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Experience the best of PA Dutch culture at the Kutztown Folk Festival
Founded in 1950, the Kutztown Folk Festival is the oldest continuously operated folklife festival in America. Generations of families, artists, musicians, craftsmen, quilters, entertainers, scholars, and purveyors of iconic food and food experiences are drawn to a festival recognized nationally for its authentic Pennsylvania German culture. The Kutztown Folk Festival...
The Brass Rail is coming back. Find out where and when.
Fans of The Brass Rail, your wishes have come true. The restaurant — famed for its classic Americana dishes like cheesesteaks and hot dogs and which shut down after 91 years in business — is going to open a stand at the Allentown Farmers Market. “We’re getting back in the game,” owner Mark Sorrentino said. “And we’re very excited for it.” Talks to open at the farmers market began in the fall, ...
$700K Converted Garage Home in Nearby Fountain Hill Causing a Stir on TikTok
A lofty listing in Lehigh County’s Fountain Hill, a town just outside of Bucks County, has stirred controversy on TikTok. A lofty listing in Lehigh County’s Fountain Hill, a town just outside of Bucks County, has stirred controversy on TikTok, writes Geoff Weiss for Business Insider. A nearly...
Drop Off Unwanted Electronics at Local Thrift Stores
A new program involving local thrift stores will make it easier for area residents to recycle unwanted electronics. A new program involving local thrift stores will make it easier for area residents to recycle unwanted electronics. The Free Electronic Waste Recycling program was recently announced by ReWorld and Goodwill Keystone...
The Inn on Main: Historic Oley’s Fine Dine
It’s pure joy to take in the marvelous renovation at The Inn on Main in Oley and equally enjoyable to experience a brash, innovative cuisine that is not only seasonal but responds directly to what the Berks County public has long yearned for. From fine wines to Filet Mignon with Bearnaise (or your choice of four other elegantly created sauces), signature drinks to classy entrees such as ProsciuttoCrusted Scallops, this historic locale “revival-restaurant” offers all the menu depth that a storied stone building demands for discerning diners.
‘Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour’ coming to the Great Allentown Fair
Global sensation Blippi is coming to Pennsylvania. “Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour” will be at the Great Allentown Fair on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Tickets are $30 and go on sale at 10 .m. Friday, May 17, on Ticketmaster and at the fair box office. Blippi inspires curiosity in...
‘Celebrate her and show appreciation’: Families celebrate their mothers at a Lehigh Valley restaurant’s brunch
A bucket from Kentucky Fried Chicken. That’s the annual Mother’s Day tradition for Orefield resident Linda Fasching and her mother, Ruthann. “So nobody has to cook,” Linda said. “Keep From Cooking — KFC,” joked her husband Joe. The chicken and time with Linda’s mother would come later Sunday. In the morning, the Faschings and several other families went to the restaurant Madeline’s in Upper ...
Berks Animal Rescue League urgently seeks foster families amidst kitten season
The Animal Rescue League of Berks County is in need for foster families as the shelter already is seeing the effects of kitten season straining capacity at the shelter. Kitten season typically peaks during the spring and summer months, inundating shelters with litters of kittens in need of care and nurturing. The ARL is experiencing a particularly high volume of kittens arriving at its doors with a total to date of 368 kittens in different stages of care.
There’s a new restaurant at the former Bell Hall spot. It plans to fill a hole in Allentown’s dining options.
Over the last 8 years of living in downtown Allentown, Martha Petrokehagias couldn’t help but feel like her neighborhood was missing something. “I was frustrated,” she said. “There’s no place to eat breakfast or brunch on the weekends besides the [Americus] Hotel, and most places are closed on Monday.” Like any good entrepreneur, Petrokehagias decided to solve the problem she had identified. ...
Popular Lehigh Valley brewery opening new taproom, moving another. Here are the details
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A popular craft beverage producer will soon debut two new Lehigh County taprooms – a brand-new venture and a reimagined venue at a familiar location. Illumination Brewing, a premium microbrewery offering craft beer and alcoholic seltzers, is planning to hold a grand opening of its latest venture – the West End Taproom – 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at 2114 W. Tilghman St. in Allentown’s West End.
WDIY Studio Session: James Supra and Phil Pilorz
Lehigh Valley blues harmonic player and singer James Supra along with guitarist Phil Pilorz perform live in the WDIY studios ahead of their full band set at WDIY's 29th anniversary party, Groovin' in the Grove, on Saturday, May 18, 2024. James Supra and Phil Pilorz from Lehigh Valley's James Supra/Sarah...
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