In the rolling countryside of Berks County, this massive market stands as a monument to the art of the hunt, the thrill of ...

The vintage kitchenware section is another treasure trove for Mother’s Day gifts with personality. Pyrex bowls in patterns ...

JFILM Opening Night at the Oaks Theater 6:30 p.m. The largest Jewish cultural event in the region gets underway tonight with ...

It may have taken Maria Palmer 17 years to pen her first book, “On the Rocks: The Primadonna Story,” but once the book was ...

In Hayek’s Bastards, historian Quinn Slobodian charts how the current manifestation of the far right that has risen to power in many countries, and in its most virulent form in the United States ...

It’s an expansive, eloquent book that gives voice to those history has long ignored. Avid Reader Press Born in Boston in 1816, Charlotte Cushman lived a gloriously unconventional life.

The fight between Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture over canceled funding for food banks escalated last week after USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins ...

(WHTM) — Pennsylvania and the Federal Government are engaged in a sort of food fight over food bank funding. The U.S. Agriculture Secretary accused the Shapiro Administration of playing politics ...

Local historian and retired librarian, Linda Manwiller, recently presented a program on Pennsylvania German Easter traditions at Historic Schaefferstown’s Thomas R. Brendle Museum. Manwiller explained ...

It’s no secret that Pennsylvania’s history is full of notable inventions, contributions to pop culture, and events with national and international significance. But how well do you know them? In this ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by ...

To celebrate the beginning of our 20th year, we’ve set out to catalogue the contributions that Pittsburgh and western ...