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Nearly a year after a fire shut down its fitness center, the Greater Valley YMCA is welcoming back members for workouts. https://trib.al/XvbYWKt

The market continues to be tough. Home sale prices rose in 93% of metro areas across the country in the first quarter of the year, the National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday. That includes the Lehigh Valley, where home prices in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metropolitan area climbed 8% year-over-over to $321,800. https://trib.al/MtvxDlZ

NEW BUSINESS ALERT: Aloha Jay's, in Hellertown, is prepping for a May 18 grand opening. It's actually had to restrict its preview hours due to an overwhelming amount of support from the local community! Have you had an Aloha Jay's donut yet? https://lnkd.in/eU4xaEPj

The region's major hospital networks have been nationally-recognized for top-quality patient safety performance. (That means how well a hospital prevents medical errors, accidents and infections.) https://trib.al/UQqzSGk

We're LehighValleyNews.com. OF COURSE we had to hop on this trend. Today and tomorrow are our National Public Media Giving Days, and as the only free, nonprofit newsroom in the region, we rely on the support of readers like you to further our mission of bringing trusted local news to you and your neighbors. Please consider making a gift at https://lnkd.in/d_Yxn6be. 💙 Thank you for believing in us! We believe in you!

Congratulations are in order for our team, who were recognized today at the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters! Julian Abraham, Olivia Marble, Christine Dempsey, Megan Frank, Brittany Sweeney, Andy Hicks, and Makenzie Christman all took home awards for their respective contributions to 91.3 WLVR, PBS39 and Lehigh Valley News. com. We are so proud! ⭐⭐⭐

Lehigh Valley Public Media announced appointments to its PBS39 Community Advisory Board and a new chairman, Father James Greenfield. https://trib.al/aXfqcCB

As spring homebuying season kicks into gear, The Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors reported homes in March sold, on average, for $335,000 — tied for the highest recorded price in the area. 🏠 https://trib.al/86oJj0V

ICYMI: A new restaurant, with unique takes on traditional Mexican fare, is opening on Hellertown's Main Street in May. https://trib.al/ahnqI56

It's an important election year, and we invite you to join an informative, nonpartisan discussion about how we vote and tally results on May 8 at 6 p.m. Moderator Tom Shortell will be joined by Northampton County executive Lamont McClure, Dickinson College President John Jones and Muhleberg College professor of political science Chris Borick. https://trib.al/4lN6xem