So the Lehigh Valley is covered in snow, which reminds me of the first time I tried skiing. I was in 7th grade when I signed up to go on a ski trip with my church youth group to Bear Creek Mountain Resort (although back then it was called Doe Mountain). As we pulled up to the base [...]

I’m not sure who said we were gonna get this snow and what was going on with winter this year, whether it was our winter guru from his underground lair or his new buddy strutin’ around the farm yard — if you’re not hanging in Punxsutawney you’re missing out — but, sa-wweeeet!
Actually, your and my [...]

Just off I-78 on Hamilton Boulevard is Hunan Springs, the fanciest Chinese restaurant I’ve ever been to and home to what I consider to be the best Asian food in Lehigh Valley.
Aside from the variety, quality and presentation of the food, what really sets Hunan Springs apart is the atmosphere. The building is a huge old farmhouse [...]

Pretty soon it’ll be two years that I’ve been working in downtown Allentown at the corner of 9th and Hamilton Streets. And due to the fact that I can’t seem to wake up early enough to make myself lunch before work, I’ve been to most of the downtown restaurants between 8th and 11th Streets, all [...]

For a couple years now I’ve been hearing about something called the “peace walk” that happens every year in Lehigh Valley. Officially called the Christmas Peace Pilgrimage, it’s a 10-mile walk from Nazareth to Bethlehem, two of the most historically relevant towns in Moravian heritage. And according to my mom, the purpose of it is two-fold: 1.) symbolize [...]

It was about this time last year when I started coming up with my “Things do in Lehigh Valley” lists. These three lists (Top 5 Plays, Top 5 Restaurants, Top 5 Overall) were my New Year’s resolutions for 2009. Since the year is almost over, I’ve decided to take a look at how I did.
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Sunday night I did something I hadn’t done for a long time: I went to the movies. Now, yes, I did go to Civic Theatre back in July for the indy flick “Cheri,” but the last time I was in a regular movie theater was two years ago to see the very disappointing “Beowulf.”
We figured [...]

My boss is a huge fan of Martin Guitars. He owns at least five of them and he’s been on the free factory tour numerous times (he says it never gets old). So on Friday, he took me to the Martin Guitar factory over in Nazareth to help me fulfill one of my last remaining New Year’s [...]

Pennsylvania has a long rich brewing tradition and one that’s being kept vibrant, thankfully, by the seemingly ever-increasing number of craft brewers. You don’t believe me? Notice how the major brews, like Budweiser, now have beers with lime and wheat in them, in an attempt to appear more like a specialty, craft item? It’s true.
This [...]

So while Kim was at the Halloween Haunt on Friday night, I was at Tatamy Haunted Mill trying to get my heart rate to slow down.
Before Friday, I’d never been to a haunted house; I’ve always thought of evil clowns and chainsaw-wielding psychos as cheesy. But when I was personally invited to Tatamy Haunted Mill, [...]