Week in review: January 15-21, 2023

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Welcome back to our Week in Review. We have chosen seven stories, in no particular order, to take you back on the week. Enjoy, and thank you so much for reading.

1. The Islamic congregation Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of Pennsylvania, or SIJPA, is building a new mosque at the Al-Ahad Islamic Center at 1500 Ridgeview Drive.

2. Amanda Buss, executive director of the Cancer Support Community of the Lehigh Valley, is stepping down to focus on her own battle with the disease.

3. At least one doctor recently told Bethlehem Area School Board members that some football games in the Lehigh Valley were going without ambulance coverage.

4. Bethlehem officials indicated at a City Council meeting Tuesday that they are still interested in buying three city churches.

5.  Lehigh University is now saying November's attack on a Black student was not racially motivated. President Joseph J. Helble said "racist language" was used, but did not elaborate on how the categorization of the attack had changed.

6. Bethlehem will be host for a new two-day running festival this year — the first in the city since 2019, city officials announced Thursday.

7. For the 10th time in 20 years, the League of Women's Voters of Lehigh County will host a workshop Saturday that's designed to teach potential political candidates how to run for local office.But for the first time, it'll have competition.

8. About 450 people braved the chill and rain to attend IronPigs Charities’ annual Phillies Winter Caravan at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks on Thursday night.

9. A warehouse in South Whitehall Township may soon turn into a Walgreens center to fill prescriptions.The property at 4741 Chapmans Road now is partially vacant. Developers submitted a plan to turn the rest of the property into a Walgreens fulfillment center.

10. Year of the Rabbit: Celebrate with inner reflection and tranquility