Woah. It's National Do a Grouch A Favor Day.
Are there difficult people in your life you're struggling to deal with?
If so, this may be a good strategy to turn their mood around. After all, kindness did kill the cat... (We're not talking about our producer, Kat Dickey. Kat, if you're reading this, you are a delight!)
1. According to the National Weather Service in Mt. Holly, N.J. tomorrow will have a beautiful high of 61 degrees, and a not-too-bad low of 54 degrees. Are better days nigh? With warm weather and fewer cranky people... one can dream.
2. Reporter Julian Abraham has a special report on housing. As the Lehigh Valley grows, affordable housing is becoming harder to find. The problem is so bad that $42 million in housing assistance has been distributed, and people are still feeling the squeeze. It's a concern for 80% of adults in the area.
3. In happier news, there may soon be a Lehigh Valley Town Center project in Lower Macungie Township. Featuring, wait for it: an aquarium. Jay Bradley has that scoop.
4. A four-story apartment building is moving forward in Allentown on West Hamilton Street. It's for people 55-and-older, as well as people with disabilities. But the Community Music School isn't happy about it. Find out why.
5. Esther Lee is 88-years-old, and has spent her life advocating for Black and Puerto Rican children at a time when she said life was different for them. Check out this profile by Olivia Richardson, part of our series on Black History Month.