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    May 18, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  1. What's in a name? A lot.

    Dark clouds — both the real and the metaphorical varieties — cast a pall Saturday over Jim Thorpe's annual birthday celebration of the borough's namesake.
    Dark clouds — both the real and the metaphorical varieties — cast a pall Saturday over Jim Thorpe's annual birthday celebration of the borough's namesake. "Myself, my brother, my family, we are behind this town 110 percent," declared John...

    Tags: Music, Justice System, Judges, High Schools, High School Sports

    2. May 4, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  2. Save the dates for these Lehigh Valley events

    LAUNCH PARTY: Join the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the publication of the 4th annual Inside Allentown Guide 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Sangria, 840 Hamilton St. Food samples, drink specials, complimentary copies of the guide and more....

    Tags: Allentown, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Bars and Clubs, Coca-Cola Co., Dining and Drinking

    3. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  3. Events planned around the Lehigh Valley area

    LEHIGH COUNTY REP. JULIE HARHART will offer monthly veterans outreach hours 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at her Slatington district office, 125 S. Walnut St. A veterans outreach specialist from the American Legion in Wilkes-Barre will meet with local...

    Tags: American Legion, Allentown, Pancreatic Cancer, Smithfield, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania)

    4. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  4. Bethlehem Bach Festival promises to be spirited and uplifting

    J.S. Bach's indelible stamp is just about everywhere, so even if two of the featured works on the 106th Bethlehem Bach Festival program are by other composers, each bears Bach's spirit, if not his signature. Beethoven's rarely performed Choral Fantasy and American composer Morten Lauridsen's luminous "Lux Aeterna" (Eternal Light), are both uplifting works, as are the selection of Bach cantatas that will be presented at this year's fest.
    J.S. Bach's indelible stamp is just about everywhere, so even if two of the featured works on the 106th Bethlehem Bach Festival program are by other composers, each bears Bach's spirit, if not his signature. Beethoven's rarely performed Choral Fantasy and...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Music, Packer Memorial Church, Culture, Human Interest

    5. May 3, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  5. Woman organized 5K run/walk to honor mother and fight pancreatic cancer

    Health
    To honor two women who lost lives to pancreatic cancer and raise funds for research to find a cure, Jenn LeConte of Hanover Township, Northampton County, started J's Run 5K Run & Fitness Walk, which is scheduled for 9 a.m. May 12 at Asa Packer...
    6. Mar 17, 2012 |Column| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  6. Lehigh vows it's not satisfied with just one NCAA tournament upset

    C.J. McCollum was 5-foot-6 and overweight. Not exactly what Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams and Tom Izzo are looking for in a prospect.
    C.J. McCollum was 5-foot-6 and overweight. Not exactly what Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams and Tom Izzo are looking for in a prospect. But that's the beauty of sports in general and college basketball in particular. An athlete who doesn't fit the...

    Tags: NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Lee Iacocca, Duke Blue Devils, Billy Packer, College Sports

    7. Aug 5, 2011 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  7. Education in the Lehigh Valley

    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CEDAR CREST COLLEGE (FALCONS), 100 College Drive, Allentown, 610-437-4471, 1-800-360-1222, http://www.cedarcrest.edu CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE, Satellite program of Chestnut Hill's main campus in Philadelphia, 9601 Germantown Ave.,...

    Tags: Elections, Allentown, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Mechanicsville (Montour, Pennsylvania), Politics

    8. Sep 9, 2009 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  8. BASD debt load could be diminished

    OF THE MORNING CALLS
    The Bethlehem Area School District's debt load could lessen, but the future of the district's finances remains murky because of a risky financing package. Longtime district business manager Stanley J. Majewski Jr., who is retiring, told the school board'...

    Tags: Elections, Contracts, Budgets and Budgeting, Investments, Travel

    9. Mar 31, 2006 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  9. Victorian Comfort

    Of The Morning Call
    The Walberts are in vogue. Ben, an architect, and Carole, a lawyer, drive SUVs. Teenage sons Ben and Alex like to skateboard. But at the end of the day, the family comes home to a 138-year-old Victorian mansion from the age of Lincoln and Grant. The...

    Tags: Homes, Allentown, Italy, Death, Architecture

    10. Aug 9, 2005 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  10. Philanthropy's in the family

    The Lehigh Valley community has benefited greatly from some very philanthropic families in business over the centuries. Railroad magnate Asa Packer's generosity led to the founding of Lehigh University in Bethlehem and St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain...

    Tags: Charity, Allentown, Whitehall, Children, Accidental Death

    11. Aug 10, 2005 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  11. Live and Learn

    COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND SPECIALTY SCHOOLS Allentown School of Cosmetology, 1921 Union Blvd., Allentown, 610-437-4626 Barnstone Studios, 52 N. Second St., Coplay, 610-261-1030 Baum School of Art, 510 Linden St., Allentown, 610-433-0032 Career...

    Tags: Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Allentown, Mechanicsville (Montour, Pennsylvania), Hecktown, Culture

    12. Aug 18, 2006 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  12. The learning place

    Before you pack and start paying out-of-state tuition, consider how much local colleges have to offer.
    Before you pack and start paying out-of-state tuition, consider how much local colleges have to offer. Community colleges in Lehigh and Northampton counties are priced right for students on a budget. There's also a range of private and public colleges...

    Tags: Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Allentown, Mechanicsville (Montour, Pennsylvania), Teachers, Teaching and Learning

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