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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,...
Fire forces Bethlehem Catholic High School to stay virtual for rest of school year
A fire Monday at Bethlehem Catholic High School has led officials to cancel in-person classes for the remainder of the school year. The Allentown Diocese released a statement Friday that the fire left the school with excessive smoke damage in the air space above a drop ceiling in hallways. Officials, who had hoped to resume in-person classes on Tuesday, instead will finish the rest of the ...
2024 District 11 baseball tournament brackets
The brackets have been released for the District 11 baseball tournaments. Play begins Monday in the Class 3A field, which is a subregional tournament with District 1. Eastern Pennsylvania Conference champion Liberty (6A), Pocono Mountain East (5A), Schuylkill League champion Tamaqua (Class 4A), Northwestern Lehigh (3A), Schuylkill Haven (2A) and Marian Catholic (A) earned top seeds. Colonial League winner Wilson is the second seed in 4A.
Watch Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid hanging with Travis Kelce in Paris at Taylor Swift show
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) The...
Lehigh Valley natural gas getting more costly, as UGI plans 2 rate hikes
Natural gas service in the Lehigh Valley and other Pennsylvania communities is getting more expensive in 2024. UGI Utilities Inc. on Thursday announced plans for two rate hikes, one on June 1 and another projected for Dec. 1. The increases are in what UGI calls its purchased gas costs. By...
‘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...
‘We’re not going away:’ Fight continues against plans to spread sewage sludge on a Lehigh Valley preserved farm
Plans to spread sewage sludge on a Plainfield Township preserved farm continue to be mired in controversy, more than two years after the Nazareth Borough Municipal Authority purchased the property. Continued objections from residents and township officials over the environmental impact of the sludge, known as biosolids, have delayed the start of the spreading, despite the authority’s ...
Amid shortage of mental health providers, LVHN breaks ground on new behavioral health hospital
Construction officially started on Lehigh Valley Health Network and Universal Health Services’ new behavioral health hospital Wednesday. A groundbreaking ceremony for Hanover Hill Behavioral Health was held near Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Hanover Township, Northampton County. Once completed, the new hospital on Macada Road will be 95,000 square feet and three stories tall with 144 ...
See all homes sold in the Lehigh Valley and neighboring counties, May 6-12
The following is a listing of all real estate transfers in these eastern Pennsylvania counties reported from May 6-12. Lehighvalleylive.com publishes weekly reports on recent real estate sales across the Lehigh Valley and surrounding counties, as well as top sales by county and other real estate news, from unique homes for sale to trends.
P’burg Farmers Market will host a pet costume parade, Father’s Day Quoits Tourney
The Phillipsburg Farmers Market will offer some new forms of fun this year. The market announced it will host a pet parade and costume contest on Sunday, May 19. Participants are invited to bring their furry contestants to meet, sniff and strut their stuff at Shappell Park all day. The parade is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m., followed by the costume contest at noon. The event is free to participate.
Police investigating 'pried open' mailboxes at Palmer Twp. post office
PALMER TWP., Pa. — Josh Case and his wife went to drop off mail in one of the boxes outside the Palmer Township Post Office on Greenwood Avenue, boxes police said were pried open. "It makes me not want to do it because if I put out a check...
Police investigate homicide of Lehigh Valley man
UPDATE: David Hittinger's roommate Joshua Moser was arrested and charged in his murder. Latest details here. An investigation is underway after a man was found dead in the Lehigh Valley Wednesday night. The Lehigh County Coroner confirmed that 37-year-old David Hittinger of Slatington, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead on Wednesday, at...
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