patching...
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!
All this summer you've nominated and voted for your favorite local businesses in categories ranging from Best Burger and Hot Dog to Best Pet Supply Store. We've tallied all the poll votes and now it's time to announce the winners. See below for our complete list of Readers' Choice winnersBest Burger Tie: Daisy Hill Market and Big Woody's South Side Best Hot Dog Winner: Daisy Hill Market Best Frozen Treat Tie: Daisy Hill Market and Creamery on Main Best Pet Supply Store Winner: Bird Mania Best Festival Tie: Das Awkscht Fescht and Historic Bethlehem Blueberry Festival
There is a lot to celebrate about Salisbury Township: great family friendly activities and great local businesses. But which are the best?  Help Patch determine the best of the best by voting for your favorites in each one of the categories below. Click on the links under each category and vote in the poll attached to each article. Cast your votes by August 17 and help us decide who's best. Whichever business gets the most votes will be named the Readers' Choice winner in that category. Automotive Best Place to Get Your Car Fixed Entertainment Best Outdoor Dining Best Festival Food & Drink …
Patch is compiling the best of Salisbury Patch. Tell us where you love to shop, eat, take your kids, which services you can’t live without. WE WANT TO KNOW, and so do your neighbors! Nominate your favorites by July 9! Click the links below for each category to nominate your choice, or visit the Readers’ Choice page. Because this is a contest, you’ll need to create a Patch login to nominate and vote! Food & Drink Kids/Family Best Pizza Best Daycare Best Burger Best Place To Bike Best Bar/Pub Best Kids Haircut Best Frozen Treat Shopping Best Hot Dog Best Place To Buy Jewelry Best Steakhouse …
Throughout the Lehigh Valley, Patch polled readers to find the best summer camps in our towns. After five days of voting, the winners have come in. Check out the local winners below, and let us know what you think by leaving a comment.  Readers’ Choice will take a short hiatus; look for our new polls this summer. Bethlehem Patch: Philadelphia Eagles Youth Football Camps, Bethlehem Catholic High School, 2153 Madison Ave., Bethlehem Easton Patch: Easton's Boys & Girls Club's, 210 Jones-Houston Way, Easton Emmaus Patch: Wildlands Conservancy, 3701 Orchid Pl, Emmaus Hellertown-Lower Saucon Patch…
It's that time of year when many parents start the summer camp scramble for their kids. The Lehigh Valley offers a wide selection, from arts camps to academic camps. Take our poll: which camp do you think offers the best experience? Is it: Summer Days at Swain Sports Camp at The Swain School Wildlands Conservancy summer camps Camp Central at Lehigh Carbon Community College The Baum School of Art summer camp Camp JCC in Center Valley If there's another local camp we missed, tell us in the comments section below. Vote for your favorite in the survey below and don't forget to click on the links …
Throughout the Lehigh Valley, Patch polled readers to find the best movie theaters in our towns. After five days of voting, the winners have come in. Overall, Rave Motion Pictures Promenade 16 seems to be the Valley favorite. Check out the other local winners below, and let us know what you think by leaving a comment.  Next week, come back to vote on the best summer camps.   Bethlehem Patch: The Boyd Theatre, 30 W Broad St, Bethlehem Easton Patch: Frank Banko Alehouse Cinema, SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem Emmaus Patch: Emmaus Theatre, 19 S. 4th St, Emmaus Hellertown-Lower Saucon …
Where's the best movie theater in the area? Is it: Emmaus Theater Rave Motion Pictures Promenade 16 AMC Tilghman 8 Frank Banko Alehouse and Cinema The Boyd Theatre   Vote for your favorite in the survey below and don't forget to click on the links above and rate the business on its Patch Directory listing. You can even leave a review. Poll closes 9 a.m. Friday. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results and reviews on Patch Places. Please vote only once per survey, per Patch. You can also vote in neighboring Patches: Bethlehem Patch, South Whitehall Patch, …
Throughout the Lehigh Valley, Patch polled readers to find the best places for Italian food in our towns. After five days of voting, the winners have come in. Check out who won below, and let us know what you think by leaving a comment. Next week, come back to vote on the best movie theaters.·       Bethlehem Patch: Mama Nina Foccacheria, 546 Main St., Bet·       Easton Patch: Sette Luna, 219 Ferry St, Easton·       Emmaus Patch: Vito's Pizza Shop, 5840 Kings Hwy S, Zionsville·       Hellertown-Lower Saucon Patch: Bella's Ristorante, 639 Main St, Hellertown·       Lower Macungie Patch: …
The results are in and readers voted Penn Pizza Restaurant as the best Italian restaurant in Salisbury Township. Penn Pizza received 46 percent percent of the vote, followed by Dino's Pizza-teria in South Mall. When our Patch reviewer visited Penn Pizza Restaurant, she noted the variety of pasta dishes they offered (and generous portions), such as ravioli, stuffed shells manicotti, lasagna, baked ziti and traditional fare such as chicken marsala, veal piccata, eggplant rollatini and shrimp scampi. A bonus: on nice days you can dine al fresco, although it's in an office park. You can write …
When you're in the mood for some delicious manicotti or antipasta (i.e. something other than pizza) where is the best Italian restaurant in and around Salibury? Is it: Dino's Pizza-teria Penn Pizza Restaurant Sophia's Pizza and Restaurant Casa Mia Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant Daisy Hill Market If there's another local spot we missed, tell us in the comments section below. Vote for your favorite in the survey below and don't forget to click on the links above and rate the business on its Patch Directory listing. You can even leave a review. Poll closes 9 a.m. Friday. The winner will be …
Throughout the Lehigh Valley, Patch polled readers to find the best places for a “staycation” in our towns. After five days of voting, the winners have come in. Check out who won below, and let us know what you think by leaving a comment. Next week, come back to vote on the best places for Italian food. Bethlehem Patch: Historic Hotel Bethlehem, 437 Main St., BethlehemEaston Patch: Jacobsburg State Park, 835 Jacobsburg Rd.,Wind GapEmmaus Patch: Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, 3830 Dorney Park Rd., AllentownHellertown-Lower Saucon Patch: Nockamixon State Park near Quakertown and Bushkill …
The results are in and readers voted Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in South Whitehall as the best place to take a staycation in the Salisbury area. Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom received 42 percent percent of the vote, followed by Bear Creek Mountain Inn in Macungie. You can write a review of Dorney Park in our Patch Directory. Check back Monday for our next poll on the best Italian restaurant in the Salisbury area.
You want a vacation but need to stay in the area. So where's the best place for a staycation? Is it: Glasbern Country Inn Bear Creek Mountain Inn Hotel Bethlehem Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom The Crayola Factory Dutch Springs   If there's another local spot we missed, tell us in the comments section below. Vote for your favorite in the survey below and don't forget to click on the links above and rate the business on its Patch Directory listing. You can even leave a review. Poll closes 9 a.m. Friday. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results and reviews on …
Throughout the Lehigh Valley, Patch polled readers to find the best places to celebrate Mother’s Day in our towns. After five days of voting, the winners have come in. Check out who won below, and let us know what you think by leaving a comment. Next week, come back to vote on the best places for a staycation. ·       Bethlehem Patch: Hotel Bethlehem (1741 on the Terrace), 437 Main St., Bethlehem·       Easton Patch: Vintage Bar and Restaurant, 100 Clubhouse Dr., Easton·       Emmaus Patch: Sweet Memories, 180 Main St., Emmaus·       Hellertown-Lower Saucon Patch: Hotel Bethlehem, 437 Main St…
The results are in and readers voted Bolete restaurant as the best place for Mother's Day brunch in Salisbury. Bolete received 66 percent percent of the vote, followed by A1 Japanese Steak House. Much-heralded by national and local food critics, Bolete has earned accolades from Gourmet and Conde Nast Traveler, was named to the 2010 list of Top 10 Farm-to-Table Restaurants by publisher Maria Rodale, and its roasted cauliflower soup was featured on an episode of The Food Network's, "The Best Thing I Ever Ate." Our own Patch restaurant reviewer praised Bolete's use of local ingredients in "…
Moms get a day off on Mother's Day, which falls on Sunday, May 13 this year. Where do you like to take her out for brunch on Mother's Day in Salisbury Township? Is it: Bolete Asia A1 Japanese Steak House Perkins Family Restaurant Dragon Ball If there’s another local spot that we missed, tell us in the comments section below. Vote for your favorite in the survey below and don't forget to click on the links above and rate the business on its Patch Directory listing. You can even leave a review. Poll closes 9 a.m. Friday. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results …
Throughout the Lehigh Valley, Patch polled readers to find the best places to get flowers in our towns. After five days of voting, the winners have come in. Check out who won in your Patch, and let us know what you think by leaving a comment. Next week, come back to vote on the best places for Mother’s Day brunch in your Patch. ·       Bethlehem Patch: Patti’s Petals, 215 E 3rd St, Bethlehem·       Easton Patch: Bloomie's, 21 N 2nd St, Easton·       Emmaus Patch: Michael Thomas Floral Design Studio, 1825 Roth Ave., Allentown·       Hellertown-Lower Saucon Patch: Stems Floral Design Studio, …
The results are in and readers voted Michael Thomas Floral Design Studio in South Whitehall as the best place to buy flowers in the Salisbury area. Michael Thomas Floral Design Studio received 57 percent percent of the vote, followed by Elysian Fields Specialty Flowers in Bethlehem. You can write a review of Michael Thomas Floral Design Studio in our Patch Directory. Check back Monday for our next poll on the best place for Mother's Day brunch. 
Where is the best florist in and around the Salisbury Patch area? Is it: Floral Accents by Myra Fenza George's Greenhouse Michael Thomas Floral Design Studio Garden of Eden Patti's Petals Hogan's Florist Elysian Fields Specialty Florals If there’s another local spot that we missed, tell us in the comments section below. Vote for your favorite in the survey below and don't forget to click on the links above and rate the business on its Patch Directory listing. You can even leave a review. Poll closes 9 a.m. Friday. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results and …
Throughout the Lehigh Valley, Patch polled readers to find the best places to get French fries in our towns. After five days of voting, the winners have come in. Check out who won below, and let us know what you think by leaving a comment. Next week, come back to vote on the Best Florist in your Patch. Bethlehem Patch: On the South Side, Looper's Grille & Bar, 313 E. Third St.; on the north and west side, a tie, Keystone Pub and Bethlehem Brew Works Easton Patch: Black & Blue, 683 Walnut St., Easton Emmaus Patch: Trivet, 4102 Chestnut St., Emmaus Hellertown-Lower Saucon Patch: Sagra Bistro, …

Columns

Moms Talk

Sponsored by