Celebrating Bethlehem's Southside Culture
On October 30th, Lehigh University students and members of the community came together for public discussion of the Global Youth Climate Declaration (GYCAD), which is a document that reflects the collective youth voice demanding specific policy interventions to heads of state and policymakers at all levels of governance. The public consultation held at Lehigh is…
Students at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts captivated audiences in the Black Box Theatre with their performance of Vanishing Point, a musical written by Rob Hartmann and Liv Cummins. The musical comedy consisted of three performers, Reagan Frankhouser as Aimee Semple McPherson, Katie Conlon as Agatha Christie, and Marcella Karam as…
On October 22nd and October 23rd, Noa Baum, an Israeli-Jewish storyteller, and Lehigh’s Mohsen Mahdawi, a third-generation Palestinian refugee, hosted three events on the power of storytelling as a means to building peace. During the first event, Baum presented her show titled ‘A Land Twice Promised’ to the Lehigh community. In her performance, she shared…
Have you ever wondered about what makes the South Side the vibrant, diverse, neighborhood that it is? Often, we know very little about the demographic and economic characteristics of the community in which we live. Understanding our neighborhood helps to bolster our sense of place in our community. The communities that we grow up and…
I sat down with Rachel Rosenfeld – Community Outreach Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Sierra Club in order to discuss environmental concerns on the South Side of Bethlehem and in the larger Lehigh Valley. Rachel works in the Lehigh Valley to establish a grassroots network of advocates focused on the importance of protecting…
This article by Anna Smith provided courtesy of The Bethlehem Gadfly. Anna Smith is a life-long Southside resident and Director of the Community Action Development Corporation of Bethlehem, a non-profit dedicated to improving the quality of life in South Bethlehem by fostering economic opportunity, promoting community development, and empowering residents to actively participate in the…
The South Side Permaculture project explores the role that gardens have in bringing the community together. Andrew Goldman, a Lehigh University senior, started the project after receiving a grant from the Green Fund. Goldman’s experience working in an environmental chemistry lab at NJIT the summer before his senior year of high school provided him the…
Missy Hartney Brings Energy and Ideas to the South Side Arts District Colorful murals in South Bethlehem burst from what used to be blank walls. The addition of a mural on E. Third Street has brought vitality to the city’s streetscape. Created by Manhattan street artist Denton Burrows, this piece of artwork combines elements of…