As you’re making plans for your Fourth of July weekend keep in mind the first of its kind Scranhattan Festival of the arts scheduled for Saturday, July 5, and Sunday, July 6, in downtown Scranton on the 300 Block of Spruce Street. The Scranhattan Festival is arranged and organized by The Antenna Art and Literary Magazine and will feature a variety of artists from a variety of disciplines including visual art, theater,...

Progress continues on the Downtown Scranton Riverfront Project and the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority (LHVA) estimates groundbreaking on the Riverwalk will take place before the end of the year. The Downtown Scranton Riverfront Project is a collaboration between LHVA, Lackawanna River Corridor Association, and Scranton Tomorrow and aims to make the Lackawanna River a destination for recreation and cultural events. The...

A regional POWER! Outage will be held Thursday, June 26, 2008, at 6 p.m. at the Waterfront Banquet Facility; 670 River Street, Plains. The event will help POWER! (Professionals Organized and Working to Enrich the Region) launch the Community Gateway Initiative, a new progressive community service project. POWER! Hour is from 6-7 p.m. with free beer, wine and appetizers. RSVP to tmaxfield@greatvalleyalliance.com.

The second profile in our series exploring the artists on Scranton’s Piazza dell’Arte is world famous architect Peter Bohlin. Bohlin graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with an architecture degree in 1958. During the spring commencement at Rensselaer in May 2006, the school awarded Bohlin an honorary Doctor of Arts degree for his work with the Bohlin Cywinski Jackson architectural firm. Bohlin...

The first-ever statewide Olympic-style torch run for the Transplant Games began this morning in downtown Scranton. Leading up to the Transplant Games on July 11-16 in Pittsburgh, a series of torch runs will be held around the state but the Electric City got things started with this morning’s run which featured athletes from Team Philadelphia. The torch run ended at Courthouse Square where a group of supporters cheered...

For anyone who didn’t get their fill during the Greek Festival recently in Scranton, Yanni’s Greek Bistro recently opened on Wyoming Avenue with wide variety of Mediterranean delights. You can start your meal with a selection from Yanni’s “starter snacks” that include traditional favorites like spanakopita and dolmades, as well as a Greek Pizza made of soft pita bread topped with feta and blended cheeses, black...