Week in review: January 15-21, 2023

LehighValleyNews.com | By Mariella Miller

Published January 21, 2023 at 1:00 PM EST

230118 Mosque rendering.jpeg — A rendering of the Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of Pennsylvania's new mosque.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Welcome back to our Week in Review. We have chosen seven stories, in no particular order, to take you back on the week. Enjoy, and thank you so much for reading.

Al-Ahad Islamic Center entrance — The entrance to the Al-Ahad Islamic Center in South Whitehall.

1. The Islamic congregation Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of Pennsylvania, or SIJPA, is building a new mosque at the Al-Ahad Islamic Center at 1500 Ridgeview Drive.

Amanda Buss Cancer Support Community.JPG — Amanda Buss resigns as executive director of the Cancer Support Community of the Lehigh Valley.

2. Amanda Buss, executive director of the Cancer Support Community of the Lehigh Valley, is stepping down to focus on her own battle with the disease.

cetronia-ambulances-garage — EMS personnell from Cetronia Ambulance Corps still suit up in personal protective gear when there is a chance of being exposed to COVId. (Photo | WLVR)

3. At least one doctor recently told Bethlehem Area School Board members that some football games in the Lehigh Valley were going without ambulance coverage.

st. john's windish church and parking lot — St. John's Windish Lutheran Church, and its acre-plus parking lot, in Bethlehem's South Side

4. Bethlehem officials indicated at a City Council meeting Tuesday that they are still interested in buying three city churches.

5. Lehigh University is now saying November's attack on a Black student was not racially motivated. President Joseph J. Helble said "racist language" was used, but did not elaborate on how the categorization of the attack had changed.

A man speaks at a podium, in front of a banner reading "Bethlehem Running Festival" — Bart Yasso, a Lehigh Valley native known to many as "the mayor of running," introduces the Bethlehem Running Festival, as race planners and mayor William Reynolds look on.

6. Bethlehem will be host for a new two-day running festival this year — the first in the city since 2019, city officials announced Thursday.

7. For the 10th time in 20 years, the League of Women's Voters of Lehigh County will host a workshop Saturday that's designed to teach potential political candidates how to run for local office.But for the first time, it'll have competition.

Phillies Caravan — Among the bevy of sports items bid upon during an online auction at the IronPigs Charities Winter Caravan Thursday night at ArtsQuest Center were a framed autographed photo of Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham sacking Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory, and an Eagles helmet autographed by Jalen Hurts.

8. About 450 people braved the chill and rain to attend IronPigs Charities’ annual Phillies Winter Caravan at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks on Thursday night.

230118 SWT Planning Commission.jpg — The South Whitehall Planning Commission.

9. A warehouse in South Whitehall Township may soon turn into a Walgreens center to fill prescriptions.The property at 4741 Chapmans Road now is partially vacant. Developers submitted a plan to turn the rest of the property into a Walgreens fulfillment center.

Taiwan Chinese New Year — People walk past new year decorations hanging for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, the year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese zodiac, in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. The new year celebrations will take place on Jan. 22.

10. Year of the Rabbit: Celebrate with inner reflection and tranquility

Week in review: January 15-21, 2023

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