When the weather grounds your trebuchet, what do you do? You throw em instead! Nice little write up by Lehigh Valley Live https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2018/10/weather_grounds_trebuchet_so_p.html
Evolution of the SouthSide - an article by Lehigh Valley Marketplace http://lehighvalleymarketplace.com/southsidebethlehem/
Missy Hartney Brings Energy and Ideas to the South Side Arts District Thank you to the Southsider for a great article http://thesouthsider.org/2018/10/26/the-energy-of-the-arts-district/
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Great article from LVB.com on how art is playing a role in fueling economic growth in cities http://www.lvb.com/article/20181008/LVB01/181009893/collaboration-strengthening-ties-between-arts-business
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Catch us in the latest edition of FIG as they shine the spotlight on Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Lehigh Vally Underground, Gerard Longo as well as artists Jon Patrizi and Sienna Proetto! See how these three, along with so many…
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Congrats Lehigh University student Connor Cragon for winning the #FirstFridaySouthSide Martin Guitar last night! Thank you to Lehigh Valley Underground, #MartinGuitar, and the Bethlehem community for your support! See you in October! #southsideproud Work/Life Lehigh Lehigh University South Side Initiative
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The former CEO of FreshPet, Rich Thompson, is making a huge investment in the Lehigh Valley in the form of a business incubator for small food and beverage companies in south Bethlehem. Click the link below to read the article…
This year ArtsQuest’s SouthSide Arts and Music Festival brought the Internationally acclaimed Art Exhibit “The RedBall Project” to South Bethlehem. We couldn’t have asked for a more fun and creative way to bring art and the community together than “The…
See the article from WFMZ here: http://www.wfmz.com/747645383
An outdoor workout facility is returning to a south Bethlehem gym. The Yard, a “functional fitness playground” that was disassembled a couple years ago due to repairs of the Philip J. Fahy Memorial Bridge overhead, is set to reopen in…
A huge thank you to Fig Bethlehem for the opportunity to talk about the #SouthSideArtsDistrict and for the fantastic article on Spring On The SouthSide! Pick up a copy of FIG at any SouthSide Retailer or see the digital copy at www.figbethlehem.com/magazine #figbethlehem#fiercefemale #southsideproud #springonthesouthside
ArtsQuest hosted the Olympus InVision Photo Festival featuring the work of Bethlehem native Carol Guzy. Carol has won the Pulitzer Prize four times, one of only four people to do so, and is the only journalist. Part of ArtsQuest’s “Artists Among Us…
Over 200 student and community volunteers participated in the fall South Side Clean Up on Sept. 30. The event was organized by Alpha Phi Omega, Lehigh’s co-ed community service fraternity. Write up in the Brown & White from October 2017.…
Story and brief video on the ever changing Southside from WFMZ! Read the story and watch the video here: http://www.wfmz.com/news/lehigh-valley/the-changing-south-side-of-bethlehem/626767574
A Main Street Bethlehem furniture home decor store is relocating to the South Side to expand its showroom and join the burgeoning arts district. Initially, an online retailer, Domaci in May 2016 opened its first brick-and-mortar shop at 523 Main St. The store's…
Q & A with Lehigh Valley Marketplace on none other... http://lehighvalleymarketplace.com/south-side-arts-district/
Seven vibrant new bike racks—including three creations of the Lehigh University Design Collective—are being installed throughout South Side Bethlehem as part of a new community arts project designed to encourage foot and bike traffic throughout the business district and bring…
Northampton County will be awash with tasty dishes at tempting prices when restaurant weeks kick off this weekend in Bethlehem, Easton and Saucon Valley. The inaugural SouthSide Bethlehem Restaurant Week, presented by SouthSide Arts District, will be held Saturday through…
“Cirque It!” is a three-day festival showcasing the many faces of the circus arts involving internationally touring artists, visionaries and local artists July 14-16. Centered on Bethlehem’s South Side and produced by Touchstone Theatre, ArtsQuest and Zoellner Arts Center, “Cirque…
Some great photos and a nice write-up from lehighvalleylive on our new bike racks! You can read the whole story here: Check out these bike racks
A new Bethlehem Steel-inspired mural that went up during the SouthSide Arts and Music Festival has a city planning commissioner member questioning the city's process for vetting public art. ArtsQuest and Lehigh University partnered to bring the traveling art residency group Dripped on the Road to…
Get ready to ride and enjoy what South Side Bethlehem has to offer. Seven new artist-designed bicycle racks are set to be installed starting next month, the city and nonprofit organization ArtsQuest announced Thursday. The works selected for the Artist Designed Bike…
A small version of South by Southwest ArtsQuest officials have long admired festivals such as the massive South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, and, on a smaller scale, Lancaster's Roots and Blues Festival. Those festivals offer great entertainment while using existing spaces…
Music, art, crafts and chili are on tap Saturday when an annual tradition — the Spring on the Southside Community Festival and Chili Cook-Off — returns to Bethlehem on Saturday. The festival will be presented by the SouthSide Arts District on the…
A new three-day festival will showcase the circus arts and feature music, indoor and outdoor theater, clowning is coming to South Bethlehem in July, it was announced Friday. You can read the story from the Morning Call here: http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/lehigh-valley-music/mc-new-cirque-it-festival-to-bring-circus-music-performances-art-to-south-bethlehem-20170224-story.html
The SouthSide Arts & Music Festival is going big in 2017. For its third year, the two-day event is undertaking a major expansion with a lineup full of workshops, nationally touring musicians, comedy, dance and more coming to Bethlehem April 28 and 29.…
Soltech Solutions, a startup maker of LED grow lights, has opened its headquarters in Bethlehem's Partnership for Innovation. Soltech was awarded a $15,000 grant this month by the Southside Bethlehem Keystone Innovation Zone Board. read the full article from the…
Bethlehem is putting out a call for bike racks that can double as works of art. The city and ArtsQuest are inviting artists to submit proposals to design and build eight functional and innovative bike racks to be installed all over South Bethlehem this summer... Read…
