LIVING YOUR TRUTH: Restroom incident at Kildare’s brings up gender identity issues in Scranton
Gender identity and restroom usage has been a hot topic lately. As transgender awareness and visibility increases, it’s only reasonable to expect that people are looking out for us more than ever, and that means a false positive report was bound to happen sooner or later. Well, it finally did. According to her Facebook post […]
STRENGTH & FOCUS: How to recognize your opportunities in life
Greetings, and thanks for reading this week’s edition of Strength & Focus on NEPA Scene. Today, we’ll be discussing opportunities in life. Whether you know it or not, we are all presented with tens, maybe even hundreds of opportunities a day, and if you chunk down and get specific enough, possibly even thousands. Are you […]
SHELTER SUNDAY: Meet Sparky (Jack Russell terrier) and Wynter (white cat)
Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge teams up with NEPA Scene every week for Shelter Sunday, a post that features one dog, one cat, and occasionally some surprises up for adoption in the hopes of finding them a loving home. Blue Chip Farm (974 Lockville Rd., Dallas) is a no-kill shelter, a place where no animal […]
LIVING YOUR TRUTH: Why I’m proud to be transgender
NEPA PrideFest is coming up next week in Pittston on Saturday, Aug. 15, and I’m excited! I’m really looking forward to this year because we’ve got a lot to celebrate. Between the passage of marriage equality and seeing what’s going on in the fight for equality in housing and the work place, plus my own […]
PHOTOS: Arts on the Square in downtown Scranton, 07/25/15
The third annual Arts on the Square festival was another fun and exciting success, bringing “paintings, crafts, technology, music, dance, and much more” out on a beautiful summer day on Saturday, July 25. Organized by ScrantonMade with the help of Lackawanna County and many other local partners, the free event kept Courthouse Square bustling from […]
Loyalty Barber Shop Motorcycle Run on Aug. 9 benefits family of fallen Scranton police officer
From a press release: Loyalty Barber Shop and Shave Parlor of Scranton will host its first annual motorcycle event for charity this Sunday, Aug. 9, donating all profits to the family of fallen Scranton Police Patrolman John Wilding. Originally intended as a benefit for a local children’s hospital, the recent tragic death of Officer Wilding […]
Gala of the Royal Horses back by popular demand at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 12
From a press release: Back by popular demand, the Gala of the Royal Horses world-renowned equestrian tour is coming to Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Audiences will experience the excitement, splendor, and majesty of the Gala of the Royal Horses with a must-see show for […]
SHELTER SUNDAY: Meet Maddox (Lab/terrier mix) and Ginger (tabby kitten)
Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge teams up with NEPA Scene every week for Shelter Sunday, a post that features one dog, one cat, and occasionally some surprises up for adoption in the hopes of finding them a loving home. Blue Chip Farm (974 Lockville Rd., Dallas) is a no-kill shelter, a place where no animal […]
LIVING YOUR TRUTH: Learning to dance (and live) as a woman
I never thought dancing with a man would feel so… natural. After a lifetime of being me, I thought I had a few things figured out and squared away. But, it turns out, after just a few months of being ME, I was in for some revelations. The first time I danced with a man […]
BEHIND THE BLOCK: Is Billy Beer valuable? It wasn’t even drinkable
When I uncover Billy Beer in an estate, I find it as it is pictured above: unbroken, unopened, and unconsumed. I laugh and imagine a scene in which a fading man, lying in his deathbed and gripping his wife’s hand, hoarsely delivers his final instructions, among which include, “Remember, if you need more money, you […]
