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Monday, August 20, 2012

5 Things to Know Today, August 20

City Council meets, Lafayette students move back in, and more...

Good morning everyone. I'm back from vacation today, and offering a big thank you to Margie Peterson for keeping an eye on things while I was gone. Here's five things to know today: 1. City Council meets Wednesday night at 6. Among the items on the agenda is a public hearing on the 2013 community development block grant. 2. Also meeting this week: the Easton Area School Board, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and the city's zoning hearing board, tonight at 6:30. 3. Students move back in at Lafayette College Thursday morning.  4. The final installment of this year's Movies in the Park is scheduled for this week:  5. Today is Aug. 20. The world's first round-the-world telegram was sent on this day in 1911. 

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Lafayette College

Monday, August 6, 2012

5 Things to Know Today, August 6

National Night Out comes to Easton, city council meets, and more...

Good morning everyone. It's Monday, which means we're using this spce to look at the week ahead. 1. National Night Out arrives Tuesday around Easton from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. It's an annual crime fighting measure aimed at getting people to know their neighbors.  2. Easton City Council meets Wednesday at 6 p.m. One of the things on its agenda: adding meter zones for parking along Ferry Street. 3. The city's Movies in the Park schedule continues this week, with showings of "A Smile as Big as the Moon" tonight at the Easton Area Neighborhood Center, Tuesday at Nevin Park and Wednesday at the Easton Area Community Center. 4. Do you know how to post announcements on our site? Take our tutorial to find out how. 5. Today is Aug. 6. On this day in …

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NATIONAL NIGHT OUT / Easton Block Watch, Easton City Council Meeting, Easton Will Add Ferry Street Parking Meters, and 2 more ›

Friday, July 27, 2012

6 Things to Do in Easton This Weekend

Canal Days, Movies in the Park, Easton Restaurant Week, and more...

  • THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
  • Tom Coombe
  • Friday, July 27, 2012

The weekend is here, and that means it's time to look ahead at some of the things that are happening around the city. 1. The National Canal Museum will hold Canal Days, Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hugh Moore Park. Admission is $5 per car. There's really more events than we can list here, so check out the museum website to get a complete rundown. 2. Easton Restaurant Week begins Sunday, and lasts through August 4. We published a list of all the participating restaurants earlier in the week. 3. Movies in the Park presents Mamma Mia!, starting after dark at Scott Park. 4. The Lehigh Valley Italian American Band performs Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at Riverside Park. 5. ConneXions Gallery hosts the Dan DeChellis / Tatsuya Nakatani…

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Hugh Moore Park, Easton Restaurant Week Returns Sunday, Scott Park, and 2 more ›

Monday, July 23, 2012

5 Things to Know Today, July 23

City council meets, movies in the park, and more...

Good morning everyone. It's the start of a new week, and here are some things that are happening. 1. Easton City Council holds its regular meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. at city hall. 2. Also meeting: the city's Zoning Hearing Board, tonight at 6:30 p.m.  3. The city's Movies in the Park program continues this week, with Journey 2: The Mysterious Island playing Tuesday and Wednesday at the Easton Area Neighborhood Center and Nevin Park, respectively, and Dolphin Tale Thursday at the Easton Area Community Center. All shows are weather permitting, and start at dark.  4. I'm hoping to get 700 "likes" on our Facebook page by the end of the month. Can you help us out? 5. Today is July 23. The Ford Motor Company sold its first car on this day in …

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Easton City Hall, Easton Zoning Hearing Board, and Easton Area Community Center

Friday, June 29, 2012

5 Things to Do in Easton This Weekend

Movies in the Park, Live in the Square, the School of Rock performs, and more...

Good morning everyone. Time to look ahead at what's happening this weekend in Easton. 1. The city's Live in the Square concert series continues tonight in Centre Square at 7:30 p.m. with the The Heavy Beat*. 2. Movies in the Park's latest installment is Saturday after dark, with Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol showing at Scott Park. 3. The Easton School of Rock plays a free concert tonight at 6:30 p.m. 4. The Easton Farmers' Market is happening Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. In addition to all the usual events, you might get a chance to spot King Guate of the Ga people of Ghana, former Palmer resident John Quartey, who's scheduled to arrive in Easton today and visit the market Saturday. 5. The BAM String Trio plays a concert Sunday at 4…

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Easton Main Street Announces Summer Concerts, Scott Park, African King to Visit Easton, Mayor Says, and 1 more ›

Monday, June 25, 2012

5 Things to Know Today, June 25

Movies in the Park, a meeting on the citizens' bill of rights, and more...

Good morning everyone. Welcome to a new week. Here's what's going to be happening.

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Meeting on Citizen's Bill of Rights, Easton Plans Summer Entertainment, and Brown Bag Lunch: Talking about Easton! Downtown Developments

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Easton Plans Summer Entertainment

Movies in the Park returns this weekend, with other programs to follow.

Easton's Movies in the Park program will return this summer, starting this weekend at Scott Park.  In addition, the city says three entertainment programs -- Summer in the Square, and concerts by the Easton Municipal Band and Lehigh Valley Italian American Band -- will also pick up in the next few weeks. The schedule for this year's Movies in the Park -- which start after dark, weather permitting-- is: June July August   The Summer in the Square program, typically aimed at kids, will begin the at the end of June, and runs each Thursday in the southwest quadrant of Centre Square from noon to 1 p.m: The municipal band will play three Saturday shows at Riverside Park, each starting at 6:30 p.m: July 14, August 18 and September 8. And finally…

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City Announces "Movies in the Park," Other Events, Viewfinder: Summer in the Square, City Strikes Up New Partnership With Municipal Band, and 6 more ›

Friday, October 14, 2011

Five Things to Do This Weekend in Easton

This weekend brings the return of the Haunted Walking Tour of Easton, and more.

1. Halloween is a few weeks away, and that means the return of the Haunted Walking Tour of Easton, hitting Downtown tonight and Saturday. The tour combines "centuries of fact and fiction" to create a spooky experience. It leaves from Centre Square at 8 p.m. To get tickets -- the cost is $10 -- visit the Easton Main Street Initiative website, or at the following locations: 2. Another "Movies in the Park" offering from the city. This time out, it's Shrek Forever After, 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Easton Neighborhood Center. 3. Two events this weekend at Connexions: the gallery's "second Friday" open mic kicks off tonight at 8 p.m. and the "Four Visions in Focus" photography exhibit -- featuring works by occasional Patch photographer Adam …

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Haunted Walking Tour of Easton, Centre Square, Carrie Anne's to Hold Grand Opening Saturday, and 6 more ›

Friday, October 7, 2011

Five Things to Do This Weekend in Easton

Apple Festival, Haunted Houses, and more...

The weekend is upon us, and as usual, there's quite a bit happening. Here are five things that caught our eye. 1. Easton Haunts opens, just off -- where else -- 13th Street. Escape the clutches of a mad scientist in the "13th Street Fear Factory," or watch the walls come to life in the "3-D Freak House."  It runs from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Sunday, and 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday at 1250 Bushkill Drive. To get tickets and find out more info, visit the Easton Haunts website. 2. The Easton Farmers' Market celebrates apples. After the spice of chili peppers and the smell of garlic, the EFM has turned its attention to a sweeter produce: apples. There's an apple pie baking contest, followed by an apple pie eating contest, a …

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Garlic Fest Returns to Easton, Bites Nearby: Vintage Restaurant & Bar, The Carmelcorn Shop Hits the 80 Year Mark, and 1 more ›

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