Bethlehem Developer Gets First Approval For South Side Complex

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A developer looking to build stores, offices and apartments across from the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. site got its first green light from Bethlehem officials today.

BethWorks Renovations needed the Bethlehem Planning Commission’s permission to build its proposed 111 apartments in two buildings, instead of three as originally proposed.

All three buildings were originally slated to host a mix of retail, offices and apartments, but company officials have since decided it would make more sense to separate the offices and apartments, said BethWorks’ Rob de Beer. All three buildings will still have retail space on the first floor.

BethWorks, which is co-owned by lawyer Michael Perrucci, is permitted to build up to 115 apartments on the three lots but needed variance approval to have them only in two buildings, de Beer said.

Read more: http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2014/03/bethlehem_developer_gets_first.html

Satellite Firm Says Its Data From Jet Could Offer Location

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SEPANG, Malaysia — As the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet expanded into the daunting vastness of the Indian Ocean, a satellite communications company confirmed on Friday that it had recorded electronic “keep alive” ping signals from the plane after it disappeared, and said those signals could be analyzed to help estimate its location.

The information from the company, Inmarsat, could prove to be the first big break in helping narrow the frustrating search for the plane with 239 people aboard that mysteriously disappeared from radar screens a week ago, now hunted by a multinational array of ships and planes that have fanned out for thousands of square miles.

Inmarsat, a Britain-based satellite communications provider of systems to ships and airplanes, had equipment aboard the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 jetliner, said David Coiley, the vice president of the company in charge of the aviation business. The equipment automatically communicates with satellites, much as a mobile phone would automatically connect to a network after passing through a mountain tunnel, he said.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/15/world/asia/missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-370.html?hpw&rref=world&_r=0

Dance Ensemble Concert – DeSales Labuda Center For The Performing Arts

Dance Ensemble Concert
Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 8:00 PM
RUSH TICKET ONLY $9.00!!!

Each spring, our superbly talented dance faculty and students collaborate with exciting guest artists to present an energizing evening of daring choreographic vision. Always a fun, fresh feast for the eyes, this year’s Dance Ensemble concert demonstrates the versatility of our dancers as they are challenged to perform works of multiple genres including ballet, modern, contemporary, musical theatre, West African, and historical reconstructions. Highlighting this year’s concert will be a reconstruction of a masterwork by pioneer choreographer and dance artist Japanese/American Michio Ito (1893-1961).

Main Stage Theatre of the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts
2755 Station Avenue
Center Valley, PA 18034

NOTE: For admittance, please present ticket to the “will call” table located in the lobby of the Labuda Center.
Seating: Select seating option below under “Section” – Left or Right Orchestra otherwise Best Available seats selected.

Michio Ito was known as the “forgotten pioneer of American modern dance.” Ito was a charismatic dancer, choreographer, and theatre director; He was choreographed the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. His talents were admired by Debussy and Rodin in Paris, by Yeats and Shaw in England, and by thousands in the United States. DeSales University will celebrate the life and influence of this great artist.

Click here to buy tickets :http://www.etix.com/ticket/online/venueSearch.jsp?venue_id=6190&performance_id=1806280&cobrand=lvartsboxoffice&language=en&country=US

Visit: DeSales University Performing Arts website
Call: 610-282-3192

Pottstown Regional Public Library To Host Celtic Concert

Back by popular demand – Charlie Zahm – Friday, March 21, 2014 – 7:00 PM  –  8:30 PM

Charlie Zahm is one of the most sought-after Celtic singers on the East Coast.  Those who attended last year really enjoyed his concert. 

Admission is $12.00 for adults and $8.00 for ages 5-14.  Tickets can be obtained at the library or purchased at the door the night of the concert. 

The Pottstown Regional Public Library, 500 East High Street, Pottstown PA 19464

Contact:  610-970-6551

http://www.charliezahm.com/  

Troubled Sherman Hills Apartment Complex To Be Sold

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WILKES-BARRE, PA — The same day that the response of the troubled Sherman Hills apartment complex to a federal inspection was released, news comes that the complex is about to be sold.

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, who founded a task force to address problems at the crime-ridden complex after two young girls were shot there last August, met Thursday with eight representatives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, including Regional Director Jane Vincent, he said in a news release.

HUD officials revealed at the meeting that the property is under contract of sale with a transfer date target of April 1, Cartwright said.

The new owner, New Jersey-based Treetop Development, which has no overlapping ownership with the current owners, also will serve as property manager of the Sherman Hills property, Cartwright said, noting that Treetop has had success working with HUD in the past.

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