Round the Square

MOVIES: The New Bradford Theatre was the place to be in August of 1948. "Sights and Thrills you may never behold again!" "Things that no civilized man...

ODD NAMES: Pennsylvania has some unique town names. They might now be weird to us, but folks in other places sure think we're strange. A list on Wande...

THERAPY: Where do you go for a bit of nature therapy? We're lucky here in McKean County with so many places to choose from — Kinzua Bridge State Park,...

JUNK: Junk mail, junk email, junk phone calls — wouldn't it be nice if all the energy it takes to clutter people's lives was put into something positi...

STOP: We were compelled to write this after a recent trip through Allegany State Park. Near the benches beside Red House Lake, a deer stood grazing — ...

TOO SOON: We're sure children think this message from the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania is coming along too soon: It's time for "Back to ...

BAD: Is it going to be a bad winter? Farmers' Almanac has a list of signs, first published in 1978, that still holds true today. The first is thicker ...

BEGINNING: When do schools start? Even without kids in school, it's important to know when those big yellow school buses will be on the roads. We look...

RECIPES: Farmers’ Almanac annual recipe contest of original casseroles with five ingredients or less has named its winners. First place was a Polish D...

AWARD: It's always nice to find an impressive accolade for a local person when looking through Era archives. And when it comes from heroic actions dur...

HIJINX: 'Twas such a harrowing and dangerous pastime taking place on the streets of Bradford in July 1886 that a notice was printed in The Era implori...

LIFE: You are doing better in life than you think. Making the most of life is a personal journey with no single definition. How can you determine if y...

LAST: We've all heard the phrase "famous last words." Yet how familiar are we with history's famous last words? This first one, we would guess, is qui...

BUCKET LIST: We hear the term a lot since the 2007 film — “The Bucket List.” It's a list of things to do before you, well, "kick the bucket." Hey, we ...

SLANG TERMS: Do you turn into a gigglemug when you see the jammiest bits of jam? Is that lally-cooler? Don't get the morbs, we're just sharing some sl...

EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...

KANE: The Pittsburgh Magazine ran a weekly travel segment July 29 about a "small town on the border of Allegheny National Forest is ideal for anyone l...

LIFE AT CAMP: Remember being a kid, going to camp during the summer with a church group or scouts? We found a letter from Natalie Fesenmeyer reporting...

TWISTER: The July 2, 1953, Era headline was eye-catching — "Twister Causes Damage in 6th Ward." The subheadline grabbed attention — "Intense Winds Sna...

CONTEST: We found a photo contest that we think local readers might like. It's the Through The Seasons photo contest for the Pennsylvania Parks and Fo...