Bethlehem Welcomes Christkindlmarkt and the Spirit of the Holidays
When I was a kid, I counted down the days until the Christmas season came around. I couldn’t wait until my dad and I put up and decorated our tree while my mom “supervised” from the living room, wrapped every available railing in garland, and set out the wide array of nutcrackers my parents had…
Not Your Average Home Videos: SteelStacks Welcomes the Found Footage Festival
When my friend asked me to attend the Found Footage Festival with her at SteelStacks, I can’t say that I knew…
“But How Did You Feel?” A Reflection on Welfare, Community, and Love
On Thursday, October 18, 2018, twenty Lehigh Valley residents came together to address the painful stigmas surrounding welfare in the U.S.…
The Notations Series: Jacqueline Woodson’s Lessons in Dreaming
It’s remarkable when you can see so much of yourself in a person who initially seems so different from you. Jacqueline…
A Bethlehem Harvest
The Southside Bethlehem Harvest Fest was full of local venders and great music on Saturday, October 6. It is a celebration…
Juliet, Naked Explores Familial Redemption
Juliet, Naked is a great movie that outlines how relationships—and how you are treated within them—are important in order to be…
Tackling T.I.N.A. “Tackles” Issues Facing South Bethlehem
Tackling T.I.N.A. is not your average reading group. The group, which is run by Adam Heidebrink-Bruno, a grad student at Lehigh…
Becoming Your Own Protagonist: Lehigh’s Notations Series Welcomes Marita Golden
What does it mean to tell a story? This question isn’t one that has a straight answer, but it’s what author…
Transforming “The Ugly Duckling:” A New Telling of an Old Tale at Allentown Public Theatre
Many readers might be familiar with Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, The Ugly Duckling— but you may not know of Willow…
Extra! Extra! Printing is Back in Town!
For a city as rich in history as Bethlehem is, you would think that there would be multiple museums across town.…