Good morning, Allentown.

PPL Electric Utilities is running its largest storm restoration since Sandy after Fourth of July storms; over 3,000 crews from Rhode Island, Kentucky, Florida, Texas & Alabama are restoring power to 264,000 customers.

Most outages in Allentown should be fixed by 11 p.m. today.

Franklin Park in Allentown will undergo revitalization with a $4 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund as part of the Greening America's Cities initiative.

Improvements will start after the community-driven design and permitting are complete.

An Allentown cybersecurity firm, Netizen, won a spot on a $60 million NASA procurement contract aimed at providing federal agencies with streamlined IT, hardware+software+services access starting around October 2026.

The ten-year deal, part of NASA's SEWP VI program, is set to boost the company’s growth.

Greenlight Networks acquired FastBridge Fiber from Reading to grow its fiber internet service in Pennsylvania and New York.

The deal added 65,000 household passings and 120 new team members and will expand operations in Buffalo, Wyomissing, Williamsport, and Robesonia.

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites opened an exhibit — Moravian Care and Cure: Bethlehem Medicine During the Revolution — on June 26.

The exhibit runs until April 25 and shows diaries, records and tools that reveal how Moravian care treated wounded soldiers including General Lafayette after Brandywine.

Charley McNeilly ’28 (a computer science major from Pocono Pines) is interning at the Da Vinci Science Center downtown this summer as part of the Community Internship Program, where he organizes data and automates tasks to support K-12 STEAM education.

Gracedale in Upper Nazareth Township is addressing violations found by state inspectors involving contraband and a false medication record — administrator Michelle Morton said the home must maintain a clean record for six months before its provisional license is upgraded.

Soccerfest and Viewing Party at SteelStacks drew thousands on July 1 as locals cheered Team USA, who won 2 to 0 against Bosnia-Herzegovina, and they will face Belgium in the round of 16 on July 6.

Special Olympics Pennsylvania inducted local athlete Samantha Lurwick from South Whitehall at its Summer Games on July 07, 2026 — she will serve as Athlete as Coach for SOPA’s Young Athletes program at the Eastern Pennsylvania Down syndrome Center this summer.

2026 WWE Summer Tour in Allentown

7:30-10:30 p.m. — PPL Center — Ticket prices vary — Get ready for an electrifying night as WWE returns to Allentown for the first time in three years.

Bourbon & Blues Night with BC Blue

6-10 p.m. — 1812 Piano Lounge — Reservations required — Enjoy a soulful evening of live blues music with BC Blue, featuring the dynamic sounds of Bev Conklin.

DCI: Drum Corps International - 2 Day Pass

6:30-9:30 p.m. — J. Birney Crum Stadium — VIP tickets available — Experience top-tier drum corps performances with exclusive VIP packages.