The last First Friday of 2009 featured some great holiday-themed local art at galleries and businesses around downtown Scranton. You could browse children’s artwork at the Electric City Tattoo Gallery, hear selections from “The Christmas Dog” at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church or enjoy “A Collection of Sleighs” at the MAC Gallery. Check out our photo gallery below for a full wrap-up of...

The December First Friday, scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4, will cap a great year for local art and music with 25 downtown business participating in this month’s art walk. Several venues will host holiday-themed displays including a Children’s Holiday Art Show at The Electric City Tattoo Gallery, 620 Spruce St., with children’s art from the Howard Gardner School for Discovery; a holiday exhibit and music by The...

While many of you are already a few hours into your Black Friday shopping, consider buying local this holiday season and supporting local business owners. A great tool for locating local products and services launched recently: Visit Downtown Scranton. The site provides directory listings of downtown Scranton businesses broken out by categories – Eat, Shop, Play, Stay and Everyday. Whether you’re looking for...

It’s been some time in coming but the Lackawanna Avenue Bridge Project opened this morning with local officials on hand to cut the ribbon and open the bridge to traffic. View more pictures from the opening inside.

Tomorrow night you can support Scranton’s biggest and best New Year’s Eve celebration – First Night Scranton – with a Celebrity Bartender event at The Bog, 341 Adams Ave., Scranton, from 7-10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, drinks will be served by local celebrities like Scranton Mayor Christopher Doherty, Recorder of Deeds Evie Rafalko McNulty and Damian the Magician. Tickets are $5 at the door, and proceeds...

With Thanksgiving just over a week away, the holiday season is nearly upon us. If you’re looking for something to do around Scranton to get yourself into the Christmas spirit, browse the Electric City Renaissance schedule of holiday events. We’ll highlight many of these events for additional information in the coming weeks so be sure to check back. November 21 Greater Scranton Jaycees 17th annual Santa Parade,...