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‘Amazing spot’: Popular Allentown pizza shop planning 2nd location next to Bethlehem brewery
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A popular Allentown restaurant – serving up specialty pizzas, pasta, cheesesteaks and other Italian and American staples – is looking to serve more customers in the Lehigh Valley. The Pizza Joint, a four-year-old, family-run eatery at 1239 Airport Road in Allentown, is planning to open...
Million-dollar lottery ticket sold at Montco Wawa
DOUGLASS TWP., Pa. - A Montgomery County Wawa sold a $1 million winning scratch-off lottery ticket. The winning Million Dollar Multiplier Madness ticket was sold at the Wawa located in the 1000 block of Grosser Road, Douglass Township. Lottery officials say the store will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling...
New restaurant coming soon to former J’s Steaks & Subs spot in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A new destination for burgers, rice platters and other fresh eats will soon welcome foodies in Northampton County. Elias Grilled Chicken Over Rice, a fast-casual restaurant serving made-to-order cheesesteaks, sandwiches, rice platters and more, is expected to open in about a month at 2140 Stekfo Blvd. in Bethlehem, co-owner Sayed Muhammad said.
This potential Bucks County celebrity power couple catch Taylor Swift concert in Paris
Looks like Hollywood A-lister/uber Philadelphia Eagles fan Bradley Cooper is still linked to supermodel Gigi Hadid. The couple were spotted in attendance at a Taylor Swift concert in Paris last week, sharing a box with Chiefs tight end and Taylor's other half Travis Kelce at La Défense Arena (see video https://presto-suite.gannettdigital.com/videos/edit/73670429007)
‘Fresh and delicious’: Bethlehem’s newest sushi, hibachi restaurant drawing big crowds
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Foodies are flocking to a new full-service restaurant – offering sushi rolls, hibachi dinners and other made-to-order Japanese specialties – in Northampton County. Kyoto Sushi & Hibachi Steak House, serving freshly prepared sushi, sashimi and other Japanese dishes, opened May 9 at 2342 Easton...
Beer tanks arrive for mall pub, work begins on mental health hospital | Lehigh Valley headlines
Work on Iron Hill Brewery’s latest restaurant hit a milestone last week when the brewery’s tanks were delivered to the future site of the brew pub in the Lehigh Valley Mall’s Lifestyle Center. Other equipment delivered to the site included a mash tun, heating exchange, fermentation tanks,...
Richland Library Company exhibits local folk artist’s works
The paintings of William Harrison Atkinson, 1895-1978, folk artist of Bucks County, are featured in an exhibit from now until July 31, at Richland Library Co., 44 S. Main St., Quakertown. The paintings exhibited include the “Oldest Home in Richland Township,” a “Quilting Bee” with participants identified, “Fishtown” and “Licking Run Creek,” the Fluck home and family, Haycock Mountain, and many others donated for this exhibit by individual owners, the Richland Historical Society, and Richland Library Company.
Former Pa. Lt. Gov. candidate pleads no contest to giving alcohol to teens at party
A former GOP candidate for Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor -- who was also involved in a political action committee that claimed liberals were “indoctrinating” students -- will serve a year of probation after pleading no contest to giving alcohol to teenagers while hosting her daughter's birthday party in Bucks County.
Nearly a year after fire forced its closure, Allentown YMCA Wellness Center reopens
The Allentown YMCA Wellness Center fully reopened this week, one year after a fire caused significant damage. The Allentown branch suffered a fire June 6 on the roof of its gymnasium on South 15th Street. According to fire officials, the fire was caused by ongoing construction on the roof and was ruled an accident. Only the Allentown branch child care center and warming station, which is open ...
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