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Bethlehem becomes more bike-friendly

The city of Bethlehem will be the first in the Lehigh Valley to install marked bicycle paths on roads. The markings will be installed on sections of Elizabeth Avenue and Main, New and Fourth streets. The bicycle path announcement was made at Moravian College, which is paying for the Main Street paths. Source: The Express [...]

30Nov2011 | GoValley | 0 comments | Continued
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Emmaus cements second sidewalk ordinance

More than 100 residents could be forced to shell out thousands to install sidewalks under an ordinance approved Monday (7/7/08) by Emmaus Borough Council. The ordinance affects about 105 residences along Dalton Street, State Avenue and Keystone Avenue who will be told to install sidewalks by Nov. 1, 2010, unless granted an exemption. The sidewalks [...]

29Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Lehigh Valley Home Sales May 2008

Number of Sales: During May 2008, 517 home sales were reported in the Lehigh Valley, down 22% from May 2007 at 663. Average Sales Price: The average sales price for May 2008 was recorded at $217,000, which is up approximatly 9% from May 2007 when the average sales price was recorded at $215,000. The average sales [...]

28Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Bethlehem Real Estate Listings

Here is a list of current Bethlehem Real Estate Listings – Updated daily form the Lehigh avlley MLS. Please Use the search naviagtion buttons below to search by price, style, etc. Bethelhem Real Estate Listings are posted here courtesy of GoValleyHomeFinder.com For More Information regarding homes for sale in Bethlhem PA, or to schedule showings [...]

27Nov2011 | dominion | 0 comments | Continued
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Bethlehem planners OK supermarket

The Bethlehem Planning Commission has approved plans for a supermarket on Eighth Avenue and a software development manufacturing plant on former Bethlehem Steel land.    PriceRite supermarket will be the last piece of redevelopment for the old Durkee spice plant near the Eighth Avenue interchange of Route 378. The 35,000-square-foot chain grocery could open as soon [...]

26Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Easton PA – Inspection of city’s rentals on track

The Easton codes department has inspected about half the city’s estimated 4,500 rentals and continues to re-inspect the densely populated West Ward as Easton’s rental licensing program enters its third year. Aug. 15 2008 marked the deadline for landlords to register their rentals and pay the $45 license fee for each apartment they own. According [...]

25Nov2011 | GoValley | 0 comments | Continued
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Real Estate transfer tax revenue down

In a recent Morning Call letter to the editor, LVAR (Lehigh Valley Association of Realtors) expressed  frustration with government officials continued reliance on the real estate transfer tax (PA recieve 2% on every Lehigh Valley Real Estate Transaction, buyer and seller each pay 1%).  Municipalities that were once booming with residential development are seeing the effects [...]

24Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Whitehall Townhomes Sell Quickly!

A recent trend we’ve noticed lately is that newer town-homes in Whitehall are selling VERY quickly. Apparently these town-homes – typically built in the 80′s or 90′s. 3 bed 2 bath, 1400-1500 sq ft – are a very hot commodity in Whitehall school district. We’ve seen a few of these already come and go in [...]

23Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Catasauqua OKs plan to revitalize

Catasauqua Borough Council has approved a plan to revitalize the downtown. The plan recommends making extensive aesthetic improvements, creating a civic plaza and changing a major street from one-way to two-way. The plan recommends about $1.3 million of streetscape improvements for the downtown commercial core, ”the vicinity of Front, Pine, Bridge and Church streets.”   [...]

23Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Work gets under way on Hyatt hotel in Bethlehem

Work has begun on the Hyatt Place Hotel in downtown Bethlehem, a $17 million project expected to open next year. Posh Construction of Bethlehem said excavation will begin next week, with work on the six-floor, 124-bed hotel lasting for about a year.   Source: The Morning Call, 9.24.08 Republished by Blog Post Promoter

22Nov2011 | GoValley | 0 comments | Continued
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