LOCAL COLOR
Lehigh Valley Arts Council
The arts serve a spiritual need for the community,” says Randall Forte, Lehigh Valley Arts Council’s executive director. What began in 1989 as a grassroots organizational effort by the heads of a number of arts organizations and individuals with a st...
The Crayola Gallery
Photos Provided By Artsquest Crayola Gallery in Bethlehem: what is it, you ask? Well, it’s not where crayons a...
Lehigh Valley Music Awards
photos by Lisa Boehm Photography The Lehigh Valley Music Awards, the annual showcase for our region’s outstand...
HAPPY. HEALTHY. LOCAL.
Advances in Treating Chronic Heartburn
Millions of Americans avoid tomato sauce and spicy foods due to the pain that comes shortly after eating, thinking it’s their “new normal.” It doesn’t have to be this way. The symptoms of chronic heartburn, also called gastroesophageal reflux disease...
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, a nationwide effort to educate men about their most common inter...
Vaccines: The Best Shot for Eliminating ...
The recent outbreak of measles in certain areas of the country has parents and community members on edge. It h...
GOOD TASTE
Carl’s Corner
A Bethlehem bedrock of casual cuisine since 1991, Carl’s Corner earned an avid following that was attracted equally by friendly hospitality and generous steak sandwiches, subs, and other informal fare favorites. Cindy and Matthew Weintraub, along wit...
BECAUSE YOU LIVE HERE
All Roads Lead to Springtown
Just south of Hellertown in northern Bucks County where Routes 412 and 212 converge lies the small, quiet village of Springtown, where sturdy pre-Revolutionary War through 19th-century structures, barns, and outbuildings present tangible reminders of...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
First Tee of the Lehigh Valley
Golf can be many things. For some, it’s a passion; for others, it’s a livelihood, a road to doing business, a hobby. (And Mark Twain supposedly called it “a good walk, spoiled.”) But for The First Tee of the Lehigh Valley and Berks County (FTLV), gol...
PRIDE OF PLACE
Butter Valley Golf Course
THE WAY IT USED TO BE Not your grandfather’s golf course,” boasts the website for Butter Valley Golf Course, an 18-hole, family-friendly, par- 72 facility equipped with a small airport in southern Berks County and named after a region traditionally k...
HOT TICKET
Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery
*These can range from 6–8 feet tall and will require a truck for pickup. Alternatively, a 3–4 foot bare root seedling can be purchased for $49. Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery specializes in plants native to the Mid-Atlantic and Northea...
