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Allentown’s new zoning code rewrite, its first update since 1948, clears first approval hurdle. Why that matters
The Allentown Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend adopting the new code. The zoning rewrite, which city planning and zoning staff have been working on for the past five years, intends to streamline and simplify the city’s zoning code, and maintain historic neighborhood character while promoting more housing and employment opportunities citywide.
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Harper’s hitting, Luzardo’s pitching key Phillies’ 13-0 romp over Giants
The Phillies salvaged the finale of their series against the Giants on Wednesday after two frustrating losses.
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Venture into Bethlehem museum’s vault and explore 100 years of dollhouse craftsmanship
Bethlehem’s Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts is offering a peek behind the miniature curtains of one of the country’s largest antique dollhouse collections this summer.
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![Lehigh Valley IronPigs President and General Manager Kurt Landes presents boxing legend Larry Holmes and Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr. with IronPigs jerseys Tuesday, July 8, 2025, during the reveal of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs’ Easton City Series uniforms to be worn Aug. 7 when the IronPigs host the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-EastonCitySeriesUniforms13-e1752011875783")
IronPigs reveal Easton City Series uniforms | PHOTOS
Lehigh Valley IronPigs’ Easton City Series uniforms are revealed in Easton’s Centre Square today. Boxing legend Larry Holmes and Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr. were there to check them out. -
![Keith Wolfe stands in front of the hundred-year-old converted Allentown home he owns Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Wolfe is restoring it, keeping historical elements, with plans to possibly turn the building into office space. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-Lindenbuilding-19")
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![Actors from the Bachmann Group participate Friday, July 4, 2025, in a reenactment of the original reading of the Declaration of Independence at the George Taylor House in Catasauqua. Taylor was a signer of the declaration and his home was one of the first places where the document was read to the public after being signed in Philadelphia in 1776. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-georgetaylor-0705013")
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![Community members march Friday, July 4, 2025, in the Annual Nazareth Kazoo Parade in Nazareth. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)]( "tmc-L-Kazoo-Parade24")
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![Flash flooding is seen Thursday evening, July 3, 2025, in the area of Santee Road in Bethlehem Township. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-FlashFloodSantee-0704-04")
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![People walk through lines of colorful cars Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Longswamp Township. Bear Creek kicked off the Independence Day holiday celebrations early with a free concert, fireworks and Dadapalooza car show. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-EarlyCelebration-02")
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![Nurture Nature Center’s docent Jeff Mucklin explains how a smiley face fireworks is made with different chemicals that burn different colors in a mortar Wednesday, July 2, 2025, during an event hosted by Nurture Nature Center on how pyrotechnicians make rockets, fountains and explosions at Hackett Park in Easton. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-FireworksScienceProgram-01")
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Opinion by Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk: Now more than ever, mayors matter
Opinion by Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk after attending U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting in...
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Police: Lehigh County man pursued girl, 13, online. He allegedly called her his ‘sugar baby’
Bensalem Township police allege that Warren Batz, 37, of Slatington started a conversation with a...
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Business
Samsung unveils its new line of foldable devices at Unpacked
An expanded partnership with Google will also inject more artificial intelligence into its foldable lineup.
Pennsylvania News
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro signs bill to fully allow Sunday hunting
Pennsylvania’s centuries-old ban on Sunday hunting is now fully ended, as Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill...
National News
Today in History: July 10, the Battle of Britain begins in World War II
The Battle of Britain began as the German Luftwaffe launched attacks on southern England. (The...
Allentown
Allentown Parking Authority to launch payment plan for parking tickets, allowing smaller staggered payments over time
The Allentown Parking Authority next month will launch a payment plan, allowing people issued parking...
Bethlehem Area
Argument led to Fountain Hill triple shooting, police say; 18-year-old suspect identified
The suspect charged with shooting three people in Fountain Hill on Friday night has been...