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As Lehigh Valley restaurants reopen, crowds are coming back but staff sizes aren’t Updated 7:46 AM; Today 6:56 AM Urbano Mexican Kitchen & Bar Manager Yahve Reyes lends a hand bringing food to patrons on Tuesday April 13, 2021. He is wearing many hats, at the restaurant because they are under staffed. Restaurants in the Lehigh Valley are aggressively hiring more because they're suddenly struggling to meet demand thanks to Pennsylvania easing indoor dining restrictions this month.Saed Hindash | For lehighvalleylive.com Facebook Share Not even a week had passed since Pennsylvania restaurant...

The Lehigh Valley's county executives promoted a new program aimed at helping the region's restaurants, bars and hotels struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic.

$7.5M in COVID-relief grants going to Lehigh Valley restaurants, other hospitality businesses Updated Mar 18, 2021; A loan program that previously helped fledging businesses will now help Lehigh Valley hotels and restaurants continue to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications can be found here. Lehigh County Executive Phillips Armstrong said the grants will help “one of the industries that need the help probably the most in this last year -- the hospitality industry.” “They have been hurt, as many businesses have, but now we have a chance to reach out and help them,” he said. Pen...