Development

ArtsQuest Cultural Center Receives Grant to Enhance Pedestrian Safety

The future ArtsQuest Cultural Center is a planned state-of-the-art educational hub on W. Third Street that will provide new and expanded arts-based programming for all ages.

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Lower Saucon Police Earn FBI Leadership Award

The department was recently awarded the FBI-LEEDA (Law Enforcement Executive Development Association) Agency Trilogy Award, which is the first to be given in Pennsylvania this year.

Champion Spark Plug Factory Demo Under Way (PHOTOS)

The demolition of a Hellertown landmark has begun, in preparation for the property's redevelopment.

$1.2M in State Funding to Help Build Affordable Housing in Northampton Co.

Government and nongovernmental agencies advocating for more affordable housing in Northampton County are set to receive more than $1.2 million in state funding.

Sheetz Proposed for Hellertown’s North End

Borough planning commission members and members of the public will soon have an opportunity to learn more about a proposal to build a Sheetz convenience store and gas station near I-78 at the north end of Hellertown.

Work Continues on Former Fountain Hill Gas Station

A former Fountain Hill gas station and auto repair business is undergoing a transformation, that once complete will have turned it into a convenience store.

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Bethlehem Seeks Residents’ Ideas for New Community Center

The city of Bethlehem is launching a new initiative that aims to get insight from residents on what they would like to see in a new Southside community center, with officials calling the information gathering they are currently conducting "a pivotal moment in the city's growth and development."

Planners Discuss Proposal to Bring Sheetz to Lower Saucon

A proposal to build a Sheetz on Rt. 378 in Lower Saucon Township was back before township officials at a planning commission meeting Thursday.

Fountain Hill Apartment Building Plan Scrapped, Shopping Center to Be Renovated

Following the recent sale of a piece of prime commercial real estate in Fountain Hill, plans for the property have changed dramatically.

Borough Agrees to Help Developer of Champion Site

Hellertown Borough Council last week agreed to assist the developer who's proposing to redevelop the former Champion spark plug factory by applying for special funding available from the state.