Northampton County DA moves domestic violence panel to Oct. 27
The office said the panel comes as the county has seen several recent homicide cases connected to domestic violence, though its announcement Friday did not name them.
By Jai Smith
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ArtsQuest picks 31 local artists for first Creative Factory studios in Bethlehem
The $32 million, five-story building at 25 W. Third St. rose on the site of the former Banana Factory, and ArtsQuest broke ground in June 2025 on plans for 36 artist studios. Neither the release nor ArtsQuest's studio program page says what a studio costs, but on our May 14 tour of the building, rent was given as $1.40 per square foot per month, or about $420 for an average 300-square-foot studio.
By Jai Smith
Hersheypark consults experts on Candymonium roller coaster after Six Flags death
The Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard built both coasters, and parks across the U.S. and Canada have closed similar rides since Monday's death. As of Wednesday, Hersheypark had not said whether Candymonium will run when the park reopens at 5 p.m. Friday, according to its calendar.
By Jai Smith
Allentown mother to premiere documentary about her slain son at Civic Theatre
Shalon Buskirk, the mother, directed "in love, in memory" with filmmaker Drew Swedberg. They say they worked on it in Allentown for seven years. In that time Buskirk lost a second son to gun violence, and the last of three men charged in that killing was sentenced Tuesday, one month before the film comes home.
By Jai Smith
Northampton County opens 10 ballot drop boxes for Nov. 3 election
The boxes opened Monday, but four close before the polls do on Election Day, Nov. 3, according to hours the county posted, and the state requires mail ballots to reach the county by 8 p.m. that night.
By Jai Smith
Bethlehem’s Oktoberfest returns to SteelStacks Oct. 2 with new bourbon tasting, steinholding championships
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — ArtsQuest’s Oktoberfest returns to SteelStacks for its 16th year next week, opening Friday, Oct. 2, with a lineup that adds a ticketed...
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Pennsylvania farm’s Dolly Parton corn maze draws crowds after singer’s death
A New Wilmington, Pa., farm's Dolly Parton-themed corn maze is drawing online attention as one of 20 across North America built to honor the singer, who died in August before the tributes opened.
Amid national fear and political uncertainty, Lehigh Valley immigrant aid group sees demand triple in two years
Clients seeking help from M.I.R.A. Resources, a Lehigh Valley nonprofit that connects migrants, immigrants, refugees and asylees with food, housing, legal help and ESL courses,...
By Adrian Stone
After setbacks, Anthony Rowe rebuilds Lip Smacking Sauces in the Lehigh Valley
Anthony Rowe still remembers the moment Lip Smacking Sauces got its name. He was dunking barbecue chicken into a bucket of what he then called...
By Adrian Stone
Jose Cardona, 26, of South Whitehall dies after Allentown motorcycle crash
Jose A. Cardona, 26, of South Whitehall Township, died Aug. 3 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on July 31 in Allentown, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's office.
By Jai Smith
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