EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   Missing photos If you were disappointed that photo pages of Scranton StorySlam and the Italian Car Show at Mount Airy did not appear in last week’s edition, please accept our apologies. Due to an error in production, two photo pages did not appear as scheduled. Our fab photographer, Tom Bonomo, was at...

SOCIAL NOTES & NEWS FROM YOUR FRIENDS IN THE 570 Master storytellers When we caught up with Michael Bradshaw Flynn for an Up Close & Personal interview to talk about Scranton’s first Shakespeare Festival two weeks ago, he promised “it’s not your grandma’s Shakespeare.” Methinks he kept his word! We were delighted to begin this week’s flight...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW A truly fortifying summer If you’re looking for something thoughtful and fun to do Thursday night, stop by the Pages and Places Café at the Platform Lounge at the Radisson at Lackawanna Station at 7 p.m. The Gathering at Keystone will present Art and the Soul: A Panel Discussion. The event features three...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW Get into the groove The ballroom at the Scranton Cultural Center (SCC) will be hopping Friday night as one of our favorite summer fundraisers kicks off at 5:30 p.m. – Dancing With the NEPA Stars. Be sure to stop by for a wonderful show as Megan Alpert and Terry Barrett take center stage and dance for a good...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   On inspiration I was always the last kid picked to play on any team in gym class, and that was completely understandable. I could not catch. I could not throw. I did not see the joy in running (to this day, I only run from purse snatchers and bees) and gym class amounted to nothing more than 45 minutes of...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW   So much to see and do! If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend and next, there’s no shortage of events and activities from which to choose. Check out some of the great events coming up in The 570: Wine and Beer Festivals- This weekend, Sno Cove will host a Wine Festival on June 2 and...

EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW Welcome to Summer Welcome to our Sizzlin’ Summer issue! It’s an edition of electric city and diamond city that’s especially fun to create. Inside this special issue, you’ll find everything you need to prepare for the Memorial Day Weekend – from a complete list of concerts and festivals between now and...

The Scoop EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW Yay for summer festivals! Anyone else looking forward to a summer of potato pancakes that you can only find at church bazaars, block parties and outdoor festivals? Laugh all you want, but I can’t wait. There’s a deep fried Oreo with my name on it somewhere between my house in Scranton and the...

The Scoop EDITOR JULIE IMEL DISHES THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW Pockets of greatness There are so many pockets of greatness in northeastern Pennsylvania, and last week I was fortunate to revisit one of them —  the Everhart Museum. Located in Nay Aug Park, the museum is just a few blocks from my grandparents’ home in the hill section of Scranton. My brother...

Bookmarks LITERARY MUSINGS, AND NEWS YOU CAN USE, WITH AMYE ARCHER The beauty of shorts Harper Collins, 2012 227 pages/$14.99 As of late, I have found that short story collections fit my schedule better. I can pick the book up, read a story, put it down, and as is my life, sometimes it sits for a week or two before I get back to it. But that’s the brilliance...