‘Difficult decision’: Mexican restaurant bids farewell in Lehigh County
LOWER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. – A destination for chimichangas, enchiladas and other Mexican favorites has ended operations in Lehigh County. Casa Catrina, a full-service restaurant offering authentic Mexican cuisine, has permanently closed at 1905 Brookside Road in Lower Macungie Township. For the past few weeks, signage...
Berks County, PA – Felony Arrest: Man Taken Into Custody on Alleged Strangulation, Assault...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Berks County, PA – A man wanted on multiple felony-related warrants was taken into custody Tuesday following a coordinated arrest operation in northern Berks County. According to the Berks County Sheriff’s...
Sisters’ late-night SUV joyride causes chaos in NJ, police say
Washington Township police said the girls went out around 2:20 a.m. in Canterbury Mews condo complex and crashed into a fence, two air conditioning units and a curb before hitting the condo on Covered Bridge Court.
4-unit mixed-use rebuild planned for old home in South Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A developer has new life in mind for a dilapidated single-family home on the South Side. Nicholas Youssef envisions an all-new three-story building at 330 E. Fourth St., featuring four two-bedroom apartments in the upper floors and about 1,800 square feet of ground-level commercial space. The...
Lehigh Valley Hospital MRI facility approved
A temporary structure for Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Salisbury Township, has been approved. The Salisbury Township Zoning Hearing Board voted 5-0 to approve the appeal of North Star Construction Management Inc. on behalf of Lehigh Valley Hospital Inc., requesting a special...
Nighttime lane closures on I-78, other roadwork planned around Christmas holiday in Lehigh County
PennDOT maintenance crews will conduct bridge repairs, crack sealing and other road work across Lehigh County starting Monday, Dec. 22, with multiple projects creating lane restrictions through Friday, Dec. 27. Nighttime pothole patching on Interstate 78 will affect both directions between Exit 49 at Route 100 and...
Visit the Streets of Tokyo at Allentown’s Okatshe
Iron Chef and James Beard Award-winner Jose Garces is at it again with his second Allentown eatery, Okatshe, a Japanese izakaya now open on Hamilton Street, adjacent to the Moxy Hotel. The restaurant features Japanese small plates as well as sushi and sashimi, plus a wide selection of Japanese whisky and cocktails....
Inside an updated Pennsylvania farmhouse with picturesque countryside views
This gorgeous, renovated, and expanded old farmhouse by Wolstenholme Associates is nestled in the countryside of Bethlehem, a city in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. For these incredible homeowners, the vision was to transform an old farm property and barn into something spectacular. To say it was...
Bethlehem tree toss raises record funds for domestic abuse survivors’ nonprofit
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A friendly competition returned to Bethlehem, where folks don't exactly throw down — but they do throw a tree. And it's all for a great cause. The Christmas tree flying through the air on Saturday morning is a retired one. But don't worry. It won't be thrown away in vain.
Caught on Cam: Woman drives through wall of MontCo beer store, police say
A 48-year-old woman, from Perkiomenville, has charges pending, police said, after she is alleged to have driven through the wall of a Montgomery County beer store in an incident that was caught on surveillance camera on Sunday. Surveillance video shows the moment the collision occurred. According to police, the...
