Does anyone know of any good local craft/hobby stores that aren’t the big box variety? Hidden gems Stu k away somewhere? Fiber arts, diamond painting, writing crafts, other hobbies to discover along those lines.

I've been working on music and poetry a lot lately, and I was wondering if there are still places around here that do open mic nights for people to randomly pop into. :)

Hi everyone,

I'm 26M and it's been around 6 months since I moved to the Lehigh Valley. So far, nearly all the events I've been to to make friends around my age group have been quite an experience. I don't know if it's my poor selection, but at almost every outing I've attended, I've only met people in their early 40s, 50s, or retired. The only exception was Oktoberfest in Bethlehem, where I finally managed to meet a few folks in my age group. But outside of major festivals like that, where the hell are you folks hanging out?😭

Does anyone have a clue why these municipalities have flock cameras even though neither one has a police department?

Recently moved into a new home and I have a wood stove insert into a fireplace. Anyone know if any good chimney cleaners in the area that won’t charge me a crazy amount?

Can't make it out. If you are interested shoot me a message.

( I am posting this for my friend who lives in PA, specifically the Lehigh Valley )

Hello my name is Robyn Q. I’m a biracial, trans, autistic 21 year old. I live in Allentown but I’m further out from inner city and public transit is for the most part unreliable. This has made it harder for me in the past to apply to jobs outside of a 15-20 minute distance due to having no vehicle. I worked a position that damaged my physical and mental health, and worked tedious hours on a consistent basis for lower pay. I worked at this position for eight months and had earned nearly 4k in savings whilst working there. I unfortunately had to sacrifice those funds due to circumstantial finances.

I desperately need help, I do not have any support and this situation has been making me increasingly depressed and helpless.
I am mentally unwell, and experience chronic pain from scoliosis and joint disparities. I have been hospitalized for attempts and ideations as a youth which put me nearly two years behind in schooling, I haven’t been able to settle down and apply effort to my academic career and finally obtain my GED. During covid my situation became far worse because I had dealt with on-going domestic violence despite having CPS involved with my case. Due to that neglect, my parental figures were forced to apply for health insurance and monitor my health after years of refusing to acknowledge it. After my abuser had left the household, the one I grew up in, I applied for an independent insurance and have been independently insured for 3 years, followed up with going through court to get my name legally changed to remove his last name from mine and finally going on hormones despite going against my primary parental figures wishes.
My mother owes the government over $22k and is a delinquent taxpayer. She has severe untreated ADHD and is unreliable. I have been working on moving out for months but can’t do that without a flow of income and roommates to cover the other half of rent.

The house that I live in, a house me and my sibling were born and raised into, was bought off the market. It’ll be only a matter of time until we are all collectively on the street, despite my best efforts to prevent that from being my reality. My mother refuses to compromise with me in anyway, and refuses to consider/settle on any of the homes I show her, she says she will not live in them for miscellaneous reasons that are not all sound considering we will be homeless.She says that me, my brother, and her are all going to live in a hotel until she finds the right fit. She’s purchased a storage unit as well and claims she’ll be paying out of pocket monthly to hold all of our things in our unit until she finds that “right fit” and is insistent on taking “however long is necessary.” She does not have credit, is unable to build her credit. This means the areas of her choosing are not going to consider her. She is a deluded, immature, stubborn adult who is unwilling to acknowledge the irony in choosing the best when she already is facing losing her own home she neglected for decades. When the new owner picks up the deed, it will only be a matter of time until they kick us out onto the street.
We also have a family dog, she’s 15 and becoming increasingly sick and immobile by the da, we cannot afford to pay for her treatment and because of this predicament we may very well have to put her down soon. I can’t lose her just yet, I’d like to have at least a bit more time with her considering we’ve been the only family she had known since she was a puppy. She has kept me alive and her existence has been a pillar for me. If we become homeless, I will lose her too during all of this while living in a hotel with my mother and sibling, I don’t think I’ll be able to cope. I think I’ll break after an entire year of putting in the work to prevent that.
I have applied for most of the jobs in my area that are accessible to me, the interviews I’ve been offered haven’t yielded me a position which explains the lack or income. I don’t have friends able to help, nor other family who live remotely near me or reach out. I am exhausted, terrified, in and out of dissociative episodes. It’s eating away at my psyche. Allowing myself to feel everything at once, would kill me.
I understand the availability of homeless shelters, but as a biracial transgender person I do not feel safe or comfortable with the idea, especially if I’d have to be alone in a most likely unfamiliar area. I have never lived away from home, I can’t live in a shelter, I will not survive it.

I have come to Reddit for help. I don’t need kind words, I need help. I need contacts that can help me find housing that is safe and trans friendly, I can’t live with complete strangers or people in the same room as me because I’ve been a victim to DV for a large portion of my life. I need support in my area to help me find a job and funding and mental health services. This is my last resort, I do not have anywhere else to turn. I live in Lehigh Valley, and would like to stay here as my health providers are already established in reasonable distance to each other.
I apologise if this comes off as abrupt, but I desperately need the help. If you cannot help personally, please point me to someone/somewhere that can.
I appreciate it, I’ll be grateful for what I can get, sincerely.

Hi all,

My friend group and I have been looking for somewhere we can frequent as our "third place". Basically somewhere we can be regulars at after work or on the weekends, claim a table and post up with some cards or a board game, maybe buy some food and drinks, and hang out amongst ourselves and maybe even meet some new people.

It seems like places like this are a bit more rare nowadays in favor of traditional restaurant experiences that are trying to quickly turn the table, or at least don't always want you necessarily posting up for a few hours like what we'd be looking to do. So maybe some type of cafe or bar that does strictly counter service?

Anyone know of any places like this in the valley or frequent any yourselves? Ideally Trexlertown/Whitehall area is where we usually end up but we're willing to drive a bit.

If you lost your phone today at Grims, it's with the staff now.

Hi all,

My partner's family is from the area and just lost their grandmother. I'd like to send flowers to my partner's mother, but I live out of state and I'm having a hard time finding reputable options. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks :)

How are the 6th graders in orefield like, are they assholes or what?

Gotta say, Bernie has never had a good photo taken. I think the Brooks campaign doesn’t need much to counter the “savior of democracy” (right hand mailer). I’m grateful for the socialists and radicals already here.

I'm going to Archer Music Hall for a show next month and I am just curious, do they let you take gifts in for the artists when you are VIP? Or am I going to have to try and find another way to get it to them?

Does anybody have any personal knowledge/information about the Rittersville Lofts and Auburn Station Apartments? There are a few Google reviews but they’re all over a year old and want hear some that are more recent.

Any information anyone has would be helpful

Large Haunt - Live Actors, Props, Lighting, Effects, and plenty of FEAR!

Details- https://www.pahauntedhouses.com/halloween/garage-of-horrors-pa.html

- 3 NIGHTS ONLY! -

Friday, October 23rd, 2026 6-9pm

Saturday, October 24th, 2026 6-9pm

Saturday, October 31st, 2026 6-9pm

(You will be left in if you are in line by 9pm)

628 High St. Tatamy, PA

Free - Donations to support next year's haunt encouraged

Be there, or else... 🔪

Hi! I’m looking at going to thrift stores and antique stores for home decor and furniture. I’ve been trying to find estate sales as well but have had no luck. Does anyone have some recommendations for some good places I could look at? For reference, I live in Bethlehem by Middletown :) thank you everyone!!

Does anyone know why the Whitehall Fire Department's Haunted Parkway was abruptly cancelled midseason? Reports just mention "unforeseen circumstances" and Fire and Police Department officials are saying no more, "unavailable for comment" or not returning calls. The announcement invites Halloweenish horror speculations of something or someone going off the rails but I hope the reason is nothing like that. It would sadden me to think that this 35-year-old Lehigh Valley tradition has been permanently shut down.

Savory Grille vs Inn at Maple Grove?

Need something close to that area.
Thanks!

This has popped up since yesterday. The app was offline since Monday. Anyone have any info? Wild guesses that would be entertaining to read?