The high cost of free parking
"Free parking." It's a lovely phrase, isn't it? Since so many of the things we do are not free, it's great that at least we can stow our vehicles at no cost, right?...
Master of its domain
At different turns outrageous, surreal, hilarious, exciting and even endearing, Kung Fu Hustle is an extraordinarily fun way to spend an evening at the movies. The film takes complete advantage of its 95 minutes...
Brushing up on Italian
Residents need not board a plane to see the sights of Italy. The traveling has been done for them by a local painter and several fellow artists. "Festivale di Arte: Images from Italy"...
Fancy flour-free
The menu for our Passover seder has settled in over the years. The eight-day festival of freedom, which celebrates the Jews' deliverance from slavery in Egypt, begins at sundown April 23. Passover always...
Giving license
As head of the state bureau that grants occupational licenses to everyone from doctors to beauticians, Basil Merenda is often invited to speak at professional-association meetings. The commissioner of the Pennsylvania Bureau...
Hailing the Holy Father
Dark clouds and gloomy weather greeted somber members of St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church as they left Sunday's noon Mass. They were in mourning, and Mother Nature only seemed to intensify their dreary...
Triggering a debate
Like anyone else who watches the news, gun owner Gregory J. Isabella is well aware of the recent spate of fatal shootings in Philadelphia. But the co-owner of Firing Line Inc., a firearms...
Upper-crusty dishes
About 10 years ago, the word "encrusted" entered our vocabulary. Chefs began to experiment with certain ingredients to form an unusual crust for chicken and fish, resulting in such dishes as sesame-encrusted salmon...
Art in the family
A love for the arts seems to pulsate through the veins of the Canuso family. And with their newest ventures underway, they continue pumping new life into the area's artistic outlets. While Joe...