The war on Japanese Knotweed: It so often feels like a losing battle but when given the repercussions of unmitigated growth, every bit of energy you expel on murdering these hideous plants is so worth it..
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Trinity closes: The tiny school that couldn’t North of the Mountain
In the same exact pattern and fashion. Rumor and gossip followed by an official announcement of a “study,” then public meetings and parental outcries.. and then silence before the May day deed is done. The closing of another Catholic school…
And now the ‘blue and gold’ are gone for good.
Continue readingJim Thorpe making plans for a Krampus kind of Christmas!
Christmas is 295 days away.. but the spirit of Krampusnacht is hitting a little early this year.
Continue readingTJ Maxx: The Perils and Plights for dying malls
TJ Maxx is coming to Pottsville.. what does that mean for a dying mall?
Continue reading30 years ago: Gilberton’s brief brush with fame in NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
Valentine’s Day 1991: SILENCE OF THE LAMBS vs NOTHING BUT TROUBLE in box offices..
A stroll back in time to when “Valkenvania” was based on Centralia and filmed scenes in Gilberton
Continue readingThe Night Pat Murphy Died: Megan heads back to court
According to the latest information on the Pat Murphy murder case, the criminal district court in Orleans Parish has scheduled a conference for Megan Hall on February 8, 2021.
That could mean a trial is coming..
Or it just could mean another date to plan another date is coming in a long delayed criminal trial in New Orleans.
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