BY Wilkes-Barre Times Leader The City of Wilkes-Barre will celebrate its 250th anniversary with a Founders’ Day celebration on Saturday, Sept. 7 in Kirby Park. “Wilkes-Barre has a proud heritage and a bright future,” Mayor Tony George said. “I invite all residents to Kirby Park for a free family friendly festival followed by fireworks.” The…Read More→
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Officials at the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce say M&T Bank will soon be moving to Public Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre. “We are absolutely delighted that they are going to be now a permanent fixture of Public Square,” said Wico van Genderen, President of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce Leaders at…Read More→
BY, Bob Kalinowski, Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice WILKES-BARRE — Engineers, architects and urban planners walked around downtown Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday as part of a study aimed at creating a bicycle and pedestrian network in the city. “What’s really amazing is Wilkes-Barre has a riverfront. You have open space here,” said Bob Thomas, of the Philadelphia-based Campbell…Read More→
By Pat Kernan and Roger DuPuis, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader WILKES-BARRE — Six city streets, including a bumpy stretch of South Main in the downtown area, have been put out to bid for paving and milling this summer, officials said Monday, with another round to be bid out in the near future. Parts of North Sherman,…Read More→
By Jerry Lynott, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader WILKES-BARRE — After what seemed like years of inactivity at a proposed downtown development, a contractor has begun removing asbestos from one of the vacant buildings on site. The work focused on the former Frank Clark Jeweler property at 63 S. Main St., where Mayor Tony George said the…Read More→
By Bill O’Boyle, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader WILKES-BARRE — The Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association Friday elected officers and board members and heard a glowing report on the upward trajectory of the city’s downtown. Larry Newman, executive director of the Diamond City Partnership, presented details and statistics to support his claim that the downtown is moving in…Read More→
By Bill O’Boyle, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader WILKES-BARRE — To appreciate just how far downtown Wilkes-Barre’s revitalization efforts have come, all you need to do is to remember what it looked like in the year 2000. “By then, we had been hemorrhaging businesses for almost two decades,” said Larry Newman, executive director of the Diamond City…Read More→
BY Geri Gibbons, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader WILKES-BARRE – The Wyoming Valley Art League has served as an asset to the community for more than 60 years, providing benefits that go far beyond simply the appreciation of fine arts hanging on its wall, but also in community outreach, performance art and the written word. The organization…Read More→
By Ed Lewis, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader WILKES-BARRE — Circles on the Square has mainly stayed the same with its crazy and delicious offerings while outside, Public Square has seen many changes since the delicatessen and emporium opened nearly 35 years ago. Nestled behind a table in the back kitchen doing paper work next to a…Read More→
By Marcella Kester, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader The Osterhout Free Library truly defines the phrase “something for everyone.” The library opened its doors on Jan. 29, 1889, as one of the first libraries in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It’s named after real estate mogul Isaac Smith Osterhout, who funded much of its inception through his estate following his…Read More→
