Evelyn Blower

Homeowners JJ and Nicole Boncik are concerned about the welfare of a 100 year-old willow tree that stands Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Bethlehem. They and other neighbors fear the tree will be killed by a proposal to build a six-unit apartment building on a lot neighboring the Bonicks’ home. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

‘Total disruption’: Bethlehem neighborhood grapples with development; single-family homes being replaced with apartments

August 24, 2025 at 7:01 a.m.

Neighbors of two West Bethlehem properties are worried about development plans for apartments and townhomes.

Victor Hugo, 10, plays a video game while enjoying lunch as Payton Rand, Dillion Rand and Cassidi Rand looks on while chatting with Leahlyn Hugo during an Autism Eats lunch in Rancho Cucamonga, California, in 2017. Autism Eats is a nonprofit that reserves restaurants for families with children with autism. The next Lehigh Valley event will be 6 p.m. Sept. 2 at Casa di Italia in Upper Macungie Township. (TERRY PIERSON,THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE/SCNG)

Autism Eats returning to the Lehigh Valley, giving families and kids a chance to dine without judgment

August 21, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.

Casa di Italia in Upper Macungie Township will host the next Autism Eats event on Sept. 2 for families who otherwise find dining out a struggle.

Construction continues Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, on the new Overlook on History, a classroom and exhibition space in Bethlehem. The $1.5 million project will connect the historic Luckenbach Mill and the newly reopened Grist Miller’s House in Bethlehem’s Colonial Industrial Quarter. Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites oversees and is working to preserve the quarter, a collection of 18th- and 19th-century buildings that run along the Monocacy Creek. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Bethlehem visionary’s ideas live on through new construction in Colonial Industrial Quarter

August 18, 2025 at 4:21 p.m.

Ralph Schwarz, a longtime Bethlehem and Moravian history archivist and visionary, had a strong will to bring Bethlehem’s historic landmarks new life. With the stabilization and construction around the Grist...

A photo of the encampment along the Jordan Creek Greenway. Developer Nat Hyman is suing the city of Allentown, seeking a Judge’s order that would force the city to clear the encampment. (Photo courtesy of Nat Hyman)

Eviction of Allentown homeless camp along Jordan Creek sparks outrage at City Council

August 7, 2025 at 6:18 p.m.

Developer Nat Hyman, who has sued Allentown over the homeless encampment, said the timing of the notice is coincidental.

Shelves that are normally filed with food are empty Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, at Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania in East Allen Township. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley food bank says federal cuts leaving food pantry shelves empty

August 4, 2025 at 8:23 p.m.

Community Action Lehigh Valley, which operates grants for shelters, the Second Harvest Food Bank, financial assistance and local food supply predicts more empty shelves and eliminated programs due to proposed...

Freedom High School student T’Byus Briggs stands Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Monocacy Park in Bethlehem. Briggs won Freedom’s fifth annual Marketing Musikfest FAME Contest, earning a chance to perform at Musikfest. He will play at 4 p.m. Aug. 2 at Plaza Tropical. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Meet the latest high school student to take the Musikfest stage

August 2, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.

Freedom High School student T’Byus Briggs, a rising senior, won the school’s annual contest for a spot on the Plaza Tropical stage at Musikfest this season.

Students walk to school Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, at Dodd Elementary School in Allentown. School starts Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, for students in Allentown and most other Lehigh Valley districts. (Jane Therese / Special to The Morning Call)

When do Lehigh Valley students go back to school?

August 4, 2025 at 1:24 a.m.

Here's a comprehensive list of all the start dates for Lehigh Valley area school districts.

Dorney Park is hiring for Halloween Haunt, which kicks off in September. (Courtesy Dorney Park)

Dorney Park is looking for their next fleet of monsters. How you can apply

July 31, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Dorney Park’s annual Halloween Haunt event, which turns the amusement park into a thrilling horror experience, is looking for its next batch of ghouls and goblins to join the team...

People enjoy foods, sounds and the sights Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, during Musikfest on North side Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Musikfest forecast: A rainy preview and then a gorgeous opening weekend

July 31, 2025 at 12:16 p.m.

Musikfest's preview night could see rain and storms, but opening weekend will be beautiful, the National Weather Service says.

A bridge dedication ceremony Tuesday, July 29, 2025, honors Air Force Maj. Frank Claveloux Parker III, who was on a secret mission when he and 10 others were killed during the Vietnam War. Parker lived on Ninth Street in Quakertown, where the bridge is. The memorial is funded by the Pennsylvania Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)

Bucks County dedicates Quakertown bridge to Vietnam veteran killed in action

July 29, 2025 at 5:31 p.m.

With an initiative to dedicate as many bridges to Vietnam War veterans as possible, Frank Claveloux Parker III received his bridge donation on his home street of North 9th Street...

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