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business. at the pump, gas is up about a dollar since last year. >> my car usually takes $25 to fill up. it's $10 more. >> reporter: in the grocery store the price of milk up 5.6%. fruits and vegetables, 3.2%. >> we're seeing, again, 10, 15% increases, things like flour, mayonnaise, a lot of oils, everything we're experiencing is unprecedented. >> i might not buy as much as something for two weeks, might buy like a week at a time instead of buying in bulk. >> reporter: and the price of beef is rising to 4.5% in june. that's a problem for coney island's lunch known for its hot dogs in downtown scranton for nearly 100 years. >> like hot dogs, they've gone up. our hamburgers, our chili sauce. that's made with ground beef. >> reporter: just about every single item on peter ventura's
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�� Listen to this SCRANTON — After a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19, Scranton City Pride clean-ups and plantings are returning to the Electric City. Organizers are pleased to announce the weeklong event will be reintroduced in neighborhoods throughout the city, and the Downtown Business District, thanks to a partnership between Scranton Tomorrow, NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania, and the City of Scranton. Scranton City Pride will be held June 5 through 12, in conjunction with national NeighborWorks Week. Representatives from all three partnering organizations gathered this afternoon at Scranton Tomorrow’s office on Linden Street in Downtown Scranton to share the exciting news. Guest speakers included: Leslie Collins, President and CEO, Scranton Tomorrow; Jesse Ergott, President and CEO, NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania; Michael Gilmartin, Chairperson, Scranton Tomorrow Board of Directors; Mayor Paige Cognetti, Honorary Chairperson of Scranton City Pride; and Teddy Michel, Vice Chairperson, NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania Board of Directors.
Snow is falling all across our region as we wait out this two-day storm. Author: Stacy Lange Updated: 12:45 PM EST February 1, 2021 SCRANTON, Pa. — In Scranton, it looks like people are staying off the roads. There was the occasional car but really only plow trucks were coming through the downtown Monday morning. We found lots of people clearing sidewalks and trying to stay on top of the accumulating snow. Parking is banned in downtown Scranton to allow the city's DPW the space to plow later on. While Lackawanna County employees were working to clear snow from Courthouse Square, John McDonald was across the street shoveling the sidewalk outside his Subway store.
Flames tore through Plotkin Shoe and Repair Store in Scranton on Saturday night. Author: WNEP Web Staff Updated: 7:15 PM EST December 21, 2020 SCRANTON, Pa. — Officials say the fire that destroyed a century-old business in Downtown Scranton does not appear suspicious. Flames tore through the Plotkin Shoe and Repair Store near Linden Street on Saturday night. More than 35,000 pairs of shoes inside were lost. There is no official cause of the fire. The owner says it's unclear yet if he'll be able to bounce back from the fire and reopen his business. Related Articles
Owner crushed by damage after century-old Scranton shoe store burns Third-generation owner Richard Plotkin says rebuilding is a possibility, but he can't say if it will happen for sure. Author: Brit Purdy Updated: 6:38 PM EST December 20, 2020 SCRANTON, Pa. — "There's just a lot of history here. This place has been here family-owned since 1910," said Mike Losey of Plotkin Shoe and Repair Store in Downtown Scranton. Burnt rubble is left behind after flames tore through the century-old Shoe Saturday night. Third-generation owner Richard Plotkin says more than just the 35,000 pairs of shoes inside were lost. "Saddened, very saddened. All of 110 years of work," Plotkin said.
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