Medical marijuana could be growing legally in Scranton by year’s end. A facility planned for the city’s Green Ridge section is one of the first in the state to obtain a growing/processing permit from the state Department of Health. Statewide, nearly 200 applicants paid hefty fees and filed extensive applications…
The art and architecture in downtown Scranton feel like a smaller version of SoHo to New York City developer Shimon Friedman. Along with two other New York developers, he bought the Oppenheim Building, 401 Lackawanna Ave., last week for $1.2 million. They plan to restore the stately old building and,…
Scranton benefits from several key elements that help spur downtown renewal: preserved historic buildings; numerous government facilities and nearby hospitals, colleges and other institutions; and a daily influx of thousands of employees and others who work at or use those services. While Scranton has a sprawling, 25-square-mile footprint, the downtown…
