On this edition of 5 O'Clocktales, Ben wraps up Bloody Mary month with a trip South of the border, and shakes up a fruity and spiced Mexican favorite, the Vampiro!

The Walking Free Clubhouse has several events coming up including a Second Chance Job Fair and a Kicking Free from Addiction Kickball Tournament!  Lorie Kurrell, Founder and Director, came in this morning to talk about it.

Makes you wonder what's next, doesn't it?

An escape room, a human hampster wheel and a ton of food!  Cindy Schultz called in this morning to talk about all of the happenings this weekend at the Renaissance Jamboree in Downtown Bloomsburg!

Ever sit on a chair and it broke?  It happened to Kyle over the weekend!

On this edition of 5 O'Clocktales, Ben continues this month's look at Bloody Mary variants with a spicy and umami-laden concoction, the Clamato-and-Tajin-powered Hail Caesar!

Ben takes the occasion of National Banana Day to reflect on the recent 60th anniversary of the Scranton banana truck crash that was later immortalized by Harry Chapin in the song "Thirty Thousand Pounds of Bananas."

And the instructor gave him a 10/10 for a first time!

Thank you to YOU for becoming a Partner in Hope and making it all possible.  

On this edition of 5 O'Clocktales, Ben salutes the life-saving work and research at St Jude Children's Research Hospital with the White Lab Coat cocktail.

Meghan Shambach, President of the Herr Memorial Library Board of Trustees, called in to talk about the "Jane Austen Tea Party" benefitting the Herr Memorial Library in Mifflinburg.  

On this edition of 5 O'Clocktales, Ben starts April on a savory note with a dive into an infamously beefy Midcentury drink as well as its revived and elevated modern counterpart, the Bull Shot!

It's gotta be SOMEHWERE...

Thanks to Ben, Emma, Ronin and Nadia from Shamokin Area Musical for coming in this morning to talk about “Chicago,” which is coming to the Shamokin High School auditorium stage on West State Street tomorrow and Saturday. Both shows are at 7:00p...

Have you ever done something like this?

Cory, Ann and Sue from Haven Ministries in Sunbury came in this morning.  They need your help!

On this edition of 5 O'Clocktales, Ben wraps up Green Month for March, with a vintage Pre-Tiki twist on a frozen daiquiri, a Donn Beach original, The Missionary's Downfall!

The answer is surprising... (and a little disgusting) 

"The Office" was filmed in Scranton.  Now, Chili's (who was featured in one of the episodes) is opening an "Office" themed restaurant!  

Bob Garrett from the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce and Meghan Balum from TeamTabby came in to talk about Tabby's Boujie Brunch coming to Isabella's in Selinsgrove on April 6th.  Get tickets not at the Selinsgrove Dairy Que...

Mike Masse, who has amassed hundreds of millions of views on YouTube for his covers of Classic Rock songs, is coming to the Campus Theatre this Saturday!  Tickets are available at campustheatre.org 

My grandma gave me a birthday present - my old Boy Scout uniform wrapped in a box!  

On this edition of 5 O'Clocktales, Ben discusses the often controversial and once-banned high-proof anise spirit, the Green Fairy otherwise known as Absinthe, and presents three recipes that feature the powerful spirit as the main ingredient.

On this edition of 5 O'Clocktales, Ben gets ready for St. Patrick's Day by elevating the modern tradition of Green Beer with three recipes that will actually add something other than food coloring!

On this edition of 5 O'Clocktales, Ben kicks off Green Month for March with a decidedly green minty riff on the venerable Alexander - the Grasshopper!