Scranton’s downtown boasts elements for success
Scranton benefits from several key elements that help spur downtown renewal: preserved historic buildings; numerous government facilities and nearby hospitals, colleges and other institutions; and a daily influx...
Warm Day on the Slopes
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...
Samters Building Slated for Apartments
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...
Samter’s building in Scranton to become apartments
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...
Developer Charles Jefferson Adds Long Empty Samter’s to Regional Portfolio
Charles Jefferson, whose investment groups own Montage Mountain Resorts, the Connell Building on North Washington Avenue and the Leonard Theater on Adams Avenue, purchased the 43,712-square-foot building for...
Vacant Samters Building Sold
Vacant Samters Building Sold...
Samter’s building in downtown Scranton sold
Samter’s building in downtown Scranton sold As appeared in The Times Tribune on December 31, 2016. The former Samter’s building at Lackawanna and Penn avenues has sold, according...
Downtown vigor building
Downtown vigor building As appeared in The Times Tribune on December 3, 2016 by The Editorial Boad. Block by block, once-stagnant downtown Scranton has become a focus for...
Plan for Relocation of Scranton Counseling Center
A relocation of Scranton Counseling Center from the city’s downtown to South Side entails redevelopment of old buildings in both locations, officials said. The plan calls for the...