Allentown Area

Nowhere Coffee Co. co-owners Juan and Lauren Vargas will open their planned roastery in the Allentown area after a permit denial in Upper Macungie.

Hundreds gathered Tuesday night in Dieruff’s cafeteria for a community forum on the proposal to overhaul Andre Reed Park in Allentown's East Side.

You Are The Light is a recognition program in the Allentown School District that celebrates staff and students. The district selects honorees each month to be featured on LehighValleyNews.com.

Tickets for the show, the prices of which have not been released, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at PPLCenter.com.

Toby Keith was a favorite of Lehigh Valley fans. He played at least eight headline shows here, starting in 1998 at the Allentown Fairgrounds. His last performance here was a 2021 headline show at Allentown Fair’s grandstand.

More than two dozen residents waited hours Monday to speak out against “medical respite rooms” that were described as a temporary shelter by a zoning advertisement. But they never got the chance.

Following the introduction of a sewage treatment plan to Whitehall Township commissioners, the developers behind a new Outback Steakhouse are one step closer to opening up a branch of their popular Australian-themed restaurant.

La Mega Radio, an Allentown-based station, is scheduled to host its Tuesday morning show at the White House.

The city could then use its general revenues to support local projects without federal oversight, according to an official.

The Latino Ice House Committee held its inaugural networking event over the weekend. Said one of the artists: "We need that sense of community. We need to come together and support each other."