→ Did you know that on Sept. 17 Americans will celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day? This day commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on Sept. 17,…
→ Did you know about the conjoined twin sycamore trees on Bergman Street in Sheraden? These trees have been notable community icons since the late-1930s, when William Sheraden Bockstoce, the…
Pierogies Plus–celebrating 30 years I had the privilege of spending a quiet morning with Helen Pelc Mannarino on a quaint bench in front of her life’s work, Pierogies Plus, to…
→ Did you know that while any born and bred West-sider would call their park at the top of the hill “the overlook,” that’s not its only name? Its official…
Did you know celebrating Christmas in July did not originate as a marketing tool but as a summer camp activity? The National Recreation Association’s journal described Christmas in July in 1935…
→ Did you know that Juneteenth may soon become a federal holiday? Congress only approved a bill to make Juneteenth the 12th federal holiday this month, which President Joe Biden is expected…
→ Did you know libraries can be the cornerstone of a community? Some consider libraries as just places to borrow books free of cost. While that is true, libraries offer more…