Larry Newman, executive director at Diamond City Partnership, Tuesday said the downtown’s businesses are assets that “we cannot afford to lose,” and added that the inaugural Downtown W-B Dining Deals program is part of a larger campaign to encourage patronage of downtown restaurants and retailers during a very challenging holiday season.
From Saturday, Nov. 28, (Small Business Saturday), to Saturday, Dec. 12, the Diamond City Partnership, Downtown Wilkes-Barre’s non-profit management organization, will host the first-ever “Downtown W-B Dining Deals” event.
Click the link for more info!
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The Downtown Wilkes-Barre restaurants are celebrating the holiday season with BUY ONE GET ONE gift card deals! Be sure to stop by a participating location from November 28 - December 12 so you don't miss out on these unbeatable deals! 🎁
Give a gift for the holidays or treat yourself to some take out 🍴
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THIS SATUDAY‼️ The 2020 Holiday Pop-Up Shops open on Public Square! They are going to kick off #smallbusinesssaturday 🎁 Come check out these greats vendors and pick up some gifts for the holidays.
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‘Tis the season to share joy - and show love for our favorite small businesses. Let’s #ShopSmall on #SmallBizSat, Nov. 28 and all season long! Visit ShopSmall.com to learn more. ... See MoreSee Less
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Walk Wilkes-Barre:
This week's historic building is:
Mrs. Ella D. R. Parrish residence (1899)
248 South Franklin Street
Americans' interest in "Colonial" design was renewed by the nation's centennial, and even during the height of the Victorian age, fashionable architects were experimenting with "colonial" details. By the turn of the century, the "Colonial Revival" had become the most modish of styles - as exemplified by this brick mansion with its "French" roof, designed by Wilkes-Barre architect Thomas Podmore for Mrs. Ella Drake Reels Parrish, the widow of prominent mine operator Fred Brown Parrish (president of the Hillman Vein and Hanover Coal Companies). At the time, the Wilkes-Barre Record wrote that the Parrish residence "will not only be modern in every particular, but will also, in exterior beauty, be in harmony with the many other beautiful homes on that section of Franklin Street." The Parrish home is now apartments. ... See MoreSee Less
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