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Elevation Burger, which features hamburgers made from organic, grass-fed, free-range cattle, will soon open in the Village West shopping center in South Whitehall.
Parkland's Wall of Honor and how development projects affect school taxes also made headlines
LVH Maternal Fetal Medicine practice relocates to South Whitehall and LCCC President Don Snyder to get heart surgery also topped the news last week.
Gates open at 10 a.m. Friday at Dorney Park in South Whitehall. You'll have to wait another three weeks for Wildwater Kingdom, which opens May 25. Here's info on discounted tickets.
Six Parkland High School alumni will be inducted into the Wall of Honor Monday at the 2013 Masquerade Gala.
Six Parkland High School alumni will be inducted into the Wall of Honor Monday at the 2013 Masquerade Gala.
LCTI student of the month award recipients are selected by their instructors in recognition of their achievement during the previous month.
A Christopher & Banks women's clothing and cjbanks plus-size women's clothing store opened next to Target on Cedar Crest Boulevard.
From top-ranked Parkand to a Jaindl development off Walbert, here's a list of stories that got the most hits on South Whitehall Patch in April.
These pets are housed at the Center for Animal Health and Welfare in Williams Township. For information about how to adopt them, call 610-252-7722.
Help raise money for the March of Dimes Sunday at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom.
A Parkland School Board director resigned from LCCC's board of trustees and the school district hires a new administrator also topped the news.
A Parkland School Director resigns as appointee to LCCC and a Chickie's and Pete's Sports Bar comes to Dorney Park also made South Whitehall headlines.
Citing "philosophical differences," Parkland School Board director Robert Cohen resigned from Lehigh Carbon Community College's Board of Trustees.
Citing 'philosophical differences,' Parkland School Board director Robert Cohen resigns from Lehigh Carbon Community College's Board of Trustees.
Citing 'philosophical differences,' Parkland School Board director Robert Cohen resigns from Lehigh Carbon Community College's Board of Trustees.
Kelly Rosario was appointed Parkland School District's new director of curriculum, instruction and professional development.
Star, a 30-year-old horse, was rescued this week—the second time in a month—after falling down a slope into a ditch.
Lehigh Carbon Community College is sitting on a $17 million budget surplus but asked Parkland and other school districts for more money.
Lehigh Valley Zoo officials think the bison calf born last week in the Trexler Nature Preserve is a boy but won't know for certain until he is examined by a veterinarian.