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Plus: 10 affordable and fun ways to spend Memorial Day weekend Share with a friend Pennsylvania’s primary elections are being held tomorrow, Tuesday, May 19. Pennsylvania polling places will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. If you’re in line to vote by 8 p.m., you will be allowed to vote. You can find…

Plus: Still on the phone while driving? It’s about to cost you. Share with a friend Social media has become a major factor in the fortunes of restaurants—and not just through word of mouth buzz created by customers, content creators, or twice-monthly newsletters about Pennsylvania pizza. Take the case of Tallow, which opened in early…

Plus: Pa. native wins Pulitzer for exposing Epstein abuse Share with a friend An early happy Mother’s Day to all the moms reading this newsletter. Here’s hoping you get to spend the day doing what you love with the people you love. Maybe it’s a tiki boat cruise on Lake Wallenpaupack, or maybe it’s a…

Plus: We’re paying $1.50 more for gas since the war began Share with a friend As I’ve stated before, one of the best parts about my job (aside from getting to eat a lot of pizza) is learning about our state’s history. And I learned a lot from this story about the Molly Maguires, a…

Plus: Is your pet the cutest in Pennsylvania? Share with a friend As I’m sure you’re well aware, a trip to the grocery store is more expensive now than it has been in years. Prices have risen about 2% since March 2025, according to the Department of Agriculture, up more than 31% since 2019. Nearly…

Plus: Celebrating May Day in Pa. Share with a friend Welcome to May, Pennsylvania. And happy May Day. (More on that below). Two things I learned Thursday while on assignment in the Lehigh Valley for my newsletter dedicated to highlighting the best in Pennsylvania pizza, Pizzavania (subscribe here, and feel free to tell all your…

Plus: Bill to block whites-only communities barely passes Pa. House. Share with a friend I wish it was a third straight week of good news (relatively speaking, of course) about gas prices in Pa. But after dropping for two straight weeks, they have hit the highest point since the start of the war in Iran.…

Plus: Steelers draft a hay bale toss champion Share with a friend When we asked you earlier this year about the stories you’d like us to cover in 2026, the issue that drew the greatest response was the impact of Pennsylvania’s data center boom on local communities. With 52 active data centers and about 50…

Plus: Here’s why Pa. is a pretzel paradise Share with a friend National Pretzel Day is Sunday, and Pennsylvania is a most appropriate place to celebrate, when you consider:  🥨 The commonwealth had a strong hand in the popularization of the modern pretzel in North America, thanks to the Pennsylvania Dutch, who brought the twisty…

Plus: Pa. gas prices down for 2nd straight week Share with a friend Good news: gas prices are down again this week in Pa., from $4.13 to $4.10 a gallon Bad news: that’s still higher than the national average of $4.10 a gallon, and nearly a dollar more than the $3.12 a gallon Pennsylvanians were…