POWER! Scranton will hold its next networking event for Northeastern Pennsylvania professionals on Thursday, July 8, 2010, from 6-8 p.m. at Kost Tire & Auto Service, 398 N. 9th St., Scranton. The featured speaker is Erwin Kost, Jr. who will talk about his family-grown business and will provide car care and safety tips. Refreshments and entertainment will be available along with wine samples from Bartolai Winery. The...

POWER! Scranton will hold a Member Recruitment Night on May 17, from 6–8 p.m. at Jack’s Draft House, 802 Prescott Ave., Scranton. You can sample new Budweiser products and participate in the business card raffle to win great prizes. Bring a non-member for an opportunity to win more prizes. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Cadillac. RSVP at rsvp@rediscoverscranton.com.

If you’ve been watching and wondering what to expect from the renovations going on in the 500 Block of Lackawanna Avenue, POWER! Scranton will give you a sneak peek on Monday, Sept. 28. The POWER! Outage, scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m., will begin at P.J.’s Pub inside the Hilton Scranton and Conference Center with entertainment provided by Rich Jenkins. Then tours of the Renaissance at 500 project will go on from...

Three of the area’s most active organizations in advancing Scranton’s Renaissance will team up for a POWER! Outage on Wednesday, March 18, from 6-8 p.m. at the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, 222 Mulberry Street, Scranton. POWER! will team Rediscover Scranton for the event sponsored by Leadership Lackawanna. The Outage will feature catering by Cooper’s, entertainment by the Doug Smith Jazz Trio,...

Next Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009, downtown Scranton wine bar Dionysus Downtown, 244 Penn Ave., will host a POWER! Outage from 6-8 p.m. It’s a chance to mingle and network with other local professionals working to enhance the economic and cultural assets of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Guest speaker will be Dionysus owner M.J. Dougherty. The event is free for current POWER! members and $10 for non-members. RSVP to power.scranton01@gmail.com.

Downtown Scranton business owners are hoping to make Saturday the busiest day of the week with a new Second Saturday event. Why not Rediscover Scranton for yourself and see what the buzz is about? Members of the Scranton Business Alliance have organized the first ever Second Saturday event, set for Saturday, May 10. Keep Reading