If you have kids (or young cousins, nieces or nephews) you know that summertime is all about hanging out with friends, going to a variety of summer camps, and spending time at the community pool. Call me old-fashioned, but I still think summer should also be about summer reading at the local library.
I remember with [...]

I’m a Northwestern PA sort of guy born and bred, but summer is road trip season. So, I found myself headed south to St Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale to check out some of the most emotionally stirring art I’ve ever experienced in my life.
Born in Croatia, Maxo Vanka was commissioned by the [...]

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! What perfect weather for a Christmas open house.
I had wanted to take my family on an afternoon outing to the Conococheague Institute near Mercersburg to see the frontier buildings decorated for Christmas. But the boys came down with fevers, so I sneaked out during nap-time on [...]

The residents of Downingtown ( Chester County)  have a heightened sense of  things that “go bump in the night” dating back hundred of years involving historical figures, battles and the underground railroad. Hundreds of ghost stories have been passed down throughout the years and paranormal groups, such as Downingtown Area Paranormal Investigators (DAPI) have come together to investigate [...]

Recently friends from Portland, OR visited my husband Dave and me. Architects like Dave, they wanted to see some of the architecturally interesting highlights of Pittsburgh. We printed out guides from Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation and headed Downtown for a walking tour.
We started in the Cultural District on Penn Avenue—the Penn-Liberty area is designated [...]