Two 1940s French masterpieces to run this weekend Translated from the French “L’enfer, c’est les autres,” Jean-Paul Sartre’s witticism “Hell is other people,” is one of those quotes that’s achieved a fame well beyond that of its source material. A new production of Sartre’s 1944 play Huis Clos or No Exit by the fledgling Electric City...

Knockaround Guys Lewis & Clarke, Jonathan Byerley and Morris Mertz at The AFA Gallery Three very unique storytellers are ready to bare their musical souls this Friday night in downtown Scranton in an intimate, artistic space readily waiting to accept their offering. Join in celebrating music, art and life in the Electric City when La Société...

City Butterfly From good picks to bad pick-ups Reports of American Pickers picking through northeastern Pennsylvania were prolific last week. Say that three times fast… For those of you who aren’t familiar with the show, American Pickers airs on the History Channel on Mondays at 9 p.m. It features “pickers” who scour the country in search of hidden gems....

Fine Food and Wine A tasteful tradition at Scranton Cultural Center   On Sunday, April 29, The Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple will be filled with the aroma of fine cuisine and the sweet sounds of wine glasses toasting as people from across the region enjoy An Evening of Fine Food and Wine. A fundraiser for the Scranton Cultural Center, the...

Kiwanis Club hosts ‘fabulous’ community roast for Laurie Cadden It takes a brave woman to agree to be the subject of a community roast in front of family, friends and colleagues. And, make no mistake, Scranton’s Laurie Cadden is ready for her big night. Friends will roast Cadden on Thursday, April 12, at the Scranton Cultural Center, as part of an annual...

The once-negative perception of tattoos and tattoo parlors is almost extinct today, partly due to successful businesses within the industry reaching out to their communities and demonstrating that the artists are giving people, and willing to lend a hand. On Sunday, Jan. 22, five tattoo artists from three different studios will be tattooing at Electric City...

Scranton, Pennsylvania of 100 years ago was an arguably more vibrant, thriving city than it is today. It earned the nickname The Electric City for boasting the first electric street car system in the U.S. (1886), but Scranton at the turn of the century was equally electrifying for its cultural life. The city was a somewhat notorious stop on the vaudeville...

Goods & Services With plenty of places to shop and plenty of ways to spend your dollars around town, the Electric City Best Of Readers’ Poll results show a broad range of winners from across the area. From tattoos to mountain bikes, there are plenty of award-winning stores and shops to satisfy your shopping needs. You know you want to be stylish, and you...

Model, photographer releases Girls of NEPA calendar It seems the camera has always been a friend to Lynsey Noel: first, as a professional model, and now as a professional photographer. You may recognize this week’s ec and dc cover model from past modeling work, or from her time as a member of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers’ Diamond City dance team. Most...

French philosopher and writer Voltaire once penned, "The best is the enemy of the good." Let’s keep this in mind as we open the polls for our annual Best Of Readers’ Poll. Yes, it’s that time again: time to reflect on the people and places we love the most in the 570. An annual fall tradition at Electric City and Diamond City, we are...