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ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An industrial-rock band that in the late 1990s crossed over to have hits on the pop and dance charts will perform at an Allentown nightclub as part of the 25th anniversary of its biggest album, it has been announced.

And it will be joined by a band that in the early 2000s had nine Top 40 hits on the Alternative chart.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today, Friday, Jan. 18, at ticketweb.com.

Concert announcement

Orgy, known best for its 1998 hit cover of the New Order song “Blue Monday,” will perform at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, at MainGate Night Club as part of a tour to mark the anniversary of its album “Candyass,” which included “Blue Monday.”

Opening the show will be alternative rock band Cold, which had two gold albums in the early and is best known for the 2003 Top 10 hit “Stupid Girl.”

Tickets, at $25 general admission, went on sale today, Friday, Jan. 18, at ticketweb.com.

Chart success

“Candyass” was Orgy’s debut album in 1998 and hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart and No. 32 on the overall chart, buoyed by “Blue Monday,” which peaked at No. 4 on the Alternative chart and No. 2 on the Dance chart.

“Candyass” also produced the hit “Stitches,” which peaked at No. 18 on the Alternative chart.

The album sold platinum.

Orgy’s sophomore album, “Vapor Transmission,” sold gold and peaked at No. 16 on Billboard’s overall Albums chart, with the hits "Fiction (Dreams in Digital)," which hit No. 6 on the Alternative chart, and “Opticon,” which peaked at No. 26 on that chart.

The group released a third album, 2004’s “Punk Statik Paranoia,” which rose to No. 11 on the Independent chart.

The only remaining original member in Orgy is singer Jay Gordon.

Cold first hit the charts with its sophomore album, 2000’s “13 Ways to Bleed on Stage,” which sold Gold and broke the Top 100 on the Albums chart and produced the Top 25 Mainstream Rock hits “No One,” “Just Got Wicked” and “End of the World.”

But it had its biggest success with its 2003 album “Year of the Spider,” which also sold gold and peaked at No. 3 on the Albums chart. Its top single was “Stupid Girl,” and it also had the Top 30 Mainstream Rock songs “Go Away” and “Suffocate.”

It produced three more albums, the latest being 2019’s “The Things We Can’t Stop,” which peaked at No. 11 on the Alternative chart, and continued to have charting hits through 2011’s “Wicked World.”

ALLENTOWN, Pa.— On the rink at the PPL Center on Thursday afternoon, about a dozen professional ice skaters practiced for the night's opening Disney on Ice performance.

The touring Disney-licensed show features stunts performed in the air as well as on the ice and special effects such as snow and bubbles falling from the rafters.

This season's show is "Mickey's Search Party."

The production will perform seven shows at PPL Center: 7 p.m. today, Jan. 19; 11 a.m. an 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20; and 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21.

Tickets available on the PPL Center's website.

Pennsylvanians in the cast

During the cast's practice session Thursday, two skaters turned a lot of heads — one of them, a man wearing a T-shirt, literally picked up a woman and spun her around on his head for more than 60 seconds.

They are William and Adriene Ott, from York, York County.

On the ice, they play Prince Eric and Ariel from "The Little Mermaid." In real life, they're married.

"Nothing makes me happier than coming out on to the ice, portraying Ariel and getting to see a little girl or boy dressed as Ariel in the audience, and making that connection with them. It's just — it never gets old. It's amazing. And I love it so much."

Adriene Ott, Disney on Ice performer who plays Ariel from The Little Mermaid, with her real-life husband as Prince Eric

"We met on the ice, got engaged on the ice and got married on the ice," William Ott said.

They're from the same part of Pennsylvania and figure skated as a pair before joining Disney on Ice.

Adriene Ott jumped in and said ,"We actually got married in Pittsburgh," with a trouble-making tone.

"I don't know if your audience is gonna like that," she added with a laugh.

She also said that because they're so close to home when they perform in Allentown, they will have friends and family come to watch them.

"So there's, there's obviously things skating on the ice, there's people doing really cool tricks that they know and love from Disney on Ice — but one of the cool things is all the things that happen in the air, there's a lot of flying acts."

William Ott, Disney Ice Performer who plays Prince Eric from "The Little Mermaid"

"It's great to play for any audience," she said. "But to be able to play for an audience at home is really special. We have a lot of family and friends coming this week.

"So we're excited to play for them — especially this show. This is by far our favorite show that we've been on. It has so many cool elements."

Some of those elements include "aerial" tricks, such as creating the illusion of the performer flying off of the ice and into the air of the stadium.

The flying acts, both Otts said, are parts of the show for which they are especially excited.

"So there's, there's obviously things skating on the ice, there's people doing really cool tricks that they know and love from Disney on Ice — but one of the cool things is all the things that happen in the air," William Ott said.

"There's a lot of flying acts, so people like Eric and Ariel, they go up in the air on what are called aerial straps. So we're just we're hanging on by our hands, and we go 35 feet up in the air.

"And we have a bunch of gymnasts doing, you know, all these cool flips and tumbles on a tumble track that actually makes it onto the ice."

Asked whether the costumes make it a challenge to do intricate skating tricks, the Otts agreed it's not really a big deal.

They said they've been skating for so long that, in their experience, it's just "another layer" and not much of a challenge or inhibiting factor.

Smiles light up

Every performer, manager and staff member of the touring show interviewed Thursday pointed to a clear favorite aspect of Disney on Ice: seeing people in the audience, usually children, who are over the moon happy to be there.

"Nothing makes me happier than coming out onto the ice, portraying Ariel and getting to see a little girl or boy dressed as Ariel in the audience, and making that connection with them," Adriene Ott said.

"It's just — it never gets old. It's amazing. And I love it so much."

She also said it's not a show that's only interesting for children.

"If there's any show to come to, Disney-on-Ice-wise, it's this one," she said. "It's really going to blow everyone away.

"Everyone thinks Disney on Ice is for kids — but everyone I know that comes to see the shows is like, 'I enjoyed that more than my kids did.'"

The latest regional forecast by the National Weather Service is calling for 3 to 4 inches of snowfall from Monday evening into Tuesday morning.

AccuWeather is making similar predictions, calling for 1 to 3 inches of snow across the region with little to no accumulation along the southern Jersey Shore.

That means the potential for an icy Tuesday morning is leading to a late start — or none at all — for some Lehigh Valley students. Others will be operating virtually or under remote instruction, according to some area districts.

The weather service has issued a winter weather advisory, starting at 7 p.m. Monday, for Lehigh and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania, as well as Warren County in New Jersey. The weather service said in its Monday forecast update a change over to mixed precipitation is likely Tuesday morning.

Hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute, meteorologists say. They additionally note as the storm winds down Tuesday, snow could mix with warm air aloft and change to a wintry mix that could make driving conditions deteriorate quickly.

Motorists are advised by forecasters to take extra precaution, especially in the Interstate 95 corridor and areas southeast of the corridor.

“This is a bit concerning and will be watched carefully going forward,” the weather service said. “This situation means that snow may change over to a period of sleet/freezing rain or wintry mix early Tuesday morning before the event concludes.”

Monday’s storm also could be the first of two potential snowstorms this week. Forecasters continue to track the potential for a more significant snow event on Thursday night into Friday.

Details, however, remain uncertain with Sarah Johnson, warning coordinator meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Mount Holly office, previously telling lehighvalleylive.com meteorologists normally have a better idea three days out. This is due to inherent uncertainty with moisture amounts — and thus snow amounts — forecasting, snow and precipitation amounts, she said.

The following school districts that have announced closures or schedule changes for Tuesday, Jan. 16. Keep refreshing for the most updated information.

Allamuchy Township School District

All schools will be operating on a two-hour delay opening, according to the district’s website.

Allentown School District

All schools will be on a flexible instruction day. Students complete assignments independently and should contact teachers for additional information and schedules, according to the district’s website.

Bangor Area School District

All schools will operate as a flexible instruction day, according to the district’s website.

Belvidere School District

All schools will operate on a delay opening schedule, according to the district’s website.

Bethlehem Area School District

All district schools, childcare and offices are closed. Additionally, all after-school activities are canceled, according to the district’s website.

Blairstown Elementary School

The school will operate on a two-hour delay opening. All preschool students will attend the p.m. session which begins at 11:45 a.m., according to the school’s website.

Catasauqua Area School District

All schools will operate as a “Virtual Snow Day.” This means all K-8 parents will be contacted via “Remind” and K-8 students will need to check Google Classroom. All high school students will follow the Virtual Snow Day schedule. All district offices are closed, according to the district’s website.

Easton Area School District

All schools will operate as a flexible instruction day. Attendance will be taken by “Zoom,” according to the district’s website.

East Penn School District

All district schools are closed, according to the district’s website.

Hackettstown School District

All schools will be operate under a two-hour delay opening, according to the district’s website.

Hope Township School District

All schools will be operate under a two-hour delay opening, according to the district’s website.

Knowlton Township School District

All schools will be operate under a two-hour delay opening, according to the district’s website.

Nazareth Area School District

All district schools are closed. There will be no non-public transportation and no lunches served. Additionally, all after-school activities are canceled and district offices are closed, according to the district’s website.

Northampton Area School District

All district schools and offices are closed, according to the district’s website.

Northern Lehigh School District

All schools will operate as a virtual instruction day. Students are asked to check for work posted by teachers and for their online office hours. All district offices are closed and will operate remotely, according to the district’s website.

North Warren Regional School District

All schools will operate under a delay opening schedule, according to the district’s website.

Northwestern Lehigh School District

All schools will be operating under a flexible instruction day. Students are asked to check their teacher’s websites or announcements to access assignments, instructional activities and any synchronous lessons. Students are expected to participate throughout the day in synchronous lessons (if applicable) and complete assigned learning activities. All school buildings and offices will be closed and no public transportation will be provided, according to the district’s website.

Parkland School District

All district schools are closed. Offices will be working remotely. There will be no non-public transportation, according to the district’s website.

Pen Argyl Area School District

All schools will operate under remote instruction, according to WFMZ-69 News.

Phillipsburg School District

All schools will be operating on a two-hour delay opening, according to WFMZ-69 News. The district’s website indicates the high school also previously had an early dismissal scheduled.

Salisbury Township School District

All district schools are closed, according to WFMZ-69 News.

Saucon Valley School District

All schools were closed already due to an in-teacher service day, according to the district’s website.

Southern Lehigh School District

All schools are closed, according to the district’s website.

Washington Township, Warren County

All schools will operate on a 90-minute delay opening, according to the district’s website.

Whitehall-Coplay School District

All schools and district offices are closed, according to the district’s website.

Wilson Area School District

All district schools are closed, according to WFMZ-69 News.

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MCLEAN, VA / ACCESSWIRE / October 13, 2023 / Gladstone Commercial Corporation (NASDAQ:GOOD) ("Gladstone Commercial") has acquired a 70,000 square foot industrial manufacturing facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania, for a total purchase price of $7.8 million at a weighted GAAP capitalization rate of 9.2%.

The property was acquired in a long-term sale-leaseback transaction with a 20-year absolute NNN lease. The property is 100% leased to Alleguard, a manufacturer and distributor of custom EPS, EPP and ARCEL foam products. The company serves packaging, appliance, building products, cold chain, automotive, consumer and other general industrial end-markets. The acquisition is consistent with Gladstone Commercial's growth strategy of acquiring functional assets leased to credit-worthy tenants in strong industrial markets.

"We are excited to add another industrial asset in the Lehigh Valley submarket, a top industrial market with strong underlying fundamentals and significant growth over the last few years. Additionally, this asset is mission critical to the tenant operating as their only manufacturing facility in the Northeast Corridor," stated EJ Wislar, Chief Investment Officer of Gladstone Commercial.

"This transaction continues our core strategy of acquiring mission critical, industrial facilities in growth markets. This investment is a great addition to our portfolio, as it improves our weighted average lease term and increases our industrial concentration, providing yet another case study for our industrial sale-leaseback platform," said Buzz Cooper, President of Gladstone Commercial.

About Gladstone Commercial (NASDAQ:GOOD)

Gladstone Commercial is a real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning and operating net leased industrial and office properties across the United States. As of June 30, 2023, Gladstone Commercial's real estate portfolio consisted of 136 properties located in 27 states, totaling approximately 17.2 million square feet. For additional information, please visit www.gladstonecommercial.com.

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A developer who recently relocated to Allentown wants to reshape the city's skyline with a 21-story building it said will be the region's tallest.Ideal Concepts plans to build its namesake Ideal Tower in the 800 block of Hamilton Street — a block east of PPL Tower, the Lehigh Valley's tallest building.

Though Ideal Tower would have three fewer floors than the PPL Tower, it's set to stand 326 feet high — 4 feet taller than the iconic Allentown structure.

The PPL Tower regained its title as the Valley's tallest building after the 2019 implosion of Bethlehem's Martin Tower, which stood 332 feet high.

Ideal Tower will feature more than 300,000 square feet of Class A office, as well as a restaurant and an auditorium, Ideal Concepts President John Pequeno said in a release.

“The Ideal Tower project has the potential to be an incredible asset for the Lehigh Valley,” state Sen. Nick Miller, D-Lehigh/Northampton, said in the release.

A hive of development

Ideal Concepts bought the five-story, 38,000-square-foot building at 801 W. Hamilton St. in 2017. The company moved its headquarters in October 2022 to the Butz Corporate Center just across the street.

That area already is bustling with projects.

A block to Ideal Tower's west, PPL Tower officially went on sale in late August. The corporation is moving its headquarters to Two City Center on Seventh and Hamilton streets.

The group managing the PPL Tower's sale has said "there's been lots of interest already" in that "exciting opportunity."

Mayor Matt Tuerk has called for the building to be turned into housing.

Directly to PPL Tower's east, developer Don Wenner of DLP Capital is working to turn most of a premier office building at 835 W. Hamilton St. into more than 100 luxury apartments. That complex is set to be called the Dream Grand Plaza.

The new Da Vinci Science Center is expected to open next spring on a property between the Dream Grand Plaza and the new Ideal Tower.

After the completion of the Ideal Tower, the north side of the 800 block of Hamilton Street will have been fully redeveloped.