Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)

by Mark Silva and updated "Our life has become kind of a reality show,'' says Sarah Palin, author of Going Rogue, who suggests that in the last couple of months she has fielded all sorts of offers "coming our way,......

We are gathered here today to pay our last respects to Bossy the Cow, who led a happy life of grazing before giving it all up to become Naturally Raised Beef Filet Mignon with Cippolini-Potato Puree and Local Carrots.Yes, we......

Alan Morstein of Regi's sends this dispatch from the Waverly Market. Here's Alan. LVIf you have ketchup and mustard then you're ready for one-stop shopping at the Waverly Market. For the big barbeque weekend, plenty of choices. Just arrived today:......

Tomc, whoever you are, I'm in your debt.The Dining@Large reader by that name suggested that I try The BBQ Joint in Easton on my way to the Tawes crab-and-politics fest in Crisfield this week. What a great find.From the fresh......

The new Zagat dining guide came out today, and there's been a shake-up in the Most Popular list. Quite a change from a year ago, when EL wrote: "For whatever reason, this year's Top 40 Most Popular list is almost......

This column is the annual call for nominees to my Hall of Fame of the area's most colorful characters. To explain to new readers what this is about, I'll offer glimpses of two Hall of Famers in action. Northampton County Human Services employee Jim...

The last time filmmaker Jason Reitman came through town we got into a conversation about unlikable characters. He knows something about unlikable characters: "My first movie was about the head lobbyist for Big Tobacco ('Thank You for Smoking'), my...

When I started writing the Retail Watch column last fall, I worried that I'd never be able to dig up enough new information each week to pass along to Morning Call readers. Boy, was I wrong. I had no idea just how bustling the retail scene is here in...

This week, just in time for the statewide trout opener in Pennsylvania, we're welcoming Sportsman's Outlet near Stroudsburg as the newest contributor to our Fish Report. The store is at Route 611 and Applegate Road in Stroud Township and offers a...

Q: After a number of bad 'crossover' accidents on I-78 in the Lehigh Valley over the years, it's good to see they finally installed a barrier on the grass median. But with the high percentage of truck traffic, it seems the wire fencing would be no match...

With the aroma of chocolate bunnies and chocolate-covered coconut cream and pecan eggs filling many homes throughout the Lehigh Valley, what better way to start an Easter Sunday column than to talk about chocolate and tell you about a new place to buy it?...

The news last week that the Colonial League made Moravian Academy and Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg full-time members and invited Lehighton and Pleasant Valley to join may signal a change for area leagues. The Colonial League, according to President Tom...