Week in review: January 29-Feb. 4, 2023

LehighValleyNews.com | By Mariella Miller

Published February 4, 2023 at 1:00 PM EST

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Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter.

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

1. Honoring Black History Month

2. ‘Is anybody home?’: A mission to count the Lehigh Valley's homeless population

Bob Rapp and his team counting unhoused people under the train tracks in January 2023. "These are their homes," Rapp said.

3. 'Father of Peeps' Bob Born dies at age 98

Ira "Bob" Born, father of Peeps, has died at age 98.

4. Six more weeks of winter? Here's five reasons why that won't be the case

APTOPIX Groundhog Day — Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter.

5. Computer error causes unusually high PPL bills

An erroneous bill sent by PPL (left) and a corrected bill for the same account (right).

6. Two Parkland alums promoted in South Whitehall police department

230201 SWT police promotion Brown and Dotter.jpg — Lt. Eric Dotter (l) and Capt. Stephen Brown after their promotions.

7. LGBT center asks community to show support in wake of 'propaganda, bigotry'

221219 Bradbury-Sullivan outside.jpg — The entrance to the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center.

8. The Dixie cup building has sat vacant for years. How one neighbor is taking matters into his own hands

Wilson Borough Dixie Cup building sits behind a sunset.jpg — The former Dixie Cup plant in Wilson

9. Down the rabbit hole: Alice in Wonderland mural at Kemerer

Week in review: January 29-Feb. 4, 2023

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