STRENGTH & FOCUS: 7 tips for an enjoyable holiday shopping experience
Greetings, friends, I hope your Thanksgiving weekend was plentiful and filled with many new memories. Hopefully you enjoyed last week’s topic of feeling and expressing gratitude, and maybe you were able to appreciate your blessings just a little more and/or recognize something new that you hadn’t noticed until now. This week’s installment will be short […]
Swetland Homestead celebrates ‘A Civil War Christmas’ with reenactors
From a press release: The Luzerne County Historical Society and the 143rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment Co. A will present “A Civil War Christmas at the Swetland Homestead” from Dec. 4-7. Witness how units would use homes for winter quarters and field hospitals during the Civil War. Explore the house (885 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming) in this […]
SHELTER SUNDAY: Meet Bella (pit bull mix) and Gracie (blue cream Persian)
Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge has teamed up with NEPA Scene for Shelter Sunday, a weekly 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 […]
BEHIND THE BLOCK: Overt bidding techniques
As discussed in this column’s inaugural article, certain auction-goers feel the need to employ stealthy bidding techniques so as not to be shadowed by rookies or be bid against out of spite. Conversely, there are certain auction-goers that use overt bidding techniques designed to intimidate their competition. As an auctioneer, I have witnessed inexperienced bidders […]
Join Mountain Sky in bringing Christmas cheer to a Carbondale nursing home
Mountain Sky is more than just an outdoor concert venue in Jermyn – it’s a family, and they’ll prove that again with their first annual “Adopt the Nursing Home” Christmas Gathering. Mountain Sky is adopting the Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (10 Hart Place, Carbondale) this year, asking participants to pick one resident and help […]
Mohegan Sun Arena events this holiday season include Trans-Siberian Orchestra, ice skating, hockey, James Taylor, and hip-hop
From a press release: The weather outside may have become frightful, but the action inside the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza this holiday season is sure to be delightful. The event schedule at Mohegan Sun Arena (255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre) this holiday season will feature 15 event performances from Nov. 28-Jan. 2, providing […]
STRENGTH & FOCUS: Gratitude is giving thanks more than once a year
Greetings, friends! In a few days, you’ll probably surround yourself with good company, exchanging fond memories and stories with loved ones, and offering a brief word of thanks before digging into a king’s feast of assorted delights. But there are other activities! Maybe you’ll start the day by watching a parade, or you may even […]
PHOTOS: Santa Parade in Scranton, 11/22/14
Everyone from Captain America to Ronald McDonald to Penn State‘s Nittany Lion participated in the 22nd annual Santa Parade in downtown Scranton – along with some guy named Kris Kringle in tow. Kicking off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, Santa Claus made his way through downtown Scranton with 18-year-old Exeter Twp. resident and […]
PHOTOS: Christmas Parade in Wilkes-Barre, 11/22/14
Soon after Scranton’s Santa Parade ended on Saturday, Nov. 22, Wilkes-Barre’s annual Christmas Parade began at 3 p.m., culminating in a tree lighting ceremony on Public Square. Scenes from “The Nutcracker” were performed by the Dance Theatre of Wilkes-Barre and the YOUniversal Suzuki Strings played at the F.M. Kirby Center beforehand, and groups like the […]
VIDEO: The gals behind the sights and scents of Alchemy Home Company in Scranton
Japhy Creative, a new Scranton media company, just released a video about another business located in the Electric City – Alchemy Home Company, a “natural potions, perfumes, and oddities” shop. Interviewing founder/owner Stacy Giovannucci throughout, the video has the feel of a short film, artistically portraying the atmosphere of the shop, which she operates with […]
