Scrantastic A few famous shout-outs to Scranton from The Office   Scranton has certainly gotten its share of nationally-televised shout-outs on The Office. “It highlights us in a great way, a positive light” said Jim Connors, former Mayor of Scranton. “It’s made us famous all across the country, if not the world.” In addition to the Pennsylvania...

Comics for Everyone Celebrate Free Comic Book Day in The 570   There is a comic book for everyone; for every taste, every genre, every mood and every age. Celebrating its twelfth year, Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is an annual event where participating comic book specialty shops across North America and around the world give away comic books to anyone who...

If You Can’t Take the Heat … Get out of the Roasters’ kitchen! Kiwanis Club of Scranton honors Chris DiMattio   It takes a brave soul with a good sense of humor to face being roasted by his colleagues. Fortunately, this year’s honoree at the annual Roast presented by the Kiwanis Club of Scranton  is known for being able to take a joke almost...

Cheers! Celebrating craft brews at the Electric City Craft Brew Fest   Get ready to sample a wide variety of great craft beers and learn your way around the world of hops and barleys as Times-Shamrock Communications presents the 2nd Annual Electric City Craft Brew Fest on Sunday, April 21 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic...

Put the Needle on the Record Celebrate Record Store Day 2013   Ask any music enthusiast and they will tell you the truth: there’s nothing quite like the sweet sound of vinyl. Although most of us are guilty of listening to our music in the most convenient ways possible, (mp3s on the go, computer speakers, satellite radio, etc…) there are still many...

  Celebrate Earth Day in The 570   From Chartreuse to Pine A shade of green for every conscience If you don’t have plans to enjoy NEPA’s state parks and forests, nature sanctuaries, rail to trail riverside hiking and biking paths, and abundance of lakes in the coming month, you’re missing out on what’s probably the best reason to live in The...

For Your Health Community Wellness takes spotlight   A healthy community is a happy community. That’s the thinking behind an upcoming event at The University of Scranton aimed at promoting wellness in the neighborhood. The 18th Annual Healthcare Symposium is themed “Innovation in Population Health Management.” Simply put, the symposium is all about...

Spring Has Sprung (at the Box Office anyway) Jeff Boam’s Spring Movie Preview   Bill Murray got it wrong. In the 1993 comedy Groundhog Day, he should’ve kept trying until he succeeded in murdering Punxsutawney Phil. Well, rather than skip right to summer, we’re about to break new ground(hog) at electric city and diamond city with our first Spring...

15 Films in 14 days Dietrich Theater’s Spring Film Festival, April 5-18   It’s a wonderful time of year for local film buffs as the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock hosts its annual Spring Film Festival, April 5 through 18. Fifteen of the films offered are acclaimed foreign and independent masterpieces. There will be 2 p.m. matinees every day of the...

Monday is April Fool’s Day. With that in mind, we offer you the following satirical prose to make you chuckle. Please note: the characters outlined in these stories are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.   Contain Those Chicks! Giant Peeps swarm college campus, scare the life out of local...