Ever ask someone to lunch at Coney Island and get, “Which one? Baseball Coney Island or the one with the hot dog on the guy’s arm?” First off, I know I should have some allegiance to a particular Coney Island but I like them both. I like going to baseball Coney Island, grabbing the Union News, and enjoying a few dogs, no onions. My girlfriend is a world famous food snob and refuses to eat at baseball...

Did a few of you go over to visit Vince and get a shine? Even cooler than advertised, heyna? (www.youtube.com heynabonics) Today I want to take you to Mackrell’s Barbershop in the Medical Arts Building @ 329 North Washington Avenue in Downtown Scranton. You can’t miss the barberpole spinning out front and you can’t beat this place. Mark Mackrell is the owner, and aside from being a misguided Notre Dame...

I like the boutiques, the coffee shops, the 1st Medical School in the US since Kennedy was President, the Office fame, the Scranton Enterprise Center, and all of that Electric City Renaissance jazz. But I love the throwbacks hidden in the downtown. Coming from Factoryville (Home of Christy Mathewson; damn straight) Scranton is the big city and I moved here after I returned from a year of military service in ’03....

When you head anywhere to visit, what do you look for? Lodging, FOOD, and then entertainment. So we have a couple of great hotels, we have beaucoup art galleries and six billion bars, but where can one eat? Who can pull dollars away from the chains? In my estimation here are six newer places that draw people to the city. The Sambuca Grill on the 2oo block of Penn Avenue. Dim, intimate, and a different menu. Best damn...