It was about a decade ago that city officials first began talking about opening a new hotel in downtown Carbondale, and six years ago that a groundbreaking was held for the Pioneer Plaza where that hotel would be located.

District diamond play and the state track championships take center stage this week as the spring sports seasons wind down and put a close to the 2012-13 interscholastic sports seasons.

It was way back in 1956 that Bob McDonnell bought the luncheonette at North Church St. and Lincoln Ave. that became the original McDonnell's Restaurant. Then, when a fire destroyed that building in 1968, Bob reopened the business in January of the following year at its present location at the corner of...

At their regular meeting earlier this month, the Fell Twp. Supervisors provided an update on actions being taken with regard to several long-running nuisance problems.

When Laure Carlo took over recently as executive director of the Greater Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, she said her primary goal was to have a much more active Chamber. And she has been sticking to that plan from the start.

Each week, the Carbondale News features a "Smile of the Week" — but JUST THE SMILE! — on page 2 in print.