With Dusty Wathan, the new IronPigs manager, in town, there’s a reason to celebrate this season of baseball! We’re giving away four family four-packs of tickets, and there are four chances to win. Every Monday, we’ll pin a new post to the top of our Facebook page. Throughout the week, you can “like” it and comment on it with your e-mail addres... »
We spend the majority of our waking hours at work, which means that most of us also spend the majority of our waking hours in stark gray fortresses with tangled wires at our feet, hand-me-down cabinets, scattered Post-It notes, and a miscellaneous melting pot of office supplies underneath a harsh fluorescent glare. It is within these dreary confines that we are expected to... »
It’s time for a new season of baseball—and this year, there’s a new manager in town. To celebrate, the IronPigs are giving away four sets of family four-pack tickets. Visit the Lehigh Valley Marketplace Facebook and like and share the giveaway post pinned to the top for a chance to win. New giveaways will be posted four Mondays in a row: April 10, April 17, April 24, and M... »
Individually, they’re Dan Maher, Jon Lunger, Matt Candio, and Evan Stutts, but every Friday night at 10:30, the quartet moonlights as ManDudeBro, the longest running improv comedy group in the Lehigh Valley without any cast changes. For $6—if you get there early enough—you can have a front row seat to what they promise is the “cheapest and best date night in town.” Here’s ... »
Idyllic and pastoral, slipping away to Bucks County for the weekend is like entering an old-world fairytale. The only thing that could make the verdant backdrop brighter is a little vino—and here, it’s plentiful. The rolling hills, well-drained soils, and moderate climate marry to form one of the premier grape growing regions of the east coast. The Itinerary Whether it’s a... »
At 8:30 p.m. on a Saturday night, Fiesta Ole Tequila House was lively—not noisy. There’s a difference. I’ve been to a lot of those restaurants, the noisy ones—the ones where you can hear the third-date couple’s cooing banter in the booth to your right and the uncle at the head of the table to your left with a fifth-grader’s interpretation of the cue “use your inside voice”... »
Welcome to the Take 5 series, where we take five minutes and ask Lehigh Valley professionals and personalities five questions. Name: John Consalvo Last Book I Read: Star Wars: Aftermath by Chuck Wendig. Yes, I’m a bit of a geek. Hidden Talent: I can throw down in the kitchen. If I Were an Animal, I’d Be: Maybe a lynx. I’m short, shrewd, and a bit of a powerhous... »
You might remember Coach Joe from HomeBody Challenge. Now, he’s answering two common questions he gets about fat loss and working out. MUSCLE CONFUSION Q: I’m baffled by conflicting advice I hear at the gym. My goal is to get lean and toned, so what style of workout should I do? A: The kitchen, not the gym, is the best place to burn fat. That’s because muscle d... »
Welcome to the Take 5 series, where we take five minutes and ask Lehigh Valley professionals and personalities five questions. Nickname: The closest thing I’ve ever had to one is being called by just my last name. Ultimate Dream Job: Batman If I Were an Animal, I’d Be: Red Panda Favorite Pizza Place in the Valley: I am willing to be bought–hey pizza places, you... »
Let me just say two things: I am not a pedantic grammarian, nor am I infallible. In fact, people who correct other people’s grammar in casual conversation are more of a personal pet peeve than people who can’t remember the difference between “your” and “you’re.” There is no reason for everything to read and sound like a terms of use agreement. I believe in liberally exerci... »
