Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Stranger in a Strange Land
I was born in New Jersey, but raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
(I can almost hear the Billy Joel fans singing “Allentown”. Did you know that song was actually written about Bethlehem? It’s apparently easier to rhyme words with Allentown than Bethlehem.)
Any visitor’s guide can tell you to visit the Allentown Art Museum, Dorney Park, The Crayola Factory, and the historic district of downtown Bethlehem. Only a local – like myself- can tell you where to get a good cheese steak, the diner with the best late night service, and how to avoid traffic around mall during the holidays.
There are some great suggestions in the Greater Raleigh Visitor’s Bureau , but it’s too impersonal for me. The people who live, work, and play in this area know what makes it unique. Send me an email
and tell me what places and/or people really capture the flavor of your neighborhood.
Donna Wentzel
Multimedia Content Coordinator
WNCN - NBC17
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Raleigh, NC 27609
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