NEPA Scene Staff

Margaritaville plans to open first Resort Village in Pocono Mountains on former Pocono Manor site

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 […]

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NEPA music and entertainment venues receive $10.7 million in COVID-19 relief funds

NEPA music and entertainment venues receive $10.7 million in COVID-19 relief funds

From a press release: Last week, State Representative Matt Cartwright (D-Moosic) announced that 12 venues in Pennsylvania’s 8th District will receive a total of $10.7 million from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants program. Cartwright voted to establish the program through the bipartisan COVID-19 relief package passed in December of 2020, then enhance it by helping […]