Allentown offers many of the attractions of larger cites, but with the advantage of affordable living and a calmer way of life. With a history of heavy industry and manufacturing, these days the city is positioning itself as a hub for the healthcare and biotech industries.
Pennsylvania's third most populous city, Allentown boasts two colleges, an art museum, two theatre companies, two symphony orchestras and the Municipal Opera Company of Allentown. In 2008, the Coca-Cola Park Baseball Stadium opened as the home field of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Philadelphia Phillies' AAA-level minor league baseball team. The city also hosts the Great Allentown Fair every September at the Allentown Fairgrounds, where it has been held since 1889.
By: John Steele, 3/19/2009
A new arena for the Flyers' farm team, the Phantoms, could bring more
than minor league hockey to Allentown; it could change the way people
in the Lehigh Valley see live music, and lure a whole new roster of
national touring acts.
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By: John Davidson, 1/8/2009
Professional baseball came back to the Lehigh Valley last year for the
first time since 1960 in the form of the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, AAA
affiliate of the Phillies. One of the principal architects of the plan
to build the stadium, former Lehigh County Community and Economic
Development Director Ken Mohr, talked with us about why this project
succeeded where others had failed.
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By: Marty Levine, 11/20/2008
Cities across the Commonwealth are working hard to re-make their
downtowns in the hope that a thriving center of mixed-use developments
and cultural amenities is the key to a sustainable future.
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