As travelers, many of us wear different hats. I run an ad agency so, sometimes, I’m looking at travel from a business perspective. I’m both a husband and father, so my traveling eyes also sometimes look for pure fun and entertainment.
But I’m also a pastor, and I’ve found some of the most discriminating palates are [...]

One of my favorite Christmas presents to give family and friends is a box of freshly-made chocolates. Lucky for me the Lehigh Valley is blessed with many fine chocolatiers, one of which is my favorite. Josh Early Candies, a local tradition, has two locations – one in Allentown and the other in Bethlehem. Last week [...]

The Second City returns to Pittsburgh and drives comedy in to our Holiday season.  For those of you unfamiliar with what The Second City is – they are an improvisational theatre group. Their current touring company appears in PratFall of Civilization, a stab at the current state of the country with some traditional goodies tied [...]

I wasn’t around during the early 1950’s to hang out in one of those coffee shops in New York City where the “Beat Generation” was born and nurtured great minds and talents like Jack Kerouac, but if there’s a place here in the mountains of central Pennsylvania that comes close, it’s Webster’s. Webster’s Bookstore & [...]

This is the second in a series of three posts in which I detail my 2009 New Year’s resolutions, which revolve around experiencing more in Lehigh Valley. Click here to view the first post in the series.
I can’t cook a decent meal if my life depended on it, so my boyfriend and I go out [...]

The neon sign in the window reads “cheese” but if you are on Calder Alley in downtown State College on any given morning, the smell in the air is definitely COFFEE! Below street level and only detected by the strong scent of roasting coffee beans and that cool neon sign is a tiny place where [...]

Great, cheap eats are hard to find in Philly. With our stressed economy, and a job that has me constantly on-the-go, I needed to find something that could totally fill my belly without totally emptying my wallet.  And a few months ago I found the perfect answer. Behold: the lunch truck. Small metal carts of [...]

Herwig Brandstatter (Brandy), his wife, Gundi and their son, Bernd… have vevived their passion and desire to bring the tast of Austria to Central Pennsylvania. Herwig’s Austrian Bistro sits proudly on the main drag of downtown State College and directly across from the Penn State Campus. Today, they are packed every lunch and dinner and [...]

Ok, admit it. In the past when you heard the words “wine” and “Pennsylvania” together in a sentence, you didn’t immediately think of our fine state as becoming the next Napa. But opinions are changing as the Commonwealth continues to develop a reputation for its many fine wineries. In the Lehigh Valley region of the [...]

Lawrenceville, PA has everything I love about Pittsburgh right in a row. Cupcakes at Dozen, pizza at Piccolo Forno, vintage gems at the several thrift shops and great art in a collection of galleries. Today I lunched at a place I’d never been before, Coca Café and can safely say it is one of my [...]

I’ll go anywhere in search of what I need —which my wife defines as “wanting it so bad that I trick myself into thinking that I need it.” This time, though, she was the catalyst for this excursion. We’d heard about the Rockvale Outlets in Lancaster, PA, which has a great collection of shops to [...]

For someone moving into a new city, the thought of making contacts, finding friends, and learning the area can be rather intimidating. Even for people that have lived in a particular city for some time may not have the opportunity to sneak away from their office and make those critical business contacts we all know [...]

It is about that time, the time to start gearing up for the holidays. Volant will be right there with you this weekend. Christmas on Main Street takes place Saturday and Sunday on; you guessed it, the streets of Volant. Old Saint Nick will be in attendance and will help ring in the holiday season. [...]

If you want to take advantage of the unseasonably warm weather in PA this week head to Cherry Crest Adventure Farm in Ronks with your friends or family for an opportunity to do something unexpected. The family farm in the Dutch Country Roads region of the state offers a famous corn maze. The Amazing Maize [...]

November 3 – 9 marks restaurant week in Pittsburgh. If there is an eatery in they city that you have wanted to try, like Kaya in the Strip, Georgetown Inn on Mt. Washington or Seviche Tapas Bar on Penn Avenue you are in luck. These restaurants are among dozens of others are participating in this [...]