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High on the hog: will Steamtown Historic Park and its adjacent $101 million mall save Scranton, or are they just another example of pork-barrel politics at its worst?

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Scranton, PA, has committed more than $25 million for the development of a downtown shopping mall, although the city is close to bankruptcy. The city hopes the project and the Steamtown National Historic Site will revitalize the town.

Author: Marchese, John
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1992
Economic aspects, City planning, Urban planning, Scranton, Pennsylvania, Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, Pennsylvania

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Sid Mark, speaking Frankly

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Sid Mark has hosted 'Friday with Frank,' a radio show featuring the music of Frank Sinatra, for several decades. His Sinatra shows are the only music on WWDB, a talk radio station. Mark discusses being a DJ and his love of Sinatra.

Author: Marchese, John
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1993
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Personalities, Disc jockeys, Mark, Sid, WWDB-Radio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

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Joan on the range

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Joan Kron has spent her life building up connections in the art world, society and the design field. In 2001 at the age of seventy-three Kron is focussing on cosmetic surgery and her ranch in Pennsylvania.

Author: Marchese, John
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 2001
Women, Behavior, Ranches, Kron, Joan

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