The Pittston Tomato Festival features a wide variety of ethnic foods, primarily Italian, but make no mistake about it, this four-day party is an All American festival. That’s what went through my mind Thursday evening when as part of the… Continue Reading
The official name is the Pittston Tomato Festival. The Pittston is not there because it’s a Tomato Festival located in Pittston. It’s there because this is a festival celebrating the Pittston Tomato. The Pittston Tomato is the unique tomato grown… Continue Reading
In my column a couple of weeks ago I talked about how much I appreciate the flood lights lighting up St. John the Evangelist Church in Pittston every night. You can view the majestic steeples from various points around the… Continue Reading
The commercial proclaims it has the answer to wrinkled clothing: dryer sheets. Look at this shirt. A wrinkled mess. Look at this shirt. Appears to have come right from a professional laundry. But it didn’t. It came right out of… Continue Reading
“A man may work from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done.” I knew this old adage (some say it dates to the Revolutionary War) was true when I first heard it as a kid in the… Continue Reading
The trepidation bordering on embarrassment I felt at not only being the oldest person at the Dawes concert Tuesday night at the Kirby Center but also being in the front row, a section commonly referred to as “the pit,” quickly… Continue Reading
… take the cannoli. I think of that famous line from “The Godfather” and have to laugh at myself every time I finish my run on the elliptical apparatus at Planet Fitness and go off to grab some paper towels… Continue Reading
… when you might have waited half an hour in line to buy potato pancakes at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church summer picnic. Friday evening, I walked right up to an eager person manning the booth and had… Continue Reading
For two decades Sports Illustrated ran a feature called “Signs the Apocalypse is Upon Us.” It included things like this from May 9, 2016: A die-hard Green Bay fan is marrying a woman named Packer and taking her last name.… Continue Reading
… I do give a damn. About hot dogs. (Get it? Frankly?) Oh, well. Today, July 17, is National Hot Dog Day. A day after my heart. I love a good hot dog. I even love an okay hot dog.… Continue Reading