SPEAK AND SEE, 6.19.13-6.25.13

The Wilkes-Barre Farmers Market opens for the season tomorrow, and the fresh, tender, just-picked produce is likely to include …“Strawberries, for sure,” said Jen Broyan from Broyan's Farm in Nescopeck.

Thanks to farmers who are growing under polytunnels — also known as hoophouses — fresh, local beets are available practically year round.That's a reason to rejoice, especially for beet lovers.

IN SEASON: EAT MORE GREENS! Specifically, beet greens. Did you even know they were edible? Well they are, stems and all. (Simply chop the stems into small segments). And the best part? Sometimes you can get beet greens for free. A little bird...

(AP) Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj will take the stage at the BET Awards.

(AP) The endangered Lakota language has lost one of its greatest supporters.

SCRANTON- Saturday and Sunday the Lake Ariel-based PocoNotes will return to the Tripp House for their fourth time to present “The Faces and Voices of the Blues … Too”.

(AP) Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms,...

“Punkleavy Fest” was held June 15 at the Clarks Summit Borough Building as a continuation of the Downtown Go Around event which began with the Second Friday Art walk the day before. According to Mari Walker, owner, Duffy's Coffee House, the festival was...

“Rock Around the Town” was the theme of the June “Downtown-Go-Around” June 14, organized by the Clarks Summit Arts Committee. The Second Friday Art Walk and Downtown Go Round unite monthlyto give artists a chance to display their creations as well...

The Featured Artist at B& B Gallery, South Abington Township, for June, in a twist, is the collective youths of the United Neighborhood Centers Photography Club, led by UNC Youth Arts Program Coordinator April Holgate. Unlike other Featured Artists who individually...

The opening week of the Abington Community Library's Summer Reading Club for children, “Dig Into Reading,” was a busy one, with parents and children registering to take part in the annual program. Parents may want to “clip and save” the...

(AP) A tornado warning for Denver International Airport is over and no damage has been reported.

(AP) In the decades after the Civil War, the nation's first black Army regiments guarded Yosemite and Sequoia national parks against poaching and timber thefts, a role that...

(AP) Israeli and global leaders, local celebrities and Hollywood superstars celebrated under one roof to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres for his upcoming 90th...

(AP) A chef who worked for Michael Jackson has described the home lives of the children during the final months of the singer's life, including what she said was his...

(AP) Miss Utah USA is taking another stab at the pageant question that brought her Internet infamy.

A local businesswoman has shared her story of overcoming adversity and change over the past few years in hopes of empowering and inspiring readers.

Local celebrities will put their dance moves to the test when the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple's Dancing with the NEPA Stars returns June 27 at 5:30 p.m., with its first of three rounds. The fundraiser will feature Erin Malloy – Professional...

Tonight (Wednesday, June 19) at 7 p.m. we hope you can join us for our first of four Civil War sesquicentennial events at the Dietrich Theater. Historian, actor and friend of the Dietrich, Ed McMullen will present “An Overview of the Civil War 150 Years...

(AP) British luxury brand Burberry has showcased its latest menswear designs in London after a decade in Milan.

(AP) In an accelerated election for a new U.S. senator from New Jersey, the Democratic field is Cory Booker vs. everyone else.

(AP) Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife know the sex of a baby they are having through a surrogate...

(AP) Katy Perry 'goes there' with Vogue about two of her high-profile relationships, as the magazine's July cover story.

During the June 13 meeting of the WVIA Board of Directors, a three-year plan was approved, where Tom Curra was elected WVIA's fourth President and Chief Executive Officer and assumes

The life-giving love of God is the focus of a new book by Baptist Bible College Professor Sherrie Holloway.

(AP) Prosecutors won't be filing charges of vandalism against "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor Jeff Garlin after he was accused of smashing a car window in a dispute over a...

(AP) Ever since The Second City opened in December 1959, the Chicago comedy theater co-founded by Bernie Sahlins has helped produce some of the world's most famous comedians.

Fans of dance, classical and jazz music, and musical theater are invited to visit the Wyoming Seminary Upper School campus in Kingston often this summer, as the students and teachers participating in the Performing Arts Institute (PAI) present a series of free recitals,...

(AP) Entertainment star Barbra Streisand waded into one of Israel's touchiest issues Monday on the first major stop of her tour of the country Jewish religious practices...

(AP) Dave Chappelle is making his most substantial return to stand-up comedy with a one-month tour for Funny Or Die.

(AP) The plans of a former Microsoft manager to create the "Starbucks of Pot" are worrying other activists who pushed for the legalization of marijuana in Washington...

(AP) Entertainment star Barbra Streisand is attacking Jewish religious practices in Israel that treat women differently from men.

The Lackawanna Historical Society's bi-annual Historic House Tour in the Hill will be held Sunday, June 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Preview Party will be held on Friday, June 21 at the Rossetti family home.

The Pines Dinner Theater, 448 North 17th Street, Allentown, is hosting performances of “Footloose” June 14 – August 18, 2013.The show Schedule is as follows:

The Music Box Players will present the Tony-award winning musical “The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee” June 20 to 23 at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes Street, Swoyersville.

(AP) Kris Jenner says her daughter Kim Kardashian is thrilled to have a new baby.