Added on 01/18/2021
NEPA Scene Staff
arts festival , business , coronavirus , Scranton , Scranton Ice Festival , sculpture

From a press release: In the hopes of bringing visitors to downtown Scranton to support small businesses during a difficult year and historically slow retail month, a planning committee has formed to host the inaugural Scranton Ice Festival, led by a small grassroots group of community-minded volunteers in partnership with First Friday Scranton, Scranton Tomorrow, […]
Added on 01/11/2021
NEPA Scene Staff
business , coronavirus , Dunmore , F.M. Kirby Center , Hazleton , Mohegan Sun Arena , Penn State , Schuylkill County , Scranton , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Penn State University’s northeast region campuses will host a spring virtual program series featuring topics ranging from movie promotion and the entertainment industry to chocolate and family business, NASA, forensics, bingo, children’s books, current weather, and nature. These free programs are open to the public and will be held in the […]
Added on 01/06/2021
Rich Howells
business , Clarks Summit , coronavirus

Pennsylvania bars and restaurants have been able to reopen at 50 percent capacity this week, but some small businesses may never fully recover from the effects of COVID-19 and the shutdowns. Scranton video production company TwentyFiveEight Studios has been examining the true impact of the coronavirus pandemic on this industry and how mitigation was handled […]
Added on 12/21/2020
Rich Howells
Bethlehem , Briggs Farm , business , coronavirus , F.M. Kirby Center , government , Musikfest , Nescopeck , Philadelphia , Scranton , Sherman Theater , Stage West , State College , SteelStacks , Stroudsburg , Wilkes-Barre

After stalling for months, Democrats and Republicans in Congress finally agreed on a $900 billion pandemic relief package on Sunday that incorporates the Save Our Stages Act, setting aside “$15 billion in dedicated funding for live venues, independent movie theaters, and cultural institutions,” according to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck […]
Added on 12/14/2020
Rich Howells
business , Scranton , TV show

Kim Meckwood holds the record for the most attempts to get on “Shark Tank.” On Friday, she proved that “persistence pays off.” In the latest episode of the ABC reality series that features entrepreneurs hoping to strike business deals, the West Scranton native pitched her hands-free Click & Carry gadget for carrying shopping bags to […]
Added on 12/11/2020
NEPA Scene Staff
business , Christmas , coronavirus , Scranton , Scranton Chamber

From a press release: The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce is giving away $50 a day through Friday, Dec. 25 as part of its “#SupportLackawanna: Shop Small. Shop Safe.” campaign with Lackawanna County. The giveaway is free and open to the public, and easy to enter. Participants just have to use the hashtag “#SupportLackawanna” in […]
Added on 12/02/2020
Rich Howells
business , coronavirus , Duryea , fundraiser , podcast , Scranton , Wilkes-Barre

This year has been difficult for everyone, but those in the arts and entertainment industry have been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic. For musicians, live streams are great, but they cannot replace concerts in front of a live audience, whether they’re trying to make a living or playing purely for the love of […]
Added on 11/30/2020
NEPA Scene Staff
business , Forty Fort , Wilkes-Barre Chamber
From a press release: The owners of The Hatchet Factory in Forty Fort have announced a new addition to their unique business with the grand opening of Rage at the Factory, the area’s first rage room. Denise Ogurkis, Nicole Smith, and Nicholas Smith have expanded their presence in Luzerne County by taking over a space […]
Added on 11/27/2020
NEPA Scene Staff
business , coronavirus , Wilkes-Barre Chamber , Wyoming Valley

From a press release: The Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Diamond City Partnership will officially open the new Downtown Wilkes-Barre Holiday Pop-Up Shops with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 28 at 10:30 a.m. on Wilkes-Barre’s Public Square. Starting this weekend, nine of these individual and socially distant shops […]
Added on 11/27/2020
NEPA Scene Staff
Back Mountain , business , coronavirus , Hazleton , Luzerne County , Pittston , Wilkes-Barre , Wyoming Valley

From a press release: The Chambers of Commerce in Luzerne County have joined forces to create a free online platform to support local small businesses and to encourage the community to safely shop small for the holidays through the Luzerne County Local initiative, which launches on Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28. Each year, over […]