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To Your Health: Women’s wellness deserves daily attention
Belated Happy Mother s Day to moms everywhere. I hope you were able to relax a bit this weekend and spend some time getting spoiled, whether that meant the kids bringing you breakfast in bed or puttin
Dietrich Theater kicks off season of Open Mic Night on Memorial Day Weekend
After a two-year hiatus, The Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock is excited to bring back its popular Open Mic Night with its first event of the season on Friday, May 27 at 7 p.m. Open Mic is a f
Resilience is key to navigating motherhood and life
Life can be harsh at times. Things don t always turn out the way we expect or would like. We need to learn to roll with the punches, or tuck and roll as my friends like to say. There is no greater
Around Town: Pair with a passion for NEPA celebrate vows in signature style
It was the wedding of the year.
Tell Giselle: Charity for urban beggars is a serious spiritual challenge
What is the best thing to do when I see a beggar holding a sign pleading for money and help? It is so painful for me to see so many in need. Especially when there is a child or a dog with the adult. W
Touring the historical society’s library
Genealogists how would you like a guided tour of the immensely valuable holdings of the Luzerne County Historical Society s library?
Halogen Hair Co. becomes Green Circle Salon
Halogen Hair Company is the first salon in Luzerne County to register as a Green Circle Salon. The Green Circle Salon program recycles 95% of all beauty waste, including excess hair color, hair clippi
Tunkhannock BPW’s Wine Down returns on May 19
For the 17th year, the Tunkhannock Business & Professional Women (BPW) will be presenting its annual Wine Down event at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock on Thursday, May 19th.
Garden Gala will benefit North Pocono Public Library
The North Pocono Public Library (NPPL) is proud to announce the Co-Chairs of their Inaugural Garden Gala, to be held Friday, June 17 at the library in Moscow.
‘Deck the Halls with Disney’ coming to F.M. Kirby Center
Disney s a cappella singing sensation, DCappella, has announced a fall US tour, Deck the Halls with Disney Featuring DCappella, including a date at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 13.
Celebrating 100 years of worship at St. Patrick’s
While just about everyone would be excited to learn they have a cause for celebration, not everyone is overjoyed to realize they have only a few short weeks to plan the party.
A little ‘Swedish winter wheat’ goes into especially moist cake
You ll never guess what kind of cake I baked for Mark s birthday, I challenged my friends Chris and Mary the other day. It wasn t a typical flavor, like chocolate or vanilla.
Philharmonic is celebrating Tchaikovsky
We thought it wasn t right that some kids get to go to concerts, and some don t, 18-year-old Bridget Dowd told a reporter earlier this week, explaining why she and fellow members of the Luzerne Found
A taste of Mediterranean comes to Wilkes-Barre
Maybe you can t plan a picnic at the Parthenon in Athens right now. Or enjoy a view of the Acropolis as you savor your dinner. If you re in Northeastern Pennsylvania, you re not exactly close enough t
Burning debate: Novel centers on moral dilemmas in a tobacco-dominated town
This is a historic fictional story that takes place in the late 1940s in the fictitious town, Bright Leaf, North Carolina. The reader can make a comparison with the actual community of Winston-Salem,
Sand Spring Lake will be refilled in time for Memorial Day
Don t worry, swimmers. The lake will return.
Sports Hall of Fame, Pioneer Aggregates Inc. lead campaign to assist local agencies
The Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame recently directed a campaign to assist non-profit organizations within Luzerne County. Quarterly distributions have been designated to provide necessary support
Registration open for YMCA Power Scholars summer learning program
In partnership with the Wilkes-Barre Area School District (WBASD) and the Bear Creek Community Charter School (BCCCS), the Greater Wyoming Valley Area YMCA is proud to offer Power Scholars Academy (PS
Bratislava Boys Choir to perform in Kingston, Scranton
For the first time since 2014, the acclaimed Bratislava Boys Choir from Bratislava, Slovakia will return to Northeastern Pennsylvania for concerts in Kingston and Scranton.
A recipe that puts the “spinach” in spinach pie
I ve thought of trying to make spinach pie (spanikopita) for many years, but suspect subconsciously I avoided it because of the phyllo dough. I tried to make a different, mushroom-based recipe with th