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Brad Pitt brings the goods in ‘Bullet Train’
The End of the line is just the beginning. That is the tagline for this super fresh, genre bending action thriller that moves at the speed of a well, bullet train.
‘It’s tart, but I like tart’
Tuesday afternoon could have gone down in Times Leader annals as the day I brought a Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp to the office and gave out smaller-than-usual samples.
A brilliant student sets a trap for her art professor
This one is for all my artistic friends, although I doubt you ever experienced anything like this! I hope not anyway.
Young tennis players excel in junior tournament
Emma Cuck, William Arp, Susan Arp, and Luke Kotcho recently captured titles in the Scranton Tennis Club Junior Tournament.
To Your Health: Back-to-school health advice
Back-to-school season is an exciting time for students and their families, but it can also mean back to sniffles, stomach aches and viruses that can be severe, like the flu.
Singles, doubles champions honored at Scranton Tennis Club
Susan Arp, Dan Fowler, and Bill Aubrey captured singles titles earlier this month in the Scranton Tennis Club Championships. Arp outsteadied her doubles partner, Leelah Farrell, 6-2, 6-4 in the Women
Community Champion: The Osterhout Free Library
The Osterhout Free Library is a dynamic, versatile community center that has been providing exceptional programs and services for over 133 years. More than half of young adults and seniors living in p
Summer Art Camp ends with final showcase
The kids who d been in The Wizard of Oz skit had just taken their bows.
Dance Theatre of W-B celebrating 15th anniversary
The young women who were taking ballet class at the Dance Theatre of Wilkes-Barre on a recent Tuesday evening went through all the steps you d expect in a traditional ballet class.
Around Town: Fall is an exciting time of year
It seems most everyone I ve talked with in the past few weeks, whether work colleagues or regular friends, has the same thing on their mind: back to school time.
Tell Giselle: Prostate diagnosis and treatment options come with complex choices, confusion and hope
September is prostate cancer awareness month.
Actors Circle will open season with ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
Actors Circle will open its 41st season with Oscar Wilde s farcical comedy of manners, The Importance of Being Earnest, at Providence Playhouse in Scranton on Sept. 8.
Looking for an escape? Venture ‘Into the Woods’
Ask Keira Kitty Ortiz if she has any me time, and the Nanticoke woman will tell you yes, she has carved some out for herself.
Nic Cage back in top form in ‘Unbearable Weight’
I first had a strong affection for the zany, younger Nic Cage when I first saw him in the 1986 film Peggy Sue Got Married.
Jonathans Restaurant leaving Wilkes-Barre, returning to Harveys Lake
Some of my best memories in recent years were made at Jonathans Restaurant in downtown Wilkes-Barre. When I found out they were moving back to Harveys Lake, to the very spot where they first started b
Isabelle McGuire Spohrer Memorial Golf Tournament raises funds for Candy’s Place
Hanover Township Purple and pink were the colors of the day as 48 golfers teed it up in the 21st annual Isabelle McGuire Spohrer Memorial Golf Tournament recently hosted by the Wyoming Valley Countr
Vegetable soup — always different, always an adventure
If you were to ask me, gentle readers, how many times I ve made vegetable soup over the years, I really have no idea.
Celebrating public art in downtown Wilkes-Barre
Are you feeling less stress? one walker called to another with a chuckle, as participants in last week s Y Walk Wednesday entered the labyrinth at Wilkes University.
Roasted potatoes meet roasted garlic: A match made in heaven
When we married, one of the things MT brought to the union ( part of my dowry, she likes to say) was a ceramic garlic roaster a little, bisque-colored rimmed saucer with a domed top. You cut off th
