Musikfest is set to draw more than 1 million people to the Lehigh Valley across 11 days, which provides a huge economic boon to the region, according to ArtsQuest President and CEO Kassie Hilgert.
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The popular West Bethlehem eatery theMINT Gastropub recently closed, but is set to reopen soon as Retro Burger. With that comes plans for adding six apartments off the back of the building, as reviewed by the city planning commission on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2023.
The Allentown City Planning Commission approved a developer's plan to continue parking 24 tractor-trailers on a lot outside a vacant office building at 2268 S. 12th St. on Allentown's South Side.
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