Scranton’s “Hot Yoga” (that is, Bikram Yoga taught by instructors who were not trained by Bikram) draws a sizable crowd—easily…
When winter weather—temperatures below freezing, snow—failed to appear for any meaningful length of time this year, the Pocono Mountains of…
Kathryn Morgan of the New York City Ballet Scranton, PA, a short drive from both New York City and Philadelphia,…
In honor of “National Poetry Month,” I am reprinting my poem, Upstate, which was published in Cosmopolitan magazine in 1988.…
Historic Jim Thorpe, perched in the southwest corner of the Pocono Mountains, is perhaps the crown jewel of the Pocono…
St. Patrick’s Parade Day arrives this Saturday (March 10th) in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Due to its deep seated Irish roots, Scranton…
As a woman who has experienced tremendous loss in life, I read Claire Bidwell Smith’s memoir, The Rules of Inheritance…
Pure Citizen describes itself as a flash sales site with heart. Featuring cruelty-free, made-in-the-U.S., vegan, sustainably cultivated products—skin care, clothes,…
Eleanor Brown’s The Weird Sisters, a chick-lit novel that employs the literary devices of Shakespeare, left me with mixed feelings.…
Last week my Farmer’s Insurance agent over-debited my checking account by $180 for my monthly car insurance premium. I called…
