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Erie’s oldest grocery store is turning 100
Plus: Zaxbys is finally coming to Pa. Share with a friend America’s 250th birthday isn’t the only milestone to celebrate this year in Pennsylvania. Several community institutions across the state are also celebrating significant anniversaries in 2026. 🍕 In NEPA, Ferri’s Pizza, “The area’s only anthracite coal mine theme pizza shop” (as the takeout box…
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Gettysburg is too gay-friendly for Doug Mastriano
PLUS: How TSA staffing could impact Pa.’s smaller airports Share with a friend “It sucks when you’re filling up. What are you going to do, not get gas?” Those are the words of Dan Bradley, a flatbed truck driver from Pennsylvania, echoing the frustrations that many throughout the commonwealth—and the country—are currently feeling, as gas…
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Pa.’s regional slang, explained
PLUS: 5 things to do in Pa. this weekend Share with a friend In addition to my responsibilities writing and editing this humble daily newsletter, I’m also the one behind our twice-monthly newsletter highlighting the best in Pennsylvania pizza called Pizzavania (you can subscribe here—no pressure). This means I’ve become acclimated in the pizza parlance…
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Pa’s most Irish county is…
Plus: What you need to know about the GOP’s new voting bill Share with a friend The war with Iran. The proliferation of data centers and attempts to transform warehouses into ICE detention facilities across the state. Affordability. The news cycle of late has been… a lot. So it’s completely understandable if this slipped past…
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Are gas prices impacting your household budget?
Plus: What Pa. leaders can (and can’t) do when ICE comes to town Share with a friend Here’s a list you don’t want to be on: according to a new report, Pennsylvania ranks among the top states for online scam losses. Pennsylvanians reported about $400 million in losses from online scams to the FBI in…
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Why Scranton’s St. Patty’s Day parade is such a big deal
Plus: Fun things to do outdoors this spring Share with a friend It’s Feelgood Friday. And I suspect there’s going to be a whole lot of people wearing green and feeling good in Scranton tomorrow as Saturday marks Parade Day in The Electric City—the day of the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. The parade is…
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Pa.’s allergy season is getting longer
Plus: This very NEPA pizza is a Lenten favorite Share with a friend New look, who dis? Welcome to the refreshed, redesigned Keystone newsletter. We hope you like it. The new look is just one of the ways we’re trying to serve you better in 2026. Between the midterm elections, affordability issues impacting Pennsylvanians, the…
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5 fun things to do in Pa.
Plus: Latest on Bucks County men held in NYC terrorism plot Share with a friend Editor’s note: Tuesday’s Keystone newsletter failed to send due to a technical issue on our end. We apologize for any inconvenience. Oil prices soared as high as nearly $120 a barrel late Sunday before falling closer to $85 by Wednesday…
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Pa. landowners fighting back against AI data centers
Plus: What Pa. item would you put in a time capsule for America’s 250th? Share with a friend Angry local opposition has sprouted across Pennsylvania against dozens of the behemoth AI data centers tech firms are building amid fears of rising electricity costs and irreparable damage to their communities. Although advances in artificial intelligence are…
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This weekend: Celebrate Pa.’s history-making women
Plus: The Pa. brewery tour voted No. 1 in the US, again Share with a friend We’re opening this Feelgood Friday edition of the newsletter by looking ahead to Sunday, which is International Women’s Day—an ideal day to celebrate the trailblazing Pennsylvania women who have made history on a number of fronts, stretching back to…
