Dionysus Downtown’s first trip to the Finger Lakes wine country was a success and the second trip is planned for this weekend. Departing from Dionysus Downtown, 244 Penn Avenue, Scranton, at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, the trip will take visitors to Ithaca and the vineyards along the shores of Lake Cayuga, NY. The trip will return to Scranton around 9 p.m. There’s still time to book seats for the trip. Cost is $65...

A new exhibit opened recently at the University of Scranton Hope Horn Gallery, “Landscape In Situ: Paintings by Andres Alvarez.” The exhibition features local landscapes painted on cereal boxes, produced during the time that Alvarez, an artist from Medellin, Colombia, worked at the University of Scranton as a Foreign Language Teaching Assistant. While residing in the Scranton area, Alvarez became interested...

The annual Lebanese Festival returns to St. Ann Maronite Church, 1320 Price Street in West Scranton on Sunday, September 20. After the Sunday Mass you can enjoy games and delicious homemade Lebanese food including Tabouli, kibbee, hummus and special grape leaves. Additionally the festival which attracts visitors from across the state each year,  will feature Lebanese music, Folklore and belly dancing.

If you’ve been watching and wondering what to expect from the renovations going on in the 500 Block of Lackawanna Avenue, POWER! Scranton will give you a sneak peek on Monday, Sept. 28. The POWER! Outage, scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m., will begin at P.J.’s Pub inside the Hilton Scranton and Conference Center with entertainment provided by Rich Jenkins. Then tours of the Renaissance at 500 project will go on from...

There was no shortage of activities going on around Scranton over Labor Day weekend with La Festa, Railfest, the opening of the Hexagon Project, First Friday and more. We’ve got a photo recap of some of the weekend activities in our photo gallery below and on the Electric City Renaissance Flickr page.

If you’re a jogger, walker, biker or care about the area’s trails and open spaces, you’ll want to take part in the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority (LHVA) Greenway & Trail Public Information Meeting on Tuesday, September 22. The meeting will be held at Steamtown National Historic Site at 6:30 p.m. Topics will include proposed trail routes and spur trails; proposed boundary for the Lackawanna...