One might say the two-week long 2018 version of Paint Pittston Pink, which kicks off tonight at the FM Kirby Center, will go “the whole 9 yards.” And when it does, everyone will be feeling “in the pink.” One definitely… Continue Reading
Pittston City, my Pittston City, has always been a friendly place filled with people only too happy to help one another. That’s primarily the reason I continue to live here after 68 years. Well, I am pleased to report, that… Continue Reading
Your arrangement with the newspaper Greater Pittston Progress is to write a weekly column and two weekly blogs. You get to decide when you want to blog and you pick Wednesday and Friday. For four years, you post something each… Continue Reading
I should have seen it coming. “What’s the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?” the sommelier at the little wine bar in Knoxville, Tennessee, asked. It was about a month ago. We were in Knoxville for the wedding of… Continue Reading
The draft beer choices at Ernie G’s in Avoca Friday night tested my resolve. I was at Ernie G’s primarily to enjoy the music of my friends Tony Alu and Dave Grundman, who perform as the duo “The Duke and… Continue Reading
For 45 years I have been a tennis player and a tennis fan. As such, I’ve been glued to the television for nearly two weeks and will be again this weekend. We’re talking the U.S. Open. The 50th anniversary of… Continue Reading
Be a laborer, great or small, do it well, or not at all Every Labor Day weekend I either write something about that little ditty or at least think about it. My friend and former colleague Sarellen (yes, they made… Continue Reading
I don’t know what has me thinking about the time my wife and I took her mother on a trip to London, but I am sitting here smiling over what a fellow said to me at Heathrow when we were… Continue Reading
For those who didn’t get the email, allow me to make your day by telling you Susquehanna Brewing Company is introducing this year’s version of its pumpkin ale today, Friday, August 24. Billed a “Tasting Room Release!” (their exclamation point,… Continue Reading
Scrolling through the channels on a recent morning, I came across a showing of the Italian film “Life is Beautiful.” Despite its difficult subject matter (life in a Nazi concentration camp), this is one of my favorite movies. Which gives… Continue Reading