{"id":70328,"date":"2025-12-25T12:24:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T12:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/70328\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T12:24:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T12:24:07","slug":"after-fire-closes-bethlehem-pub-for-repairs-fundraiser-to-help-bartenders-bounce-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/70328\/","title":{"rendered":"After fire closes Bethlehem pub for repairs, fundraiser to help bartenders bounce back"},"content":{"rendered":"

BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 Pints & Pies neighborhood pub had just come off celebrating two years of brews, grub and good times at its 21 E. Elizabeth Ave. location.<\/p>\n

Later that weekend, a two-alarm fire cleared the building and closed its doors to the public for the time being.<\/p>\n

No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

However, staff members are out of work, with the restaurant closing for repairs ahead of an anticipated re-opening in 2026.<\/p>\n

This week, Pints & Pies shared a way that patrons can help with a purchase in person at the pub\u2019s original location, 2049 Northampton St., Wilson.<\/p>\n

“With every hoodie purchased, $10 will be donated to a fund supporting Bethlehem bartenders who lost shifts due to the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pints & Pies<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve restocked ALL sizes of our maroon PINTS hoodies,\u201d the pub said in a Facebook post Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith every hoodie purchased, $10 will be donated to a fund supporting Bethlehem bartenders who lost shifts due to the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gift cards also are available, good for use at both Pints & Pies spots.<\/p>\n

An online fundraiser set up in support of staff members<\/a> has raised more than $3,800 so far.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks for all the love and support, we will be back soon! Until then be sure to visit our Easton Location for the same great Pints Vibes,\u201d the pub said on its website.<\/p>\n

\"Pints<\/p>\n

Javier Diaz<\/p>\n

\/<\/p>\n

LehighValleyNews.com<\/p>\n

Smoke pours out of a vent on the side of Pints & Pies-Bethlehem at 21 E. Elizabeth Ave. on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025.<\/p>\n

‘A huge thank you’<\/p>\n

Regarding repairs at the Bethlehem spot \u2014 just blocks from Moravian University and across from the school\u2019s Steel Athletics Complex \u2014 the pub said it’s making progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are happy to announce that in under two weeks since the fire, we already have permits issued and have begun work.”<\/p>\n

Pints & Pies in a Dec. 13 Facebook post<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are happy to announce that in under two weeks since the fire, we already have permits issued and have begun work,\u201d the pub said on Dec. 13.<\/p>\n

\u201cA huge thank you to everyone who worked so hard to get us to this point in record time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bethlehem Fire Department required all units on scene for the Nov. 30 fire at Elizabeth Avenue.<\/p>\n

The person who phoned in the blaze shortly after noon reported a fire in the walls, according to BFD authorities.<\/p>\n

The Bethlehem Fire Buffs Facebook page<\/a> said it may have ended up being \u201cthe perfect storm\u201d when a second call came in for a fire on Linden Street, then another on Summit Street across the city in which there were no units to respond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 Pints & Pies neighborhood pub had just come off celebrating two years of brews, grub…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70329,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[36997,153,3410,155,154,36998,24795,36999,37000,37002,37001,37003,635],"class_list":{"0":"post-70328","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bethlehem","8":"tag-21-elizabeth-avenue","9":"tag-bethlehem","10":"tag-bethlehem-fire-department","11":"tag-bethlehem-headlines","12":"tag-bethlehem-news","13":"tag-fire-at-pints-and-pies","14":"tag-moravian-university","15":"tag-pints-pies","16":"tag-pints-and-pies","17":"tag-pints-and-pies-fire","18":"tag-pints-and-pies-gofundme","19":"tag-pints-and-pies-staff-fundraiser","20":"tag-will-oliver"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}