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Education & History

SHE stands for Self-Esteem, Health & Education

SHE is a school-based program that encourages girls to see the many possibilities ahead of them by developing life skills that promote self-esteem, personal wellbeing, resilience, healthy relationships, teamwork, leadership, and interest in academic success.

Community Interest

Get to Know Sixth Street Shelter

Located in Center City Allentown, Sixth Street Shelter provides safe, short-term housing for families experiencing homelessness (including those with fathers and teenage boys, multigenerational families, and those from the LGBTQ+ community)  experiencing homelessness.

Arts & Culture

Art Heals: The Story of Our Spring 2022 Cover

When Allentonian and Banana Factory Resident Artist, Anthony Smith approached Fig’s Lehigh Valley Director, Kate Hughes, about taking a page in the Heart & Soul Issue as a means to shed light on the mental health crisis…

Community Interest

One Community. One Voice. One Valley.

After eight years of telling the stories of the incredible people and places in Bethlehem, Fig is expanding our reach to spread the love local message across the entire Lehigh Valley!

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The Winter 2021 Fig Release: Behind-the-Scenes

With each issue of Fig, we invite our incredible community to join us for a release party, where our Fig friends get a first look at the newest edition. This winter, our party was hosted by Venture X…

Arts & Culture

Giving Back: Leigh Ehrlich

Local fashionista Leigh Ehrlich spends her days working in her luxuriously decorated home office, which she designed around a clear desk so she can always “see her shoes…

Arts & Culture

A Longtime Love Affair with Jazz

After arriving in the Valley from NYC in 2002, George Torrella immediately began working at farmers markets and wherever he could sit-in.

Shopping & Retail

Donegal Square’s Hope For Life

A few years back, Neville Gardner, proprietor of Donegal Square and McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub, took part in the American Cancer Society’s “Real Men Wear Pink” campaign…

Fresh Figs Delivered to You

Designed and produced four times a year, Fig Lehigh Valley magazine is filled with the latest in Lehigh Valley including local shopping, dining, arts, events, and community.