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Blue October rocks the Kirby Center, tackles mental health

Game of Thrones: How to prepare for the final season

Taking out the trash: #Trashtag challenge comes to NEPA

Graffiti pops up locally in wake of rapper’s death

KISS’ ‘End of The Road’ tour: A victory for the music

West Scranton native Mike Kunda is ‘The Pretender’: documentary showing slated for this Saturday

Celtic folk and bluegrass band Black Sage Project to play multiple shows this Saturday

LSD’s process of slowly growing an album reveals its flaws

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Blue October rocks the Kirby Center, tackles mental health

Game of Thrones: How to prepare for the final season

Taking out the trash: #Trashtag challenge comes to NEPA

Graffiti pops up locally in wake of rapper’s death

KISS’ ‘End of The Road’ tour: A victory for the music

West Scranton native Mike Kunda is ‘The Pretender’: documentary showing slated for this Saturday

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Ashley A. Michaels

Age: 21 for the tenth time Location: NEPA If you could be any fictional character who would you be? Olivia Benson from Law and Order…

Selena Waters Age: 31 Location: Clarks Summit Who do you admire? My big brother Ryan, he’s my hero and my best friend. Who motivates you…

Mya LaMaster

Age: 18 Location: Ashley What do you do for fun?: Read What are you most…

Dana McGonigle

Age: 35 Location: Hanover Twp What accomplishment to date are you most proud of ?…

Karissa Worobey

Age: 25 Hometown: Scranton What is your favorite thing about living in NEPA? The change…

Model of the Week: Jazmin Willow Bankus

Name: Jazmin Willow Bankus Age: 29 Location: Berwick What was your favorite concert? I got…

Model of the Week: Gillian Reinartz

Name: Gillian Reinartz Age: 26 Location: Lehigh Valley Who do you admire? Shirley Manson. She’s…

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Big Dan’s Movie Corner: “Cruise”

If you are looking for a romantic comedy to get you in the mood for summer, then “Cruise” is the movie for you. “Cruise” takes place in the 1980’s in…

Beyoncé’s live ‘Homecoming’ record is a masterclass in sound design

I’ll make a prediction right now: Beyoncé’s “Homecoming,” her live album from her performance at last year’s Coachella, will win a Grammy this coming year. Now, it’ll probably be for…

Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws to take Kirby Center stage

WILKES-BARRE — Two of the premier Southern rock groups will be rolling into Wilkes-Barre to perform this fall. The Marshall Tucker Band, perhaps best known for their 1973 single “Can’t…

Anderson .Paak disappoints on ‘Ventura’ after following too close to previous release

The second biggest surprise to me about the new Anderson .Paak album is how quickly it came after the previous. “Ventura” is the fourth record from the sometimes-rapper, sometimes-R&B singer…

Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ makes Billboard ask what country even is, anyway

The story of Lil Nas X’s breakthrough hit, “Old Town Road,” is one fraught with more drama than the average SoundCloud rap song, and its story reveals some of the…

Charlie Daniels bringing “Devil” and a whole lot more to Mohegan Sun

Charlie Daniels and his band are coming to Mohegan Sun Arena. Admit it, you already have the song running through you head. “The devil went down to Georgia He was…

Taking out the trash: #Trashtag challenge comes to NEPA

Many of us can agree that taking out the trash is a chore, but whoever said it couldn’t be rewarding? From April 14 to May 15, local businesses are teaming…

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Ariana Grande’s ‘Sweetener’ is like candy: sweet, but fleeting

With a considerable amount of hype leading up to it — at least, if my Facebook and Instagram feeds were to be believed — “Sweetener,”…