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Off the Beat: Prophet Isaiah’s House in Niagara Falls, NY
Photo Credit: Fred Scruton Photography & Videography fredscruton.com One of the most overused words in the English language is “awesome,”...
The Jell-O Gallery & Museum in LeRoy, NY
This is no corporate-run promotion. This is a town’s act of love and pride. “Pearle Wait was a young man in town,” explains Jell-O Museum...
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
Santa’s Workshop – Santa has a daily gig at the Discovery Center from 9am-5pm. December 2-31 at 60 Morgan Road in Binghamton. Holiday...
OFF THE BEAT: FRALEY’S ROBOT REPAIR SHOP
If you’re traveling and find yourself booked through the Pittsburgh International Airport, it would be a good place to drop off your...
A Theatre of Things at the Roberson
It has been about a year now that artifacts and curiosities from Borneo, Viet Nam, the Solomon Islands, Myanmar, Brazil, and many other...
OFF THE BEAT: MINI STATUE OF LIBERTY IN THE DAUPHIN NARROWS
(VisitHersheyHarrisburg.org) I ask lovable and heroic, or unbearably irritating – depending on where you stand politically – political...
MARILYN MONROE’S SUBWAY GRATE
My editor doesn’t generally approve of using Manhattan as a location for “Off the Beat” features. It’s understandable because NYC is...
Forty Years of Leather: A History of the Harris Family Business
The story of Leather Corner Shoe Repair began 45 years ago with one man’s dream to make a pair of pants for himself. Today, standing in...
Off the Beat: For the Birds
(Hooded Mergenser. Photo by Tannar Cliffe.) A few days ago I heard a young TV host who was modeling a pair of boyfriend jeans admit that...
Off the Beat: The Stoogeum Re-Opens in Ambler, PA
My son once told me that I am the only “girl” he knows who loves the Three Stooges. Maybe that’s true. Nevertheless, I still think, “Do...
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