This previously ran in our April 2023 print issue.  To truly understand this place of magic you have to take a step back, out onto the street in Kutztown. You won’t hear about Letterman’s diner from some ad on the internet or an obnoxious...

This previously ran in our October 2022 Print Issue. COVID-19 was the most impactful pandemic to the United States, certainly in the span of a few years. No one likes it, even if a select few of us may have made a few billion dollars off of it. COVID-19,...

Among the many desserts that are truly American, the most beloved is the milkshake, a 100-year-old staple from the drive-in to the kitchen counter. A milkshake is a cold dairy dessert that comes in many flavors, but the two main flavors - vanilla and...

This previously ran in our April 2022 print issue. Tomatoes, truly, are king. Not just of fruits, their botanical family, but of vegetables and indeed all produce. They have unmatched versatility, delivering the best breakfast you’ve ever had sandwiched...

This previously ran in our April 2022 print issue. In the restaurant industry, the customer is king, at the expense of the workers. Pots and pans being thrown are not a rare sight, and obscenities screamed at inexperienced workers for bringing a sauce...

This previously ran in our April 2022 print issue. As much as Putin may decry the Ukraine and its people as a Nazi nation, a threat to Russia’s security, and as a genocider of Russian peoples, the label facist -- and indeed, Nazi -- falls upon his...

This previously ran in the April 2022 print issue. In November, amid heated school board elections, Joslyn Diffenbaugh watched how local Kutztown politicians weaponized literature as a means of getting elected. This controversy was enough to motivate...

This previously ran in our October 2021 print issue.   A 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola, the world standard for soda, contains 140 calories. Starbucks’s legendary pumpkin spice latte, with all the default acutramone, clocks in at a meaty 310.  And...