History with a Twist
Local history with a present-day hook
Wed, Oct 7
HISTORY WITH A TWIST: THE DRY CANDIDATE FROM EAST STROUDSBURG
Tonight at 8, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Treasurer Stacy Garrity meet in Pennsylvania's first governor's debate since 2018, carried locally on WBRE/WYOU.
Read it in the Oct. 7 editionWed, Sep 23
HISTORY WITH A TWIST: THE SHERMAN'S NEXT ACT
On Jan. 7, 1929, the Sherman Theater opened at 524 Main Street in Stroudsburg as a vaudeville house, and according to the theater's own history, the headliners on opening night were Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
Read it in the Sept. 23 editionWed, Sep 16
HISTORY WITH A TWIST: SWIFTWATER'S FORGOTTEN VACCINE LAB
Long before Sanofi Pasteur's Swiftwater campus was producing roughly 42% of the nation's flu vaccine doses, a Brooklyn-trained doctor built the region's first vaccine lab in the same town for a very different disease.
Read it in the Sept. 16 editionWed, Sep 2
DID YOU KNOW: MONROE’S OWN LABOR HISTORY
As Labor Day approaches, it is worth looking back at the history and struggles of labor in our own backyard. While the Poconos are celebrated today as a sanctuary of scenic relaxation, Monroe County's past was forged by a distinct, rugged brand of blue-collar survival,...
Read it in the Sept. 2 editionWed, Aug 26
HISTORY WITH A TWIST: ESU'S REAL-LIFE "WEEDS"
If you ever watched Showtime's "Weeds," you remember the setup: a buttoned-up suburbanite nobody suspects turns out to be running a drug operation on the side.
Read it in the August 26 editionWed, Aug 19
DID YA KNOW? SCIENTOLOGY'S SECRET POCONO CONNECTION
Scientology — the religion (or cult, depending on who you ask) of stars like Tom Cruise and John Travolta — was founded by the enigmatic L. Ron Hubbard. What many here don't know is that before any of that, Hubbard passed through the Poconos.
Read it in the August 19 editionWed, Jul 29
HISTORY WITH A TWIST: MOTHER NATURE'S SERIOUS GRUDGE
As the flood warnings have flashed across our screens and we collectively debate whether to move the lawn furniture to the roof, let's take a little stroll through the archives of the Monroe County Historical Association to the infamous late summer of 1955.
Read it in the July 29 editionWed, Jul 22
DID YOU KNOW? HISTORY WITH A TWIST: STARS AND STITCHES FOREVER
The Monroe County Historical Association's Stars and Stitches Forever Quilt Challenge asked local quilters to stitch a quilt honoring America's 250th birthday.
Read it in the July 22 editionWed, Jul 15
HISTORY WITH A TWIST: FOUR MONROE COUNTY VOICES FROM VIETNAM
This past week, Stroudsburg served as a place of profound reflection as "The Moving Wall"—the half-size traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial—was displayed at Stroudsburg High School.
Read it in the July 15 editionWed, Jul 8
DID YOU KNOW? HISTORY WITH A TWIST: WHEN THE REVOLUTION REACHED OUR DOORSTEP
As we celebrate our nation's 250th anniversary, it's easy to think of the American Revolution as a series of battles fought in distant cities like Philadelphia or Yorktown.
Read it in the July 8 edition