by Kristen Brooks, Marketing Director at NEPA Connect As I write this there are 19 hours, 28 minute, and 36 seconds left until Scranton’s Saint Patrick Day Parade! And, I have to say that my non-Irish eyes are SMILING! The St. Patrick’s Parade Day in Scranton is the second largest in the United States. Each [...]

Welcome to the first weekend of March! The end of winter is in sight, and though it’s been a pretty gray week here in NEPA, that shouldn’t stop you from getting out to enjoy all the arts and culture the area has to offer. TGIF! It’s First Friday, which means the monthly art walk through [...]

Famed singer and former heartthrob Davy Jones, who became a household name through the popularity of ’60s pop sensations The Monkees, has passed away from an apparent heart attack, his reps confirmed today. According to celebrity gossip website TMZ.com, “An official from the medical examiner’s office for Martin County, Florida confirmed with TMZ they received [...]

It only happens once every four years, when February is granted an extra day at the end of the month so that the twelve-month calendar year synchs up with the astronomical cycles. For many, it’s just an extra day to do whatever they usually do: work, party, or nothing at all. But why not take [...]

This Sunday is the 84th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, which will be televised at 8:30 p.m. on ABC-TV (WNEP locally), with plenty of pre-show red carpet coverage, as well. Nine-time host Billy Crystal will again serve as emcee of Hollywood’s biggest night, when best acting honors are given out to the elite performances from the [...]

Fat Tuesday is approaching this coming week, and there’s plenty to do in NEPA if you’re looking to celebrate the last hurrah before Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season begins. Starting tonight, Genetti Hotel and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre is hosting “Mardi Gras Madness,” with live entertainment by party band M-80 and Louisiana-inspired cuisine, such [...]

  People around the globe were shocked and saddened to hear of the untimely death of pop icon Whitney Houston at the age of 48 on Saturday. The singer, actress and mother was found unresponsive in a hotel in Beverly Hills just one day before the 54th annual Grammy Awards, and speculation of the cause [...]

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and since Feb. 14 falls on a Tuesday this year, many folks will be looking to celebrate (or perhaps drown their sorrows) this weekend. There’s no shortage of events happening in Northeast Pennsylvania to satisfy your lust for life or a loved one, and we’ve even included some [...]

The 54th annual GRAMMY Awards are scheduled for telecast this Sunday, Feb. 12, on CBS from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Considered music’s highest honor in the U.S. (and for many international artists), this year’s program is being hosted by rapper LL Cool J, and will feature live performances by a very broad cross-selection of today’s [...]

Super Bowl XLVI is only 50 hours away, and sports fans are already gearing up for a tense match up between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots on Sunday. The Big Game is set to start at 6:30 p.m. and will be broadcast to millions from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Aside [...]