Pierogi Fest unfolds this weekend, stuffed with fun from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. As always this hometown festival has something for everybody. There's a ...

And the polka music that was sprinkled into that lifestyle, she said, gave her happiness. Nancy wrote in her essay that she remembers longing for summer vacations, not because it meant no more school, ...

I won’t dance. Don’t ask me. Well, not when I’m sober, anyway. I have been known to dance at weddings, bar mitzvahs and other times when my blood alcohol level puts me in that netherworld that lies ...

WILKES-BARRE – Dance instructor Bernadine Tarasek demonstrated the footwork for a Polish line dance as the students behind her watched intently and tried to duplicate her moves. “Front to back, back ...

Mike Royko is on vacation. During his absence, we are reprinting some of his favorite columns. This column first ran in 1981. HARDLY A DAY PASSES without a new book being published on exercise and ...

Friday Let's see, it's step, step, hop, turn, hop. Or is that hop, step, hop, turn? It's so tough to remember polka steps without a head full of beer. Never worry, though — there'll be plenty of ...

Sorry disco duckers. State lawmakers approved companion bills Monday designating polka and square dancing as Pennsylvania’s official dances. The legislation was then shuffled off to the Senate for ...

Polka fans once packed the dance floor and lined the bar six-deep to catch Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones; now a good gig is one that doesn’t lose money. The crowd is not all that has changed over the ...

The polka took a few spirited steps toward the mainstream when Frankie Yankovic picked up the first polka Grammy this year for his 70 Years of Hits. Not Weird Al. Frankie. Not only has polka earned ...