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Hometown Heroes
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Hometown Heroes
Detective James Stanko: The Allentown Officer Who Gave Everything to the Kids Who Needed Him Most
When Detective James Stanko passed away in January 2022, Allentown lost more than an officer. The PAL program, the Boys and Girls Club, and an entire generation of young people lost the mentor who showed up for them every single day.
Hometown Heroes
Healthcare Where It Is Needed Most: The Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley
Since 2004, the Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley have provided healthcare to nearly 7,500 patients a year across Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton, serving communities that the traditional healthcare system often leaves behind.
Hometown Heroes
Henry Cochran: Allentown's Firefighter of the Year and the Mentor Every Probie Needs
Henry Cochran was named Allentown Fire Department's 2024 Firefighter of the Year not for a single dramatic rescue, but for something harder to measure: being the dependable, steady presence that every fire company needs and every junior firefighter deserves.
Local Retail
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Local Retail
Toys “R” Us Returns to Lehigh Valley Mall Thursday, Across the Lot From the Store the Valley Lost
A seasonal Toys “R” Us opens September 24 at Lehigh Valley Mall, eight years after Whitehall lost its store. The full story runs from a 1948 baby furniture shop to a $6.6 billion buyout, $464 million in fees, and 33,000 people laid off without severance.
Local Retail
Meet the Couple Behind Centre Square Cheese, Easton’s Gourmet Destination
How Ron and Jennifer turned a 15-year dream into Centre Square Cheese, a specialty cheese, tinned fish and gourmet shop at the Easton Public Market.
Local Retail
Why Shopping Local Matters More Than Ever in the Lehigh Valley
From Emmaus Main Street to Bethlehem's South Side to downtown Easton, the Lehigh Valley's independent retail scene is thriving. Here is why supporting local shops is the best investment you can make in your own community.
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Faces of Main Street
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Faces of Main Street
They Outbid Two Solar Farms and Two Developers to Keep 46 Acres Growing. Now It's Fall Fest Season.
Chris and Deb Colitas bought 46 acres off Airport Road at market value for one reason: to keep it farmland. Today Valley Fruits & Veggies spans 55 acres in Bath, where Fall Fest runs through Nov. 1 with a five-acre corn maze, hay rides, pick-your-own pumpkins and apple cider donuts baked fresh daily.
Faces of Main Street
She Was Six When Her Family Bought the Limeport Inn. Twenty-Five Years Later She Runs the Kitchen.
Emily Fischer grew up on a Zionsville horse farm and stood on a milk crate to watch the Limeport Inn's line. She worked salads and fryer grill for six years, took over the kitchen around 2017, and wrote the restaurant's weekend specials from a NICU room. Now she is betting a paid-off 1842 building on the next 30 years.
Faces of Main Street
Her Sister Told Her She Was a Natural. It Took Her Years to Believe It.
Michelle was 14 when her sister asked her for a haircut, 20 when she became a stylist, and 25 years into the career before she stopped believing she could run a business of her own. In 2023 she opened Brooklyn Axccents LLC on Hamilton Boulevard in Trexlertown, named for the borough she grew up in.
Things To Do
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Things To Do
Win a Family Day at Valley Fruits & Veggies: We're Giving Away Two Farm Vouchers
Two Lehigh Valley families will win a day at the Bath farm: four corn maze admissions, two kids' Bonus Wristbands and two large pumpkins each. Sign up for our newsletter by Friday, Oct. 23, at 5 p.m. to enter.
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They Outbid Two Solar Farms and Two Developers to Keep 46 Acres Growing. Now It's Fall Fest Season.
Chris and Deb Colitas bought 46 acres off Airport Road at market value for one reason: to keep it farmland. Today Valley Fruits & Veggies spans 55 acres in Bath, where Fall Fest runs through Nov. 1 with a five-acre corn maze, hay rides, pick-your-own pumpkins and apple cider donuts baked fresh daily.
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Dorney Park Halloween Haunt Ranked No. 10 in USA Today's 10Best Theme Park Halloween Events for 2026
USA Today readers ranked Dorney Park's Halloween Haunt 10th best in the nation among theme park Halloween events, with two new attractions added for the 2026 season running through October 31.
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Wellness
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Wellness
Your Guide to the Lehigh Valley's Best Running Races in 2026
From the Bethlehem Running Festival to the D&L RaceFest presented by St. Luke's, the Lehigh Valley hosts dozens of running events throughout the year. Here are the races every runner in the valley should know about.
Wellness
The Rodale Institute: Where American Organic Farming Was Born
The Rodale Institute near Kutztown sits on 386 acres and is home to the longest running organic vs. conventional farming trial in North America. Public tours, pick-your-own fruit, and the annual Organic Field Day connect the Lehigh Valley to the birthplace of American organic agriculture.
Wellness
South Mountain Preserve: 440 Acres of Forest Therapy in the Heart of the Valley
South Mountain Wildlands Preserve offers nearly 12 miles of woodland trails across 440 acres of untouched forest. For hikers, trail runners, and anyone who needs to unplug, it is one of the most accessible natural escapes in the Lehigh Valley.
Lehigh Valley History
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Lehigh Valley History
Constitution Drive: The Real History of Allentown's Most Legendary Road
A one-legged ghost, a family of albinos and a whistling in the woods have made Constitution Drive Allentown's most legendary road. The documented history is stranger: a Walking Purchase payoff, abandoned quarries full of radioactive rock, Bethlehem Steel buffer land, and a park nobody can quite finish.
Lehigh Valley History
The Cup on the Roof: How Dixie Came to Easton, and What Happens Next
A fear of shared drinking cups built a company, the 1918 flu sent it to Wilson Township, and a 50,000-gallon cup sat on the roof for a century. After 43 years empty, two rejected tax deals and a Hollywood film shoot, the Dixie Cup plant is becoming 412 apartments.
Lehigh Valley History
Toys “R” Us Returns to Lehigh Valley Mall Thursday, Across the Lot From the Store the Valley Lost
A seasonal Toys “R” Us opens September 24 at Lehigh Valley Mall, eight years after Whitehall lost its store. The full story runs from a 1948 baby furniture shop to a $6.6 billion buyout, $464 million in fees, and 33,000 people laid off without severance.
