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., […]
570 Day is back for 2nd year to highlight best of NEPA region online and in person on May 7
From a press release: Northeastern Pennsylvania packs a whole lot into one corner of the state. Last year’s inaugural 570 Day was proof as residents, businesses, and organizations spent the day flooding social media with photos and videos of some of the best people and places in the region. 570 Day is back again this […]
Wrestlers face off in live ‘Electric City Showdown’ at Marketplace at Steamtown in Scranton on May 14
From a press release: This week, High Tension Wrestling announced that it will present a live professional wrestling event, dubbed the “Electric City Showdown,” at The Marketplace at Steamtown in downtown Scranton on Saturday, May 14. The show, which will also be streaming live on Independent Wrestling TV, will feature former WWE talent Jayson Anthony […]
Margaritaville plans to open first Resort Village in Pocono Mountains on former Pocono Manor site
From a press release: Today, Margaritaville, a Jimmy Buffett-themed hospitality company based in Orlando, Florida, announced that it will build its first Margaritaville Resort Village in the Pocono Mountains. The year-round destination development plans to begin construction in 2023, with a projected opening of mid-2024. Promising to bring “an entirely new state of mind to […]
First-ever ‘Scranton Showdown’ pits Lackawanna College against Marywood in esports competition on April 23
From a press release: Today, the Lackawanna College eSports Department, in partnership with Marywood University eSports, announced the creation of the Scranton Showdown, a one-day live esports competition featuring both programs on Sunday, April 23. The event is free to the public and will take place inside the Peoples Security Bank Theater on the campus […]
