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Celebrating Bethlehem's Southside Culture

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Exhibit Features Young Artists in Our Community

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

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

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

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

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New Bethany Ministries Takes on Covid-19

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“The American Dream:” A Poem by Milo Wilson

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

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Black Words, Black Voices, Black Magic, Black Matters

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

Know Your Forest: All About Delaware State Forest

Recreation & EnvironmentHannah ProvostApril 29, 20211

This featured photo, “Down ‘n’ Out” by Nicholas A. Tonelli is licensed by CC. BY 2.0. “When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.”  ~Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac The forests surrounding the Lehigh Valley are home to many species of wildlife…

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Save Our Swifts: The Role of Chimneys in Swift Habitats

Civic GovernanceHannah ProvostApril 19, 20210

These days, chimneys tend to be a part of a home we don’t think much about. Chimneys are simply decorative, rather than functional and necessary parts of the home. But chimneys are actually a fundamental habitat for another creature that they weren’t originally designed for. Chimneys are a central part of the larger ecosystem for…

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Theater & FilmHannah ProvostApril 16, 20210

Review: IceHouse Tonight’s “Dogcatcher”

As national news outlets highlight the efforts of lawmakers to protect voting rights, artists and activists from Bethlehem’s IceHouse Tonight have…
Recreation & EnvironmentHannah ProvostApril 7, 20210

Lehigh Valley Environmentalism and Equity in the Outdoors

The Lehigh Valley Sierra Club’s recent meeting was a workshop-style dialogue for Sierra Club members to consider equity in the outdoors.…
Civic GovernanceHannah ProvostMarch 11, 20210

Save Our Swifts: Civic Development For the Birds

The swirling hurricane of thousands of tiny black birds plunging into the Masonic Temple chimney at the gateway to the southside…
Arts & CultureSouthsiderMarch 2, 20210

Basement Poetry Presents: “BLK Rage Poem” by kiki nicole

*this poem was originally published in The Shade Journal “BLK Rage Poem” Lyrics: About kiki nicole: kiki nicole (they/them) is a…
Arts & CultureSouthsiderFebruary 22, 20210

Basement Poetry Presents: “What have you lost?” by Kevelis Matthews-Alvarado

“What have you lost?” Performance: “What have you lost?” Lyrics: “What have you lost” is not a question i ask myself on a daily…
Arts & CultureSouthsiderFebruary 3, 20210

Basement Poetry Presents: “Unite” by Baby the Poet

Live Performance of “Unite” “Unite” Lyrics Today  I might make you  Uncomfortable or feel away  With some of the things Ive…
Arts & CultureSouthsiderJanuary 27, 20210

Basement Poetry Presents: “Black Lives Matter” by Zena Goodwin

“Black Lives Matter” Lyrics Whenever I state that “Black lives matter,” the words “All lives matter" get hurled back and they…
Arts & CultureSouthsiderJanuary 14, 20210

Basement Poetry Presents: “The Freedom Dream” by kiki nicole

Let me compare myself to my black ass self: -Thiahera Nurse “The Freedom Dream” There is a queerness to my survival—I…

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