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Axios
07-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Tomatoes, Festival Latino and more weekend events
🍅 Embrace the tomato at Reynoldsburg's annual Tomato Festival, featuring live music, carnival rides, spaghetti- and pizza-eating contests, a pageant and Tomato Wars. 4-10pm Friday and 11am-10pm Saturday, 1640 Davidson Drive. Free! 🧘 Immerse yourself in Olentangy Caverns' monthly sound bath deep inside the caves. 6:30pm Friday, 1779 Home Road, Delaware. $48. 🐂 Ride the bull at PBR Cowboy Bar's monthly buck off competition at Easton. 9pm-2am Friday, 3950 Gramercy St. Free! 🎉 Celebrate culture and community during Festival Latino at Genoa Park, highlighting activities, food, music, fashion, art and dance with Latin American roots. 11am-8pm Saturday and Sunday, 303 W. Broad St. Free! 📚 Find a hidden gem at the Mid-Ohio Indie Author Book Expo. 🍻 Enjoy a legal drink during Uptown Untapped, Westerville's craft beer festival honoring the city's former "Dry Capital of the World" title.
Axios
04-08-2025
- Climate
- Axios
What we're watching in August
Another new month has started, so here's another list of newsworthy things we'll be keeping an eye on. 🎉 This weekend's Pelotonia and Irish Festival are just the beginning. A ton of popular annual events are coming up, including the Tomato Festival (Aug. 7-9), Festival Latino (Aug. 9-10) and the Columbus Air Show (Aug. 22-24), plus the Zucchinifest and Greek Festival over Labor Day weekend. 🗳️ Soon we'll know all the local issues on the Nov. 4 election ballot. The deadline to submit them is Wednesday. 🎒 It's back-to-school season — but before classes begin, Columbus' teachers union and administrators still need to hash out a new employment contract. 📱 All K-12 schools must have a policy on student cell phone usage for this academic year.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Yahoo
What to know for the Pittston St. Patrick's Parade
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — From parking, bathrooms, and times this is the guide for what you need to know about the Pittston Saint Patrick's Parade. The City of Pittston Police Department is reminding people of road closures due to the Saint Patrick's Parade on Saturday. Police say roads throughout the city and downtown area will shut down at 10:00 a.m. for The Leprechaun Loop Run/Walk. 2025 Saint Patrick's Parades happening in NEPA Police say the roads will open back up around 12:30 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. According to the Pittston City St. Patrick's Parade Facebook page, they recommend parking at the Greater Pittston YMCA, Saint John's Church, behind City Hall, Quinn's Market, Pittston Memorial Library (front and back), and at the Upper Tomato Festival Lot. The parade group says if you plan on enjoying one of the downtown bars, you are strongly encouraged to get a ride or use Uber/Lyft. There are port-o-potties located in the Anthracite Fitness Factory Parking Lot and in the lower Tomato Festival lot. The parade starts at the Turkey Hill at the south end of town. It travels north on Main Street, loops onto Kennedy Boulevard at the Coal Miner Statue, and then ends near Pizza Hut. There will be an emcee in the lower Tomato Festival lot, which will be the busiest. The parade group says if you are looking for excitement, that is where to head. If you are looking for a quieter spot they are usually located at the beginning and the end of the route. The 12th annual parade kicks off at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 1. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The pipes will be calling soon. Here's how to catch St. Patrick's parades in NEPA
St. Patrick's parades are on the way. We asked organizers for tips on where to watch and what to look for. Pittston When: Saturday, March 1, 11:30 a.m. Top spots: The 'hub of the excitement' is the Tomato Festival area and the announcer is stationed in the Lower Tomato Festival lot, said co-chairperson Sarah Donahue. 'It's pretty busy. If you are bringing your little kids and want to avoid that, the beginning or the end would be better,' she said. * STAFF The Penn York Highlanders Bagpipe Band from Athens march down Lackawanna Ave. in Scranton during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2019. Jason Farmer / Staff Photographer * Devland Heffron of Plymouth runs the Leprechaun Loop in a kilt before the Pittston St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 2, 2024. * STAFF Parade goers watch as a giant inflatable dinosaur moves along S. Main Street at the 44th annual Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 10, 2024. BILL TARUTIS / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER * A giant shamrock balloon makes its way onto Public Square during the 44th annual Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 10, 2024. BILL TARUTIS / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER * The St. Patrick's Day Parade marches through Pottsville on March 16, 2024. Johnathan B. Paroby/Contributing Photographer * Lori Michael stands at her St. Patrick's Day Parade table during the annual history fair at the Fairlane Village Mall, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR) Show Caption STAFF 1 of 6 The Penn York Highlanders Bagpipe Band from Athens march down Lackawanna Ave. in Scranton during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2019. Jason Farmer / Staff Photographer Expand What to watch for: This year, the Rev. Joseph Elston, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Parish, will portray St. Patrick. Route: Starts at the Turkey Hill in the south end of town, travels north on Main Street, loops onto Kennedy Boulevard at the Coal Miner statue, then ends around Pizza Hut. By the numbers: Around 2,000 marchers. Mass: St. John the Evangelist, 35 William St., Pittston, at 8:30 a.m. Run/walk: The Leprechaun Loop, a 5K run or 1-mile walk, at 10:30 a.m. Check-in is at 9 at the Greater Pittston YMCA. It benefits Allied Services' pediatric programs. Link: Scranton When: Saturday, March 8, 11:45 a.m. Top spots: The crowd tends to bunch up near the start of the route, near St. Peter's Cathedral, said parade President Tom Gilbride. He recommends the less crowded areas near the Lackawanna County Courthouse and the Radisson at Lackawanna Station Hotel. He stressed that the parade doesn't stop at the reviewing stand but continues toward Vine Street. Route: From Mulberry Street and Wyoming Avenue, heading toward Linden Street, and then left onto Lackawanna Avenue. Lackawanna Avenue turns into Jefferson Avenue and then the route turns left onto Biden Street. After a final right turn onto North Washington Avenue, the parade passes the reviewing booth near the corner of North Washington Avenue and Linden Street. The parade ends at North Washington Avenue and Vine Street. What to watch for: The grand marshal is John Madden, sales manager of TravelWorld, based in Scranton. The honorary grand marshals are the Cooper family, owners of Cooper's Seafood House, Scranton. There is a new military band toward the front of the parade. By the numbers: Around 12,000 marchers anticipated. How to join: By Friday, Feb. 28. Link: Mass: St. Peter's Cathedral, 315 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, at 10 a.m. Run: The Brian Kelly Memorial 2-mile foot race is at 11 a.m., beginning on North Washington Avenue. Link: Wilkes-Barre When: Sunday, March 9, 2 p.m. Top spots: To see the giant balloons, head to South Main Street, where a pedestrian bridge connects two Wilkes University buildings, said Mike Slusser, the city's special events coordinator. 'It's kind of cool to watch them have to manipulate their way under the bridge,' he said. For a good spot on Public Square, arrive an hour ahead of time, he said. Route: Begins on South Main Street at South Street, travels along South Main Street, around Public Square, toward East Market Street and ends at North Main and Union streets. What to watch for: The NEPA Bird Gang, the Philadelphia Eagles fan club, is expected to fly high following the Super Bowl win and will have a football balloon, Slusser said. By the numbers: Usually between 1,000 and 1,500 marchers. How to join: By March 3. Registration form at Pottsville When: Saturday, March 15, noon. Top spots: Garfield Square is a good vantage point, said Lori Michael, president of Schuylkill Events. Route: Market and 12th streets, proceeding down Market Street and then to Second Street, Mahantongo Street, Centre Street and Laurel Boulevard, ending at the Humane/Phoenix Fire Company on Third Street. What to watch for: Mummers from Philadelphia will march this year. The costumed performers are famed for marching in the Philadelphia New Year's Day parade. By the numbers: Several hundred marchers are expected, Michael said. How to join: Email: stpatsparade@ There is no deadline, but register a week in advance to get a good spot in the lineup, Michael said. Unlike some parades in the region, there is no fee to register. Mass: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, 319 Mahantongo St., at 8 a.m.
