While Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22, the Lehigh University community has been recognizing the spirit of the occasion by promoting sustainability and other green initiatives throughout the month of April as well as all year round.
Both Bethlehem and Allentown have large public rose gardens filled with fresh, colorful flowers for local residents to enjoy during the summer months and into the fall. Now Upper Saucon Township is looking to join the club, with a suburban rose garden set against a panoramic backdrop of verdant fields and hills.
For nearly 170 years, the Great Allentown Fair has been a community staple and major summer event for the city of Allentown and the entire Lehigh Valley. Under a new leader with a strong connection to the Southern Lehigh area, the fair's future also looks bright.Â
South Side Bethlehem, an area that has been undergoing an economic renaissance, will soon be home to a nine-story building that was the subject of concerns by residents and city council members about how it will meld with the surrounding neighborhood.
