Today, on the “official” St. Patrick’s Day, it’s an excellent time to think green and get ready for the Great NEPA Clean-Up. Held during Earth Week (April 18-25), the Great NEPA Clean-Up will help local groups coordinate and promote their clean-up events. The event is sponsored by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Conservation Alliance and the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority (LHVA). Organizations...

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day in Scranton, Kildare’s Pub opened its Scranton location at 119 Jefferson Avenue last night. Kildare’s will be offering a special VIP Pass for St. Patrick’s Day weekend. For anyone planning to check out Kildare’s, the parade and everything else going on around the Electric City this weekend, you can post your Parade Day pictures directly the Electric City...

Three of the area’s most active organizations in advancing Scranton’s Renaissance will team up for a POWER! Outage on Wednesday, March 18, from 6-8 p.m. at the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, 222 Mulberry Street, Scranton. POWER! will team Rediscover Scranton for the event sponsored by Leadership Lackawanna. The Outage will feature catering by Cooper’s, entertainment by the Doug Smith Jazz Trio,...

It was a great night to enjoy a walk around the downtown last Friday as the First Friday art walk featured perfect weather to go along with all of the local art and music. Newcomer Viva el Caribe drew a crowd with the works of Kati Kameroski and music by Amidst the Madness. Jeffrey Creedon’s Floral Shop and Art Gallery hosted musician Coleman Smith. The April First Friday art walk will be Friday, April 3. First...

Planning has begun for the fifth annual Scranton Jazz Festival this August and to ensure it lives up to its reputation as one of the area’s biggest and best music festivals, organizers have put together a spring concert to support the festival. French jazz vocalist Ilona Knopfler and friends will perform on Friday, March 20, at the Old Brick Theater, 124 West Market Street, Scranton. A pre-concert reception and...

This Saturday, March 7, members of the Leadership Lackawanna Class of 2009 will host “Slinging Drinks for a Cause,” a celebrity bartending fundraiser beginning at 9 p.m. at the Stone Elephant in Olyphant. Keep Reading