Next Wednesday and Thursday March 10th and 11th the Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce will be holding its annual Business Expo at the Koehler Fieldhouse at East Stroudsburg University. Wednesday March 10th it will be open from 2:30-7pm and Thursday March 11th it will be open from 12noon to 7pm. There is an admission cost [...]
From now until “the recession has lessened”, at least for the summer if not the year, after 4pm on Friday’s Cherry Valley Golf Course will be offering free golf. I heard about this at the business card exchange that they held at their location this month but I would still call to double check the [...]
If you are looking to access wireless internet in the Poconos you and are a PTD(penteledata) customer here is a current list of wi-fi spots: Alaska Pete’s Route 209 Marshall’s Creek, PA. 18335 570.350.7300 www.alaskapetes.com Barley Creek Brewing Company RR 1 Box 185 Sullivan Trail & Camelback Rd. Tannersville, PA. 18372 570.629.9399 www.barleycreek.com Best Western [...]
This past Sunday was the annual American Red Cross of Monroe County Telethon which ran from 12pm to 9pm on Blue Ridge Cable Channel 13. I’m ashamed to say but this is the first year I actually saw it aired and hope that we can spread the word so the viewers and donations can improve each [...]
The thought of adding tolls on Interstate 80 personally makes me cringe. If you haven’t heard already Act 44 was passed in July 2007 which gave the ok to put tolls on 80. Living in the Poconos I-80 is a HUGE part of the transportation flow - for residents who hop on 80 to avoid the [...]
There are plenty of places to shop in the Poconos but by far the largest and I’m assuming most visited is The Crossings Premium Outlets in Tannersville. Its location right off of Interstate 80 makes for easy access, especially if you are not familiar with the area. On weekends it definitely gets a bit crowded [...]
Panera Bread Today we had lunch catered from Panera Bread in Stroudsburg which is part of the new set of stores located on Route 611. If you haven’t driven by recently the new shopping center consists of Panera Bread, Best Buy, Borders, Old Navy, Petsmart and…I forget the other one :\ Anyway, lunch was terrific [...]
The grand opening of Mount Airy Casino Resort is scheduled for today October 22nd, 2007 and is bound to impact the Poconos significantly one way or another. It will make history as the first freestanding casino in Pennsylvania bringing additional attention and traffic to the area which is likely to help local businesses. The Controversy [...]
This past month the Pocono Chamber of Commerce officially became the Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce and along with the name change came the new logo displayed above. The updates were made to reflect on the future as the chamber will celebrate its centennial in 2010. Eric and I joined the chamber last year with our website [...]