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...

The latest initiative in efforts to revitalize the arts and cultural life of the Greater Scranton area was unveiled Monday night with the formal introduction of the Lackawanna County Council on Arts, Culture and Education to the community. According to Maureen McGuigan, Deputy Director of Arts and Culture for the county, the council will advise county officials on ways to best serve Lackawanna County in the area of arts...