Isabel Hope

Isabel Hope is a journalist and website designer based in Bethlehem, PA. She graduated with a degree in journalism from The University of Alabama in 2022, where she served as News Editor of the student newspaper. Isabel has lived in the Lehigh Valley for three years and is passionate about reporting for the communities she now calls home.

341 articlesSince 2025

Latest from Isabel Hope

The Great Allentown Fair returns for 173rd year

ALLENTOWN, PA – The Great Allentown Fair, a tradition in the Lehigh Valley, is set to return from Aug. 27 to Sep. 1, 2025, at...

Aug. 26, 2025

Irish Pub Night returns to SteelStacks for Celtic music and community

BETHLEHEM, PA — Irish Pub Night returns to the ArtsQuest Campus at SteelStacks on Saturday, Aug. 30, featuring an evening of Celtic music, live performances...

Aug. 25, 2025

Lehigh County teen killed in single-vehicle crash

LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. — An 18-year-old man from Weisenberg Township died Sunday night after his vehicle left the road and struck several trees in Lowhill...

Aug. 25, 2025

El Jefe’s Taqueria in Bethlehem to reopen after fire

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — El Jefe’s Taqueria will reopen its South Side Bethlehem location Aug. 30, months after a fire forced the restaurant and other businesses...

Aug. 25, 2025

Lehighton to celebrate railroad heritage with downtown festival this weekend

LEHIGHTON, Pa. — Lehighton, once known as a railroad town, will celebrate its heritage Saturday, Aug. 23, with a day of history, activities and local...

Aug. 22, 2025

Allentown council approves record $134M borrowing amid debt concerns

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown City Council approved a $134 million bond package Wednesday, the largest in the city’s history, to finance infrastructure projects including a...

Aug. 21, 2025

Body recovered after man jumps from Tilghman Street Bridge in Allentown

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Emergency responders recovered a man’s body from the Lehigh River on Thursday afternoon after witnesses reported seeing him jump from the Tilghman...

Aug. 21, 2025

3rd annual film festival returns to Bethlehem Ice House

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The Lehigh Valley-based filmmaking collective Route 22 Filmworks will return to the Charles A. Brown Ice House on Saturday, Aug. 23, for...

Aug. 21, 2025

Claire’s Lehigh Valley stores to remain open after company finds buyer

WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — All three Claire’s stores in the Lehigh Valley will remain open following the retailer’s bankruptcy filing and sale to private equity...

Aug. 20, 2025

‘This is money we were counting on’: The impact of federal funding cuts on local public media

In a classroom at an Easton elementary school, students laugh and learn through PBS39’s Crazy 8s program, an eight-week series designed to engage children in...

Aug. 20, 2025

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