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Going Camping

By Cathy Kiley Now is a great time for taking in the fall foliage and what better way to appreciate the colors of the season than to spend a few days communing with nature? There are many untouched, natural wooded areas remaining close to home so let’s go camping and really app ... CONTINUE READING

Family Fun For All…For Less

By Katie Brown It’s that time again. The kids have been out of school for more than a month and parents are faced with the question, “What are we going to do today?” To ease the daunting task of determining the family’s daily goings-on, I’ve compiled a list of activi ... CONTINUE READING

Guys’ Night Out

By Cathy Kiley The Valley is loaded with places to party with friends. For this issue, I called a few guys and headed out to explore fun places to meet, eat a juicy burger, pizza or wings, watch a game and enjoy a beer. Let’s start with The Pigs. The Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs ki ... CONTINUE READING

Bike Trails

By Susan Weaver There’s no better place to welcome spring than the seat of a bicycle. If you agree and you’re keen for new places to pedal, this roundup of Valley bike trails is for you. To add to my personal favorites, I talked with folks at area bike stores-Bikeline i ... CONTINUE READING

To Mangia Bene At Home

By Cathy Kiley~ I love to cook even more than I love eating out and big Italian meals are always my family’s favorite. Purchasing ingredients for any meal is time-consuming and a great Italian meal commands special attention. In this article, we will hit the road to accomplis ... CONTINUE READING

Holiday Fun

By Cathy Kiley It seems like yesterday that I was writing last year’s Holiday Fun for the Kids article; and here we are again, looking forward to holiday festivities in and around the Lehigh Valley. There is an abundance of things to do this holiday season. Here is a sampling ... CONTINUE READING

Antiques in the Valley

Antique shopping is one of America’s greatest pastimes. Whether it’s discovering a small shop along a country road, a large multi-vendor co-op facility or neighborhood garage sale, our desire and curiosity for that perfect remnant of our parents’ past is ever-present. We ar ... CONTINUE READING

A Fall Day at Jim Thorpe

By Cathy Kiley There are a couple of ways to drive to Jim Thorpe from the center of the Lehigh Valley: Whether you take the Northeast extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Route 209 South; Routes 309 or 248 to Route 209, all roads lead to Jim Thorpe. That last half-mile stret ... CONTINUE READING