Pressing Forward … Welcome to The Workshop. The storefront on Adams Avenue in downtown Scranton is home to a quartet of artistic endeavors: Crow Designs, ScrantonMade, Revival Letterpress and GreenBeing. When you walk through the door, vintage presses and art-lined walls make an immediate impact. The pieces hanging in the window and in the front of the...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   Bike Tour & Festival What better way to enjoy a summer day than biking through northeastern Pennsylvania — and that’s just what our friends at the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority have planned for Saturday. The 4th annual Heritage Explorer Bike Tour & Festival will be held from 8 a.m. to...

Firing up the furnace … If you’ve ever been among the crowd of people standing in awe while watching the iron pour at the Arts on Fire festival at the Iron Furnaces in Scranton, you’ve seen Pat McGowan firing up the furnace. Part of the team that brings the festival to life each year, McGowan is a sculptor originally from Scranton. He earned a...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   Ode to fashion I can remember shopping for shoes and clothes as young as toddler age. (Hey, I never claimed to be normal). Certain pieces still stand out in my mind to this day. I really enjoyed a pair of denim wedge sandals with embroidered flowers on the sides, and a pair of particularly snappy black...

Summer Fun Celebrate the Lackawanna at RiverFest on June 1   “Here, on the river’s verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place, simply leaning a little more to right or left.” This quote from the famous French artist Paul Cezanne sums up the reason so many of us are inspired by the natural beauty of our rivers in northeastern...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   Mmmm, who’s hungry? If you love good food, you’ll want to mark your calendar for a couple of delicious events coming your way. On Saturday, June 1, the Osterhout Free Library’s North Branch will host a Pasta Dinner fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. in the library’s Community Room, 28 Oliver St., in the...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   The Sweet Taste of the Top 10 Congratulations to Mario Bevilacqua, chef/owner of What the Fork? food truck. What the Fork’s pulled pork tacos earned the Scranton area chef a place in the Top 10 Semi-finals for Live With Kelly and Michael’s Truckin’ Amazing Cookoff. Contestants submitted a short...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   Art is on the way An added, and unexpected, bonus of welcoming thousands of people from out of town to Scranton for The Office Wrap Party last weekend was overhearing what they said about northeastern Pennsylvania. By all accounts, we made a great impression. My favorite comments came from a Boston...

ROAR through May … Julianne O’Malley Philipp comes from a family of athletes who are all familiar with participating in countless races throughout the area. This year, they’re experiencing the joy of a community race from behind the scenes as they plan the first Ryan O’Malley 5K Run/Walk. The ROAR Committee, along with The University of Scranton,...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   Starstruck There’s little we can say about the visit from famous cast members, writers and producers from the hit NBC comedy, The Office, last week that hasn’t already been said. By all accounts, a good time was had by all in the Electric City. But we would be remiss not to mention that their visit...