🌱 Patch AM: Which new Nazareth shops and eateries are arriving after holiday season?

What's up Nazareth! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which new Nazareth shops and eateries are arriving after holiday season?
• How did Nazareth’s girls earn a Top 5 hoops ranking?

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A bit of ice in the morning, with a high of 33 and low of 21 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, temps: high: 37, low: 31.
• Monday: Occasional morning rain, with a high of 51 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Retail rewind: Lehigh Valley area restaurants, stores and more that opened or closed in 2025 (wfmz.com) — Nazareth residents will see several local business changes, including the closure of The Curious Plantaholic and the opening of new spots like Blackbird Antiques, Cody’s Eats & Sweets, Nazareth Brew Co., and Velvet Tails. The piece recaps dozens of 2025 restaurant and retail openings and closings across the wider Lehigh Valley, offering a snapshot of how the regional dining and shopping scene is shifting for 2026.
   

• Girls basketball rankings for Dec. 26: There's a new No. 1 in an early Top 5 shuffle (lehighvalleylive.com) — Nazareth girls basketball holds the No. 5 spot in the latest regional rankings, with recent big wins over Pleasant Valley, Allen, and East Stroudsburg South but losses to Easton and Bethlehem Catholic. The shuffle puts Bethlehem Catholic at No. 1 and tracks how other Lehigh Valley powers like Emmaus and Parkland are faring early in the season.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• LEHIGH VALLEY STAND DOWN, PA - (Bethlehem) - VALOR Clinic Foundation 12-27-25
  The Wooden Match , 61 W Lehigh St , Bethlehem
  12:00 pm
• LKV Holiday Open House 12-27-25 (Passenger Trains)
  Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum, Inc. , 705 Linden St , Bethlehem
  1:00 pm
• Putz & Star & Candle Shoppe
  Ce Building , 73 W Church St , Bethlehem
  1:00 pm
• A Few Good Men at Rivals
  Rivals Sports Bar , 5 Lehns Ct , Easton
  6:00 pm
• MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN (1979) in 35mm
  The Gap Theatre , 47 S Broadway , Wind Gap
  6:00 pm
• Cozy Winter Snowman
  Painting with a Twist , 3650 Nazareth Pike Unit 4 , Bethlehem
  7:00 pm
• The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter opens September 12 at The Stagecrafters Theater
  Stagecrafters Theater , 8130 Germantown Ave , Philadelphia
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• LKV Holiday Open House 12-28-25 (Passenger Trains)
  Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum, Inc. , 705 Linden St , Bethlehem
  1:00 pm
• Frozen Falls
  Painting with a Twist , 3650 Nazareth Pike Unit 4 , Bethlehem
  1:30 pm
• 46 - Live Music: Dina Hall — Stone Farm Cellars and Vineyard
  Stone Farm Cellars & Vineyard, Center Valley & Stone Farm Cellars 46, Easton , 5831 Vera Cruz Rd , Center Valley
  3:00 pm

Monday December 29

• OFFICE CLOSED
  Northampton Area SD Bath, PA 18014

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Merry Christmas!
  I want to add to the accolades for Jessie’s Catering. She delivered a great meal to my home for our holiday gathering on Christmas Eve. Everything… (Nextdoor Eastlawn Gardens)

• Pennsylvania Staffing posted a job opening for Director of Manufacturing & Operations in Nazareth. Apply here.
• Sodexo posted a job opening for Food Supervisor in Nazareth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Nazareth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chestnut Hill

• For the Northwest, 2025 saw the loss of some shining community lights (chestnuthilllocal.com)

Easton

• Easton, Northwestern and So. Lehigh well-represented on PAFW All-State teams (wfmz.com)
• Growing awareness, fundraising: Who is Historic Easton Cemetery's new executive director? (lehighvalleynews.com)
• Things to Do: RSO to perform James Bond music on NYE (wfmz.com)

Ok Nazareth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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