I’m writing about a big weekly summer event. Clue Number One: It happens every Thursday (nearly half who read this and live here have already guessed with that clue alone). Clue Number Two: it happens on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. Everyone else just guessed. It’s the Farmer’s Market! Opening day is usually during the first […]

It’s that time of year when everyone wants to be outside. The valley cities are noticeably warmer than the mountains here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Sometimes, we all want a place to go to be outside and enjoy nature. The perfect suggestion is neither far nor expensive. The ideal spot is […]

“Rudy-leven”. Speak it quickly. It’s “NEPA speak” for the US Route 11, the north-south US Highway that runs from Canada to Louisiana. Although it is 1,645 miles long, it follows the Susquehanna River through a good portion of our valley from Scranton to below Bloomsburg.

This road is full of beautiful scenery, […]

I just came back from a trip to Mexico. My trip started here at our Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport. It was my very first visit to the Joseph M. McDade terminal that opened just about a year ago (among other things, Joseph M. McDade represented Pennsylvania in Congress from 1962-1988).
The terminal is very impressive. The ticket […]