Argall Report: Dear Tamaqua Event
November 2015 – Dear Tamaqua | On this edition of the Argall Report, we present highlights of Senator Dave Argall’s visit to the Dear Tamaqua celebration, and take a look at some of the many revitalization efforts underway in the borough.
Read MoreTACP 20th Anniversary
Members of the Tamaqua Area community filled the Performing Arts Hall on November 19, 2014 to participate in the 20th Anniversary Annual Meeting of the Tamaqua Area Community Partnership. The entire meeting, about 90 minutes in length, was recorded on video. TACP Chairman, Lee Shafer, opened the meeting.
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Tamaqua Safety Initiative Purchases Building
TV Reporter Matthew Petrillo of Hazleton’s Channel 13 News filed this report in late October 2013 about the purchase of a building that formerly housed the Tiki Bar. He interviews Leona Rega, Director of the Tamaqua Safety Initiative, and Chamber of Commerce Director, Linda Yulanavage about issues of safety and business development.
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Big Time Crime: A Strategy for Small Cities and Towns
Big Time Crime: A Strategy for Small Cities and Towns, a workshop hosted by the Tamaqua Safety Initiative and funded by LISC (Local Support Initiatives Support Corporation), took place in the Tamaqua Community Arts Center on May 30, 2013. As headlines of exploding meth labs in local communities continue to resound, concerned residents gathered to […]
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Advent Breakfast 2012
Images from the Tamaqua Area Faith Fellowship’s annual breakfast celebrating the hope of the season and spirit of community. Photos by Andy Leibenguth. Royalty free music by Danosongs.com.
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Restoration of 112 W. Broad St.
Architect Mark Conville discusses the Upper Floors Study and the renovation plans for 112 West Broad Street.
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Crime Watch: Grafitti
Andy Leibenguth, founder of TamaquaArea.com and often described as Tamaqua’s Best Friend, discusses the impact of his Crime Watch activity on the quality of life in the community with a particular emphasis on eliminating graffiti.
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Museum Renovation Project
The building that houses the museum of the Tamaqua Historical Society on West Broad Street is about to undergo a dramatic facelift. In this video vignette Historical Society President Dale Freudenberger discusses this exciting renovation project.
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Kathy Rimm: The Entertainer
Kathy Rimm discusses the history of her involvement with the Community Arts Center as an entertainer in her own right and also a teacher of guitar. She notes, “With this arts center people don’t have to go out of the area to either perform or just simply create any type of art whatsoever.”
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Liberty Hall TV News Story
Veteran reporter Bob Reynolds of WNEP TV 16 came to Tamaqua on September 26, 2012 and filed this story about the Liberty Hall rehabilitation project.
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