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New eats, entertainment and extensive upgrades coming to iconic Whitehall shopping center
WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – The curtain is rising on a new performance venue as well as a new chapter for a prominent Lehigh Valley shopping plaza, with several other new tenants – including a grocery store, family adventure park and full-service restaurant – set to join the mix in the coming months.
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Literary Scene: It’s “Almost the End of the World”
The way things are going, it might seem almost like the end of the world. Mike Schlossberg wrote a book about it. “Like many people, I have a fascination with Armageddon. But the concept has been overdone,” says Schlossberg, a state Senator (D-132 Legislative District). With his new young...
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David Martin's Ferry | Lehigh Valley Landmarks
In 1742, crossing the Delaware River at the Forks in Easton, Pennsylvania meant climbing into a canoe. Your horse did not get a seat. It swam alongside, reins in your hand, the current pulling at its legs. There was no bridge. There was no town on the Pennsylvania shore, only woods, brush, and an Indian path toward Bethlehem. There was just a ferryman, and he was a former New Jersey sheriff named David Martin.
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Reading woman, former model, celebrates 105th birthday
READING, Pa. - It's a celebration more than a century in the making — Ruby Gordon turned 105 Friday. Family and friends threw a party for her at Oak Street Health's Reading center. There were plenty of treats, gifts and even a special proclamation from Mayor Eddie Moran. Gordon...
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Reading FilmFEST opens Friday, offering 70 films from around the world
READING, Pa. — Seventy films, three days and a chance to go beyond what’s playing on the screen. “We have about 40 filmmakers coming from around the world, coming right here to Reading,” said Eliza Taylor, the festival’s director. Jared Hoffa is among them, and he’s...