Positive Outlook Complaining about potholes is not unique to northeastern Pennsylvania, but there’s something about the way local cynics take the pockmarked streets personally that needs an attitude adjustment. The innovative minds behind The Pop Up Studio will take the metaphor to the streets on Saturday at 8 p.m. with an event titled Pothole: Positively...

Up Close & Personal A helping hand … Maria Voytko doesn’t look too far ahead into the future; she appreciates today and focuses her energy on helping others within the community. The youngest of seven, the 33-year-old Moscow native and Marywood graduate is the Librarian/Media Specialist at Riverside High School, as well as an active volunteer with...

‘Our Town … Art Town’ Fine Arts Fiesta in Wilkes-Barre celebrates local talent, May 17-20 By Kirstin Cook Home is where the art is. At least, that’s the opinion of the Fine Arts Fiesta organizers, which is why this year’s event will focus in on local talent. The 57th annual Fine Arts Fiesta will be held on Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, from May 17...

Life of the Party The Great Party celebrates debut EP with stylish soirée The Great Party has found an easy way to describe their music; they made up a name for their own genre. They call it Ameri-pop. Members of the Scranton-based band (Michael Eastman on guitar/vocals, his wife, Rosaleen Eastman on keys/vocals, drummer Patrick Gaughan, bassist Matthew Mang...

Bright Lights Neon Hitch is ready for fame and more British singer/songwriter Neon Hitch just wants to keep working as feverishly as she has been of late. She’s wrapped up recording her debut album, Beg, Borrow and Steal, which is scheduled to drop this summer on Warner Bros. Records and she’ll open for Adam Lambert at The F.M Kirby Center for the Performing...

Transylvania mania seizes Pennsylvania this weekend Given a huge Broadway hit like The Producers, it’s only show business sense to see what other tricks might be pulled out of the same hat. Named the 13th Funniest American Movie of all time by the American Film Institute in 2000, Mel Brooks’s 1974 movie Young Frankenstein, co-written by Gene Wilder, finds...