For many, the sight of a model train racing around the base of a Christmas tree is an indelible holiday memory.
As collecting and building model railways has become an increasingly niche hobby, however, it has become a less common sight for younger generations.
The Train Gang of Washington ...
Playing music professionally is a hectic, deadline-oriented activity with ample servings of both stress and unmitigated joy.
Consummate professionals either live on a bus, fly all over the globe, become managed equities, or pay dearly in lack of privacy for their fame.
No less professional ...
Tis the season for a ‘tree-mendous holiday experience!
As live Christmas trees regain their sparkle, local Christmas tree farmers are dishing out their top tips to make finding the perfect tree a joyful, stress-free adventure!
Amanda Leavitt, whose family owns Candle Tree Farm in ...
The columnist's initial reaction to viewing the drought at Yough Lake, east of Uniontown on Route 40, was to think of the recent NASA snapshots of the Mars surface: Like Mars, this tiny slice of Somerset County is, for the moment at least, flat, rocky, and reddish.
Then there is the old arched ...
Take a step back in time to an 18th century Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Enoch Wright House Museum.
The Peters Creek Historical Society (PCHS) will host its annual Soup n Stroll fundraiser at the house from noon to 4 p.m. The event, the organizationÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ largest fundraiser of the year, ...
Victor Molek loves Christmas. So, as the owner of a storefront in the Uniontown Mall, he looks forward to seeing the holiday decorations – including the SantaÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Workshop display – go up every season.
For the last few years, the display had been scaled down due to a dwindling number of ...