As summer officially begins, now would be the time of the year when people get to enjoy their favorite festival food, but like with many things, the COVID-19 pandemic is cancelling most fairs and festivals in the area at least for the short term.

Despite restrictions on real estate and the fact that most retail stores are shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Colliers Bethlehem office said it has sold the Bethlehem Village Shoppes to an investment buyer in Bucks County for $4.5 million.

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down most businesses in the region, Tom JeBran, owner of Trans-Bridge Lines of Bethlehem had to lay off 121 of his 165 employees because demand for bus service collapsed and keeping the busses running was no longer viable.

The owner of the family-operated Chaar, a Lehigh Valley-based chain of pet supply stores, said his company was thriving in the opening months of 2020. Then, the COVID-19 crisis hit. Chaar disagrees with the state's handling of the crisis and says that "the way things were done created a disaster for our economy."

In a message on the resort’s website, Wind Creek Casino Resort CEO Jay Dorris outlined tentative ways to gradually reopen the resort, including gambling by appointment.

Business owners Dimitri and Katina Bozikas have made innovative choices to help drive business during the COVID-19 crisis, including selling toilet paper and sanitizers, products Allentown's Daisy Hill Kitchen and Grill doesn't normally carry. Paying customers also receive one free face mask with their purchase.

Businesses within the City of Bethlehem may be eligible for grants from a $300,000 pool of Community Development Block Grant money the city is directing towards COVID-19 aid.

The City of Allentown has awarded a $126,750 contract to Joao & Bradley Construction Co. of Bethlehem to make emergency repairs to the Lehigh Canal in Allentown, which includes replacing a 17-foot deep manhole.

Just Born of Bethlehem, maker of PEEPS and other popular candies is extending its voluntary production suspension through May 3.

On a Tuesday night any of the P.J. Whelihan’s locations in the region would normally be filled with the sounds of sports and hungry customers taking advantage of the regional chain’s popular Wing Night specials.