Last weekend, Nancy, my bike buddies, and I attended the Liberty Sports Endurance Sports Expo in Oaks, PA.  Oaks is 30 minutes northwest of Philly, and there is a huge expo center there.  We had a great time chatting with folks, checking out new bike stuff, and seeing what all sorts of vendors were promoting.  [...]

After nearly a week at home with a nasty sinus infection, I was feeling better and ready to get out of the house on Sunday, so I went to lunch at the Chicken Lounge in Allentown.
It’s been at least five years since I’ve been to the Chicken Lounge. Two things I noticed right off the bat was 1) [...]

It’s hard to tell from the outside of the spaceship inspired structure what Playthings, etc on Route 8 just north of Butler sells. Spaceships? Proton Packs? Alien abduction protection kits?

Once you get your courage up to get through the “blast doors” leading inside, you find that this independently owned store might just live up to [...]

There is a saying that goes something like this:  “Instead of worrying about the destination, focus on the journey… for it’s the journey that is truly important.”  So in that spirit, I’m going to focus on a fun way to journey across PA, wherever your final destination may be:  traveling via Amtrak.
Spring fever sent my [...]

If you’ve been to downtown Lewisburg, it’s hard to miss the Campus Theatre. If you haven’t been to the region, it’s an excellent reason to visit. The Campus Theatre, a historic art deco movie palace, is located in the heart of historic downtown Lewisburg (which is on the banks of the Susquehanna River in Central [...]

So the Lehigh Valley is covered in snow, which reminds me of the first time I tried skiing. I was in 7th grade when I signed up to go on a ski trip with my church youth group to Bear Creek Mountain Resort (although back then it was called Doe Mountain). As we pulled up to the base [...]

The Philadelphia Flower Show is a grown-up gardener’s paradise, and it can be a wonderland of discovery and delight for children as well. The larger-than-life displays offer a unique setting in which to engage youngsters in the beauty of the natural world and ignite a lifelong passion for its precious plant life. The theme for [...]

Now, as the snow melts and the maple trees turn tumescent, it’s sugar-harvesting time.
Miles of plastic tubing may have replaced the traditional buckets, but the end result remains just as sweet.
Mary Lee Zechman, known as “The Maple Lady” in Lancaster County, recalls the intense labor needed to collect when the sap was running in the [...]

Last night I braved a snowstorm to have dinner at Mimi’s in Huntingdon (To be honest, I was just chauffeured by someone else who was more confident in driving in the snow.) Huntingdon is a little bit out of the way from my home base of Hollidaysburg, but for a special night out at [...]

It’s time for the overwhelming visual cacophony that is the Philadelphia Flower Show, with displays that suspend disbelief in a combination Cirque du Soleil-Mummers Parade riot of color and structure.
This grandmommy of all flower shows, now in its 182nd year, offers a globe-trotting theme “Passport to the World.” The show opens Feb. 28 and runs [...]