Comings & Goings

Barnes & Noble at Lehigh Valley Mall on Wednesday held a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking a return to its original location. National award-winning author James McBride was on hand to sign copies of his latest novel.

JET Upholstery plans to open a workshop on Third Street to support its Bedminster showroom.

Aldi moved to a new location from its former space on Easton Avenue in Bethlehem Township. It's now targeted for a collision repair shop, and some officials raised concerns about servicing electric vehicles there.

Thrift store and cat lounge Project Paw has become a standout in Easton, offering up cool vintage finds alongside a special area to congregate with kitties.

The Coopersburg Farmer Market will be open on Sundays starting June 2 through Oct. 27.

Rally House, a Kansas-based sports merchandise retailer, will open its doors this summer at Promenade Saucon Valley.

The two weeks of donations for the Boutique at the Rink cancer support fundraiser opened this weekend as volunteers accepted, sorted and placed “cream of the crop” clothing, housewares, sporting equipment and more on tables and racks inside the Earl Shaeffer Memorial Ice Rink on Illick's Mill Road in Bethlehem. The sale runs from May 28-June 1. Volunteers are still needed.

The PBS39 Community Advisory Board is a public media requirement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, designed to align programming and other policies with the community's specialized educational and cultural needs.

A new McDonald’s at 2441 Schoenersville Rd. along the Westgate Mall strip had its grand opening Wednesday, though the store’s been operating since mid-March.

The two-day summit featured a wellness expo and panel discussions by health leaders.

Bethlehem City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1, approving an intermunicipal restaurant liquor license transfer for the popular convenience store chain.

58 jobs at Coca Cola's Upper Macungie syrup plant are to be cut by the end of the year due to reorganizing effort by Coca-Cola to a third-party

With an official designation of the site as a "deteriorated area," the Martin Tower developer could grab a tax abatement incentive to stimulate development, one official said.

Bethlehem planners gave a nod to the sketch plan and its six proposed apartments. The zoning hearing board will later review parking access.

ProJeCt of Easton CEO Janice D. Komisor will retire at the end of August, following 30 years focused on extending educational opportunities to those in poverty and need.

The City Center Investment Corp.-led "Northridge" development, situated on 195 acres of land between River Drive and Hanover Ave in Allentown is proposed to include a variety of different housing builds as well as separate healthcare, educational and retail buildings.

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Lower Macungie Township in a busy meeting granted approval to the Raising Cane's fast food restaurant, a mixed use apartment and office complex, and additional street lights in addition to the massive Lehigh Valley Town Center project.

The 58.8-acre Lehigh Valley Town Center project was granted unanimous approval by Lower Macungie Township commissioners, with developers saying they expect construction to begin on the TopGolf portion in 2024.

The proposed Raising Cane's location in Lower Macungie Township is finally on the way to the Board of Commissioners as new strip mall plans were introduced and procedural changes occurred due to a board shakeup.

The panel voted 4-0, looking for more information on a five-story,146-bed hospital expansion, as well as a 866,350-square-foot warehouse.

The highly anticipated opening of the Bethlehem location of Donerds Donuts has been eight months in the making, and the doors remain closed — but not for long.