Beyond the beer, the festival also featured food trucks, live music and a host of vendors selling things like cigars and artisan cheeses. Those who attended a special VIP session of the festival earlier Saturday also enjoyed exclusive beer offerings and unique food pairings.

Volunteers Celebrate Earth Day by Planting Trees on Ski Slope As appeared on WNEP on April 22, 2017 by Suzanne Goldklang. SCRANTON — On this Earth Day, people in Lackawanna County planted more than 100 trees at the Montage Mountain Ski Area. Earlier this year, a tornado hit the facility. Now, they are bouncing back […]

It’s the final weekend for snow sports at Montage Mountain in Scranton. And even though we’re having some spring weather, there’s just enough snow left for a final ride. “Well, I was wearing shorts while snowboarding today,” said Zach Chilson, a 12-year-old on the slopes. Springtime skiers hit the slopes one last time — but this time they ditched the winter coats. “The temp was fantastic out there today! I was riding in a t-shirt,” said James Grace. Even though the spring sun is quickly melting the snow at Montage Mountain, the season did last longer than people expected.

Hundreds of party-goers took a trip back to the 80’s as The Leonard Theater in Scranton hosted a “Back To The Eighties Show” The bash featured the popular New York City band “Jessie’s Girl”. The show sold out, making it the largest event at the Leonard since it opened in 2014. “It’s perfect, it’s a perfect venue, it really is,” said Leanna Brazil from Scranton. “So glad for something like this to be downtown.”

At Montage Mountain Ski Resort, families were turning a snow day off from school to a ski day. “We were all dug out yesterday so school`s off and we figured what a better way to spend the day,” said Michaelyn Reichwein from Mount Carmel. “It’s beautiful.” With Tuesday’s winter storm dropping more than a foot of snow in our area, many students still haven’t returned back to class, so why not spend this beautiful day on the slopes?

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 of thousands of employees and others who work at or use those services. More people living downtown adds to its critical mass and promotes more growth, said developer Charles Jefferson, whose holdings in the city include two downtown buildings he converted into apartments — the Connell and former Chamber of Commerce buildings, both on North Washington Avenue, as well as the Leonard Theater on Adams Avenue. His apartment buildings had 100 percent occupancies since each opened, he said.