South Side Bethlehem has seen a boom of new construction in recent years. More building permits – 3,427 – were approved last year than ever before, many on the South Side. Two controver… ...

After several unsuccessful pushes to tighten the rules governing short-term rentals, Bethlehem is looking to crack down on Airbnbs, and an ongoing series of zoning hearings will determine the city ...

Four Bethlehem City Council seats are up for election this year, and seven people are running to fill them, setting up a ...

The most stressed area of the city is concentrated in South Bethlehem and north of downtown. These are primarily rentals -- only one-third of homes are owner-occupied -- but only 17 percent of ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – During its Tuesday night meeting, Bethlehem City Council held a hearing on proposed revisions to the city's current solar ordinance. The city's Environmental Advisory Council ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Cameras at Bethlehem's street intersections could see an upgrade through the use of grant money. Bethlehem City Council voted Tuesday night to approve a resolution authorizing ...

A 1988 Globe Times story quotes Bethlehem resident Pearl Frantz, whose husband Stanley worked for the city early in the 1900s as superintendent of accounts and finance: “The idea for the star ...

A 91-foot light-up star sits on South Mountain year-round, overlooking the city — causing my dad to quip that, like Jesus Christ, he was born under the star of Bethlehem.

Open Bethlehem is a campaign to revive Bethlehem's legacy as a diverse, culturally rich, and entrepreneurial city, after decades of being suffocated by occupation.