Marisa McFadden helps heal the hurting. An alternative medicine practitioner, she employs a combination of psychic intuition, energy-work and shaman-like exercises at Creative Spirit, her Easton-based therapy practice, to bring forth each client’s fullest human potential.

Located across the street from the PPL Center, the new restaurant, Blended by Bru Daddy’s, will be a departure from the concept of the original brew pub, which is run by father and son, Rich and Kevin Ryan.

Farmers markets not only provide opportunities for people to get local produce, meats, eggs, baked goods and other items, they also can be significant contributors to urban economies.

Buyer demand continued to be the big story in the Lehigh Valley residential real estate market as early spring activity was brisk.

PPL Corp. will be the title sponsor of the new Da Vinci Science Center building in downtown Allentown. Da Vinci CEO Lin Erickson announced April 14 during a virtual press conference that the new center, to be located near Hamilton Boulevard and 8th Street, will be named Da Vinci Science Center at PPL pavilion.   

Mayfair Festival of the Arts, which is organized by Cedar Crest College and held on its campus in Allentown, will be held May 28 – 30. The event was cancelled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Organic yogurt producer Stonyfield and Carlisle-based Giant grocery stores are helping Allentown get a little greener.

PPL Corp. of Allentown named Gregory Dudkin executive vice president and COO and Stephanie Raymond, vice president of distribution operations, will succeed Dudkin as president of PPL Electric Utilities.

Peoples Security Bank & Trust Co. has hired Carmen Flosdorf as vice president commercial lending officer. She will be based at the West Tilghman Street branch office in Allentown. 

First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union started in 1959 serving the manufacturing segment of AT&T, which was then known as Western Electric. Donna LoStocco joined the credit union in 2016 as president and CEO with a mission to grow membership.