John “Stanky” Stankovic, a legendary pioneer of polka music, died on Christmas Day, leaving behind a legacy that was known throughout the world. He was 89.

NANTICOKE — John “Stanky” Stankovic, the legendary Northeast Pennsylvania polka king who entertained millions of people from around the world for decades, died on Christmas Day. He was 89. Stankovic, ...

Billie Eilish is anything but a follower. Since she burst onto the scene in 2017, the “Ocean Eyes” singer has been a certified trend-setter in the music industry — and that reputation has followed her ...

The organ bench at Our Lady of Hope was vacant as parishioners celebrated Mass on Thanksgiving Day. Instead, the Catholic church in Dundalk was filled with the foot-tapping zest of an accordion, ...

The Manitowoc Senior Center is hosting several holiday events, including a Thanksgiving Polka & Potluck and a Holiday Party. Free blood pressure screenings, a movie showing and a book club meeting are ...

We may love them now, but polka dots used to have a serious image problem. Before the Industrial Revolution brought about machines that could produce the pattern in a symmetrical and uniform way, any ...

The 61st Thanksgiving Polka Weekend, hosted by the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame will once again serve as a showcase for Cleveland-Style and Slovenian polka. It will take place Nov.

He’s a pirate and he calls himself Jimi Jimi Jimi, the Polka Dancing Pirate. If there’s an Oktoberfest event at the Germanic-American Institute in St. Paul, a polka mass at St. Boniface Catholic ...

KENT, Ohio – If you are looking for something fun to do in Northeast Ohio this weekend, check out Kent Oktoberfest. The festival is Saturday, Oct. 4, from noon to 8 p.m. Highlights include seasonal ...

There’s plenty of traditional tunes to eat bratwurst and pretzels and drink festbier to, including oompah music all weekend at the Biergarten and a tireless 12 sets from the band Polka Party on the ...

Germans insisted it was an old Bavarian drinking song. Americans and British thought it was one of their own. Anyhow, they all sang it. The Beer Barrel Polka became the Tipperary of World War II, ...