Each week we feature a round-up of interesting stories from PaAdventure, the official blog of the Pennsylvania Tourism Office and a site that shares the goals of the Electric City Renaissance. This week on PaAdventure, you could read about: Bendigo State Park: A look at Bendigo state park located in the Pennsylvania Wilds on the East Branch of the Clarion River. Which is the better PA sandwich?: Examines the epic question...

Beginning tonight and lasting into tomorrow morning, the Lackawanna College Student Union (formerly the Catholic Youth Center), 500 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, will host the first annual Mini-Thon dance-a-thon from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Keep Reading

This week with our artist profile we take a closer look at one of the area’s up and coming artists with an eye for the issues. Jess Confer, a Gouldsboro native, and current Scranton resident, is a Marywood University undergraduate. There at Marywood, this 2009 prospective graduate, is working towards a BFA in graphic design, and has resultantly enrolled in her senior capstone class, advanced graphics. In this...

The November First Friday map is out with 18 local businesses and galleries hosting events this Friday. Keep Reading

After you cast your ballot today, you can celebrate having taken part in the democratic process in the state likely to decide the election or just celebrate the end of this long campaign season by heading down to Dionysus Downtown for Election Day specials. Dionysus Downtown, 244 Penn Ave., Scranton, will offer OBAMA-politans and McCAIN-tinis for Election Day, as well as specials on Miller Lite and Budweiser bottles,...

The Everhart Museum will host a special event this Saturday, Nov. 8, from 6-8 p.m., with world famous photojournalist Harry Benson visiting our region to open a new exhibit based on his photographs of the Beatles. The event, called “The Everhart Rocks,” will feature the unveiling of the Everhart’s newly installed Rocks & Minerals Gallery along with the opening of “The Beatles: Photographs...