Development

Sheetz Proposed on Rt. 378 in Lower Saucon Township

Just a day after Bethlehem zoning hearing board members approved a plan by Sheetz to build a combination convenience store-gas station on the city's South Side, it was Lower Saucon Township officials' turn to hear about a proposal for a Sheetz in the Saucon Valley Square shopping center on Rt. 378.

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Removed: Former Diner on Rt. 412 Near Hellertown

A long-time favorite restaurant among many Hellertown area residents, the former Chris's diner on Rt. 412 in Bethlehem, has been removed from its site to make way for a Wawa convenience store and gas station that was approved by city planners last year.

Fountain Hill Dentist
Former Dental Office in Fountain Hill: What Should Go There?

A building in which frowns caused by tooth pain and gum-related issues were once turned into smiles is now in need of a turnaround of its own. What do you think should replace a former dental office in Fountain Hill?

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Lehigh to Use $8 Million Gift to Expand Goodman Campus

Lehigh University has announced an ambitious expansion and renovation plan for its Goodman Campus Athletics Complex, which it says will be partly funded with an $8 million anonymous gift from the parents of a current student-athlete.

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Good Shepherd ‘Tops Off’ Center Valley Hospital with Signed Beam

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network staff put Sharpies to steel earlier this month by signing the final steel beam that “topped off” Good Shepherd's under-construction rehabilitation hospital on Center Valley Parkway in Upper Saucon Township.

Fountain Hill Thrift Shop Building
Plans Discussed for Former Thrift Shop Building in Fountain Hill

A large building that formerly housed a Fountain Hill thrift shop has seen better days, but that's about to change, according to the developer who is planning to renovate it.

Plans for Fountain Hill Apartment Building Hit Roadblock

A proposal for a 44-unit apartment building on Cherokee Street in Fountain Hill hit a roadblock when it came before the borough's zoning hearing board Tuesday.

Nine Story Building Bethlehem
With 9-Story Building Approved, South Side Streetscape to Change

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.

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Borough Council Rejects Proposed ‘Neighbors’ Complex Rezoning

After hearing from residents who stated their staunch opposition to it, the members of Hellertown Borough Council voted Tuesday night to reject a request to rewrite the borough's zoning ordinance in order to pave the way for the development of an apartment complex on the site of the former Neighbors Homes & Garden Center.

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Developer of Proposed Apartment Complex to Appear Before Council

The developer of several proposed apartment buildings that would be constructed on the site of the former Neighbors Home & Garden Center on Main Street in Hellertown is scheduled to appear before borough council at their Tuesday, Feb. 22 meeting.