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Authentic: Danielle Konya
In 2000, when Danielle Konya suggested to a Philadelphia restaurant owner who was offering the then-radical option of a vegan cheesesteak that he also offer vegan desserts, she was “practically laughed out of the restaurant.” She’d been baking cruelty-free, zero animal- byproducts desserts, and to prove him wrong, she baked him a vegan chocolate cake.
Thinking Bigger: Timothy Fox, Fox Optical
It didn’t start out as a promotional idea. Fox Optical began hanging a rotating gallery of local art in their South Side office because “we love art, and we knew so many artists looking for a place to be seen.” To Dr. Tim Fox and his husband (and optician) Mike Belletti—a fiber artist—it seemed a natural extension of their community spirit.
Giving Back: Hector Lopez
In 2014, when Hector Lopez was interviewing to manage the SouthSide Ambassadors—a national program facilitated by downtown improvement company Block By Block, and engaged locally by the Bethlehem Economic Development Corporation—he took a walk around the south side of Bethlehem. He asked himself: what would I do, to take care of this place?
Giving Back: Winston Alozie
For Winston Alozie, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Bethlehem, it’s all about the kids. He knows from experience: he was a kid, 13 and new to Bethlehem from Shreveport, Louisiana in 2001. The Club was a place not only to make friends (“and eat snacks, food my parents didn’t want us to eat”), but for necessities–like heat–through the hard cultural and socioeconomic shift.
Authentic: Lee Chizmar and Erin Shea
When Lee Chizmar returned to the Lehigh Valley after serving as chef of Great Bay, an upscale seafood restaurant in Boston owned by impresarios Michael Schlow and Christopher Myers, he was coming home to his Pennsylvania roots. But he and Erin Shea—front of house manager at Great Bay, Massachusetts native, and partner (in business and in life) with Lee—were both taking a leap.
Authentic(s): Missy Hartney and Tammy Wendling
The local shops and services in the heart of Bethlehem may not have been open to the public for regular business during the Governor’s stay at home order at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. But that heart never stopped beating, aided by the love and support of Tammy Wendling, Downtown Bethlehem Association (DBA) Manager and Missy Hartney, Downtown Manager of the South Side Arts District.