Thursday, May 23, 2013
Francisco Miranda eluded law enforcement for 18 years in the 1994 South Bethlehem killing of Jorge Velazquez. Now, he will spend the next 10-20 years in prison.
A man who spent 18 years on Pennsylvania’s "Most Wanted" List has pleaded guilty to a 1994 murder in a South Bethlehem parking lot. Francisco G. Miranda, 50, was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in state prison after pleading guilty to third-degree murder, according to published reports. Under the terms of a plea bargain, Miranda will serve the maximum sentence that would have been allowed at the time of the murder, according to The Morning Call. Miranda eluded authorities while he lived in the Dominican Republic but he didn’t flee the country on his own, the newspaper reported. New Jersey officials unwittingly deported Miranda—just weeks after the Bethlehem homicide—after he was arrested on drug charges under an assumed name, according to …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Peeps may be peeping out of your Easter basket but how much do you know about the popular marshmallow candy made in Bethlehem?
Marshmallow Peeps have become a staple of every kid’s Easter basket. Produced by Just Born, the little neon-colored chicks, bunnies, pumpkins and Christmas trees might be the most famous thing to ever come from Bethlehem, Pa. Here are five things about the candy you may not know: There's a store devoted to Peeps candy and merchandise at the Outlets at Sands Bethlehem. Source: http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/
Monday, March 4, 2013
Tickets are on sale for a Lehigh Valley show by chart-topping band Chicago—a staple of FM radio for decades.
The Sands Bethlehem Event Center welcomes pop-rock chart topper and FM radio staple Chicago to the stage on Wednesday, May 22 at 8 p.m. Tickets are now on sale. According to Billboard chart statistics, Chicago is second only to the Beach Boys as the most successful American rock band of all time, in terms of both albums and singles. Judged by album sales, the band does not rank quite so high, but it is still among the Top Ten best-selling U.S. groups ever. Beyond the impressive sales and chart statistics, its music has endured, played constantly on the radio and instantly familiar to tens of millions. Fans have rewarded the group with 21 Top 10 Singles, five consecutive Number One albums and 11 Number One Singles. Chicago is the first …
Friday, March 1, 2013
The 13th annual Heart of the Valley Antiques Show will be held Saturday and Sunday in Bethlehem.
WDIY, 88.1 FM is celebrating the 13th anniversary of its annual fundraiser, “Heart of the Valley” Antiques Show on March 2-3 at the Charles Brown Ice House, 56 River Street, Bethlehem. Twenty-five select dealers will be offering quality wares in the form of textiles, pottery, folk art, quilts, primitives, toys, holiday décor, painted, formal and country furniture and much more. People love to attend this show as much for the location as for the dealer offerings. “When you pair what these dealers bring to the exhibit with the architectural elements of the structure, you have quite a fabulous looking space in which to browse and buy.” says Anne Bedics, the show’s manager. “This is one of the few antiques shows with a soundtrack,” continues …
Friday, February 8, 2013
Northampton County DA John Morganelli is seeking victims of a 'serial rapist'
A Bethlehem man who allegedly blamed his sex addiction for the rape of two teens he met on Facebook may be implicated in three more cases, according to a WFMZ report. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said this week that David Martinez, 20, may have more victims, based on police interviews with Martinez. Since Morganelli's announcement, at least three girls have come forward. Their claims are being investigated. He asked anyone who thinks they were victimized by Martinez to call Bethlehem Police Det. Moses Miller at 610-997-7674 or the DA's office at 610-559-3020. "We do consider him [Martinez] a person of danger and a serial rapist," Morganelli said in a news conference Wednesday. Martinez -- who is in Northampton …
Friday, February 1, 2013
32 Bethlehem area restaurants offering special prix fixe menus for breakfast. lunch or dinner. Eat for a chance to win a $2,000 gift certificate to try them all.
Bethlehem Winter Restaurant Week, which the Downtown Bethlehem Association likes to call one of “the most delicious weeks of the year,” will wrap up on Saturday, Feb. 2. There are 32 participating restaurants offering prix fixe menus featuring: Most of the participating restaurants are in the North Side Historic Downtown or in the SouthSide Downtown, though a few – like Jumbars or Cactus Blue – are a little off the beaten path. Three of the participating restaurants are not even in the city: Blue Grillhouse is in Bethlehem Township, Prime Steakhouse is in Hanover Township and Yianni’s Taverna is in Lower Saucon Township. Reservations are not required, but are strongly encouraged. Contact the restaurants directly to make reservations. …
Sunday, January 27, 2013
32 Bethlehem area restaurants offering special prix fixe menus for breakfast. lunch or dinner. Eat for a chance to win a $2,000 gift certificate to try them all.
Bethlehem Winter Restaurant Week, which the Downtown Bethlehem Association likes to call one of “the most delicious weeks of the year,” kicks off Sunday and runs through Feb. 2. There are 32 participating restaurants offering prix fixe menus featuring: Most of the participating restaurants are in the North Side Historic Downtown or in the SouthSide Downtown, though a few – like Jumbars or Cactus Blue – are a little off the beaten path. Three of the participating restaurants are not even in the city: Blue Grillhouse is in Bethlehem Township, Prime Steakhouse is in Hanover Township and Yianni’s Taverna is in Lower Saucon Township. Reservations are not required, but are strongly encouraged. Contact the restaurants directly to make …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Bethlehem man accused of stealing $1.29 soft drink at a 7-Eleven, but because of prior retail theft convictions, the charge is considered a felony, according to court papers.
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Saturday, January 12
A Bethlehem man is facing a felony charge for allegedly stealing a bottle of lemonade valued at less than $2. In other weird local crime news, a man tried to steal 114 candy bars from a Wawa convenience store. That's because Frank Rodriguez, 54, has past retail theft convictions, Bethlehem police said in court papers. Rodriguez, of the 1700 block of Markham Drive, was charged Sunday with retail theft after a clerk at the 7-Eleven at 101 E. Broad St. told police she saw him stick a $1.29 bottle of Turkey Hill lemonade into his pocket and walk out of the store. Rodriguez is charged with retail theft and was arraigned before District Judge Richard Yetter in Wilson, who set bail at $5,000.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Celebrate PEEPSFEST in Bethlehem Dec. 30-31 with music, arts and a Giant Peep-Drop at ArtsQuest Center.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
PEEPSFEST™, a family festival that takes place Dec. 30-31, returns for its fourth year at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. The event, which is free to attend, features two days packed with live music, arts and PEEPS®-related programming. It culminates Dec. 31, 5:15 p.m. with the dropping of a 4.5-foot tall, 85-pound, lit PEEPS® Chick and fireworks to welcome in the New Year. Matt Pye, Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Just Born, said, “PEEPSFEST™ 2012 will be a magical extravaganza that will continue to make this relatively new event an annual holiday destination for the whole family. PEEPSFEST™ celebrates the fun and passion consumers have for the beloved PEEPS® Brand which is produced right here in Bethlehem. There…
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Live music, cash bar, free champagne toast planned for inaugural open air New Year's Eve Celebration on Main Street.
The Downtown Bethlehem Association will host the first ever Main Street New Year’s Eve celebration to ring in 2013. The open-air celebration in the Historic Downtown will feature live music with the Trouble City All-Stars and the Lehigh Valley Harmonizers, a cash bar, food vendors and a free champagne toast at midnight. In Bethlehem, we all know about the Peeps drop, but this event will culminate at midnight with a “Bethlehem Star rise.” “Our board of directors wanted to pull this together because there is nothing that happens anymore at midnight in Bethlehem,” said Samantha Schwartz, manager of the DBA. Until 2010, Bethlehem had First Night, a dry celebration staged at a number of venues that never really succeeded financially. To ring …
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12:16 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
We all have self control. This guys defense is a crock! Gotta be careful who you meet with. Must caution our daughters about creeps like him! Group dates are best. more ›