new community engagement coordinator at United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, connecting families with food, education and other resources.
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Shankweiler’s Drive-In Theatre in North Whitehall now has two party spaces available to rent for groups attending the theater.
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The former Whitehall Township Police Department station has been vacant for three years and costing the township money as it seeks a buyer.
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On July 1, the YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon counties will merge with the Greater Valley YMCA in Pen Argyl to form the River Crossing YMCA.
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A developing community center in Emmaus, JuxtaHub is beginning to offer workshops and digital experiences using what organizers believe to be the mass media of the near future.
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The new route will fly from LVIA to Denver International Airport, with flights beginning June 15 with one-way fares as low as $59.
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Take a look at stories throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact or that you might want to look at again.
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Dorney Park and its parent, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, will present a plan Thursday night for a new attraction on the site of the former Stinger roller coaster.
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The 4,000-square-foot restaurant would be built at 1300 Grape St., in an outlying part of the Lehigh Valley Mall parking lot, off the mall entrance from Grape Street.
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The South Side Civic Association will hold a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, to gather input on neighborhood needs.
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Turning Point, a breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant, is coming to the Lehigh Valley, not to be confused with the local domestic violence recovery program.
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A 49-unit housing project for ages 55+ and special needs residents called 1528 West was granted exemptions over parking and other zoning ordinances at the hearing board's Monday meeting over opposition from a local music school.
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Cupcakes with Egyptian cinnamon are just one confection customers might try as Mia & Maddie bakery moves forward with plans to open a shop in Easton.
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Our Lady of Good Counsel and Our Lady of Mount Carmel parishes will merge and keep those churches open. However, the Chapel of St. Vincent de Paul in Portland will be closing, the Diocese of Allentown announced.
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Nkasso, a West African family-owned eatery, held a ribbon-cutting and grand opening on Friday at 44 N. 8th Street in Allentown. It offers bissap, a drink made out of the flowers of the Roselle plant (a variety of Hibiscus), along with other cultural staples.
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Having polio meant David Emerson Baum spent a lot of time with his grandfather, painter Walter Emerson Baum, who created endearing portraits.