Yellow submarines, battleships, and dragons all in one place? Those were some of the designs for the second annual Cardboard Sled Derby at Montage Mountain Ski Resort in Scranton. “The game plan is to get as many people as we can and to make it across the finish line alive,” said Alysa Scavone of Exeter. Racers spent lots of time and effort creating their sleds. “Cardboard box derby turned out great, just a testament to our crew and how we bounce back. And put a great product out there and we are loving it,” said Jeff Slivinski, director of marketing at Montage Mountain.

Atop the mountain today was a sight and sound many felt was doubtful after some of the warmest — and wildest — winter weather some have ever seen: snow making. After a week of nearly 70 degree days, plus extensive damage from an EF-2 tornado, Montage Mountain was forced to close in order to clean up and regroup from the one, two punch. “You know, we’re fighters here at Montage, so we kind of took it with the attitude, ‘we’re going to make this happen and we’re going to put snow down and we’re going to get back open’,” said Jeff Slivinski, Director of Marketing at Montage Mountain. Slivinski says the resort in Scranton plans to open again Saturday morning — a tall order considering power was just restored in full Friday morning.

Warm Day on the Slopes As appeared on WNEP by Bill Michlowski on February 19, 2017. SCRANTON — What a day it was for skiers and snowboarders. We found people soaking up the sun and enjoying the snow at Montage Mountain in Scranton. Presidents Day weekend is a popular time for ski resorts. […]

For years, people in Scranton have passed a prominent building downtown but have no idea what is inside. From the 1920s through the 1970s, Samters Brothers Clothing Store welcomed shoppers. Then it was office space. Later this year, it is set to be renovated into apartments. The Samters Building, on the corner of Lackawanna and Penn in downtown Scranton, is set to open as retail space and apartments later this year. It adds to businessman Charlie Jefferson’s portfolio in downtown Scranton. His company now has about 200 apartments that his company says they have no trouble filling.

Samter’s building in Scranton to become apartments As appeared in The Times Tribune on January 14, 2017. The new owner of the Samter’s building in downtown Scranton plans to convert the vacant, five-story structure into two dozen apartments and a few retail stores. JAKE DANNA STEVENS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Jessica Kalinoski, director of operations for […]

Mulberry 426: Reinvented As appeared in HAPPENINGS MAGAZINE on 7 January, 2017 by Happenings Magazine. Jefferson-Werner recently celebrated the opening of Mulberry 426, the renovation of the former Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce building into 40 market-rate residential rental units and four street level shops. With over 20 years of real estate development […]