PEN WORLD
Write Your Own Penventure
The David Oscarson Black Water Snake Collection from 2013 is considered a classic.
8 min |
June 2025
Scoop USA Newspaper
Juneteenth started with handbills proclaiming freedom. Here's what they said
The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War.
3 min |
ScoopUSA, Volume 65 - Number 26
Scoop USA Newspaper
Honoring Juneteenth
In 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the bill that had been passed by unanimous consent in the Senate and 415-14 in the House to establish Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, as a federal holiday.
2 min |
ScoopDigital, Vol. 6, No. 19
Scoop USA Newspaper
Black History Corner
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born in Compton, California, on June 17, 1987. He was named after singer Eddie Kendricks of the R&B/Soul group The Temptations. His father, Kenneth “Kenny” Duckworth, was a manual laborer, and his mother, Paula Oliver, was a hairdresser.
3 min |
ScoopUSA, Volume 65 - Number 26
Scoop USA Newspaper
West Philadelphia Urban Farm celebrates 20 years
Members of Mill Creek Urban Farm in West Philadelphia celebrated 20 years of serving the community during its Community Day event held on the 4900 Block of Brown Street in the Mill Creek Section of Philadelphia.
1 min |
ScoopUSA, Volume 65 - Number 26
Scoop USA Newspaper
Philadelphia legend David Thompson remembered
Do you remember Philadelphia International Records (PIR) based funk band People's Choice, that came out with the hit single, “Do It Anyway You Wanna Do It,” which was a Philly Classic?
1 min |
ScoopUSA, Volume 65 - Number 26
Scoop USA Newspaper
100,000 rides and counting: Camden Loop's impact continues to grow in just two years
As it marks its second anniversary this month, the Camden Loop, an innovative, on-demand public transit service, continues to prove its value to the community, with more than 100,000 rides completed since its launch.
2 min |
ScoopUSA, Volume 65 - Number 26
Scoop USA Newspaper
Share Food Program opens new warehouse in Delaware County
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony, local officials, community leaders, supporters, and partner organizations, Share Food Program (Share), the region's leading hunger-relief organization, and its partners officially opened a new 9,000-square-foot food distribution warehouse in Delaware County.
2 min |
ScoopUSA, Volume 65 - Number 26
PEN WORLD
The Wicked Good Pen Show Turns 10
New England's largest pen show will celebrate its 10th anniversary at a very special new venue.
2 min |
June 2025
Scoop USA Newspaper
It's a Juneteenth Day
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.
5 min |
ScoopUSA, Volume 65 - Number 26
Scoop USA Newspaper
When the president's peacemaking efforts invite more chaos
While the nation braced to see what would happen next in Los Angeles, on Thursday, a surprising message appeared on President Trump's Truth Social account.
3 min |
ScoopDigital, Vol. 6, No. 19
PEN WORLD
How Did That Name Get on My Pen?
The art and science of pen personalization through the years.
4 min |
June 2025
Scoop USA Newspaper
"No Kings" demonstrators crowd streets, parks and plazas across the US. Organizers say millions came
Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks, and plazas across the United States on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump, marching through downtowns and small towns, blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights.
7 min |
ScoopUSA, Volume 65 - Number 26
Scoop USA Newspaper
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis calls on state senate to deliver Pennsylvania's Mass Transit Systems for Pennsylvania's economy
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis joins representatives from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), as well as leaders from local employers, at SEPTAs Croydon Station to highlight the importance of investing in mass transit to create jobs, connect communities and grow Pennsylvanias economy... The Lieutenant Governor then boards a Trenton Line Regional Rail train to travel to Suburban Station in downtown Philadelphia... The Shapiro-Davis 2025-26 budget proposal calls for significant investment in mass transit and road and bridge infrastructure all across the Commonwealth ensuring Pennsylvanians can get where they need to go.
2 min |
ScoopDigital, Vol. 6, No. 19
Scoop USA Newspaper
City Council Report
Philadelphia City Council, June 12, 2025 This final meeting before the Council's summer hiatus was all about Mayor Cherelle Parker's $6.8 billion dollar Budget. City Council easily passed Parker's ambitious Budget despite protests from constituents who held up signs that displayed their disapproval, while others were being more boisterous with their criticism. Councilmember Kendra Brooks voted nay on all the budget-related bills.
3 min |
ScoopUSA, Volume 65 - Number 26
PEN WORLD
Kanilea Papakōlea: Written in Green Sand
The newest writing instrument inspired by Hawaii's flora and fauna takes as its inspiration one of only four green sand beaches in the world.
4 min |
June 2025
PEN WORLD
A Healthy Pen Addiction
Through his Pen Addict blog channels, Brad Dowdy is an influencer extraordinaire, and this summer promises a slew of exclusive Pen Addict product partnerships.
4 min |
June 2025
Entrepreneur US
Top 10 Trends in Small Business Sales
What's the best way to drive sales today? Our experts give you the plan.
9 min |
Startups - Summer 2025
Entrepreneur US
The Rule of One
When you try to do too much, you reach nobody. This strategy helps you focus and boost sales. Here's how it helped one entrepreneur go from $0 to $4,985 in a month.
4 min |
Startups - Summer 2025
Entrepreneur US
Read This Before Meeting a Franchisor
Thinking about buying a franchise? You should meet the franchisor—and you should know exactly how to approach that meeting—to ensure you're making the right decision.
10+ min |
Startups - Summer 2025
Entrepreneur US
A Very Profitable Work Ethic
How do you run a brand's highest-grossing franchise location? This former cop has an answer: Get your hands dirty.
1 min |
Startups - Summer 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
What Really Caused the Biggest Extinctions
As long as there's been life on Earth, there has been extinction.
1 min |
July 2025
The Atlantic
FEUDALISM IS OUR FUTURE
We may already be entering anew dark age.
10+ min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Finding the Phosphorus Feeding Early Life
The biomolecules fueling life on Earth are heavily dependent on phosphorus. In fact, phosphates are said to be the second-most abundant mineral in the human body.
1 min |
July 2025
The Atlantic
THE Tracy Anderson WAY
INSIDE THE EXCLUSIVE, OBSESSIVE, SURPRISINGLY LITIGIOUS WORLD OF LUXURY FITNESS
10+ min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
A Moon as Old as Earth? Almost!
Earth is estimated to be 4.543 billion years old, and it's believed our Moon was born from a violent collision between the newly formed Earth and another young Mars-sized protoplanet dubbed Theia not long thereafter. But how long was \"not long?\"
1 min |
July 2025
The Atlantic
THE WORLD’S HARDEST BLUFFING GAME
Why are some Iraqis so good at figuring out when a person is lying?
8 min |
July 2025
The Atlantic
The Canonization of James Joyce
Richard Ellmann's biography made the novelist a hero to generations of readers and scholars.
10 min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
ROCK & GEM FIELD GUIDES
Emerald is the green variety of beryl, colored by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes also vanadium.
2 min |
July 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
HARDROCK GAMES
The Enduring Appeal of Mine-Drilling Contests
8 min |