Neighbors of Easton

Per my previous post, former foreign war correspondent for The New York Times, author and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Chris Hedges, along with four others in the media have sued President Obama over constitutional civil liberties violations in the Obama administration’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which violates the First and Fifth Amendments of our U.S.…

Remember kids–drugs make you do dumb things.

The South Side of Easton has seen its fair share of drug dealing activity, but this story ranks up there with Dumbest Criminals Ever, along with the guy who got busted last year for robbing a grocery store because he left his photo I.D.…

Last month, Easton’s school board voted for a 2.2% tax hike to help fill the $7.3 million gap in this year’s budget. According to Zach Lindsey of the Express-Times, Bob Moskaitis and Kerri Leonard-Ellison voted against the increase. Ellison has been demanding a line by line budget examination by the district for the last two and a half years that I have been covering the school district, but the district, even after the election of an almost entirely new school board, still has yet to do it.…

The recent cover of Time Magazine features a 26 year-old mother breastfeeding her son, who is almost 4 years-old. It has caused quite a stir, about what is now referred to as “extreme breastfeeding,” or breast feeding children through toddlerhood–and in some cases up until school age (the mother was herself breast-fed by her mom until she was 6 years-old).…

School of Rock performing in the vintage gym auditorium of the Third Street Alliance.

If you’re a fan of The Police, be sure not to miss School of Rock’s tribute concert this Saturday and Sunday at the Third Street Alliance.…

A trailhead at Jacobsburg State Park, just 30 minutes from Easton, PA.

Easton Outdoor Company is hosting a 5-mile group hike in Jacobsburg State Park this Saturday, May 12th, at 9am. The hike is free, and Adam Fairchild, owner of the store, says that you can either wear hiking boots, or a comfortable pair of running or walking shoes, as the hike will not be strenuous.…

3 1/2 hours after an EPD tactical unit raided 1451 Ferry Street, the front door was still open.

Zach Lindsey reports for The Express-Times that Easton police encountered a pit bull during a drug bust at 1451 Ferry Street around dawn this morning and shot it.…

The Weyerbacher brewery (click their ad on this home page for more info) is open Friday from 4:30 to 7:00pm and Saturday 12 noon to 3:30pm!  Word has it that FRIDAYS ARE FAR QUIETER THAN SATURDAYS, so the best night for the local crowd is on Friday night.…

A painted mural of the sun on Northampton Street. I especially like the bullet-hole mouth.

Yesterday I heard on the news that a massive solar flare is headed straight for Earth, and could knock us back to the Dark Ages, knocking out the internet, our power grids and all our cell phone signals, or simply frying us all in an instant.…

After public outcry resulting from Mayor Panto’s announcement at an Easton City Council meeting in February, that he planned to get  rid of the Board of Ethics required by law under Easton’s Home Rule Charter–having never appointed anyone to it for the entire four years of his first term—the mayor, well into his second term, has yet to recommend appointees to City Council for approval.…

Lavender is not only an herb used for its calming effects in aromatherapy, but it's also a great to use in lamb recipes, and shortbread cookies!

David Harder of Nature’s Way in downtown Easton (click their ad on this home page or the Health & Nature page of this blog for more info) will be hosting a guided walk in the woods this Saturday, highlighting herbs that grow wild in our area.…

721 Cattell Street on College Hill is part of Easton's Garden Tour.

The weather is forecast to be 75℉ and sunny for this year’s garden tour–see below for details!

2012 Easton Garden Tour and Fair

SATURDAY, MAY 12

Tour: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.  *   Fair: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.…

Photo by: Filip Fuxa / Shutterstock.com

At last, a decision on which I can be proud of the President! I’ve been so upset with him lately, it’s a relief. Today, the airwaves are awash in an unending loop of video clips and pundits discussing President Obama’s surprise announcement that he supports gay marriage.…

Last night, a friend and I watched the film adaptation to the children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, in honor of this week’s passing of Maurice Sendak, author of the children’s book that has been popular since its publication in the 60s.…