P.J. Whelihan's Restaurant Plan, Sweet Frog Frozen Yogurt Opens This Week in South Whitehall

Here's a look at the week ahead in South Whitehall Township.

The owner of P.J. Whelihan's restaurant, 4595 Broadway, will present their development plans again at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the South Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board. The owner, who wants to raze the restaurant and build a larger one on the property, is seeking zoning relief on the parking lot setback and the buffer.

The owners of Chianti Italian Restaurant, 4558 Crackersport Road, want to install a small, outdoor patio dining area for 12 patrons and are seeking relief from a township zoning ordinance and will appear Thursday at the township Zoning Hearing Board.

Parkland Community Library's annual Summer Celebrity event at 7 p.m. Thursday will feature an appearance by Michael Palmer, M.D. author "Political Suicide," "Oath of Office," "A Heartbeat Away", "The Last Surgeon," "The Second Opinion" and many more. Palmer will sign copies of his books, which will be available for purchase. The event will be held at Parkland High School's forum room, 2700 N. Cedar Crest Blvd. The forum room is accessed through the center entrance and directly upstairs. An elevator is available. Please RSVP.  Contact: Maryellen, 610-398-1361; kanarrm@parklandlibrary.org

The first Sweet Frog frozen yogurt shop in the Lehigh Valley has tentative plans to have its grand opening Friday, Saturday and Sunday at its new shop in the Village West shopping center.