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The city of Allentown will reduce admission fees at city pools during the current heat wave to give residents the chance to cool off and escape the oppressive heat and humidity, Mayor Ed Pawlowski announced today.

Roosevelt Park, located at E. Saucon & S. Filmore streets, will host a city-sponsored concert and movie this coming weekend

Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski and Department of Parks & Recreation Director Lindsay Taylor cut the ribbon this morning reopening Park Drive in Lehigh Parkway from South Jefferson Street.  The stretch had been closed since June 2015 when a retainin...

Roosevelt Park, located at E. Saucon & S. Filmore streets in Allentown, will be the site of two city-sponsored events this coming weekend. On Friday, July 8, the city Department of Parks and Recreation will present the fourth installment of the 2...

The city of Allentown’s 2016 Summer Concert Series has rescheduled five concerts so far this season due to inclement weather.

The city of Allentown will host a 4th of July Celebration & Street Festival along Linden Street at J. Birney Crum Stadium on Monday, July 4, from 5:30pm-10pm.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) today approved a resolution that supports permanent reauthorization and full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)

The City of Allentown Department of Parks and Recreation’s Movies in the Park series continues Friday, June 24 at Cedar Beach Park with the screening of “Minions.”

The Mack Pool season opens with a splash at the city of Allentown Department of Parks & Recreation’s Watersafetypalooza on Saturday, June 18 from 10am to 2pm.

Several streets will be closed in Downtown Allentown on Saturday, June 11 for the 9th Annual Blues, Brews & Barbecue Festival.