Steel City Retro

I honestly forgot where I found this blog.  It may have been on Twitter or Facebook.  The last few weeks have been a social media blur.  ...Anyway....this blog is based in the Lehigh Valley, but covers vintage fashions across the state of Pennsylvania (including NEPA)!

Steel City Retro

"Bringing you the best vintage finds PA has to offer, from Scranton to Souderton!"

Blog:  http://www.scretro.com
Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/steelcityretrodotcom


From the About:

Our Mission:  SCR is for lovers of all things retro. Dedicated to finding the good citizens of the Lehigh Valley affordable accessories, and other goods & services that are locally-based and affordable, with an emphasis on clothing defined by the style of its decade.

The blog also has a "submit" feature where business owners and shopaholics can submit their vintages goods or finds:  http://www.scretro.com/submit/


So if you are a lover of retro fashions, burlesque, and pin-up girls this blog is for you!

From the Mailbag: NYC, Style and a little Cannoli

Rosemary Nardone sent us an email last Saturday after the media frenzy that occurred with Blog Fest.

Hello,

I run a blog about NYC and am from the Pittston area. It has been strong for over 2 years and I attend events in the city as press for the blog. Would love to be added to your site.

Thank you in advance,
Rosemary Nardone

The name of the blog is:

NYC, Style and a little Cannoli

http://www.nycstylelittlecannoli.com/

From the About Page:

This blog was started December of 2010 due to my love of photography, New York City and cannoli. I actually live in Pennsylvania, about a 2 hour drive from New York City, but I have been visiting since I was very little. I wanted to write a blog to show people what NYC has to offer and that you can see something different with each visit. I come from an Italian family, and great food was always a big part of our lives. I enjoy trying many different afternoon teas in the city and reporting my experiences with my followers. I like to show many desserts, hence the cannoli in the title, fancy restaurants as well as inexpensive ones. I feel my blog is great for those who wish to learn something about NYC and it’s many culinary offerings. It is also for those who cannot visit, have the chance to see it via my camera lens. I am honest in my thoughts about places and give you a real insight to visiting them. I never get tired of seeing that skyline when I first enter the city as it is just one special place.

This blog has a little of something for everyone....recipes, style types, places to visit, art, events...all with a NYC flair. If you enjoy the blog, you can also connect with Rosemary on Twitter and Facebook (noted below).

On Twitter: @nycstylecannoli

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/NYC-Style-and-a-little-Cannoli/204786566205484?ref=tn_tnmn

~Michelle

Casa de Lola

A few weeks ago an blog was submitted to nepablogs@gmail.com that raised a few eyebrows - including the eyebrows of the anti-spam filters on my email system, which flagged it as suspicious.

Hello my name is Nathalie Sousa and I am the Editor of Casa de Lola – House of Cool, a portal for the creative community and home to all art lovers. The blog is a space dedicated to anything that is creative and thoughtful, a.k.a. cool. Through the eyes and words of our collaborators, you will find weekly inspiration from film and music to lifestyle and travel combined with straightforward, entertaining journalism.


Please check us out at www.casadelola.com and lets collaborate with each other.


Thank you so much in advance!


Best,


Nathalie Sousa


http://www.facebook.com/pages/Casa-de-Lola-House-of-Cool/201902956508196

Every once in a while we will receive a submission of a legitimate blogsite that has nothing to do with Northeastern Pennsylvania. It isn't written by someone who lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania, or used to live in Northeastern Pennsylvania, or isn't written about Northeastern Pennsylvania. You only have to meet one of those three criteria, though we have made exceptions in the past. But this blog didn't seem to meet any of the criteria: it appeared to be based outside of the area, maybe outside of the country, and the phone number attached to the email had an out-of-state area code. It all looked pretty fishy, so I set the matter aside for later.

...and sort-of never got around to following-up on it.

Fortunately Nathalie did follow-up on the matter earlier this week. This time she explained that she has recently moved into NEPA and is trying to establish a local readership for her blog. The international connections are legitimate, as is the out-of-state cell phone number. So what we have here is a blog that is both national and international in scope, being written by a recent arrival to our area.

From their "Who We Are" page:

A group of creative minds with distinct backgrounds and native languages sharing the same curious approach to the new and exciting things that life across the globe has to offer. We come together under the House of Cool domain to share our findings.

To see a cool, international blog based (in part) right here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, check out Casa de Lola - House of Cool (http://www.casadelola.com/).

From the mailbag: Jilly beans TALK

Hey,

I was wondering if you could include my blog, Jilly beansTALK, on the NEPA Blogs?

Thanks.. and do you know of any other NEPA style blogs out there? I've looked and looked and can't find any. I can't be the only person who has one!

Thanks a lot,
Jill

P.S. I really like your site!

Be sure to check out Jilly Beans TALK: A Plus-Size Style Blog!

http://jillybeanstalk.blogspot.com/

And how about it, NEPA? Does anyone know of any other style blogs based out of Northeastern Pennsylvania? If you do, drop us a line, and we'll be sure to list them here on NEPA Blogs!