Local History

With the leadup to the Lehigh-Lafayette game comes a tradition of hanging bedsheets around each campus heckling the other school. We've rounded up our favorites for you to enjoy.

Former Bethlehem Steel photographer Peter Treiber shares stories and insights on how he photographed steel and other industries.

The City of Allentown gathered at Cedar Beach Park to honor veterans with a three-volley salute for Veterans Day.

USA Today has a competition for the best holiday market in the country. Bethlehem's Christkindlmarkt is currently winning.

There is now a holiday ornament available of the Mount Vernon Hotel, a local Easton landmark.

Shankweiler's, the country's oldest drive-in theatre located in Orefield, is under new ownership. It will resume its 2022 season this month, with a grand reopening planned for the spring.

State Senator Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) has helped bring a $100,000 grant to the Lehigh County Historical Society in an effort to support historic property renovations and new programming.

The lavish life of million-dollar homes isn't as far away as you'd think. A lot of multi-million dollar homes can be found right here in the Lehigh Valley.

"Starstruck: A Microcosm of America" shines a light on Bethlehem's emblematic position in U.S. history.

Moravian history and spooky anecdotes from the past are given a spotlight on this hour-and-a-half walk through Emmaus' past and present to usher in the Halloween season

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites will host the Lehigh Valley Antique Treasure Show on Saturday at the Moravian Museum. Visitors can come watch the appraisal process or bring their own treasures for experts from area auction houses to evaluate.

Ground was broken Tuesday on The Boyd Project, a 6-story mixed-use development featuring apartments and commercial tenants, at the former Boyd Theatre site in Bethlehem.