From Crystal Club Soda to Gertrude Hawk ChocolateFrom Crystal Club Soda to Gertrude Hawk ChocolateFrom Crystal Club Soda to Gertrude Hawk Chocolate is a tongue in cheek look at Scranton Pennsylvania. Articles
Here Comes Hillary (Again)
2008-03-08 05:59:00 New York Sen. Hillary Clinton will bring her presidential campaign to Scranton on Monday with an appearance at 6 p.m. at Scranton High School, Mayor Chris Doherty said. [Times-Tribune]
Dave Matthews Coming to Montage
2008-03-07 04:35:00 According to the Times-Tribune, The Dave Matthews Band has listed June 10 at the Toyota Pavillion on Montage Mountain as one of the stops for his 2008 summer tour. Pollstar listed the group’s tour dates on Thursday which also includestops in Hershey on June 27. DMB will be joined on stage with PaoloNutini. ...
Here Comes Hillary
2008-03-06 00:55:00 New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will pay a campaign visit to Northeastern Pennsylvania on Thursday, the first of what is likely to be several visits by the Democratic presidential candidates before the April 22 Pennsylvania primary election. [Times-Tribune] Editor’s Note: It’s nice to see NEPA get some election love. ...
Dinner with the Yankees
2008-03-05 05:18:00 Fans will have their first opportunity to “Meet the Yankees ” when the entire team will be on hand at a pre-season dinner sponsored by the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees and Northeastern Baseball, Inc. The dinner will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at Genetti’s Manor in Dickson City, PA. Tickets are priced at $40.00 per person, ... More About: Dinner
F*cking Paper Ballots
2008-03-05 05:14:00 I hate paper ballots! We can put a man on the moon and clone animals, yet I have to cast my ballot the same way the founding fathers did. Unbelievable! [Times-Tribune] More About: Paper
Pages From the Past
2008-03-05 05:09:00 If you’re a fan of history, the Times-Tribune’s new Pages From the Past section is for you. “Pages from the Past” is an online feature to thetimes-tribune.com that displays some of the significant moments in history over the past 122 years as seen on the front pages of The Scranton Republican, The Scranton Times, ...
Fire Hits Munitions Plant
2008-03-04 05:37:00 It took firefighters a little more than an hour to contain a blaze Sunday afternoon within ductwork at the former Chamberlain Manufacturing Corp. The fire started about 3:45 p.m., and flames were seen shooting from a stack on the roof of the Cedar Avenue munitions plant, which is now owned by General Dynamics. ... More About: Fire , Hits , Plant
Bars to Open Later on Parade Day
2008-03-04 05:33:00 Saint Patrick’s Day is two weeks from today and some are already thinking about Scranton’s annual parade, which comes March 15. This year, the Lackawanna County district attorney would like bars in the city to consider opening their doors a little later than usual. This year, Lackawanna County District Attorney Andy Jarbola wrote letters to ... More About: Open , St Patrick , Bars , Parade
Another Fire Leaves 1 Dead
2008-02-29 13:31:00 One woman has died after a two-alarm fire ripped through a Meade Avenue residence this morning. [Times-Tribune] More About: Fire , Dead , Leaves
NASCAR Coming to Scranton
2008-02-29 00:40:00 In June, the Electric City will host a NASCAR ?Fan Fest? benefiting the Children?s Advocacy Center of Northeast Pennsylvania, an advocacy group for victims of child abuse and neglect. The event will be held on the weekend of June 8 ? when the Pocono 500 is scheduled ? on Courthouse Square, where NASCAR vehicles will ... More About: Nascar , Scranton
Dunder Mifflin CFO to Make Parade Day Appearance
2008-02-21 01:02:00 Good news, “Office” fans. There will be a Dunder Mifflin presence at this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Scranton. Andy Buckley, who plays Dunder Mifflin CFO David Wallace on the Scranton-set NBC sitcom, has confirmed plans to attend the March 15 celebration of all things Irish, said Tim Holmes, director of community newspapers ... More About: Appearance , Make
University of Scranton Unveils Free Clinic
2008-02-20 04:11:00 The Leahy Clinic for the Uninsured is making a commitment to serve the public in Lackawanna County and doctors, nurses and counselors are offering their services for free at the University of Scranton . Doctors from the Lackawanna County Medical Society volunteer their time, as do many students who help with counseling, physical therapy and translation ... More About: Free
Chris Matthews is an Idiot
2008-02-20 00:23:00 Editor’s Note: Billy Joel sang Allentown, idiot. More About: Idiot , Chris , Matthews
Calling All Wordsmiths
2008-02-19 04:32:00 From Crystal Club Soda to Gertrude Hawk Chocolate is looking for writers! Do you love the Electric City? Have something interesting to say? Say it here! Email crystalclubsoda@gmail.com More About: Calling
Ebay Find of the Day
2008-02-19 04:21:00 Scranton St Patrick’s Day Button. Yes it’s almost that time again! More About: Ebay , Find
The Office Returning to Scranton
2008-02-19 02:48:00 Michael Scott and the Dunder Mifflin Co. return to Scranton on April 10 with six new episodes. More About: Office , The Office
Scam Alert
2008-02-16 21:11:00 The Scranton Sewer Authority is warning customers about a scam going on in the city. People in Scranton have been receiving phone calls stating there will be sewer work done at their homes and to stop using the facilities. The caller also says there will like be valves to repair at the property owner’s expense. ... More About: Alert , Scam
Fire Destroys North Scraton Building
2008-02-16 21:00:00 An early morning fire engulfed a North Main Avenue apartment building Saturday, displacing two dozen people and shutting down the intersection at Providence Corners. Residents of 1844 N. Main Ave. awoke about 3:30 a.m. to fire alarms and smoke billowing from hallways. The blaze consumed the three-story building, but Assistant Fire Chief J.W. Davis ... More About: Building
Rosado Group Moving Downtown
2008-02-16 20:42:00 An expanding car dealership chain will pull into a former model train shop on Lackawanna Avenue, bringing high-paying professional employment downtown. An expanding car dealership chain will pull into a former model train shop on Lackawanna Avenue, bringing high-paying professional employment downtown. Mr. Rosado recently bought the five-story, 10,000-square-foot former Grzyboski Train Store ... More About: Moving , Downtown , Group
Picture of the Day
2008-02-14 02:25:00 Photo by Mike Carey, NE Photography Club. More About: Picture , Picture of the day
One Tough Chick
2008-02-14 02:20:00 Alexia Loukopoulos is the only girl on Scranton High School’s wrestling team and her story is worth checking out. [Times-Tribune} More About: Chick , Tough
?Our Guys Are Afraid For Their Lives..?
2008-02-14 02:12:00 The firefighters union in Scranton is calling for new leadership after most of the members, 91 percent, said they have no confidence in the fire chief. The rank and file and union officers said the issue is with leadership, or more like the lack of leadership, of Chief Tom Davis. Scranton’s mayor said this is ... More About: Guys , Lives
Uncle Louie Suspended By Bank
2008-02-14 01:55:00 Louis A. DeNaples has been suspended from his position as chairman of First National Community Bancorp Inc. The federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Monday also barred DeNaples from working for any other bank. DeNaples, 67, who is the bank’s largest shareholder, requested a temporary leave of absence last ... More About: Bank , Louie , Uncle
Go On, Take the Money and Run
2008-02-13 01:03:00 Paul Sorvino said he is reconsidering putting his film studio in Lackawanna County because recent publicity regarding ?The Trouble With Cali? has left him wondering if ?it?s worth it.? The film and TV actor/director said recent news reports in regard to a letter the majority county commissioners sent him demanding an accounting of the ... More About: Money
Scranton High Alum Hopes to be a Phillie
2008-02-12 01:34:00 The Times-Tribune writes about Scranton High School Alumn Ron Chiavacci?s attempt to make the Philadelphia Phillies’ roster. Scranton?s Chiavacci heads to Florida More About: Hopes
68 Car Pileup on 81 Leaves One Dead
2008-02-12 01:24:00 A massive 68-vehicle pileup killed one woman, injured dozens and closed Interstate 81 for hours Sunday. The accident happened during whiteout conditions as a snow squall and strong winds whipped flakes across the highway at mile marker 140, just south of the Route 424/Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Beltway exit. The accident claimed the life ... More About: Dead , Leaves
Picture of the Day
2008-02-12 01:07:00 Photo by Tom Mills, NE Photography Club. More About: Picture , Picture of the day
A $289,000 Picnic
2008-02-12 01:05:00 A year after it was damaged by a winter storm, the amphitheater at Nay Aug Park is coming down. According to the Times-Tribune, Mayor Chris Doherty said today the amphitheater’s aluminum superstructure will be dismantled by the end of the month, after city officials concluded the facility could not be repaired. He said city will ... More About: Picnic
Scranton Makes List of Favorite Destinations
More articles from this author:2008-02-09 23:39:00 The Electric City makes the Washington Post’s list of Favorite Mid-Atlantic Destinations . “20. Have an ?Office? break. NBC?s ?The Office? is set in Scranton , Pa., and it doesn?t take too much work to uncover some of the sites featured on the show.” Complete list. More About: List 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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