POCONO NASCAR PHOTOBLOG: M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400
On July 24, Denny Hamlin thought he made history with his seventh victory at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, but he soon ended up in the record books for a much different reason. After he and second place winner Kyle Busch failed their post-race inspections, Chase Elliott was declared the winner of the M&M’s Fan […]
Free ‘Wake Up with the Arts’ breakfast highlights small businesses in Lackawanna County on June 30
From a press release: The Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department will celebrate the diverse array of small businesses in Northeastern Pennsylvania with a free “Wake Up with the Arts” breakfast, workshop, and panel discussion on creative entrepreneurship on Thursday, June 30. The new shopnepatoday.com website, a local directory of creative businesses and services along […]
3rd annual NEPA Gives raises over $1.1 million for 212 local nonprofits in one day
From a press release: In just 24 hours, over 225 local nonprofit organizations worked together across seven counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania to collectively raise a total of $1,119,661 during the third annual NEPA Gives event on Friday, June 3. Promoted as the single largest day of philanthropy in Northeastern Pennsylvania, NEPA Gives was hosted by […]
‘MasterChef Junior’ cooks up live show at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 28
From a press release: TCG Entertainment, in association with Endemol Shine North America, producer of the hit culinary competition series “MasterChef Junior,” announced the 2022 “MasterChef Junior Live” tour today. Featuring the Season 8 winner, finalist, and fan favorites serving up a perfectly balanced good time, “MasterChef Junior Live” is traveling though 25+ cities, including […]
225+ local nonprofits fundraise during 24-hour NEPA Gives event online and in Scranton on June 3
From a press release: The Scranton Area Community Foundation, in partnership with the Luzerne Foundation, Greater Pike Community Foundation, Wayne County Community Foundation, Carbon County Community Foundation, Posture Interactive, and other community sponsors, will host the third annual NEPA Gives event this Friday, June 3. Promoted as the single largest day of philanthropy in Northeastern […]
Made famous by ‘The Office,’ Penn Paper & Supply celebrates 100th anniversary as Scranton’s real Dunder Mifflin
From a press release: NBC’s hit sitcom “The Office” opens on the red brick tower of Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Company, a Scranton institution and family business that is celebrating its 100th anniversary on Friday, May 20 with a ribbon cutting ceremony to symbolize the opening of a new century of serving its customers and […]
EXCLUSIVE: New NEPA Fair hosts live music, rides, and more at Circle Drive-In in Dickson City Sept. 15-18
Residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania will have a brand new, exciting, and family-friendly entertainment option this fall. It was announced today exclusively on NEPA Scene that Matt Kester Productions has partnered with the Electric City Music Conference, SwikaS Amusements, The V-Spot, and the Circle Drive-In Theatre to establish the NEPA Fair – four days of live […]
Along with Dave & Buster’s, Duck Donuts comes to Shoppes at Montage Mountain in Moosic this year
From a press release: The 2022 recovery has created new opportunities for retail, and U.S. Properties Group, owners of The Shoppes at Montage Mountain in Moosic, benefited from some of those opportunities by bringing new leases to the shopping center and new experiences to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre marketplace. Dave & Buster’s is set to begin construction […]
Ride the trolley from Scranton to PNC Field in Moosic to see RailRiders games through September
From a press release: The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders took their name from the region’s rich railroad past, and the Electric City Trolley Museum in downtown Scranton will once again honor that history by offering 11 excursions to PNC Field in Moosic this spring and summer. Select Sunday games through September will offer baseball fans an opportunity […]
Free Lackawanna Giveback Musicfest takes over Montage Mountain in Scranton on May 14
From a press release: Audacy and its local radio stations 98.5 KRZ, Froggy 101, Max 102, and WILK 103.1 are partnering with the Lackawanna County Commissioners for the first-ever Lackawanna County Giveback on the Mountain Musicfest on Saturday, May 14. Taking place from noon-8 p.m. at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain (1000 Montage Mountain Rd., […]
