Skip to content
  • Home
    • Our Team
    • Our Vision
    • See What’s New!
  • Arts & Culture
    • Literary Arts
    • Music
    • Theater & Film
    • Visual Arts
    • Basement Poetry Presents
  • Civic Governance
  • Community Voices
  • Local History
  • Recreation & Environment

Southsider

Celebrating Bethlehem's Southside Culture

Arts & Culture

Exhibit Features Young Artists in Our Community

Recreation & Environment

Fight Against Mariner East and PennEast Pipelines Continue as Public Hearing Approaches

Arts & Culture

Basement Poetry Presents: “In Case of a BLK PLANET” by kiki nicole

Community Voices

Reflections on Civic Life and the Pandemic: Joe Lule on the Benefits of Parklets

Arts & Culture

“Ebony’s Flaws:” A Poem by Corey Riotz

Community Voices

New Bethany Ministries Takes on Covid-19

Arts & Culture

“The American Dream:” A Poem by Milo Wilson

Arts & Culture

Bradbury-Sullivan Queer Poetry Group Discusses Danez Smith’s “Don’t Call Us Dead”

Arts & Culture

Black Words, Black Voices, Black Magic, Black Matters

Community Voices

Hispanic Center of the Lehigh Valley Fights Pandemic: An Interview with Victoria Montero

Basement Poetry Presents: “I feel you. I sense you…” by Nia Watson

Arts & CultureSouthsiderJune 15, 20210

“I feel you. I sense you…” Lyrics: About Nia Watson: Nia began has been working in early childhood and development for the past decade. In 2016, she completed her first yoga teacher training. She has been singing most of her life. Over the course of her evolution she has found ways to incorporate singing into…

Continue Reading

Basement Poetry Presents: “American Roots” by Trevor Harewood

Arts & CultureSouthsiderJune 11, 20210

“American Roots” I don’t know what to say anymore. Half of America is literally fighting to hold on to racism. And half of that bunch are just fighting out of sheer ignorance. Unwilling to make changes because they don’t see whats wrong. Every thread on my fade is just filled with arguments. People aren’t even…

Continue Reading
Arts & CultureSouthsiderJune 7, 20210

Basement Poetry Presents: “Drag” by Kellie Donaldson

“Drag” *inhale cigarette* She takes a drag Oh what a drag Oh What a drag This poor black girl aint even…
Recreation & EnvironmentHannah ProvostJune 2, 20210

Save Our Swifts: Modeling a Solution between Conservation and Development

Throughout Bethlehem, the story of the collaboration between activists and developer John Noble to save a chimney swift migration habitat has…
Basement Poetry PresentsSouthsiderMay 25, 20210

Basement Poetry Presents: Two poems by Nia Watson

“To The Others” & “There is no need to enforce discipline…” About Nia Watson: Nia began has been working in early…
Arts & CultureSouthsiderMay 20, 20210

Basement Poetry Presents: “Magical Melanin” by Zora Thomas

“Magical Melanin” Oh yes I love this magical melanin on this skin. The way the moon creates pathways for the stars…
Arts & CultureSouthsiderMay 18, 20210

Basement Poetry Presents: “Questions that took too long to ask” by Nia Watson

“Questions that took too long to ask” Lyrics: About Nia Watson: Nia began has been working in early childhood and development…
Local HistoryHannah ProvostMay 17, 20211

Women in Bethlehem’s History: All About Mary Penry

The Moravians and their faith community are part of the history of Bethlehem’s creation. Yet besides having seen the Moravian architecture…
Arts & CultureSouthsiderMay 12, 20211

Basement Poetry Presents: “Nadia” by Zora Thomas

“Nadia” I know you girl. I knew you from your colors. They swim Universal. They scream versatile, chameleon like. Skin dark…
Arts & CultureSouthsiderMay 7, 20210

Basement Poetry Presents: “We Ignore the New Beings of this Earth” by Nia Watson

“We Ignore the New Beings of This Earth…” Poem: About Nia Watson: Nia began has been working in early childhood and…

Posts navigation

Older posts
See What’s New

The Southsider is expanding our coverage! We now have categories on Civic Governance, Community Voices, Local History, and Recreation & Environment.

Click here for a brief introduction to each section and/or information about how to contribute to our growing site.

Follow Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
Article Archive
Follow Us!
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram

Copyright © 2023 Southsider. All Rights Reserved.

Boston Theme by FameThemes