Ron Devlin

In a sense, time stands still at the Blu Tavern restaurant. Its entrance is classic 1950s architecture – glass block windows, a stainless steel canopy and doors with porthole windows. Robert Massari, third-generation owner, looks back.

At the 120th anniversary of St. Nicholas Untainian Catholic church in St. Clair, Bishop Borys Gudziak reflected on what life was like for Ukrainian immigrants who joined the “great migration” and settled in St. Clair in the early 1900s. “Th…

Cornstalks are “growing” in downtown Pottsville. Earlier this week, city workers attached cornstalks to lamp posts throughout the city’s business district. It’s part of a program to dress up the downtown for fall.

Shoppers browse local products at a farm stand Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AISHWARYA BEHL/STAFF PHOTO)

Pottsville City council hired a new code enforcement officer at a special meeting Thursday in City Hall. Shane Monk succeeds Justin Trefsger, who resigned in July after holding the position for 12 years.

In a scene of renewal, the new Saunders Real Estate office was unveiled Friday in the former Phoenix Fire Company No. 2. building. Built after the Civil War, the 159-year-old firehouse emerged with crystal chandeliers, Victorian wall…

A 10-foot-tall man, Dolly Parton cake pops and a half-block-long Lego wonderland were just some of the attractions Saturday at the 38th annual Schuylkill Haven Borough Day. Despite an overcast sky and an occasional sprinkle, early-birders…

The house at 622 Mahantongo St. in Pottsville has a hidden history. It was there that fugitive slaves were harbored on their way from southern states to Canada. Smuggled in under a veil of darkness, they traveled what was known as the…

Watercolor artist Kathy Connelly has been chosen featured artist in the Allied Artists of Schuylkill County’s 63rd annual judged art exhibit, the organization announced.

One of the final events in Pennsylvania’s county fair season, the 152nd Gratz Fair was held in eastern Dauphin County, just over the Schuylkill County line.