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    Lehigh Valley Local News

    Week in review: Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2024

    LehighValleyNews.com | By Mariella Miller
    Published February 3, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST
    Porter's pub owners.jpg
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    Christine Piper
    The Porter brothers have officially passed their Easton pub into the hands of Ryan and Christine Piper, who met at the watering hole almost 20 years ago.

    BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Welcome back to our Week in Review. We have chosen several stories, in no particular order, to take you back on the week. Enjoy, and thank you so much for reading.

    1. Historic Lehigh Valley hotel, resort bought by Jaindl Companies

    Jaindls buy Glasberg
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    Glasbern.com
    Glasbern exterior

    2. ‘Animals are better than people’: Bison steals hearts in Hellertown area, raises concern for absence

    Gus the Bison
    Grace Oddo
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    Gus, a 2,000-pound bison who lives with Nanette Keck and her son in Hellertown, Pennsylvania.

    3. Nowhere Coffee's planned roastery rejected by Upper Macungie, owners fight back

    Lauren and Juan Vargas
    Stephanie Sigafoos
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    LehighValleyNews.com
    Lauren and Juan Vargas, owners of Nowhere Coffee Co.

    4. Porters' Pub in Easton sold to new owners
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    Brian Myszkowski
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    LehighValleyNews.com
    Porters' Pub has officially passed from the Porter brothers to Ryan and Christine Piper, but the beloved bar will maintain all its classic charm.

    5. ‘The white box’: How Bethlehem's Walnut Street Garage debate hinges on what goes up next door

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    THA Consulting
    An overhead view of the proposed Walnut Street Garage rebuild. The white shape to the right represents a potential development abutting the garage.

    6. Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring, but here’s what the experts say about the next 6 weeks of winter

    Punxsutawney Phil
    Gene J. Puskar
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    AP
    Groundhog Club handlers hold Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa.

    7. New Hotel Bethlehem ice cream sundae an avatar of changing NCAA rules

    a man in a brown Lehigh University jumpsuit scoops some ice cream.
    Chris Fiegel
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    Courtesy of Historic Hotel Bethlehem
    Lehigh University wrestler Ryan Crookham scoops ice cream at Hotel Bethlehem's ice cream parlor Sunday.

    8. 'He was Easton': Drummer John L. Sproat Jr. remembered as best city had to offer

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    Phil Gianficaro
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    LehighValleyNews.com
    Family members of the late John L. Sproat Jr., a fixture in Easton government and the community, huddle in the cold as state Rep. Bob Freeman remarks on Sproat's devotion to the city.

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    Mariella Miller
    I am senior digital news content producer for LehighValleyNews.com. I joined Lehigh Valley Public Media’s news department as assignment editor in 2018 after working in journalism for more than 30 years. Named a National Press Foundation fellow three times for my work in print journalism, I’ve also been recognized by the Pennsylvania Women’s Press Association and with several Keystone Press Awards from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. During my 27 years at The Morning Call in Allentown, I worked business, features and municipal beats. I’ve taught college journalism throughout the Lehigh Valley and managed a local digital news platform for AOL/Patch for several years. I’m a graduate of Marywood University and I’ve discovered that grandchildren are life’s best gift. Contact me at MariellaM@lehighvalleynews.com or 610-984-8222.
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