What’s more synonymous with summertime than watermelon? As a kid, it was a favorite with the neighborhood parents. Much like freeze pops, you could feed all of the neighborhood kids…
Saying goodbye: Maryland crab cake tribute to an Ocean City icon
By Carol Mancini on June 8, 2022
The author (center) with friends during a senior trip to Ocean City, Md. in 1989. I don’t know exactly when I fell in love with Ocean City, Md. And quite…
The Tale of Two City Chickens
By Carol Mancini on May 11, 2022
McCanns bulk food advertisement from a 1932 edition of the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. For as much as Yinzers hate Clevelanders down to the bone, we all come from similar backgrounds. And…
The walks that started it all: Cindy Litterini-Smith’s marinara sauce
By Carol Mancini on April 13, 2022
A view of West Park in Stowe Township. When I grew up there, West Park – not to be confused with the West End – was known for a few…




