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Food Scene
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Food Scene
Field to Fork: The Farm to Table Movement Reshaping Lehigh Valley Dining
With more than fifteen tailgate farmers markets, the Rodale Institute, and chefs who know their farmers by first name, the Lehigh Valley's farm to table movement runs deeper than a menu trend.
Faces of Main Street
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.
Food Scene
Fifty Years Behind the Oven: Dom Coppola and Westgate Pizza
Domenico "Dom" Coppola has been making pizza in Bethlehem for more than fifty years. He still mans the oven himself. Dom's Westgate Pizza is a Lehigh Valley institution.
Culture
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Culture
The Moravian Book Shop: America's Oldest Bookstore Still Turns Pages in Bethlehem
Founded in 1745, the Moravian Book Shop in downtown Bethlehem is the oldest bookstore in America. Predating the Revolution by 31 years, it remains a working bookstore and a connection to the Moravian heritage that shaped this city.
Local News
50 Odd Years Comes Home: Big Poppa Brings a Live Rock Show to LehighValley.FM
Al Gilotti, known on the air as Big Poppa, is bringing 50 Odd Years to LehighValley.FM every Monday night from 8 to 11 p.m. It is three hours of deep album cuts, underappreciated bands and new music, hosted live from a Bethlehem home studio, and it is the first original show on the station we launched in August.
Culture
Lehigh Valley Murals: The Public Art Transforming Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton
From the ArtsWalk in downtown Allentown to the Urban Arts Trail on Bethlehem's South Side, the Lehigh Valley's public art scene is transforming the region's streetscapes with murals, sculptures, and installations that celebrate community identity.
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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
Aardvark Sports Shop: Fitting Runners in Bethlehem Since 1984
Aardvark Sports Shop has been the Lehigh Valley's go-to running store since 1984. Located in downtown Bethlehem, this locally owned specialty shop analyzes your gait, measures your feet, and hosts free weekly group runs for all paces.
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.
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
A Mini ER on Wheels: St. Luke's EMS Physician Response Team
St. Luke's University Health Network launched the first EMS Physician Response Team in the Lehigh Valley, putting an emergency physician in a specially equipped vehicle that brings the emergency room to the patient.
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.
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Local News
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Local News
502 Pages, One Sentence That Matters: Inside Pennsylvania's Disease Rule Rewrite
Pennsylvania's Department of Health has proposed a 502-page rewrite of its disease control regulations. Inside it are four words that would restore the school masking authority the state Supreme Court struck down in 2021, and a new section letting investigators enter an apartment or a school on nothing more than their credentials. Public comment closes Sept. 21.
Faces of Main Street
A Third-Generation Butcher Brings 150 Family Recipes to East Allen Township
For five falls Jeremy Scavazzo took his son to the pumpkin patch on Nor-Bath Boulevard. This summer he bought the building next door. Scavazzo's Gilded Cleaver opens with two smokehouses, a grandmother behind the counter, and more than 150 recipes handed down from the grandfather who taught him.
Local News
50 Odd Years Comes Home: Big Poppa Brings a Live Rock Show to LehighValley.FM
Al Gilotti, known on the air as Big Poppa, is bringing 50 Odd Years to LehighValley.FM every Monday night from 8 to 11 p.m. It is three hours of deep album cuts, underappreciated bands and new music, hosted live from a Bethlehem home studio, and it is the first original show on the station we launched in August.
Local Retail
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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.
Local Retail
Book and Puppet Company: The Easton Shop Where Books Meet Puppets and Magic
Book and Puppet Company at 161 Northampton Street in Easton is part bookstore, part gift shop, and part puppet theater. Owners Andy Laties and Rebecca Migdal created a space that feels like stepping into a storybook.
Faces of Main Street
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.
