Good morning, Bethlehem.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month prompts local advocates to educate on abuse red flags, with Turning Point of Lehigh Valley hosting a free Evening of Unity event at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

15 at Penn State Lehigh Valley to offer resources for survivors + community members.

Hotel Bethlehem has committed to never use AI customer service and will invest in concierge training for its over 200 employees to provide authentic and personalized hospitality.

The announcement supports its R.E.A.L People Promise (Relational, Engaged, Accessible, and Local).

An Ireland-based coffee company opened a nearly 50,000 sqft extraction facility in Hanover Twp today.

The new Kerry facility employs about 50 people and will produce one billion cups of coffee – a key part of its US expansion plans.

Brontë Fall released her new song 'Fun House' on Sept.

4 honoring The FunHouse bar (located at 5 E. Fourth St.) which has supported the local music scene for over 43 years and helped launch her career.

Bethlehem’s D.I.Y music scene unites neighbors with grassroots shows, Tape Swap radio sessions, and community-run venues like The Slop Sink, where funds are raised for local causes.

Organizers plan to keep developing and celebrating local talent.

Bethlehem’s historic Maker’s Retreat now offers artisan classes to revive local handcraft traditions & share the city’s maker history.

Local historians guide sessions where participants learn traditional craft skills.

The Catasauqua Area School District bought the former YMCA building at 880 Walnut Street for $1.75 million and is using it for parking and storage.

It will work with Bethlehem-based Alloy5 to determine expansion options near Catasauqua Middle School (a cost-saving step to avoid higher future land prices).

PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center released results on Wednesday from a two-year citizen-science project that found microplastics at all 22 sites across the Delaware River watershed, including the Lehigh River near Lehighton.

Researchers stress that people should continue using the river (the study does not signal an immediate health risk) while urging a reduction in single-use plastics to cut pollution at the source.

Stephanie Kinsella, a 29-year-old Allentown resident with metastatic breast cancer, uses cooking to connect with other patients through her show Cooking with Cancer.

She hopes her work will help people learn that cancer symptoms can vary, even in young adults.

Esther Urffer leads Petals 4 Hope’s Field of Hope sunflower maze in Coopersburg with an under the sea theme teaching children about managing emotions and reducing mental health stigma; the free event—with donations appreciated—wraps up on Sunday.

Feed the Children's closed warehouse at 47 S.

Commerce Way in Hanover Township was sold for $11.5M to a Chicago-based investment group (Brennan Investment Group) on Sept. 24. The 100,790 sqft facility in Lehigh Valley Industrial Park IV served as a distribution center while the nonprofit expands capacity at its other centers.

The Lehigh men’s tennis team features seven international players from Serbia, Brazil, Israel, Canada, Spain, and Germany that boost the team’s spirit on campus.

Captains Alex Van Lumich and Benedict Horn-Borque say the supportive environment helps players succeed in matches.