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...

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...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   So much to see and do in northeastern PA May is shaping up to be a busy month in The 570. In addition to the big Office Wrap Party in Scranton on Saturday (check out our special section starting on page 33), there’s a host of fun events coming up in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. Many of them are...

EDITOR  JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   They’re coming! We all have a Dwight Schrute in our office, right? Normally, about this time on a Tuesday, I’m taking a break from writing to put the stapler of my office nemesis in some very fine Jell-O — ala Jim Halpert style. But I’m panking down (yes, pank is a word where I come from in...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   How you can help We were all deeply saddened by the events that unfolded at the Boston Marathon on Monday when two bombs killed three people and wounded more than 170 others. If you would like to help the victims of this tragedy, there are several ways you can offer support: Monetary donations — There...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   Stop! Don’t you dare throw out those shoes. I’ve wanted to share my shoe story in this column for weeks, but the time just hasn’t been quite right — until now. I knew it was sign when I walked into work on Monday morning and snapped a heel right off in the middle of Spruce Street. I consider this...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   Crazy for Cosby He brought us Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids in the ’70s and then he introduced us to the Huxtables on The Cosby Show in the ’80s. Now he’s coming to Wilkes-Barre. Do you have your tickets yet to see Bill Cosby at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts? The show starts at 8...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   Movie magic in Scranton We always enjoy sharing details about new events in our area, and this week we learned that the Pennsylvania Film School will launch a series of seminars and lectures in April and May at the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple. The sessions will be held April 23, 25, 30...

The Scoop EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   Good news It’s always great to hear from people after their stories appear in electric city and diamond city, especially when they have good news to share with us. Such is the case with Erin Rebo-Pikul, who was featured in last week’s Up Close & Personal piece as the organizer of the...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   Celebrating the unofficial start of spring Spring may officially begin on March 20, but I’m declaring its arrival now based on the crokus that have sprung up in my front yard and the extra chirping I hear from happy birds at 3:30 a.m. Finally! Now let’s celebrate a new season by getting out there and...