Tag: coal region

April 8, 2025 THE COAL SPEAKER

Buildings that become empty vessels: The case of Cardinal Brennan.

The former Cardinal Brennan is just an empty vessel of what it once was, so why is it still standing?

February 1, 2025 THE COAL SPEAKER

Big empty Lots

The slow closing of Big Lots is a reminder of how things felt when we had a mall.. And how that closed, too.

August 31, 2024 THE COAL SPEAKER

It’s Labor Day at Tri-State

Over 185 billion envelopes are produced each year. Just not in Ashland as of November 2024.

February 23, 2024 THE COAL SPEAKER

What a drag! Actors guild of Schuylkill County forced to cancel drag show

The Actors Guild of Schuylkill County canceled their “A Night at Disney” drag fundraiser due to legal threats from the Catholic Diocese, igniting debate on expression versus religious principles.

The story of Tumbling Run not just cotton candy and crowds. There were floods. Deaths. Suicides. And murders. It was a little resort that could. And eventually could not.

Just one of those parks that is gone for good. And memories of it are too.. All that exists now are tales of those who told tales of how great it once was.

June 7, 2023 THE COAL SPEAKER

Smokepocalypse now: Blame Canada

We know you don’t need another story about the smoke you can see outside your window. But here it is anyway. Submitted for your approval.. the latest episode of Jumanji in real life.